Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. I'm not sure which Assemblymember notices an absence of a quorum. Okay. Assemblymember Wallace notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant-at-Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. The clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]. Mr. Speaker.

Well, I want to thank the members who are here on the floor. I would say on time, but, well, it's already 9:05, so if you could join us, that would be great. I want to thank Assemblymember Harbedian for being on time this morning. Thank you, Assemblymember Harbedian. The Senate has commenced their business because they've reached a quorum.

Perhaps we could reach a quorum and commence our business on this beautiful Thursday? If one more member would join us on the floor, we can get you back to work in your district.

I don't know who that Member was but thank you. We have a quorum. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for the prayer. Reverend Oshida will offer today's prayer. Reverend Oshida.

Please join me in a moment of reflection. Our nation lost an iconic champion for civil rights last Tuesday, February 17th. Reverend Jesse Jackson dedicated his life to human rights and representing the marginalized. I admired his courage and respected his commitment, but when I read about the health adversity that took his life, I dropped tears.

At the age of 84, he died of a rare neurological disease called PSP, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. I lost my mother when she was 84, also from the same rare neurological disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. This disease has no definitive cause, and in the 21 years since my mother's passing, there continues to be no cure.

Once diagnosed, all attempts to treatment stop, and we watch helplessly as the devastating stages develop. Knowing this disease well, I know that Reverend Jackson went from cane to walker to wheelchair in a relatively short period of time. Balance was an issue, and falling was a major risk.

As the neuromuscular functions deteriorated, one of the last things to go was the following—swallowing—reflex. Even a sip of thickened water would cause aspiration. My tears were from knowing too well what Reverend Jackson and his family endured, and I held them all suddenly close to my heart.

Although we have never met, we are a unique family of those who know this rare disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. There are historic people we may admire and respect, but it is when we truly feel that "I know your journey" that we connect with our shared humanity.

Even greater than our deepest empathy is to know, without doubt, that we are all truly one. I know your pain, for it has been my pain. I know your joy, for it has been my joy. Your hopes and fears have also been mine. When we embrace the humanity of others as family, our hearts become one.

And kindness and caring flow effortless from our hearts to theirs. Let us try to live with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

Thank you, Reverend. We ask our guests and visitors in the gallery to please rise. We will join in the flag salute. Assemblymember Rubio will lead us in the pledge.

Thank you. Members, please put your right hand over your heart. Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance. [Pledge of Allegiance]

Thank you. You may be seated. To our guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the chamber from interfering with legislative proceedings or disrupting the orderly conduct of official business. Persons disrupting these proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber Sacramento Tuesday, January 20th.

Assistant Majority Leader Mr. Garcia 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 maternity leave, Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, for illness, Assembly Members McKinnor and Valencia and for personal business, Assemblymember Ramos. Assistant Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Gipson and Krell 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 Hadwick, Carillo, Gipson, and Schultz to have guests in the rear of the chamber and for Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Berman, and Rubio to have guests seated at their desks.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer AB 1564 errands from the Business and Professions Committee to the Public Employment and Retirement Committee.

Without objection, that shall be the order. Yesterday, Members, was Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez's birthday. So, please join me in wishing her a very happy birthday. Assemblymember Fong might have thought he was off the hook, but his birthday is this weekend. So happy birthday, Assemblymember Fong. Assemblymember Carillo, you are recognized for your guest introductions.

Chair and colleagues, thank you for your attention. I'm rising today to recognize the incredible contributions to both the Legislature and the state of California made by Assembly Local Government Committee Secretary, Marisa Lanchester.

While all work in an extraordinary place with extraordinary people, not many can say that they work for an institution for 20 years, 30 years, or 40 years. Today, we celebrate the retirement of Marisa Lanchester, who has been an amazing presence in both the Senate and the Assembly for a combined 45 years. 45 years.

Starting her career in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee in 1981, Marisa's lasting impact, too, on this constitution and the many people she worked with is unquestionable. Marisa has been a constant source of positivity and has been an unwavering support to state staff and the public alike.

Marisa has been a constant source of possibility and has been an unwavering support to staff and the public alike. She has brought humor and light into the office. Her storytelling abilities are unmatched and trust me, she has 45 years worth of stories.

Marisa is a pioneer for women and people of color in entering and finding a home in this institution. Her strength of character and unshakable spirit helped from Senate to the Assembly into what it is today. I became Chair of Local Government Committee late into my freshman year and Marisa is the only Committee Secretary that I had.

She helped me guide me through the initial Committee hearings my first year in office, making sure that I did not kill anyone's bill by accident. The Assembly Local Government Committee staff want to make sure I say that they love you.

While it is sad for them not to see their friends almost every day, they celebrate your career and want you to enjoy retirement to the fullest. Today on the floor with her are her three sons, Larry, Jude, and Sam. Thank you for sharing your mother with us for this institution and she's going to be greatly missed.

Marisa's daughter-in-law, Sarah, and grandchildren, Orion and Erin, are here too. And I hope you two bring her as much joy and laugh as she brought to us. And believe me that Marisa really cares a lot about her grandkids.

She always talks about how she looks forward to Tuesdays when she cooks for them, spending time with the grandkids, and I really wish you the best. Thank you again. Thank your family for letting her be here with us, not for 20, or 30, or 40 years, but for 45 years. Please join me in wishing her great retirement.

Members, Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, Majority Leader, you are recognized.

It's an honor just to be here. It's an honor to be here today to celebrate Marisa. In 2016, when I came to the Assembly, I was honored by giving—getting the Local Government Committee as my first chair as a freshman.

And I walked in the door, and I got to see this lovely face that welcomed me with open arms, and I always knew when we went to Local Government Committee, we'd have a good laugh.

I got to see the beautiful pictures of her family, knowing about what she's going to cook this week, but more than anything, what you contributed to local government and to our colleagues. So, thank you very much. We'll miss you, but I know you'll be back.

Thank you, Ms. Lanchester, for 45 years of service. Everybody on this floor knows this place does not run without the incredible staff that serves for much longer than any of us. So, thank you. We will move To Assemblymember Rubio. You are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Members. Please join me, I would like to introduce to you my mother, Estela Rubio, and my dad, Sabino Rubio. They've been here this week because Mama Rubio celebrated her 80th birthday on Friday. Members, it is makes me incredibly proud to have them here today.

If it wasn't for their sacrifice and their strength, my sister and I would not be here. So, today, I introduce to you the only parents in the history of California to have two daughters in the Legislature. Thank you.

Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Rubio. Next, we will turn to Assemblymember Boerner for her guest introduction.

Good morning, Madam speaker and Members. Thank you so much. I'd like to introduce Pacific Ridge School from Carlsbad. Please stand in the gallery. They're one of my high schools that come up every year. It's a long trek from San Diego. They have to get up very early.

They're here to see the legislative process and tour our historic building. So, please give them a warm Sacramento welcome. Welcome, Pacific Ridge.

Welcome. The gallery is filled with young people today. What a privilege. Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Well, thank you. Madam Speaker and Members, I rise this morning to recognize the outstanding work and the 75th anniversary of one of my local agencies, the Crescenta Valley Water District. If you'll indulge me. The Crescenta Valley Water District was originally formed in 1950 by a vote of local residents.

The agency provides water distribution and wastewater collection to the unincorporated communities of La Crescenta, Montrose, and Verdugo City, as well as a portion of the City of La Canada Flintridge, accounting for approximately 36,000 customers within its service area.

The Crescenta Valley Water District has modeled a small but mighty ethos in providing leadership throughout the regional and statewide water community to develop timely and forward thinking initiatives, such as regional stormwater capture and management programs, implementation of budget-based rates and advanced metering capabilities, development of an in-house pipeline replacement program, development of the latest water treatment technologies for PFAS, and implementation of work workforce development programs within with our local institutions of higher education.

Their work reflects the efforts of the broader water, wastewater, energy, fire, law enforcement, and other public service communities to maintain and advance a future of sustainable resources and security for all Californians.

Representatives from the Crescenta Valley Water District, including Board Members Jeff Johnson and General Manager James Lee are in the rear of chambers this morning and I ask all of you to join me in offering our congratulations on the 75th anniversary of this agency. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Assemblymember Schultz, and I would also like to recognize former Assemblymember Devin Mathis, who is in the front of chamber, who is joining us today. Moving to business on the daily file, concurrence items, files 1 and 2, we will pass and retain. File items on reconsideration, 3 through 5, shall be continued.

Moving to Assembly third reading. We'll pass and retain on file item 6 and we will move to file item 7, HAR 27. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Joint Resolution 27 by Assemblymember Harabedian and others, relative to Federal Disaster Aid.

Mr. Harabedian, you are recognized from the Majority Leader's desk.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues, Thursdays are often a day when we are racing back to our districts and going back and taking care of business. A few of us are going back to districts that are still very much impacted by the fires from 14 months ago, where thousands of families lost everything, 31 lives were lost.

And still families there are reeling. And it has been almost a year to the date that Governor Gavin Newsom requested federal aid from President Trump. Federal aid that has come after every federally declared disaster in this country in the history of this country. And that has not come.

And it is still something that we wait for every day. And families are suffering because of it. Families continue to struggle every day trying to pay bills, trying to rebuild their lives. And they are facing the end of rental assistance, the end of mortgage forbearance. And these families are everyday Americans.

These are our friends, these are our families. These are our staff members. These are people who serve with us on the floor. And what they see is a President who stands up and says that he loves America, he loves Americans, and at the same time refuses to help them. There is a split screen.

These families trying to do everything they can to take care of their families after these fires and the sight of President Trump doing absolutely nothing to help them. Let's be clear, this is a pro forma government action. This is something that every President again in the history of this country has done, provide federal aid for disaster victims.

And this is something that should have happened a long time ago. And every California congressional representative, Democratic and Republican, has called for this for months. But we are left stranded by President Trump. And I do think that we want to call on the President in a bipartisan way today.

And it should be one of the easiest votes that we take to actually say, Mr. President, stop playing politics with people's lives, do your job and give us our damn money. And if you're not willing to do it, step aside and allow someone else to do it.

And if the President isn't willing to do it, then Congress must step up and provide Los Angeles with its money right away. Disaster recovery is a human issue. We all know this. Partisan politics should never get in the way of funding people's recovery. For our families and our communities back at home.

I know I speak for my colleague from Thousand Oaks. We will never stop fighting for you. We will never stop fighting for you on this floor, regardless of the dysfunction in Washington D.C. With that, I strongly urge an aye vote on AJR 27. And I ask for the first roll to be open for co-authors.

Thank you, Mr. Harabedian. Ms. Irwin, you are recognized for Ms. Ortega's desk.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Victims of the Palisades and Eaton Fires have suffered long enough, and it is time to deliver the kind of relief that has been afforded to others throughout our nation when natural disasters strike. The initial federal support provided by President Biden provided only a fraction of what is needed for our impacted communities.

We need to restore the lives of 192,000 displaced residents. Despite multiple requests made by Governor Newsom, the President has either attached unrelated conditions to any further aid or, most recently, just failed to respond to the request. This is unacceptable. As previously mentioned, but worth repeating, the full bipartisan California Congressional delegation has signed a letter of support for the aid being requested.

It is time for our federal government to step up and provide relief for California without delay or unrelated conditions. Taking punitive actions against those who have suffered life altering loss is unconscionable. And demands action from this body. I too urge an aye vote on AJR 27.

Thank you, Ms. Irwin. Mr. Patterson, you are recognized on the matter.

Well, thank you, Madam Speaker. I almost said Mr. Speaker. But... Yeah, it's a habit. You know, I wanted to first of all extend my condolences to, you know, the people of Los Angeles who lost a lot, their, you know, lives and property. It's devastating. And you know, I do think one of the roles of government is to provide a safety net for disasters.

And I know my colleagues from Pasadena and Thousand Oaks have worked on this quite a bit, on housing legislation and other things to help the people in Los Angeles recover. A couple things I want to mention is a thing that I've noticed is that we do have legitimate issues in which, whether it's the state or the federal government, the state subsidizing permit fees as people rebuild their lives.

So the local governments continue to charge, and this could be any local government where that has been inflicted by fires. Including in my own district, actually, this has happened as well. And I brought this up to a county that I represent, is that people are trying to rebuild their lives.

And the counties and local governments are continuing to charge, you know, really outrageous fees that are paid for by the taxpayers or the individuals trying to rebuild their lives. And I think that's wrong. I think it's wrong if we're not going to... We shouldn't be subsidizing the government.

We should be helping the people and the local government should be doing the same thing. But the other thing I wanted to mention is there are other places that continue to rebuild from fires that have already occurred in the state of California. Right outside my district, another one of my colleague's districts.

But in a county I represent, El Dorado County, in Grizzly Flats, the entire community burned down from the Caldor Fire. People continue to live in trailers, if they even have something to live in at all. All you have to do is drive to Tahoe and you can see the cleanup that continues to happen several years later.

And so I agree we need to act with a sense of urgency in Los Angeles, but we also need to act with a sense of urgency for the individuals that continue to rebuild throughout the state from these devastating fires.

You know, nothing's more sad than going up to Grizzly Flats and watching elderly individuals shovel snow in front of their trailer just so they can get into their home and have a place to sleep that night. So, but the reason why it's relevant to this particular measure is because the previous President of the United States abandoned them.

And I don't remember a resolution, or I brought this up many times about the federal government then needing to provide aid because they were one of the only communities with this kind of devastation that did not get individual assistance from FEMA dollars. That happens in a lot of other communities.

In most communities, it's been granted routinely, by the way, by President Trump in the previous administration and Joe Biden in other fires. But for some reason, this community in one of my counties was abandoned and continues to be abandoned several years later.

You know, so I'm glad my colleagues brought this resolution to the floor because we need to help the people of Los Angeles and we also need to help the people who continue to rebuild from fires throughout the state. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Rogers, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. What my colleague from Rocklin just said is a real problem, though perhaps a little bit misdiagnosed. The way that FEMA determines whether or not they're going to give assistance at the local level is based on a calculation for each state and the amount of damage that has occurred.

So when you do have a disaster in areas that are smaller, like Rio Dell in my district, they don't get the federal assistance, and it leaves entire communities feeling like that they don't matter because they're not worth enough to the federal government. That does need to be fixed.

And in fact, we're working on a bill this year with the California League of Cities to do just that. But other parts of my community, like Santa Rosa, did get that assistance in 2017. It was a bipartisan effort. It was President Donald Trump who approved that.

And nothing fundamentally has changed about the way that FEMA operates since then. It's the retribution coming out of the White House towards California that has changed. And I am so grateful for all of the assistance that the Legislature gave my community and that the federal government gave my community.

Not just because it helped us to rebuild faster, but psychologically there's something that happens in a disaster area when all of the resources are marshaled that gives people the hope that they're going to be able to come back.

And in those first months to years trying to rebuild your lives after you've lost everything, that hope keeps you rooted in a community. We've seen studies show that the longer it takes for people to rebuild, the more likely their flight is from that area. That means a hit to the economics of that community.

It's a hit to the property values of that community. It actually is a cycle that makes it harder for communities to rebuild the longer that they have to go before people can start to repopulate that area. It is shameful that the President is playing politics with people's lives and with communities' economic goals.

And it is up to us to stand up as a unified body and say that everybody, regardless of how wealthy your community is, regardless of whether you live in a blue state or a red state, is an American in the United States of America. And that we are going to be with you at your darkest time to make sure that you feel supported and that we are going to help communities rebuild. It doesn't matter which community it is. I urge an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Rogers. Ms. Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Members, I rise today in support of AJR27 and want to thank our colleagues from Pasadena and Thousand Oaks for bringing this important resolution. On January 7, the Eaton and Palisade fires tore through Southern California, destroying homes, forcing evacuations and tragically taking the lives of 31 people.

As the resolution notes, over 16,000 structures were destroyed and over 37,000 acres burned during the flyers, including homes, schools, community centers, houses of worship. Those numbers are staggering, but they cannot capture the trauma that people experienced which my staff and I continue to hear about every week.

Large parts of my district, while my district was untouched by the fire itself, were evacuated and were in fear of what happened in Palisades and in Altadena and in Eaton Canyon. And many people lost their homes. Those people that lost their homes and their businesses are now living in my district and are now my constituents.

I'm really proud of the way that District 51 stepped up to support those affected by the fires, serving as one of the central hubs for critical services like emergency shelter, food, water, blankets, one on one assistance and insurance claims.

I remember working with the staff of my colleague from Thousand Oaks as our staffs ourselves set up emergency centers and were pleading with hospitals to bring pillows to people who needed them.

During those days immediately after the fire, you know, our community came together to support people in need, people who were facing a tragedy, because that's what we do as a community, that's what we do as Americans. But that's not what our President is doing.

In every other natural disaster in the history of our country, our presidents have delivered aid without considering whether the state was red or blue or whether people were Republicans or Democrats or anything else.

But this President has made a deliberate choice to abandon California because we will not bend the knee to policy things that he wants to achieve. To the President and Members of Congress, disaster aid is not a tool or a political pawn.

I wish you could look into the faces of the families who lost their homes, the hard working people whose businesses have been destroyed and the children whose schools have been destroyed and are now displaced and in other places. I know my colleagues from Thousand Oaks and Pasadena see this every day.

I see this because many of the people who were in their districts are now living in mine. Mr. President, what will you say to them? Shame on you. I call on the President and the Members of Congress to give California the disaster relief that it desperately needs. I urge your aye vote on AJR 27.

Thank you, Mr. Zbur. Mr. Demaio, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker. So what we have here is a resolution blaming President Trump for not rebuilding during the fires. That's what everyone here is saying. This is classic shift the blame by politicians who haven't done their job.

And I want to make sure that everyone in California knows, whether you are a Democrat or Republican or somewhere in between, this is not about helping these people. This is about using their tragedy to try to escape blame because you didn't do your job. I'll give you some data.

Bombs 28. 28 homes as of yesterday at 5pm have been rebuilt out of nearly 15,000 homes lost. Who's in charge of LA County? Who's in charge of the Palisades? Altadena, you are. Not a word in this chamber to your colleagues down south. Pick up the pace. Get the job done. People lost everything. Expedite these permits.

28 out of 15,000 homes. And I'm not seeing a whole lot of hope for them. So far, the Federal Government has transferred $6 billion to respond to fire recovery. Gavin Newsom put in an invoice for $40 billion. You know why? Because he's spending money like a drunken sailor. And so are you.

Mr. Demaio, please don't use such language on the floor. Thank you.

And you,

A drunken sailor. I'm sorry to insult drunken sellers by putting them in the same vein as our Governor and his behavior, but you're using their tragedy to ask for money because you can't control your spending habits. You know, when you look at the $40 billion line by line, 80% of that money doesn't go to fire victims.

It goes to government. You want to bailout for local government, and the government's not even doing its job. You know what? I'd be willing to give some money to those local governments if they actually got homes rebuilt, if they delivered on their job to these people who are the real fire victims.

But no, no, you're trying to divert attention from that failure. How about the $100 million in charity money run by very politically connected consultants to your side? And where's the money? I have yet to find people who have said, yes, I received a bit of the 100,000,000 dollars.

But politicians fell all over themselves to say, donate to these charities. We need a federal investigation and audit. Where is the hue and cry on all that charitable money that many of you supported those charity solicitations? Did you bother ask where the money went? Did it actually go to fire victims?

And finally, if we are going to have any sort of federal bailout of politicians, In California. All they're asking in Washington is that we clean up our act.

Not just to rebuild these homes, to pick up the pace, but why don't we deal with the reduction of fire risk before we have more Palisades and Altadenas, more fire victims? Because you're not letting people clear brush. You're not giving fire districts the ability to do controlled burns.

California Air Resources Board doesn't allow them to do controlled burns because they say it will emit CO2. Well, what do you think a massive wildfire does to our CO2 inventory? These are all the issues that we could make progress on in a bipartisan manner. Last year, we stood on the floor and we asked for $1 billion in

emergency aid to rebuild. A billion dollars on top of that for vegetation management. Last year in the budget, you didn't want to act on those common sense, bipartisan measures. You say you didn't have the money. $13.2 billion going to free health care for illegal immigrants. 30 seconds.

$13 billion for them, but no money for folks in the Palisades. I'd ask my colleague from the Palisades, how much money do your residents need? And you know what? We could actually advance that money today by taking care of citizens in your district versus illegal immigrants getting free health care. So let's start talking about priorities.

Let's start talking about what values we have. Who are we trying to serve? Because I think your residents would love to get time. You could wrap up, please. If indeed they need additional bailout money. Let's. Let's find the money in the state budget because Republicans are ready to roll. Thank you, Mr. Demayo, and get working.

Mr. Schultz, you are recognized on the matter.

Well, thank you, Madam Speaker. And before I go on, I'd like to get more used to saying, Madam speaker, that shouldn't be something that's so out of the ordinary for any of us. Great to see you up there, Madam Speaker. You know, I. In my prior career, I worked in the courtroom for over 10 years.

And when I listen to my colleague from San Diego, it must be hard to defend the indefensible. Very challenging. You know, when I was in law school, there was a professor of mine, some of you who are legally trained might have heard this, too. You know, when you have the facts on your side, you argue the facts.

And when you have the law on your side, you argue the law. And when you have neither, you pound the table, or in this case, you wag your finger and you misdirect and cast blame elsewhere. The point I'm trying to make is this. My colleague from Pasadena put it perfectly. This is about people over politics.

This resolution is very simple. It asks the President to do his job and to prioritize people. That's what this is about. This is a human tragedy. This is about giving people the opportunity to rebuild.

And by the way, to my colleague from Rockland, I would say absolutely, we can always devote more resources and do a better job of helping people rebuild. I know that all of my colleagues who are going to vote for this measure want to put people over politics. They're going to ask the President to do his job.

I guess the question I'm wondering, maybe we all are, is to my colleague from San Diego, San Diego, are you prepared to do your job and actually advocate for people rather than making political talking points? I'll wait for that answer.

Thank you, Mr. Schultz. Ms. Elhawary, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you. Madam speaker and Members, I rise in support of AJR27. I represent South Central Los Angeles, but I spent a brief part of my childhood in Altadena as well, where my family still lives. Altadena is a historic black community built on generational homeownership and legacy.

And the fires were incredibly personal for me and my family, our neighbors, students who go to the schools where my sister works. My sister lost her home and our community was forever changed. So many families are still displaced and rebuilding. Some businesses have been lost permanently, while others are still fighting to reopen.

And while we're sitting here talking about this as assigning blame, that is not the intention at all, because we know that no single level of government causes fires. But how we respond is a choice. Wildfires are complex disasters. They're driven by extreme conditions and including the severe winds that LA experienced that day.

But disaster relief is not a favor. It is a federal obligation. When federal aid is delayed, when it's limited, when it's conditioned, real people suffer. We saw this during Hurricane Katrina and we're seeing it again now.

And it is no coincidence that it's a black community again after the Eaton fire, delays in federal support, prolonged displacement, strained emergency resources, and slowed stabilization for vulnerable victims. My mother and my sisters were displaced almost the entire year last year because of how tough it is with limited resources to help get them housed.

They relied on a patchwork of insurance claims, Airbnbs, hotel rooms that made it so difficult to have any level of stability. And the community had to step in to fill in those gaps when that's not how it should work. My mom, who is now fortunate to have been able to go back home after almost a year.

We know it's not the same for so many thousands and thousands of families who are still displaced, who lost their homes, some whose homes are still standing but they can't have access to them. Businesses, students who can never go back to the schools that they used to go to.

And we know how hard it is even for renters and multi generational families. The Eaton fire devastated Altadena. And we know that the deepest impacts were in neighborhoods with high concentrations of black families and generational wealth that has been lost where those wealth gaps we know already exist. This resolution is about one simple principle.

When disaster strikes, the Federal Government must show up fully and without delay. We know that rapid response is possible because we saw it. We saw it in red states like Texas when they had flooding. We saw it in Kentucky when they had their own major storms.

And we know that the Federal Government can respond quickly because that's what they did in those cases. These examples show that when the Federal Government chooses to act with urgency, it can. So the question is not whether speed is possible, but if urgency is applied consistently. California is the fourth largest economy in the world.

We help power the federal budget. We deserve the same urgency when our communities are in crisis. And at this point we know that we continue to see the President act in these shameful ways. But enough is enough. It is about fairness. 30 seconds. That we ask the federal Administration not for unreasonable aid.

We know that what we are asking for our communities deserve. AJR27 is about making sure recovery is real. Our communities should not have to fight for help after surviving a disaster. We are here because they elected us to show up for them. Especially in moments like this. Thank you, Madam speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Elhawary. Jasmeet Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. And it is really great to see. Madam speaker, it's fact check time. So being the only person on this floor that served on the front lines of the LA fires, let me explain a few things here because sounds like there's a lot of political theater going around.

Most of California's wild land is owned by federally, is managed federally. There were two fires at the LA fires. One was Eaton, one was Palisades. Palisades was state. Eaton was actually federal. Do you guys hear that? So let's cut the political theater because if you want to rake the forest, you can go ahead and do it.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bains. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I Rise in strong support of AJR27, which urges the President of the United States to immediately submit a supplemental disaster declaration to Congress in order to access critical funding for the recovery of the LA fires, as we have already heard.

I want to thank the colleague from Pasadena as well as the colleagues who have spoken with much passion and much lived experience for really supporting this and the tireless work that it takes to support the community during an emergency.

And now, as we are recovering from the devastating impacts, regardless of the rhetoric, disaster is affecting all of our constituents, regardless of their political preference. And our disaster response and recovery is stronger when we all acknowledge that and work together.

The bipartisan nature of disaster response and recovery is demonstrated by the entire California Congressional delegation compromise of both Democrats and Republicans. Also Republicans also asking for federal aid to be provided in LA County. So California is simply asking for the same treatment.

This is about fairness, the same treatment, the same supplemental funding that other states with recent disasters were approved for. The wildfire survivors, local businesses and surrounding communities, they desperately need the supplemental funding. They deserve this supplemental funding. This is about humanity. This is about rebuilding, this is about recovering. This is about.

And this is what we need to do after the devastating wildfires. And we also will continue to have the same energy, the same passion as we will face other disasters. It's all about fairness. It's all about humanity, and it's all about rebuilding because that's what we need to do.

So again, I want to thank the colleague from Pasadena for bringing this very important resolution. And as the Chair of Emergency Management, we heard from so many constituents, we heard from so many of our colleagues who wrote bills and people came out to testify about the struggles.

And we even heard from some of our colleagues from other areas who faced disasters who are still trying to recover about how important it is that we do it sooner than later. So with that, I want to thank you again for this resolution and I respectfully urge an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ransom. Assembly Member Hadwick. You are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. So I rise today as the only person that's actually worked recovery in the room. We are plagued by fire in my district. Millions upon millions of acres. I support getting aid for LA absolutely, as we all do. But there is a timeline and a process and not. I'm not saying it works.

It is very broken and needs reform as well. But every community in my district is still in recovery. I have one county that has recovery on 20 incidents. I have a community of Greenville that completely burned to the ground five years ago that has not built 28 houses yet.

I have an elementary school that was denied by the state $2.5 million to be able to rebuild. And those kids are bused hours each direction every day still for the last four years. So this is an ongoing problem and an equity problem, in my, my opinion.

I, I support giving that aid to la, but I just want you to know that this is ongoing and not just in our state, it's around the nation. We had floods in North Carolina that nothing was sent to in the last Administration. It's not an Administration thing, it's an algorithm thing and a timeline.

And unfortunately we're plagued by disasters now. So if we want to fix this, we have to be proactive and put money into fire mitigation in the front end and we will save so much money. But I needed to make sure I stood up today for my constituents who are fighting this every day.

And I feel for you and understand in a way that I don't think a lot of my colleagues can how painful this process is.

Thank you, Assemblymember Hadwick seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter. Assembly Member Harabedian, you may close.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to all my colleagues who spoke and I'm always reticent to respond to anything. But to my colleague from San Diego, there's been two audits on the 100,000,000 dollars that you referenced by fire aid. Both audits found that there was no misuse, no misdeeds. I'll send you the article.

As Chair of Joint Legislative Audit Committee, I'm all about transparency. I'm all about efficiency. I'm also about actually sticking to reality and the facts.

And I do think that it's really rich for a Republican to stand here and argue that LA County who's been advocated any federal funds is not moving quick enough and isn't doing enough while they're not getting the federal funds that they need.

When you cut a community off at its knees to then shame them for not standing on two feet is one of the worst things you can do. It's the definition of hypocrisy and shame on you for doing it.

And I will just say that for any community that is struggling with rebuilding from fire or any natural disaster, bring the request for aid. Anyone on this side of the aisle will help and will help in any way because that's what we do. We do our jobs. So with that, I ask for an aye vote on AJR27.

Thank you, Mr. Harabedian. And the Clerk will Open the roll. Oh, excuse me. The Clerk is opening the roll for co authors on the resolution. All Members. What? Strike the roll. We're going to start over. team. The roll has been struck. The Clerk will open the roll for co authors on the matter.

All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Or he added as a co author. This co author on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors. Somebody's indecisive. The Clerk will close the roll and tally vote. There are 61 CO authors on the resolution. Members.

This is an AJR, so we have to take a roll call v ote on the resolution. The Clerk will open the roll on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote.

Their vote is 68-0. The measure passes. Resolution is adopted. We have another very bipartisan matter that we will Turn to now. Mr. Berman, you are recognized for your guest introduction today. He knows Members. I've never had the entire body call on a Member until today, going calmly.

Vote is 68 - 0. The measure passes. Resolution is adopted. We have another heary bipartisan matter that we will turn to now. Mr. Berman you are recognized for your guest introduction today. He knows members. I've never had the entire body call on a member until today.

We're going calmly. Thank you Madam Speaker. I rise as the happiest guy in the world to introduce first my wife Aimee Gildea to the assembly floor.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise as the happiest guy in the world to introduce first my wife, Amy Gilday, to the Assembly floor. And our baby boy, Kaden Noah Gilday. This is Caden's first time. This is Caden's first time to the Capitol. And I just couldn't be more excited to introduce him to all of you.

And our baby boy Caden Noah Gildea.

This is Caden's first time. This is Caden's first time to the capital and I just couldn't be more excited to introduce him to all of you. You know we all, pack up our stuff 30, 35 weeks of the year and we come up to the capital. But we all have a lot of struggles in our personal lives

You know, we all pack up our stuff 3035 weeks out of the year, and we leave our homes and we come up to the Capitol. But we all have a lot of struggles in our personal lives, and those struggles stay home. They don't come up with it.

And those struggles stay home. They don't come up. They don't come up with us in our minds and in our hearts. But they don't. But we leave family behind who are struggling with things. We heard some of those struggles this morning.

They come up with us in our minds and in our hearts, but they don't. But we leave family behind who are struggling with things. We heard some of those struggles this morning. And, you know, Amy and I struggled for six years to have a baby. And I come up here and spend time on the floor, a job that I absolutely love. But my wife Amy would stay home.

And you know, Aimee and I struggled for six years to have a baby. And I come up here and spend time on the floor, a job that I absolutely love. But my wife Aimee would stay home and. For those of you who had fertility struggles you know it's.

And for those of you who have had fertility struggles, you know, we've probably had hundreds of doctor's appointments and hundreds of or maybe a thousand shots and over a dozen procedures, and I couldn't be home for a lot of that stuff. I was up here and Amy was doing all the hard work without me.

We probably had hundreds of doctors appointments. Hundreds, or, maybe a thousand shots and over a dozen of procedures. And I couldn't be home for a lot of that stuff. I was up here. And Aimee was doing all of the hard work without me. And I am just so happy to get the opportunity to say as publicly as possible how grateful I am to her

And I'm just so happy to get the opportunity to say as publicly as possible how grateful I am to her for everything. That she did.

for everything that she did. I am forever grateful to you, for everything that we've been through that you've been so so strong to get us to this sweet baby boy. Who's probably running out of his dad's patience. But, you know it's something that we keep in mind, that we all have. Oh yeah, that's a pretty ceiling huh?

I am forever grateful to you for everything that we've been through, that you've been so, so strong to help us get to this sweet baby boy who's probably running out of his dad's patience. But, you know, it's something to keep in mind that we all have. zero yeah. It's a pretty ceiling, huh? We all have.

We all have. There are times where. We should keep it in mind as we're acting with each other. You know there were times where I'd walk out on the portico right there and get absolutely terrible news from our doctor. And then I'd come in and I'd get into a fight with my colleague from Nicholas if he's here

There are times where and we should keep it in mind as we're interacting with each other. You know, there were times where I'd walk out onto the portico right there and get absolutely terrible news from our doctor.

And then I'd come in and I'd get in a fight with my colleague from Nicholas, if he's here about whatever the issue was. And we all have so much going on personally that we don't necessarily kind of lead with. But it's important to keep in mind as we come up here.

about whatever the issue was. We all have so much going on personally that we don't necessarily kind of lead with. But it's important to keep in mind as we come up here and all do the best that we can for our constituents.

And I'll do the best that we can for our constituents. So anyhow, so grateful to my wife. She doesn't come up here a lot because honestly, she's not impressed by what I do.

So, anyhow so grateful to my wife. She doesn't come up here a lot because honestly she's not impressed about what I do. But she was paying way more attention to all of your speeches for the past 15 minutes than I was. And just happy to introduce Caden to the capital community. Thank you everybody.

But she was paying way more attention to all of your speeches for the past 15 minutes than I was and just happy to introduce Katen to the capital community. So thank you, everybody.

Thank you, Assemblymember Berman, and welcome, Amy and Kaden. Let's all keep Kaden front of mind as we make the decisions on this floor. Moving right along to file item 8, ACR 133, the Clerk will read Assembly

Thank you Assemblymember Berman. Welcome Aimee and Caden. Let's all keep Caden front of mind as we all make decisions on this floor.

Moving right along to file item 8. ACR133. The Clerk will read.

Assuming concurrent resolution 133 by Assemblymember Johnson wrote to Introduce a girl to engineering day.

Assuming Concurrent Resolution 133 by Assemblymember Johnson, a relative, to Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.

Assemblymember Johnson you are recognized on the matter.

Assemblymember Johnson, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you Madam Speaker. I am a proud to author ACR133 which recognizes today February 26 as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day or Girl Day for short. This day is a cornerstone of Engineers Week which runs from February 22nd through the 28th of this year

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am proud to author acr133, which recognizes today, February 26th, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, or Girl Day for short.

This day is a cornerstone of Engineers Week, which runs from February 22nd through the 28th of this year and serves as a vital period for workforce development and outreach. Within the engineering industry women remain significantly underrepresented across all disciplines, accounting for only 16% of all engineering jobs nationwide.

and serves as a vital period for workforce development and outreach. Within the engineering industry women remain significantly underrepresented across all disciplines accounting for only 16% of all engineering jobs nationwide.

The first girl day was celebrated in 2001 and has since grown into a global movement with thousands of engineers and educators hosting events to show girls how they too can make a difference through engineering.

The first Girl Day was celebrated in 2001 and has since grown into a global movement, with thousands of engineers and educators hosting events to show girls how they, too, can make a difference through engineering.

Research indicates that girls often begin to lose interest in engineering and technology careers during middle school due to limited exposure, negative stereotypes, and a lack of role models. We found that outreach is the most effective tool that we have to counteract this trend. In fact, nearly 70% of girls who participated in girl day programming reported that they were inspired to consider a career in engineering as a direct result,

Research indicates that girls often begin to lose interest in engineering and technology careers during middle school due to limited exposure, negative stereotypes, and a lack of role models. We found that outreach is the most effective tool we have to counter this trend.

In fact, nearly 70% of girls who participated in girl day programming reported that they were inspired to consider a career in engineering. As a direct result, through proper encouragement and with the focused mentorship provided by this initiative, we can close this gap engineering and ensure a more competitive future for our state.

Through proper encouragement and with the focus mentorship provided by this initiative, we can close this gap. Engineering and ensure a more competitive future for our state. Please join me in recognizing today as I Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. Thank you colleagues. Madam Speaker I ask that the first role be open for co-authors.

Please join me in recognizing today as I introduce a girl to engineering day. Thank you, colleagues. Madam Speaker, I ask that the first roll be open for co authors.

Thank you. Assemblymember Johnson, Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, would you like co authors of the matter, Ms. Johnson? Yes. The Clerk will open the roll for co authors on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Johnson. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, would you like co-authors on the matter Ms. Johnson. Yes the Clerk will open for co-authors on the resolution. All members who vote desire to vote. This is for co-authors on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co-authors.

This is for co authors. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. There are 70 co authors on the resolution. Without objection, we will take a voice vote on this resolution. All in favor say Aye. All opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. There are 70 co-authors on the resolution without objection we will take a voice vote on this resolution. All in favor say aye. All opposed say nay. The aye's have it, the resolution is adopted.

Johnson, you may recognize your guests at this time.

Thank you Madam Speaker. Colleagues, it is my. Let me turn. Thank you. It is my pleasure to introduce representatives from the American Council, Engineering Companies California, the American Public Works association, the California Geotechnical Engineering Association, Professional Engineers in California Government, the Board of Professionals, Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

It is thanks to these organizations that our state has such a robust program in place to support engineers of all backgrounds and to make this a successful introduction a girl to Engineering Day. Colleagues, please join me in welcoming in the gallery to all our incredible Californians. Welcome to our State Capitol.

Thank you Assemblymember Johnson. We will move along to file item 9 ACR 138.The Clerk will read

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 138 by Assembly Member Hadwick relative to Agriculture.

Assembly Member Hadwick, you are recognized to open on the matter.

Thank you Madam Speaker. I am proud today to do ACR 138 to recognize California FFA. These this youth organization was life changing in my childhood. My Ag teacher stepped in when I needed an adult in my life and kept me on the straight and narrow.

I was headed down a path that was never going to lead to good and I ended up going to college and stand here before you because of the FFA organization. These kids are focused on agriculture. It's Future Farmers of America and there is over 1 million members in the United States and over 100,000 in California.

California leads the way in FFA and to me are the best state out there with FFA Members and I am proud today to honor them during FFA week. They have been around. If you have seen the blue jackets all over this week, a lot of them met with you guys in the last two days.

Thank you for taking the time for them. They have 75 kids in their Sacramento leadership experience this week that actually set up a Senate and an Assembly and they were assigned a district and wrote bills and debated them, got them through Committee and they will debate them on the floor I think tomorrow.

So we're very excited to honor them. It's a great organization and is producing amazing adults that are productive citizens and have hearts of service like no other. So thank you. I urge you to vote aye on ACR138.

Thank you Assemblymember Hadwick. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized on the matter.

I want to thank our Assembly Member for bringing this up. You know, all of you know that future farmers of America are very dear to my heart. But I'm going to Ask everyone on the floor. You have a high school in your district that has ffa.

Go by and see what these kids are doing, whether it's doing public speaking, debate, raising an animal, doing floral projects, learning how to weld. It opens up your mind of what is possible out there. So I just want to encourage you, FFA Day is every day to me. So thank you very much for bringing this forward.

Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. Assemblymember Masito, you are recognized on the matter.

I also want to thank my colleague as, but I call myself a lifelong FFA Member. For those of you that might not believe this, I was very quiet and shy my freshman year of high school. And it was one ag teacher that he's now with the Lord.

But I have to thank him because he saw potential in me and pulled me out of my shell and got me into public speaking. And I fell in love with it. I fell in love with an industry that I still advocate for to this day, which is agriculture.

I fell in love with being a peer that could set an example for my other peers. And that is what these young people are. And these are not just people that come from families like mine that grew up in agriculture. These are people that see their community around and want to get involved. These are our next leaders.

They are going to be on this Assembly floor someday. So I really encourage you. Go shake their hand. If you see blue jackets around Sacramento, thank them for being youth that are stepping up and getting involved. And thank you, Kevin Coolwine up in heaven, for finding that very quiet freshman and making her a very outspoken young legislator. So thank you.

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

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also want to thank my colleague from Alturas for bringing this resolution forward. ACR138, as the chair of the Ag Committee, I understand how critically important these types of programs are for the future leaders of the state of California and the future leaders in ag.

I was very impressed by the students that came from my district. I had representation from the three counties and wow, it's very impressive.

From the smallest skills that they learned to shake the hand correctly and firm and look into your eyes, to being able to debate and speak to publicly some very critical skills that I know that will transfer wherever they may go.

And it's exciting to hear from the, from the students that I was able to meet yesterday that they're all going to college and they're all pursuing different careers, some in ag and some not in ag. But again, it's a testament to the program and the development that they've been able to do through their involvement with ffa.

And so again, thank you for bringing this resolution forward. I proudly stand in support of ACR 138.

Thank you Assemblymember Soria, seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter. Assemblymember Hadwick, would you like to close?

I would like to thank my colleagues for standing up and speaking about this great organization. I use everything I learned in FFA every day from public speaking, responsibility, professionalism, how to lose gracefully and win humbly, how to show up, how to have uncomfortable conversations, how to probably my favorite, not my favorite in high school parliamentary procedure.

These kids have competitions, Parley Pro Competitions and run a meeting and you're judged on it. Probably the best skill I've learned in high school. Honestly, very frustrating to watch sometimes in meetings, but they they are truly the future and I'm so proud to have acr138 and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Hadwick, with that, would you like co authors on the resolution? Yes. The Clerk will open the roll for co authors on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors on the resolution. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors.

Clerk will close the roll and tally that there are 73 CO authors on the resolution. Without objection, we will take a voice vote on this resolution. All in favor say aye. All opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today, Members, I'm honored to introduce a group of outstanding leaders who are here this week for the Sacramento Leadership Experience California Future Farmers of America Premier Civic Leadership and Government Advocacy Conference. They had more applications this year than ever during this event.

They were, as I spoke about before, they actually got to sit in your seats and be assigned a district. They were talking to me about Bill ideas last night and I don't know that I was as hopeful as they thought, but they were amazing. They are so articulate, so friendly, so professional.

I'm honored to have them on the floor. Joining us today is Matt Patton, the California Agriculture Teacher Association's Executive Director. He was supposed to be up there.

Ryan Taylor, California State FFA reporter Tessa Camacho, California State FFA reporter Derek Rulon, Superior Region FFA President and R. Reb, Superior Region FFA sentinel Mr. Speaker and Members, please join me in giving these exemplary student leaders a warm welcome to the California State Capitol.

We will pass entertain on file item 10 moving to the third reading file. Senate bills pass and retain and file items 11 and 12. Thank you Members. We will now move to the second day consent calendar.

We have four resolutions on the consent calendar and before we vote we will first take up file item 13 acr136 on the consent calendar for purposes of adding co authors. The Clerk will read the resolution on the consent calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 136 By Assembly Member Harabedian relative to Engineers weekend.

The Clerk will now open the roll to allow any Member to add on as a co author to the resolution. Members, this is to add on as a co author to the resolution on the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors.

The Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. There are 69 CO authors on the resolution. We will now move to a vote on the consent calendar. Does any Member wish to move remove an item from the consent calendar? Seeing and hearing none. The Clerk will read the second day consent calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 136 by Assemblymember Harabedian relative to Engineers week.

Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. On the consent calendar. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. There are 70 ayes and 0 noes. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 109 Ayes 70 no 0, Senate Concurrent Resolution 112 Aye 70 no 0 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 115 Aye 79 no 0

Members, we will now move to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is still in place, so please give your respectful attention to Members who were granted prior permission to speak on their adjournment in memory. You could take your seats or take your conversations off the floor so we can move to adjournments in memory, please.

Thank you Members. Mr. Gipson, you are recognized for your adjourn in memory.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise to ask his body to adjourn in memory of Juan Antonio Pacheco. He was the grandfather of Estella Pacheco, who served as my leg Director in my office for many years here in the State Capitol.

And he was the beloved Don Tonio, a grandfather, a father, a grandfather, husband, champion, whose presence was larger than life, was born on 6-12-19 in Mexico. Don carried his roots with pride and built a life defined by strength, resilience and above all, joy. He was a man who believed life was meant to be lived.

And with his wild sense of humor and his affection of energy. And with his heart, he gathered with so many. He was full of energy and he was a fierce competitor, boxing, a wrestler and a fighter in Tijuana.

He carried that fight, that fighting spirit throughout his life, even coaching a Golden Glove champion, and achieved an achievement he held close to heart. But his greatest victory was not in the ring.

They were in love that he built at home, surrounded with his devoted wife, his children, his wife Leonor, his children Juan, Patrice, Diane and Roberto, his 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Don leaves behind a legacy of laughter, strength and unconditional love.

And I want to pause there because Estella, as my ledge Director, she was a strong pillar of strength in the office. And I know now where she gets that from her grandfather, who lived and resides in Pacoima, because he laid the foundation that she now stands on. Not only her, but her sisters, her mother and her father.

A resilient people who fight each and every day for their culture, for the legacy they now will leave and continue to move forward through his story, not only of joking, but his spirit will continue to live on through their lives. Juan Antonio Pacheco, rest in peace and rest in power.

Thank you for the foundation that you have laid for the family.

Thank you, Mr. Gibson. May Juan Antonio Pacheco's memory be for blessing. Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Madam speaker and Members, I rise today to adjourn in the memory of my constituent, Paul L. Micheli of Sacramento, the father of longtime lobbyists and a friend to many of ours, Chris Micheli. Paul passed away at the age of 92 on February 3rd, having lived a long and fulfilling life.

He was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in Florida and New York. He returned to Denver to work briefly for his father in a roofing business and was the Colorado state chess champion in college. While in college, he studied AB Abroad at a university in Germany as well as the University of Milan in Italy.

He spoke three different languages. He moved to California and received three degrees from Stanford University, including a PhD in chemical engineering. He was recruited while in his doctoral program to work at Aerojet General in Sacramento, where he met a fellow Italian, Verma De Marchi, who shortly thereafter became his wife.

Paul worked for Aerojet for most of his career designing rocket motors. His work resulted in a number of patents in his name. He later worked for the U.S. Department of Energy, where he received accommodation from then Vice President Al Gore for his energy saving work. He instilled a love of travel in his family which continues today.

He enjoyed taking his wife and his children to Europe every few years to visit their family and learn about different cultures. Paul leaves behind his wife of 61 years as well as his son, his daughter, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. I ask that his name be memorialized in the Daily Journal.

Thank you. Thank you Assemblymember Carroll. May Mr. McKayley's memory also be for a blessing. Thank you. Members, please bring the names to the desk to be printed in the Journal. All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the Journal. Moving to Announcements this is an important one, Members.

This is a reminder that on Monday, March 2, it is the deadline to submit your annual Form 700 to the FPPC. Forms should be submitted electronically and questions may be directed to Patrick Fitzgerald, Chief Counsel at the Assembly Legislative Ethics Committee. Again, Members, don't miss Monday's deadline for your Form 700. Members.

The following Committee will meet today Select Committee Alternative protein innovation at 1:30pm at the UC Davis Conference Center, Ballroom B. The session schedule is as follows Friday, February 27th no floor session, no check in session.

Monday, March section March 2nd floor session will be at 1pm seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr. Garcia moves and Mr. Patterson seconds. This House stands adjourned until Monday, March 2nd at 1pm Quorum calls lifted and we are adjourned.