Senate Floor

Secretary will call the roll.

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A quorum is present. Would the members and our guests beyond the rail and in the gallery please rise? We will be glad in prayer this morning by our chaplain sister Michelle Gorman, after which please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

As we gather in God's presence, let us pray today for nonviolent hearts. The Lord Esguertha says, the thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action, People are learning from that action. So gracious and merciful God of our past and of our present, help us to continue to learn from the nonviolent actions of our predecessors who stretched beyond their comfort zones to remind us of the interconnectedness of all beings on this fragile planet.

May our legislators and all those in positions of leadership persevere in efforts of respectful dialogue, so that the gifts and talents of all can be shared in peace and harmony for the common good.

May we grow in awareness of the violence of some of our words as we listen to those who have long been silenced. We trust in your continued inspiration that we may operate from hearts of compassion and fairness in your name. Amen.

Members, please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag. Thank you, members. We have several items on the agenda today. So if you have conversations, please take them off the floor as we do business, but please also be present to cast votes.

Under privileges of the floor, we have none at the moment. We will come back to privileges of the floor. Messages from the governor will be deemed read. Messages from the assembly will be deemed read, reports of committees will be deemed read, and amendments adopted. Under motions, resolutions, and notices, are there any motions, resolutions, or notices?

Under motions, resolutions, and notices, Senator Weber Pierson, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. I rise to remove file item one zero six SB 977 from the consent calendar.

The desk will note. Under consideration of daily files, second reading file. Secretary, please read.

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The second reading file will be deemed read. Members, we're gonna move to governor, governor's appointments starting with item 28. Senator Grove, you are recognized for item 28.

Give me one second. These are not in order. I apologize, mister president.

No worries at all. We are warming up for a wonderful day of session.

Thank you. Thank you, colleagues, for your patience. File item number 28 is a confirmation of, Irena Ortega for the appointment of Public Employment Relations Board. Prior to this position, she was serving as the director of Department of Human Services. Before that, she was the inspector general for the independent office of audits and investigations at the California Department of Transportation.

She was approved by the rules committee on a five o vote. March 25, respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Seeing no further discussion or debate on this subject, secretary, please call roll.

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Senator Grove moves the call. We will now move to the next item, item 29. Senator Grove, you are recognized for item 29.

Thank you, colleagues. File item number 29 is a confirmation of Monica Erickson Erickson Erickson Erickson to serve as a director of California Department of Human Services. Prior to the appointment, miss Erickson is serving as the department's chief deputy director. She started a long career in state service with the Department of Finance in 1999, and she was also served as the Department of Social Services and Healthcare Access and Information Office. She was approved by the rules committee on March 25 with a five o vote.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. And members, if we could take our conversations off the floor as presentations are taking place, just make sure you're nearby to make your vote. Seeing no discussion or debate, secretary, please call roll.

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Thank you, mister, president. Colleagues file item 30 is a confirmation of Armin Mayer, the senior deputy commissioner of the division of consumer financial perfection and the department of finance financial protection and innovation. Mister my Mayer is a attorney, most recently has worked in the private sector, advising financial institutions and emerging fintech companies. Prior to this, he worked as a regulator of the New York banking, department, including serving as the chief of staff.

He is approved by the rules committee on March 25 as a five o vote, respectfully asked for an aye vote.

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

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Senator Grove moves the call. We will now move to item 31 for Senator Grove to present. Item 31. Item 31, Senator Grove, you are recognized when you are ready.

Apologize again. I thought I was done. I apologize. Thank you, mister president and members. File item 31 is the confirmation of Uka Dunke for appointment to the California State Lottery Commission.

He is currently a sergeant at the California Highway Patrol, where he served since 2009 and serving as the commission's position for the law enforcement representative. He was approved on the rules committee, by the rules committee on March 25 on a five o vote respectfully asked for an aye vote.

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

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Senator Grove moves the call. Members, we are going to return back to privileges of the floor. Today, we are honored to have special guests with us up in the gallery from LifePoint Academy in Concord, Senate District 9, which happens to be the area that I represent. Let's welcome them to the capital student leaders of LifePoint Academy. Thank you so very, very much.

We now return back to consideration of the daily file Senate third reading, and we will begin with item 68. Senator Reyes, you are recognized when secretary, please read.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 152 by Senator Reyes relative to Dolores Huerta Day.

Senator Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president and members. I rise today to present Senate Concurrent Resolution 152, which proclaims 04/10/2026 as the Dolores Huerta Day in California. I am proud to have established the Dolores Huerta Day in California.

Members, please take your conversations off the floor.

Thank you. I was proud to establish Dolores Huerta Day in California in 2018. Dolores Huerta is often referred to as our national treasure. She's also our friend. Since 2018, the legislature has continuously recognized Dolores Huerta's leadership, and other states have followed our lead, including New Mexico and Washington in proclaiming proclaiming a Dolores Huerta day.

Dolores Huerta's life is a testament to what is possible when people come together with purpose. Her legacy is rooted not only in her own leadership, but in the collective strength of those who stood alongside her, organizing, advocating, and demanding dignity and justice for working people. As reflected in this resolution, the farmworker movement was never the work of one person. It was built by many, by workers, families, and leaders across communities.

That includes the Filipino farm workers who helped lead the movement, including Larry Itliong and others whose courage in organizing were instrumental in advancing the cause of farm workers in California.

Their work reminds us that progress is forged in partnership, that when communities come together across lines of difference, they are stronger, more resilient, and more capable of creating lasting change. Dolores Huerta also showed extraordinary courage in the face of injustice. Specifically, in 1988, while peacefully protesting, you may have read in the past, she was brutally beaten by law enforcement and hospitalized for hospitalized for a period of time. It was it was an act that could have silenced her, but instead it strengthened her resolve.

She continued to speak out, to organize, and to fight for others even in the face of personal harm.

That moment is a reminder of both the cost of standing up for justice and the power of refusing to be to be silenced. She has been she has used her platform to advocate for justice across issues, from civil rights to reproductive freedom and LGBTQIA plus equality, while amplifying the voices of those most impacted by inequity. In 2002, she founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which advances civic engagement, education equity, health and safety, and so many other issues. Her decades of leadership and activism have earned national recognition.

And just yesterday, we saw that she was included and named one of Time Magazine's two thousand twenty six one hundred most influential people.

Members, this resolution is about honoring Dolores Huerta's life and legacy, but it is also about something more. It is also about recognizing the progress we celebrate today was made possible because people believed in their own power, and chose to use it, not individually, but collectively. Each of us has a role to play in shaping the future of our communities. Each of us has the ability and the responsibility to stand up, to speak out, and to work toward a greater good.

The Dolores Huerta has spent her life reminding us the truth of that truth, that real change happens when ordinary people come together, when they organize, and when they act with purpose.

So today, we recognize Dolores Huerta Day, and as we do so, we reaffirm that commitment to each other, to our communities, and to the work that still lies ahead. I also want to recognize Dolores Huerta sister and Board Members of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Her sister Alicia Arong and guests who are in the gallery today in support of SCR 152. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Archuleta, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. I rise today on behalf of the Latino caucus, the Hispanic caucus. It is with a great honor that we speak today on the Senate floor. All of us who are gonna speak today, thank you so very much on behalf of the family, the foundation, and those of us who believe in the farm workers and their plight. It is so amazing that today we honor SCR 152, but let's do it jointly across America, across California.

Dolores Huerta is more than a labor leader. She's a symbol of what it means to stand up, speak out, and never back down in the fight for dignity and equality. At a time when farm workers labored under harsh and unfair condition, Dolores Huerta refused to accept the silence, and she spoke out every opportunity she had. But her impact goes far beyond the fields. Dolores Huerta has spent her life advocating for women's rights, civil rights, and social justice.

She reminded the world that change doesn't happen by accident. It happens because people demand it, work for it, and refuse to give up. And never forget where you came from, how you started, and what a contribution you're making to this great state of California, as the farm workers have done. Her resilience teaches us courage is a decision to keep going in spite of obstacles ahead. God knows the obstacles that she had.

God knows the obstacles that the farm workers had, and we must never forget. Her legacy is not just in history books. It lives in every act of advocacy, demanding for farm workers, the fairness they deserve, the equality they deserve, the opportunities they deserve. So as we honor her today, we are called to reflect on our own vision of equality, equity, and dignity for farm workers and their futures. Thank you, mister president.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Adegin, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. I'm proud to rise today in support of SCR 152. I wanna thank the center from San Bernardino for bringing this important resolution forward. And frankly, this should be an official state holiday, but it's important that we're doing this recognition today. And I certainly support any effort to make an official state holiday for Dolores Huerta.

But we're here to recognize the unparalleled contributions that Dolores Huerta has made to California and our nation through the Farm Workers Movement and her steadfast commitment over many decades in advancing the rights of workers, women, immigrants, Latinos, the civil and human rights of all people. As a sudden grant set of farm workers, I learned at a young age of the legacy of the United Farm Workers Movement that Dolores helped co found with Larry Itlion.

And that inspired me at a very young age to get involved in political activism. As a kid, you'd find me at the you wouldn't find me at the playground or an arcade like many of my classmates. Instead, I was at protest marches and working to name a street after Cesar Chavez in the city of San Francisco, all the while inspired by the tremendous legacy of Dolores Huerta.

I'm honored I'm honored to have known her for thirty years, and one thing that stands out is her stamina and her deep commitment to justice. I don't think anyone who's just celebrated their 90 birthday is still actively traveling across the country advocating for social justice and public policy while uplifting those who do not have a voice. And that's a testament to her commitment to humanity and even in the face of unimaginable struggle. She persisted with strength and grace.

While Dolores has rightfully pointed out that the farm workers movement was and continues to be a collective movement with thousands of people each playing their part, it's undeniable that her leadership, her charisma, and her tenacity were key to advancing this movement.

I'm honored to stand with my colleagues and to recognize a legendary figure and call on all Californians to celebrate Dolores' work today and collectively build on her legacy that is still being written to this day. Feliz Comporianos Dolores and.

Thank you, Senator Aguin. Senator Becker, you are recognized.

Thank you. I just wanna share a quick story. I know I'm sure we all have our own Dolores Huerta story, but, we just honored John Burton. And I was reading the Phil Burton book, Rage for Justice, and there's a part where he goes down. He's from San Francisco, doesn't know a lot about the plate of farm workers, but is interested.

He goes down, meets this young activist. He holds this hearing, and they're exploring why they're not hiring local farm workers. They're hiring the braceros instead, and they're not paying minimum wage. And he says he gets so enraged. He says, I'm gonna go down the farm right after this.

And so knowing this, the farmers start to Kinda clear up the you know, Kinda clear everything and clear the camp. And and and this young activist goes and she rallies all the farm workers to stay there for when he gets there. And he arrives and and she she talks to all the farm workers there and then shames the farmer the farmer into paying the actual minimum wage, which was 75¢an hour. They were not paying that.

And then gets all the farm works farmers around there to agree to do it.

Anyway, that young activist was Dolores Huerta. And I'm reading this book, and that was in 1960. And you're realizing sixty six years later, we all know every day since then, she's been doing the work, and it just is so extraordinary, and I rise to support this resolution. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Cortesi, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president, colleagues. I rise as a proud co author of SCR 152 to recognize April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day. Dolores is an incredible civil rights leader as we all know and has been stated. A dear friend of mine. And as as my colleague said just a moment ago, we all seem to have our very heartfelt Dolores Huerta stories.

Recent events have reiterated more than ever why she deserves this honor, and I've been very fortunate to, be able to communicate with her over the last couple of weeks. This resolution does not just recognize her many accomplishments, it also encourages all public schools and institutions to teach about her work with the farm worker movement and the contributions she continues to make in California.

And I just want to say in my own district, along those lines, we're proud to honor her in 2021 with the opening of the Doriswirtha Middle School. There's their students carry on her legacy by learning about wealth inequality, racial discrimination, climate change, and hopefully they're running a little bit about the nonviolence movement, which we need to continue to pursue. I have lots of personal stories in the interest of time.

I will refrain today, but I look forward to making many more personal stories with her in the future. We wish her the best. I wanna thank my colleague from San Bernardino for bringing forth this resolution. I'm very proud to vote aye, and I encourage others to do so. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Blakespear, you are recognized.

Thank you. I rise today in proud support of SCR 152, and it's important, of course, that we recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Dolores Huerta and that she's properly memorial memorialized within the history of The US and California, but I particularly want to applaud her for her bravery for telling the truth recently, very recently, in her own words during her own life about the abuse that she suffered from her colleague and co leader Cesar Chavez.

There are unquestionably personal consequences that she is now dealing with because of that disclosure, But this is a reflection of her courage and it is this recent courage as an extension of her lifelong courage. She is Dolores Huerta is a living legend for a reason. And it there are not enough women, old women, 96 year old women who are recognized for their contributions in the way that Dolores Huerta is.

She's a truly remarkable woman. I am proud of her. I am proud as a Californian that she is a Californian. I'm proud of her as a role model. I'm proud of her courage at her age and her lifelong decades long commitment and courage.

So I rise today to say thank you, Dolores, for all that you've done for others, for women, for farm workers, for the civil rights movement, and to make California a better place. Thank you.

Thank you. Senator Durazo, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. Members, I proud I'm proud coauthor of SCR 152, Dolores Huerta Day. I'm grateful for these decades of friendship with Dolores. Her example keeps me grounded in what matters most and gives me strength in this work. We will not turn our backs on the Californians who are the backbone of this state.

We will not turn away from our responsibility to protect the basic needs of our sisters and brothers who work in the fields and the factories. Dolores is working tirelessly at 96 years of age, showing the kind of resolve that the rest of us must be brave enough to emulate in this time of moral, humanitarian, and economic crisis. Dolores has been at my side to lift me up, to teach me, and yes, many times to scold me.

She recruited my late husband when he was 18 years old to work on the boycott when his family was out on strike. Through acts of non violence, Dolores has empowered the most vulnerable people in our state.

With her leadership and her courage, we must follow her to uplift the poorest Californians. I ask for your support on SCR 152.

Thank you, Senator. And seeing no further discussion or debate, we will go back to Senator Reyes. Would you like to close?

Thank you, mister president. I want to thank all of my colleagues who spoke today and those who have spoken so dearly about our friend, Dolores Huerta. In the opening prayer, sister Michelle spoke of the work of the Lorres Huerta, specifically about the nonviolent protests. She also said that there is a great need to hear the voices of those who have been silenced for too long. Dolores has done great work in making sure that the voices are heard, that everybody's voice is heard.

Oftentimes, during rallies, most recently, what she says we all know that she that she coined the phrase, which we repeat over and over in so many rallies. And most recently, she says, who's got the power? And everybody says, we've got the power. What kind of power? People power.

To remind us that we are the ones with the power. And if we use that for the benefit of those who need to have their voices heard, we will have a greater greater world. Happy 96, Dolores Huerta. Thank you. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. Secretary, please call roll.

Alan, Alvarado Gil, Archuleta, Aye, Arreguin, Aye, Ashby, Aye, Becker, Aye, Blake Spear, Aye, Cabaldon, Aye, Caballero, Aye, Cervantes, Aye, Choi, Cortezi. Aye, Dali. Gerazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Hurtado. Jones. Laird, Aye, Limon, Aye, Maguire, Aye, McNerney, Aye, Menjivar, Nilo, Ochoa Bogue, Padilla, Perez, Reyes. I Richardson. I Rubio. Seerto. Smallwood Cuevas. I Stern. Rubio. I Stern. Strickland, Umberg, Aye. Valadares, Mohab, Aye. Weber Pearson, Weiner, Aye. Secretary, please call absent members. Allen, Alvarado-Gil, Choi, Dally, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Menjivar, Nilo, Machoabog, Paria, Aye. Perez, Aye. Sejarto, Stern, Strickland, Valadares, Weber Pearson.

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Ayes 27, no zero. The resolution is adopted. Members, we're gonna move back to privileges of the floor for a formal introduction of Senator Reyes' guest. Senator Reyes, you are recognized for your introduction of guest under privileges of the floor.

Thank you, mister president. And now I'd like to formally introduce Dolores Huerta's sister, Alicia Rome, and members of guests from the Dolores Huerta Foundation.

Members, back to Senate third reading. We will begin with item 57, SR 91. Secretary, please read.

Senate resolution 91 by Senator Gonzales related to Cambodian genocide memorial week.

Senator Gonzales, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. And colleagues, I rise today to present Senate Resolution 91, which will recognize the week of April 17 through the twenty third as Cambodian genocide memorial week. I'm sure colleagues you've seen me, stand up every single year, for this really important day in Long Beach, in of of course, across The United States and California for our Cambodian brothers and sisters.

Between the seventeenth 04/17/1975 and 01/07/1979, the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Pol Pot committed crimes against humanity and acts of genocide against the Cambodian people. During this peep this period, more than 1,700,000 Cambodians, nearly a quarter of the country's population at the time were killed.

The Khmer Rouge regime sought to eradicate not just the Cambodian people but their culture, their way of living, those who were educated, they separated families and destroyed institutions such as Buddhist temples, schools and libraries. And today we know that California and Long Beach is one of the largest populations of Cambodian Americans and still to this day they honor this momentous occasion that has been so so deeply tragic for so many of them.

SR 91 honors lives lost, families ripped apart, and cultural institutions destroyed over fifty years ago during the Cambodian genocide and marks this week as a week of remembrance for the Cambodian community. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SR 91.

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

[Roll Call]

Senator Gonzalez moves the call. We will move to the next item, item 65, SCR 149. Secretary, please read.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 149 by Senator Valadares relative to World Autism Awareness Day.

Senator Valladares, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. Colleagues, today I rise to present SCR 149, which commemorates April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day, a day dedicated to honoring and supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism is one of the most common developmental disabilities in California. Today, about one in thirty one children are diagnosed. Autism is, and we're still learning, especially how autism shows up differently in girls, who are too often overlooked and diagnosed later.

But for me, this isn't just data. This is deeply personal. Over the past decade, two decades, I've been involved in healthcare advocacy in many ways, but it started with my family. When my niece was just two years old, she was diagnosed as severely developmentally delayed, non verbal, and on the autism spectrum. I remember that moment, the uncertainty, the fear, the unknown, and the overwhelming question that every family facing this diagnosis faces, what happens next?

Because the truth is getting a diagnosis is just the beginning. What comes after is navigating a system that can feel fragmented, slow, and incredibly difficult to access. Wait lists, paperwork, phone calls that don't get returned. I've sat on those calls with families. I've helped them try and navigate the system that too often feels like it wasn't built for them.

But I've also seen something else. I've seen what happens when we get it right. Because of early intervention, because someone stepped in early and stayed consistent, I watched my niece grow, learn, and push past every expectation that had been placed on her. Today, she is completing her second year at Northwestern. And I want to pause for a moment because that didn't happen by accident.

That happened because of access. It happened because of investment. Because someone believed those services mattered. That experience changed the course of my life and my work. I started in early childhood education advocacy because teachers and caregivers are often the first to recognize when something isn't right.

I later served as executive director for Autism Speaks, continuing the fight for research, for policy, and for access to care. But no matter where I've sat in meetings and policy discussions or on the phone with families, the same truth keeps coming up. We are not meeting people where they are. Autism is not rare. It's not temporary, and it does not end when a child leaves the school system.

There is a gap, a real one, especially as individuals transition into adulthood. Services fall off, support becomes hard to find, and families are often left carrying the weight on their own. At the same time, we know what works. When individuals with autism receive the right support early, consistent, and sustained, they succeed. They grow.

They contribute in ways that strengthen all of our communities. So this resolution is a lot more than simply awareness. Awareness matters, but awareness alone doesn't get a child into therapy. It doesn't shorten a wait list. And it doesn't help a young adult find a job.

And that is where we come in. As legislators, we have a responsibility to make sure that our policies reflect what families are actually experiencing. That means expanding access to early intervention, supporting the educators and providers on the front lines, and closing the gap in services for adults. Because autism doesn't define a person's future. Access does.

Opportunity does. And the decisions we make in this room, in this chamber, matter. So I respectfully ask for your aye

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

[Roll Call]

Aye, 38. No zero. The resolution is adopted. Members moving to item 66, SCR 150. Secretary, please read.

Senate Concurrent Resolution one fifty by Senator Choi relative to National Librarian Day.

Senator Choi, you are recognized.

Thank you, president and the members. I rise today to present the c l one fifty recognizing April 16 as a National Librarian's Day, which is today. This recognition is especially meaningful to me personally. I'm a librarian by training, and then I hold a PhD in library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh. I taught at USC Graduate School of Library and Information Management.

In addition to teaching, I worked at the Henderson State University Library in Arkansas, as well as at the New Pockage Public Library as head of technical services and reference librarian. That is why I know librarians serve millions of people helping with everything from the simplest questions to the most complex research challenges, whether it is a student searching for reliable sources, a senior learning new technology, or a small business owner gathering critical information, librarians are there patiently guiding, teaching, and empowering.

But their role goes far beyond the books and the research. Librarians are open doors of opportunity. They welcome everyone into the library regardless of socioeconomic background, ensuring that the knowledge and the resources are accessible to all.

For many individuals, libraries are a life lifeline, providing Internet access, job search assistance, resume support, and a safe, inclusive environment to learn and grow. Public libraries stand as one of the greatest equalizers in our society. They are open to anyone who with free admission, and the librarians provide their expertise and the services freely without expectation of a return.

This enduring commitment to public access traces back to the visionaries like Andrew Carnegie, who helped establish thousands of free public libraries across The United States in the late nineteenth and early twenty third centuries. His belief that knowledge should be available to all continues to live on throughout the work of library librarians today.

Colleagues in an age of overwhelming information, library librarians are more essential than ever. They are trusted guides, educators, and the champions of access and equity. Let us take this moment to honor their dedication and invaluable service by supporting this resolution. Thank you, and I do I urge you an aye vote.

Senator Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president, members. I wanted to rise in support of this resolution. Librarians are absolutely essential. When we think of power, information is power. And it is our librarians who taught us as little children, I remember going down into the basement of our library as a little child, to look at all the books and the librarian was always ready to help us.

But today, I want to honor two librarians. One, doctor Cesar Caballero, who was at San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino for a number of years helping our students, and doctor Steven Choi, our state librarian here in the legislature. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Senator Reyes, for your additional comment, and then I urge you an aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Choi moves call. We will move to item 71, SB 1078. Secretary, please read..

Senate bill 1078by Senator Laird, an act relating to taxation and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, mister president. Senate bill ten seventy eight would give Santa Cruz County voters the opportunity to go above the 2% threshold on the combined local tax rate to fund services in their district. Given the federal cuts, there's a desire to go to the voters to backfill some of those cuts, particularly medical services. This bill is not a tax. It gives the opportunity to the voters to decide whether or not there'll be a tax.

They want to do this on the November ballot. It has an urgency. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

nine on the urgency. Ayes 29, noes nine on the bill. The bill passes. Members, we will move to item 94, item 94, SR 98. Secretary, please read.

Senate resolution 98 by Senator Wiener relative to heat pump week in California.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. Mister president, colleagues, I rise to present SR 98, which recognizes, the week of April 11 as heat pump week in California. Heat pumps are highly efficient, all electric HVAC and water heater appliances, roughly three times more efficient than gas appliances. Thanks to their high efficiency, many Californians can save on their energy bills by switching to a heat pump, and this is a technology that benefits everyone in in cities, in rural areas, in suburban areas.

So many people can benefit and lower, their energy bills.

Heat pumps are also zero emission, improving air quality and reducing 25% of carbon emissions associated with our built environment. If you replace your furnace with a heat pump, you gain air conditioning as well, which we know is critically important to many Californians, as temperatures continue to rise. Research has shown that building decarbonization is the most cost effective way for us to reach our climate goals. For these reasons, California has set a goal of installing 6,000,000 heat pumps by 2030.

Heat pump week helps engage and educate Californians with over a 100 events taking place across the state, hosted by contractors, manufacturers, local governments, and everyday Californians to encourage communities to electrify their homes and buildings.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

Aye. Aye. Aye. Eyes 29, noes five. The resolution is adopted.

Members, we are going to move back and lift the call on items. So please, if you will make your way to the floor for all to vote, we will be starting with file item 28, governor appointment. Lifting the call on file item 28. Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 37. No zero. The appointment is confirmed. Moving to item 29. Lifting the call on item 29.

Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 38, no zero. Appointment is confirmed. Item 30, lifting call on item 30. Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Aye. 38. No zero. Appointment is confirmed.

Move to item 31. Lifting the call on item 31. Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Aye. 38. No zero. Appointment is confirmed. Members moving to item 57. We're lifting the call on item 57. Secretary, please call roll.

[Roll Call]

Aye. 38. No zero. The resolution is adopted. Members moving to item 66. Secretary, please call roll. Lifting call on item

[Roll Call]

Aye. 38. Nose zero. The resolution is adopted. We are moving to consent calendar.

We have two consent calendars. We have consent calendar and special consent calendar. Any member choose or wish to remove an item from the consent calendar? Seeing none, we will call one roll for both consent calendars. Secretary, please read all the items on both calendars.

[Consent Calendar]

Thank you. Secretary, please call roll on the first item.

[Roll Call]

Members, we are moving to committee announcements.

Committee announcements. Are there any Senator Hurtado, you are recognized for your announcement.

Thank you, mister chair. Budget subcommittee four will meet in Room 113, aft fifteen minutes after the session.

Thank you. Senator Richardson, you are recognized for your announcement.

Thank you, mister president. Budget sub five is gonna meet about ten minutes after adjournment. We're going to cover the following issues: the Racial Justice for All Act, AB 256 the California Public Defense Workloads and Staffing Legal Aid Funding Judicial Branch Overview the continuation of courts of appeals workload, and the Supreme Court and court of appeals, section. All of these items will be in Room 112 here in the Capitol. Thank you.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister president. To members, the budget subcommittee number two on resources, environmental protection, and energy will be meeting will be meeting fifteen minutes upon adjournment of session in Room 2200 of The 0 Street Building.

Thank you, Senator. Returning to motions and resolutions, we have one adjournment in memory for today. Senator Weiner, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory. Members, if we could take conversations off the floor during this adjournment memory, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much.

Thank you very much, mister president. Colleagues, it's with great sadness, that I rise to ask that the Senate adjourn in memory of Diana Mooney, a beloved nurse, wife, stepmother, eldest daughter, friend, and community leader whose life left a lasting mark on everyone who knew her. Diana spent a wonderful life with her family, her husband Sean, and her step children. She's survived by her beloved grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends around the world.

She grew up with her family in Oklahoma and later attended the University of Oklahoma School of Nursing.

In 1961, she moved to San Francisco and worked as a nurse at San Francisco General Hospital until her retirement. She led the first nurse sick out in The US in 1966, advocating for fair pay, and later negotiated lifetime health care for city nurses and their families. Her advocacy did not stop there, as she was also part of the movement that developed the first treatment protocols, for people living with AIDS in the nineteen eighties.

Beyond nursing, Diana's passion and energy led her to work as a set decorator for Warner Brothers on iconic films. Alongside her husband, Diana supported the hospitality, the hospital hospitality at his iconic San Francisco establishments, Monroe's restaurant and Mooney's Irish pub.

She had a passion for travel, taking countless trips to Ireland, Puerto Vallarta, South Carolina, Florida, Colorado, and around the world. She was an amazing hostess and she hosted various annual neighborhood, events in, the Noe Valley, neighborhood. And she's just had incredible energy. It was just a lovely, lovely human being, and it's a a big loss to the community and we miss her dearly. So I ask that we adjourn her memory.

Senator, please bring the name of your adjournment memory to the front desk to be properly memorialized. Senators, thank you so much for your help and cooperation for a smooth session to date. If there is no other business, Pro Tem Limon, the desk is clear.

Thank you, members. Our next floor session is scheduled for Monday, April 20 at 2PM.

The Senate will be in recess until 03:30pm, at which time the adjournment motion will be made. We will reconvene Monday, 04/20/2026 at 2PM. Have a good weekend.