Assembly Floor

The assembly is now in session. Assembly member Davies notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber bringing the absent members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Members, a quorum is present. Members, today we are going our run of show is gonna be a little bit different. Without objection, we will defer the prayer and pledge a little later. We'll be later in the session. 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 legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly chamber Sacramento, Wednesday, 03/25/2026. The assembly met at 7AM. The honorable Leticia Castillo, assembly member

leader, Aguiar Curry, moves and miss 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 on to motions and resolutions. The absence of the day are as follows. For legislative business, Assemblymember Ward. For maternity leave, Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez.

Thank you, members. Happy Monday. Thank you, members. Decorum. Take your desks if you could.

Thank you. Appreciate you. Okay. We are going on to procedural motions. Again, we are a little bit different run of show today.

Okay. Some excuse me. Madam majority leader, you are recognized.

Mister speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend assembly rule one one eight a to allow assembly member Schultz to have guests on the floor, to allow assembly members Lowenthal, Haney, Johnson, Koloz, Hadwick, Ellen Alanis, and Sharp Hollins, and Ta to have guests in the rear of the chamber, and to allow a separate member Pacheco to have a guest seated at her desk today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

Pursuant to assembly rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re refer the following bills to the committee. AB 1768 Brian from the local government committee to the revenue tax committee then back to the local government committee. And AB 2016 Jeff Gonzalez from the rev revenue and taxation committee to the environmental safety and toxic materials committee.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend joint rule 62, the final notice requirement to allow the following committees to set the following bills. Transportation committee to set AB 2595 PAPID for their hearing today, Monday the twentieth, April twentieth. Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee to notice AB2285 Valencia for their hearing on Tuesday, April 21. Appropriations to notice AB1919 Pellerin for their hearing on Wednesday, April 22.

Utilities and Energy Committee to to notice AB2518 Sharp Collins for their Hearing on Wednesday, April 22. And Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee to notice AB1972 Patterson for their hearing on Thursday, April 23.

Okay. Assemblymember Sanchez, you are recognized.

We object and ask for a roll call vote.

Assemblymember Sanchez asked for a roll call vote. Upon objection, a clerk will open the roll. Excuse me. I did not call out a second by Assemblymember Ta or Assemblymember Ortega, excuse me. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Miss Sanchez is asking for a no vote. The vote is for everybody's information, the vote is on the motion made by the majority leader. You made an objection, so we're doing a roll call vote on the motion itself.

All members vote who desire to vote. The majority leader is asking for an aye vote, Ms. Sanchez is asking for a No vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 41, nose 14, the motion carries.

Assemblymember De Maio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Pursuant to rule 98, I move to strike AB 2624, the Stop Nick Shirley act from the file.

Okay. Mister DeMaio, that motion is not on file. It's in committee. That motion is out of order.

Pursuant to rule 97, I move to withdraw from all committees AB 2624.

Just a moment, mister DeMaio. Is there a second on your motion? Seconded by mister Tangipa. Just a moment, mister DeMaio. Just a moment, mister DeMaio.

I thank you for your patience, sir. Members, this is not a debatable motion. This is a motion to suspend the rules, withdraw from committee, bring the bill to the floor directly. It takes 41 votes. The clerk will open the roll.

Mister DeMaio is asking for an aye vote. The majority leader is asking for a no vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

The majority leader is asking for a no vote. Mister DeMaio is asking for an aye vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 14, nos 44.

The motion fails. I I will kick this off. I am looking for Saint Francis High School. Are you here in the house, Saint Francis? Let's get you back to the rear of the chamber, Saint Francis.

Members, please direct your attention to the rear of the chamber. High school students from Saint Francis High School here in Sacramento are part of the Laudidosi movement, which advocates for environmental stewardship. The rear of the chamber are Melania Ebert, Anne Angeline Gonzalez, Momina Nysi, Sarah Ramos Lasso, and Mackenzie Thomas. Please welcome them to the capitol. Okay.

Continuing on. System majority leader, Garcia, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank Thank you, mister speaker. Members, it is my honor to introduce my family and friends visiting us here in Sacramento. My aunt Mary Lou Taylor is a twenty six year dispatcher at Riverside County Sheriff's Office. My other aunt, Maria Cordero, is a proud Loma Linda University graduate and works as a radiology technologist in the Inland Empire. My cousin, Andrew Magallanes, is also a proud Loma Linda University graduate and is a registered nurse in Loma Linda.

Taylor Predmore, close friend, was born in Redlands and works for California Office of Emergency Services. And Ryan Crow, my best friend and college roommate, is also here, is a TV producer at Sysco. I am very thankful for my family and friends, and I'm continually grateful for their support. Members, please join me in welcoming my guests to the California State Assembly.

Welcome, welcome. Okay. Continuing on, Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker, and good afternoon, colleagues. Today, I am pleased to recognize students from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory High School in San Francisco who are joining us up there in the gallery. Welcome. And welcome to Chad Evans, the campus minister. Now this welcoming is especially important since my children attend their rival high school Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.

I have to say go Irish, but also go Wildcats. So I'm so glad you're here today, and keep interested in our local government and what's happening at the state. Your voices matter. Thank you so much for coming to Sacramento, and I look forward to seeing you in the future. And I'm really sad that you won the Bruce Mahoney, but again, go Wildcats.

Let's go Wildcats. Members, before we get to the next guest introduction, I spy out of the corner of my eye, retired assembly member, Reggie, joined Sawyer in the back of the chamber. We miss you, Reggie. We miss your floor speeches, Reggie. Thank you, members.

Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, it is my honor to introduce a distinguished leader whose work sits at the intersection of higher education, workforce development, and one of California's most vital industries, agriculture. With us in the rear of the chamber is Doctor. Steve Perez, president of California State University. Cheers.

As we celebrate California Agriculture Day, it's fitting that we are joined by a leader whose institution has long been a cornerstone of agricultural innovation and education in Northern California. It's my alma mater and also the Wildcats. Chico State is home to one of the top agricultural programs in the nation preparing the next generation of farmers, ranchers, agribusiness leaders, and natural resource stewards. Under President Perez's leadership, Chico State continues to strengthen its commitment to hands on learning, applied research, and partnerships with local agricultural communities.

Management and food production, the university plays a critical role in advancing solutions to the challenges facing California agriculture today.

For many of us who represent rural districts, we know firsthand the importance of institutions like Chico State, not just as centers of learning, but as engines of economic growth and opportunity for our communities. President Perez, thank you for your leadership, your partnership, and your dedication to students and to California agriculture. Mister speaker and members, please join me in giving president Perez a warm welcome to the California State Capitol.

Okay. Members, one final guest introduction. Assembly member Ta, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. And members, thank you, mister speaker. And members, I rise to recognize and warmly welcome our honored guests, deputy director general John Chu of Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco. Deputy Gaussaud General Taheshi Ishihara of Japan and San Francisco, and Kijiro Hora, Executive Director of Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California. These honored guests symbolize the strength of Californians, relationship with nation of Rotter Sea.

On behalf of California State Assembly, I'd like to extend our sincere welcome and appreciation for for your work and for joining us on California State Assembly floor today. So mister speaker and members, please join me in giving our guests a warm California welcome.

Welcome. Welcome to the California Assembly. Thank you, members. Happy Monday. We have another guest introduction.

Doctor Sharp Collins, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Today, I have the honor of introducing the NAACP youth council branches of San Diego and also Oceanside. But keep in mind, there are many other branches that are here today as a part of the NAACP California Hawaii State Conference Day here at the capital. Here with me right now, to represent San Diego and Oceanside is Kiara, Kendra, Tayah, Adira, Tracy, and their chaperone, Joyce McBride.

Everyone, please help me welcome our our n double a c p youth that are here from San Diego and Oceanside, but there's also a host of others that are in the gallery that are from across the state of California.

Members, we have one final guest introduction. We're gonna ask mister Alanis to do a guest introduction before we move on to Armenian genocide remembrance ceremony. But before I do that, will you please join me in welcoming former assembly member, former speaker pro tem, current board of equalization member, Sally Liebert is on the floor. You're welcome to get back up here and finish off the session if you like. Okay, members.

One last guest introduction, then I'm gonna ask you to take your desk members. You can take conversations off the floor. Assembly member Alanis, you're recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. As you guys all know, I represent Assembly District 22, and we have a large representation of Arminians in that community from Turlock. And I'm proud to introduce some of those who have taken the time today to be with us. Up in the gallery, I have Deacon Daniel and his friend, Arsen. Please stand up over there.

And in the back of the chambers, I have his daughter, Mary Anne and Martine. Thank you guys for being here today. Let's give a round of applause. Thank you.

Okay, members. Thank you. It is time for our Armenian genocide remembrance ceremony. Please take your desk. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for today's prayer and flag salute.

In honor of the Earth Assembly's Armenian genocide remembrance ceremony, the day's prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, father Yagishhe Kasachikyan. Father Kasachikyan.

Thank you, mister speaker. Almighty God, on this day of remembrance for the Armenian genocide martyrs, we pause to honor the lives lost and the enduring spirit of a people who faced unimaginable suffering. May their courage and resilience inspire us to stand against injustice wherever it may arise and to speak truth with clarity and conviction. Bless the members of this assembly and their loved ones. Grant us the wisdom to lead our communities with sincerity, integrity, and a steadfast commitment to justice.

May our words and actions reflect fairness, compassion, and a dedication to the dignity of every human life. Let the unwavering faith and courage of the genocide martyrs guide us to live with conviction, to serve one another with humility, and to act with compassion in all that we do. Remove all barriers so that we may see clearly, recognize where change is needed, and respond with courage and wisdom. May our service be whole, our hearts steadfast, and our efforts guided by the principles of justice and mercy.

Today, as we remember the Armenian genocide, we honor not only those who perished, but also the survivors and their descendants whose perseverance teaches us the power of hope, the strength of memory, and the necessity of bearing witness.

May their legacy inspire all of us to work tirelessly for peace, human dignity, and the protection of all communities against hatred and oppression. Amen.

Before the flag salute, the Hominit men scouts are with us for today's ceremony. Scouts, please present the colors. Assemblymember Harabedian will lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

Members and guests, please place your right hand over your heart and repeat after me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one

The color guard is dismissed. Members and guests, you may be seated. Okay, members. Thank you so much. I appreciate your patience.

We're actually gonna skip through at this moment directly into well, actually, we'll move into business on the daily file. We'll do the second reading, file items one through 18. The clerk will read.

[Second Reading]

All bills will be deemed read. All amendments will be deemed adopted. On the concurrence and Senate amendments file item 19, we're gonna pass and retain. On reconsideration file items 20 through 22, all items shall be continued. That brings us to the the assembly third reading file.

Without objection, we're gonna move on to item number 48. That is house Resolution 97 for the assembly's commemoration of the hundred and eleventh anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The clerk will read.

House Resolution 97 by Assembly member Schultz and others relative to the Armenian genocide.

Thank you, members. Members, can you please take conversations off the floor? Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise today to present house Resolution 97, a resolution of remembrance. One that asks us all to not only look back, but to bear witness to the truth. We gather today in this hallowed chamber to commemorate the Armenian genocide. And let's be clear about what it was, a systematic and premeditated campaign of violence and murder orchestrated by the Ottoman Turkish empire.

On Thursday in my district and across this great state and, frankly, across the globe, we will mark a solemn occasion. The Armenian genocide began on 04/24/1915 and led to the deaths of more than 1,500,000 Armenians over eight long and horrific years. The lives lost and I mentioned this last year. 1,500,000. It's an astounding number.

It's easy to say, but when we really think about what that means, these were mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers murdered. Hundreds of thousands of Assyrians, Greeks, and Christians also perished. And one of the most atrocious violations of human rights in our global history, the colleagues, this is not merely a matter of distant history. It's a human story. It's a story of families uprooted, of cultures nearly erased, of voices that were silenced but never forgotten.

Survivors carried their memories across generations, building new lives and new places while holding on to the truth of what they endured. Their resilience is extraordinary. It is one of the things that I admire at that I admire most about the Armenian American community and a source of strength and inspiration for me every day, but it doesn't diminish the gravity of what was lost. Why are we here today? Why does this matter?

We're gathered together in recognition of the one hundred and eleventh anniversary of the Armenian genocide because remembrance is not a passive act. It's an act of responsibility. When we acknowledge these atrocities honestly and wholeheartedly, we affirm a simple but powerful principle that human dignity is nonnegotiable, and that truth must never yield to convenience or to denial.

As a legislative body and as elected officials, it is our duty to ensure that our nation and our world recognize the genocide and the countless lives lost during this dark chapter of our history. And let's be extraordinarily clear, Turkey and its ally, Azerbaijan, continue to this day to deny that the Armenian genocide ever took place.

Downplayed this atrocity, referring to it merely as a great catastrophe. Shameful. Denying the atrocities, remaining silent, or even intentionally avoiding the use of the

word genocide to describe this the use of the word genocide to describe this historical event is tantamount tantamount to complicity. Silence invites reoccurrence. Please allow me to be clear. This resolution doesn't seek to reopen old wounds. It seeks to ensure that the pain of the Armenian American community is not ignored.

It stands against the erosion of historical memory and against conditions that allowed such crimes to occur in the first place and be repeated to this day. History has shown us again and again that silence can be a partner to injustice, and we must choose differently. In recognizing the Armenian genocide, colleagues, we honor the victims. We stand with their descendants, and we reinforce a commitment that extends beyond any single community, a fundamental principle that the deliberate destruction of a people anywhere is a concern for people everywhere.

In closing, let this resolution be more than mere words on paper.

Let it be a statement of who we are and what we are willing to defend. Let it remind us that the measure of our time in public office, in service to the public, is not only what we achieve, but it's what we're willing to remember, to acknowledge, and to confront. Because if we fail to remember, we risk repeating mistakes of the past. But if we choose to remember clearly and courageously and without compromise, we strengthen the foundation of justice itself.

I urge my colleagues to support this resolution, and in doing so, affirm that memory matters, truth matters, and humanity must always come first. I respectfully, at the appropriate time, mister speaker, ask for your aye vote on HR 97, and that the first roll be open for co authors.

Thank you. Assemblymember Schulz. Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker, members. First of all, I wanna thank, my colleague from Burbank for bringing this support resolution today. As a member representing historic Little Armenia near Hollywood, it is my honor to stand in strong support of this resolution, a clear and strong statement that the Armenian people do not stand alone and that the state of California stands with you.

Today, we remember the 1,500,000 Armenian men, women, and children who were intentionally and systematically murdered through massacres, forced labor, and death marches in an attempt to destroy an entire people. Over a century has passed since the Armenian genocide, yet Turkey and Azerbaijan still deny basic historical facts.

This refusal has helped pave the way for continued and profound injustice, including Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Artsakh in 2023. HR 97 expresses both California's record California's recognition of the horrors of the Armenian genocide and our unwavering unwavering solidarity with the people of Armenia and Armenians in the diaspora, including in our state. This resolution also underscores the immense strength and resilience of the Harabedian people.

The survivors and their descendants around the world have carried that history forward, proudly maintaining their culture, traditions, and language in the diaspora and restoring the Armenian nation. Today, as some in The United States look to ignore, deny, or rewrite chapters of our me American history, it is more important than ever to make clear that we stand for the truth.

This resolution assures Armenian Americans that in the face of over a century of denial, California remains on the right side of history. I respectfully ask, request your support for HR 97. Thank you very much.

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

Thank you, mister speaker. As chair of the California legislative Native American Caucus, I rise in support of HR 97 commemorating the genocide of the Armenian people. Genocide is not a term to be used lightly. It specifically refers to the state sanctioned attempt to exterminate a group of people. The Armenians lost 1,500,000 people in a slaughter by Turkish rulers of the Ottoman Empire starting on 04/24/1950.

Mass deportations, forced religious conversions, and ethnic cleansing were also practiced by that empire. These are the crimes against humanity suffered by the Armenian people, which began more than a century ago. The state of California also sanctioned the killing of California Indian people. And it serves as a reminder that we do not have to look too far to see these atrocities, these horrific actions taken by a government. And we can only stop these acts of humanity by standing together, united in Solidarity with one another.

The attempt to wipe out a group of people because of one's identity is never forgotten and becomes a permanent part of one's core. It is my hope that Armenians one day receive acknowledgment and an apology from the Turkish government who oppressed them and brought the slaughter towards them with the genocide that took place. And a time comes when we stand together and we move forward in this world for apologies. Apologies going out to those that were harmed. It's not about rewriting history.

It's about getting history right and making sure that people truly understand that we stand side by side with you within these horrific acts that have been taken out against people. The Native American legislative caucus stands in solidarity with you.

Thank you, assembly member Ramos. Assembly member Tangipa, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. And I too rise in support of HR 97. A year ago, I I shared the story of how I was in a Armenian wedding of a few years. Then I was at an Armenian baptism for that baby, Bedros Babagian.

And to announce again today, there was another new baby, Nezarin Babagian, that is a testament to what the Armenian people stand for and what it means by remembering this genocide isn't just recognizing the atrocities that have been done in the past, but recognizing the success for those who made the trek, who fought against the oppression, and who arrived here in The United States to live the American dream.

The state of California is rooted in Armenian history, and even though I get to represent the second largest Armenian population, the Glendale Historical Society has a special quote that starts from the beginning. That when the first Armenians arrived here, there were three brothers that arrived in Fresno. Those three brothers worked together to bring agriculture and farming and founded a town named Yedem, which stands for the Garden Of Eden right here in the Central Valley.

It is the only town in the entire United States named after Armenian and the Armenian language. That was where I was at for the wedding, was in Yedam.

And our history is connected to them, and I rise just to share that as we see the Armenian community right now need support, and the ones here that came to celebrate the American dream is still alive today. We recognize the Armenian genocide. And while some will not say the word genocide, we do, and we recognize it. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Tangipa. Assemblymember Kolozar, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. Today, I rise in strong support of HR 97 designating 04/24/2026 as a day of commemoration of the hundred and eleventh anniversary of the Armenian genocide. I wanna begin by thanking my colleague from Burbank, who's also my neighbor and represents, Glendale. Together, we we represent Glendale, for putting this critical piece of legislation forward, and as well as for my colleague from Pasadena for his leadership as chair of the Armenian legislative caucus.

I also wanna thank all the members of the Armenian community who are here today, who took time out of their busy schedules to be with us at the capital.

So that together, we could uplift the voices and stories of Armenian families, both here and across the globe. As we heard over a hundred and eleven years ago, the world witnessed one of the most horrific atrocities of the twentieth century, the Armenian genocide. Between 1915 and 1923, more than 1,500,000 Armenians, along with thousands of Assyrians and Greeks, were systematically prosecuted, forcibly displaced, and killed by the Ottoman Empire. This was not an accident of history. It was a deliberate attempt to erase an entire nation.

This history is deeply personal to so many in our state Because as we know, California is home to one of the largest Armenian communities in the world. And I'm so proud to represent one of the largest Armenian communities in the state. Our Armenian diaspora is not only impacted by the Armenian genocide, but in so many ways is shaped by it. Their story is not just about loss, but it's about survival and resilience.

In my district, I've seen firsthand how our Armenian community carries forward the strength and resilience of this history.

In Glendale, we have great Armenian schools, churches, small businesses, cultural centers that contribute to our state every single day. And as Californians, we must do more than believe in dignity, truth, and justice. We must act upon it. Because as we know, Armenian history is American history. So today, let us remember and stand with the families and survivors and all that they have lost, and respectfully ask for your aye vote on HR 97.

Thank you.

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

Thank you, mister speaker. I am honored to rise in support of HR 97, which recognizes Friday, 04/24/2026 as the hundred eleventh anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Assembly District 54 is home to the oldest and largest memorial of the Armenian genocide in the state of California. Located prominently in the city of Montebello, this monument was built in 1968. And every year on April 24, thousands of Armenians from all across Los Angeles come to remember this horrendous crime against humanity.

This monument is tall, and it's hard to miss, but that's the point. Monuments should force you to contemplate their existence and what they stand for. Its eight seventy five foot columns are a powerful reminder of the horrors committed during the Armenian genocide, where over 1,500,000 people were murdered and over 1,000,000 are displaced. But it's also a testament to the strength and resiliency of the Armenian community that has survived and continues to survive against new threats of genocide and ethnic cleansing.

I wanna thank my colleagues from Burbank and Pasadena for bringing this resolution forward, and I'm proud to stand alongside my colleagues as we recognize this day.

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

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, as a proud member of the California Armenian Legislative Caucus and a co author of HR 97, I rise today in solemn recognition of the Armenian genocide. More than 1,000,000 Armenians were lost to violence, displacement, and suffering that should never have happened. Behind those numbers, our families, traditions, and entire communities that were forever changed. Today is about more than history.

It is about memory, about honoring those who were taken and standing with those who carry that loss across generations. In Assembly District 22, especially in Turlock, I am honored to represent a large and enduring Armenian community whose history and resilience are deeply woven into our region and strongly supported by dedicated local leaders. Local leaders such as deacon Daniel Aydian, a respectful, faithful leader, and trusted advocate whose leadership has helped sustain and strengthen the Armenian community in our region.

We are happy to have him with us today. Also with us today, our other family members that I introduced earlier.

But in California, we are so proud to stand alongside a strong and resilient Armenian community recognizing this truth matters to them and to all of us who believe that dignity, justice, and the human life must always be defended. We remember, we acknowledge, and we stand together, and I respectfully ask for your support. Thank you.

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

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise today with a profound sense of duty and honor and and thanks for for this resolution. HR 97 wanna thank my friend and colleague from Burbank for bringing it and speaking so forcefully and eloquently, and for everyone who stood up and spoke. One of the highlights every year is getting to hear Non Armenians try to pronounce Armenian names. And I'll tell you, it's very difficult.

You always think there should be more vowels, and there's just too many consonants, but I appreciate the bravery of standing up and trying to do it. And every Armenian here, feels for you in trying to do it, but but really thanks you for trying to do it. And let me just say that in all seriousness, it it means so much as the only Armenian in the legislature to have so many non Armenian allies. You know, we can't do this on our own.

No one can do anything on their own, but this day is always so special because you're all Armenian today.

You all are Armenian today when you vote on this resolution and you call the genocide that happened a hundred and eleven years ago, you call it a genocide for what it is, and historical fact establishes that. And we do it not only because we wanna make sure that history doesn't repeat itself. Unfortunately, history often rhymes. Maybe it doesn't repeat itself. But if only we would have done this sooner.

If only we would have recognized the Armenian genocide sooner or the ethnic cleansing and the genocide of the many native American tribes here, maybe we would have saved more communities, more people. As Hitler said before he invaded Poland, for who today speaks of the annihilation of the Armenian people. And if only more leaders had stood up and recognized the past genocides, the genocide of the Armenian people, we could have saved so many lives. And that's why we do it, but we also celebrate the Armenian community.

I'm a descendant of the Armenian genocide.

My family fled Armenia right before the genocide officially kicked off, and unfortunately, many of my family members never made it. But we celebrate not only a descendant of the Armenian genocide standing here on the floor today to recognize it, but all of the Armenians that call California home. California is a land of immigrants. It's a land of freedom. It's a land of diversity, and Armenians are very proud to call this great state our home.

And we are the largest population of Armenians in the nation that live here in Burbank, Pasadena, throughout the Central Valley, and into Northern California, and we celebrate that. So this is a joyous day. And so I just wanna thank every one of you for supporting the resolution, for doing everything you do to support the Armenians throughout this great state.

And I can't thank you enough for doing what you do to make sure that every Armenian here and everyone that watches it feels your respect and your love on a day that is very sorrowful for many of us for what happened. So with that, mister speaker, I would ask for an aye vote on HR 97.

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

Yes. Thank you, mister speaker. Briefly, colleagues to all of you who spoke and even to those who didn't, I I know that you are with us in this fight for recognition of the truth, and I thank you all for that. In my relatively short time on the floor, I don't think I've ever been so cognizant of the weight of the responsibility of carrying this resolution for such an important part of the community that I call home. And in doing so, we're not doing something performative.

We are sending, hopefully, a clear and unified message to our communities and to the rest of the world, and that is that the truth matters. The genocide happened. We're not gonna shy away from it. As my colleague from Clovis so eloquently said, this is the truth, and we're all gonna stand by it. And I can only hope that in sending a unified message, even the highest levels of our government will begin to finally acknowledge the truth.

To all of those who are in the chamber today and watching back at home, I simply leave you with this. It's not my voice that's echoing in today's chamber. It's your voice, all of you who made the trip. I hope that in some small way, you see that this body stands united. Wrong is wrong.

Genocide is genocide. And with that, I humbly ask for all of you to join me in voting aye on HR 97. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Schultz. Members, the Assemblymember has asked for the first roll to be open for coauthors. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll for coauthors.

All members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes.

There are 66 co authors added. Without objection, we'll now take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. All those opposed, no.

The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.

Assembly member Schultz, you are recognized for your very important guest introductions.

Thank you. Thank you very much, mister speaker. Colleagues, this afternoon, we are joined by so many in our chamber and in the gallery. I'm gonna attempt to mention as many names as possible, and if I miss you, I'm so sorry. But we have, in no particular order, we have Tina Vartanian with the Southern California Armenian Democrats, Kevork Hagopian and Austenay Suleimanyan with the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region.

We have Tylene Yakubian with the Armenian Assembly of America, Archer and Athena Artinian, Arminu Balian. We have Natalie Bruton Yannovkian with the California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation. We have representatives of the Burbank Armenian Association, Glendale city clerk Susie Abajian, and Glendale mayor Artie Kasakian and council member Ellen Asatrian. I also wanna give a shout out to our home management scouts, Ani Jangotian, Arin Yergatian, David Yacobian, and Vikin Yergatian. Thank you, mister speaker.

Please join me in welcoming them to the assembly floor.

Members and and our esteemed guests, before you leave the chamber from the gallery, if you could wait just a moment, please. Can everybody please stand? Please stand. We will now observe a moment of silence, remembrance of all those that lost their lives during the Armenian genocide.

Members and and our esteemed guests, before you leave the chamber from the gallery, if you could wait just a moment, please. Can everybody please stand? Please stand. We will now observe a moment of silence, remembrance of all those that lost their lives during the Armenian genocide.

Thank you.

This concludes our ceremony. You may be seated. Now I'll be moving back to business on the daily file. Starting at the top of the assembly third reading file, we are gonna pass and retain on file items 23 through file item 28. That brings us to file item 29.

That's AB 1838 by Assemblymember Berman. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill eighteen thirty eight by Assemblymember Berman and acclating the public contracts.

Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. AB 1838 would require a contractor submitting a bid for a public works construction project to disclose any history of wage and hour violations within the previous five years. This would help ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent, promote fair labor practices, and increase transparency for local agencies, awarding public contracts. This bill was recently amended to clarify the language as recommended by the Labor and Employment Committee in their analysis. Respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 47, no six, the measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file items thirty, thirty one, 32, 33. That brings us to file item 34.

That's AB 1562 by Assemblymember Jackson. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill fifteen sixty two by Assemblymember Jackson and accurately to elections.

Assemblymember Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, mister speaker. This is AB 1562, which is meant to bring people closer to their democracy by authorizing counties to randomly select individuals to serve as poll workers for elections. This approach has been a practice in Nebraska since nineteen fifties, giving counties another tool in their toolbox for recruitment and ensuring free and fair elections. Drafting poll participating counties have often expressed greater understanding and confidence in the elections process.

This year, I've been rereading some of the works of our founders, such as Hamilton and Jefferson, and they repeatedly know that the ultimate safeguard for our democracy is an informed and engaged citizenry.

By including more citizens in the electoral process, we strengthen the natural gardens of our democracy. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Jackson, doctor Jackson. I'll debate having ceased clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Aye is 44, no's eight. The measure passes. Gonna pass and retain on file items 35, 36, 37, 38.

That brings us to file item number 39. That's AB 2297 by Assembly member Stefani. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill twenty two ninety seven by Assembly member Stefani, and I'll relay to restitution.

Assembly member Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, today I'm presenting AB 2297, a bill to support victims of crime by making sure restitution is handled fairly and consistently when diversion is offered. Diversion programs are an important public safety tool. They can reduce repeat offenses and help people get the treatment they need. But accountability still matters and that includes making victims whole.

Right now, the legislature has created 14 different diversion programs and only four of them clearly guarantee a victim's right to restitution. In other programs, the language is unclear or inconsistent. The result is definitely a confusing patchwork. Victims of the same of of the same crime can be treated differently when it comes to restitution depending on which diversion program is used, which is not fair and is not what victims deserve. AB 2297 fixes that problem.

It says clear, consistent rules for restitution across all diversion programs. It makes sure that choosing diversion does not mean avoiding responsibility to the victim, and it sends a message that rehabilitation and restitution should go hand in hand. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Stefani, I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tallying the votes. Ayes 56, no zero. The measure passes. File item number 40, that's AB 1659 by Assembly member Ransom.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill sixteen fifty nine by Assembly member Ransom and others, and I'm putting the people instruction.

Assembly member Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 1659, which would close the gap in support for justice impacted youth returning to their home school districts. Without strong transitional support course court school students can easily fall through the cracks, especially when they're released from court school and return to their home school district. A delay in reenrollment may mean that the student fails to enroll at all and drops out of school altogether, making a smooth reintegration critical.

A B 1659 will ensure that dedicated staff member at the receiving school district will help transition students during a very vulnerable time.

With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly member Ransom. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Aye 65, no zero. The measure passes. Gonna pass and retain on file items forty one and forty two.

Brings us to file item number 43. That's AB 1974 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1974 by Assemblymember Stefani an act relating to firearms.

Assemblymember Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 1974, which allows local law enforcement agencies to adopt a temporary firearm storage program. This bill is inspired by the incredible work of Leslie Hugh at Pierce's Pledge and will help provide additional options for storage of guns where there is when there is nowhere else to go. The goal here is simple. With more guns safely stored and fewer guns accessible during moments of crisis, like contentious custody disputes, we can save lives.

AB 1974 provides clear, consistent guidelines so that law enforcement agencies across California can implement these programs safely, responsibly, and effectively. This program is optional, voluntary, and has already seen great success in San Francisco's very own police department. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stephanie. Assemblymember Quirk Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam, mister speaker, and members. I rise today in strong support of AB 1753. As a teacher for over thirty years, as a mother and as a grandmother, I come to this floor today with a heavy heart. Over this past weekend in Louisiana, eight children were murdered in an act of violence so cruel and so incomprehensible that it shakes me to my core. Children, three years old, five years old, lives just beginning, taken in an instant.

This is not an isolated tragedy, but a pattern that has continuously repeated itself across our country. Each time the trauma spare spreads and more children are lost or left to carry wounds that will follow them for the rest of their lives. This rising wave of violence is shaping the world our children are growing up in, a world where fear is becoming normal. Just days before that, a former elected official in Virginia took the life of his wife before taking his own.

He left two teenagers in a family that no longer exists.

This elected official was someone who held public office, who walked halls not unlike these. That reality should stop every one of us in our tracks. Violence does not always begin with a criminal act, but with a moment of crisis. A moment when someone who should not have access to a firearm still does. Current law allows for firearms for firearms storage, but access is limited and inconsistent.

And too many communities, that option simply does not exist. AB 1974 creates a clear voluntary pathway for individuals and families to temporarily store firearms with law enforcement during times of crisis. Before a tragedy occur occurs. Members, history will not remember the moments when we said this was too hard. History will remember whether we acted when we knew what was at stake.

Eight children were killed this weekend. Somewhere tonight, there are parents who will never hear their child's voice again. Somewhere tonight, there are empty beds that will stay empty. Members, we cannot bring those families, their children back. But what we can do is decide whether we will act before the next child is lost. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Quirk Silva. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Stefani, do you wish to close?

Thank you, mister speaker. And I want to thank the member from Fullerton for reminding us of the tragedy that occurred over the weekend. And I also wanna remind us that today is the twenty seventh anniversary of Columbine. When I got into the gun violence prevention movement. And that should have been the end of high school shootings in this country.

And instead, we have just seen a gross and sick proliferation of gun violence in this country, and we have to do something about it. This bill helps. Doesn't do everything we need it to do, but it helps. It helps store weapons in horrible contentious custody disputes where my friend Leslie lost her only son because her ex husband shot and killed him. And that's happening all the time.

And we have to wake up. I'm so sick of it. I'm so sick of it. I respectfully ask for your aye vote and keep doing things on this topic. We cannot live in a country where eight kids are just murdered on the weekend. I'm so tired of it. Please vote yes.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stefani. All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, size 65. No zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file items 44, 45, 46, 47.

We have already dispensed with file item 48. That brings us to file item 49. That's HR 99 by Assembly member Soria. Clerk will read.

House Resolution 99 by Assembly member Soria and others relative to California Agriculture Day.

Assembly member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. HR 99 honors California's agricultural day, which commemorates the vital role of California's farmers, ranchers, and farm workers in fueling our economy and putting food on tables across the globe. Over 400 different commodities according accounting for over one third of vegetables and nearly one quarter one three quarters, excuse me, of the fruits and nuts produced in The United States. California is the nation's leader in agricultural exports, shipping $23,800,000,000 of food and agriculture commodities around the world in 2024.

Californians continue to express the importance of purchasing food items grown locally in our state and have demonstrated increased support of farmers markets, community supported agricultural programs, and farm to school programs.

The theme of California Agricultural Day twenty twenty six is California leads, highlighting the many ways California's agricultural sector lead the way from innovation, in innovative water conservation efforts, to the success of the Farm to School program, to specialty crops, and the inspiring contributions of female farmers.

California's Farm to School program serves as a model for the nation, connecting California grown foods with school meal programs in 86% of California's counties with the goal of cultivating equity, nurturing students, building climate resilience, and creating students, building climate resilience, and creating scalable and sustainable changes in the school food system. We must work to foster robust agricultural production and sustainable environmental protections. California ag can lead the way. However, the burden should not fall all on the farmers and ranchers alone.

We need to support and provide resources from Sacramento to make this happen. We need to invest in programs like the farmer program, the food production investment program, the livestock methane reduction program, and continued investments in sustainable ag waste management practices. Collectively, these programs are some of the most valuable investments we can make here in the state of California. You know, we often hear the term California being the breadbasket of the nation, which of course, it's true.

But I'm proud to represent the breadbasket of California and The US.

When we look at my district, two out of the three counties I represent in the Central Valley make up some of the top agricultural production regions in the entire country, with Fresno County being number one. Merced County, being top five in the nation. To all of the California farmers, ranchers, farm workers, and everyone else who helped make our agriculture industry the envy of the world, we are profoundly grateful to them. We also must recognize that 2026 is the year of the woman farmer.

So for those of you that didn't know, California women in agriculture are outpacing the nation, making up 38% of producers and operating more farms than in than in any other major agricultural state in The United States.

So today, I would like to have the first roll call open for co authors, and I encourage all of you to join me in celebrating California's agricultural resilience and strength on the west depths of the capital tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member Soria. Assembly member Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise today to speak in support of HR 99, recognizing April 21 as California Agriculture Day. As many of you know, I'm a farmer myself. My husband and our kids run our county's only pumpkin patch each fall. We also raise hay, vegetables, and cut flowers, and highland cattle.

As an FFA and four H alumni, California State Agriculture Science graduate, Farm Bureau member, having a husband who runs our natural resource conservation service office, and having our own farm, raising our kids as farm kids, and opening our home to teach others about farming and livestock was something that we had always wanted. Country. And District 1, this isn't just our livelihood. It's a cornerstone of our culture, economy, and way of life.

It's a true It's a quality of life that you love, even when you're feeding cows in a snowstorm, working eighteen hour days when it's harvest, or moving in a rage.

It's a life of hard work that is centered around weather and so much that is out of our control. But it's a life that we love. Every day, farmers like myself work hard to grow the food that feeds our families and fuels our nation. The crops we grow, the livestock we raise, and the innovations we drive in sustainable farming practices all contribute to a thriving California. Agriculture supports thousands of jobs from transportation and food processing farming remains bright for the next generation.

Very supportive husband to bring them down again on Ag Day tomorrow. Please stop by our booth on the Capitol Lawn from ten to two and come hug a fuzzy cow. We have a baby this year. And see farm equipment, talk to people in the industry, that all of these people that are working hard to feed our country. And please enjoy the Ag Day crates that we've been delivered to your office, that our California Ag industry so generously donated.

And, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Hadwick. Assembly member Rogers, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, mister speaker. I rise in support of HR 99. You could not bring a resolution celebrating agriculture on 04/20 without the member who represents the Emerald Triangle standing up. You have heard about the struggles from our dairymen. You have heard about the struggles from our wine institute, and it really has hit agriculture on the North Coast very hard.

But I actually had the occasion to go up to Humboldt County this last weekend and meet with some of our students for the cannabis industry who wanted me to relay back to Sacramento the challenges that the small farmers are having with consolidation, the way that our rules have made it so much more difficult for the small farmers to actually survive in our community, and the need for us to remember that ag across the board is successful in California if we allow it to be.

So I arise and urge and I vote on HR 99.

Thank you, Assembly member Rogers. Assembly member Gallagher, you are recognized.

Yes. Thank you, mister speaker. I also rise in support of HR 99 and wanna thank the author for bringing this forward today. Many of us have worked really hard to address the concerns of the agriculture industry. And, you know, it's as a sixth generation California farmer, it's really important to me.

And being a farmer, it is a wonderful life. There's a lot of great things about the farm. And growing up in that and having that appreciation for the land, Not only the food, you know, that it provides, that sustenance that is provided for so many, but also that we are the home of of so much wildlife, of waterfowl, of many types of animals that, you know, call our farmland home.

The innovation that we are doing in agriculture to provide better habitat and growing conditions for Juvenile Salmon, for example. And it's things that I think people don't always recognize, you know, about agriculture.

And I and I I love sharing, you know, our agriculture industry, with so many in this policy making business. And many time you know, many of you have been up into my district and have come and seen some of our farms, how they operate, the processing facilities that are so necessary, the trucks. I'll say that again, the trucks that are so necessary to bringing that food to your table.

And in and in many ways, we're having a lot of trouble complying with very difficult regulations on that front. And I love sharing that because I want people to see what that's all about.

It isn't it, you know, it's less than 2% of people that are directly involved in agriculture, you know, in the state. But we all benefit from it. All 100% of us, right, benefit from that food. And we do take it for granted. And I want us to think about as we're celebrating Ag Day, we I think a lot of times we take that for granted.

We grow so many different food and crop so many different food items and crops in this state. And it is not an easy thing to do. And I'm really worried right now about the state of our agriculture industry in California. If you don't know, we are facing some of the highest costs ever. Our costs have gone up exponentially, and commodity prices are at historic lows.

There are many farmers right now who are teetering on the edge of bank loans getting called and not being able to pay them and going out of business. And you know what goes with that? The food and the jobs go with that. We have to do more to better support our agriculture industry in the state.

And I think there's a few things that

we can do. Regulatory reform is a big one. And I think there's a few things that we can do. Regulatory reform is a big one. You know, the the climate policies that we have that we have passed in this body and that the California Air Resource Board continues to implement have been very devastating to farmers.

They've increased our costs exponentially. Fuel and gas prices have gone up largely because of policies that we've implemented. We have to do something to reduce that and give relief. Energy costs have gone through the roof, and farmers use a lot of electricity to run pumps, to run processing facilities. We have to do something to provide relief on that front.

We need more support at the federal level too. I I I I do think with the farm bill moving through the lead through the Congress right now, we need to make sure that there's sufficient and funding for specialty crops that are key to California. So those are things that we can focus on too.

So, you know, on this Ag Day, I just, you know, I just want us to really recognize that there's a lot that needs to be done to protect this agriculture industry, to make sure that you have that food. And then lastly, just this this one thing that I've been harping on a lot lately, it's crazy.

It is crazy to me that in this great state of California where we are the number one ag producer, where we produce the healthiest, most nutritious food in the world, that it's not in our schools, that it's not in our institutions, that we're not buying California grown food in California. That's not getting into our institutions. That's wrong.

And it is we not only will be better for our kids, not only will be better for our health, it will be better for our farmers, and it'll help ensure that they have sustained revenues. We'll be showing that we're investing in our people.

Wine grapes, why are we bringing in stuff Thank you.

Thank you, sir. From Argentina?

It should be California grown. We can do that right here in this in this body by passing good policies that support agriculture. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gallagher. Doctor Rambula, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I do wanna highlight and with a source of pride representing Fresno County that it is Fresno County who sets the record at over 9,000,000,000 in agricultural crops that we harvested in our community. It was things like almonds and milk, dairy, cattle, grapes, poultry that helped us to have this record breaking crop count that we did in 2024. And I wanna also highlight that it leads towards one in nine jobs. Over 11% of the jobs in Fresno County come from agriculture.

And so no offense to those of you who are from Kern or to Larry, but it was Fresno who was number one this year and just wants to call out and make sure that we're aware that we're leading the way. So thank you for our colleague from Merced for bringing up this important resolution as we highlight the importance that agriculture plays for our state. Just wanted to bring the numbers and the facts with how well Fresno County is doing on this agricultural day today.

Thank you, doctor Randy Love. Assembly member, Tanya Pai, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I just wanna rise with my colleagues from Fresno County as well and join them in the celebration, on how not only Fresno County, but the Valley is number one. And one of the things that I do want to echo that I've learned from participating with the Fresno County Farm Bureau is they shared something that was very impactful.

Is that right now, farmers around the world are being asked to grow more food for more people in the history of the world with the least amount of land and the least amount of resources available, and they rise and they do it every single time. So I wanna make sure that I'm thanking all of the farmers, the industry, Ag, and celebrating because all of us as California legislators should brAg that Ag comes from California, that Ag is a part of our history.

And not only that, Fresno County is number one in almonds and grapes and pistachios and cattle in milk, poultry, tomatoes, peaches, garlic, and onions. So when I get to brag about ag, we get to cheer from Fresno County too. So thank you to my colleagues, and let's all celebrate ag day.

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

Thank you to my colleagues from Alturas, Nicholas, Santa Rosa, Fresno, and Clovis for, your wonderful comments. Let's be proud about our agricultural industry, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Soria. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. Oh, excuse me. Excuse me, everybody.

Excuse me. Assemblymember Soria, do you wish for the first role to be open for co authors? She does. Okay. Members, the role is open.

This is for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. There are 65 co authors added. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye. Aye.

All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Madam majority leader, you are recognized.

I request unanimous consent to suspend joint rule 62 a. The final notice requirement to allow the housing and community development committee meet at 9AM on Wednesday, April 22. Their hearing is currently noticed for 09:30am. We'll see everybody there at nine.

Not objection. Back to business on the daily file. We're gonna pass through 10 of file item number 50. That brings us to file item number 51. That's AB 2402 by Assemblymember Boerner. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2402 by Assemblymember Boerner an act relating to Health Studios.

Assemblymember Boerner, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, speaker pro tem and members. I'm pleased to author AB 2402, a bill that would provide California consumers with more wellness options. AB 2402 will establish a definition for a multi service health club studio, updating a law on fees that has not been updated updated since 2005. The fitness and wellness industry has evolved significantly since that time.

If passed, AB 2402 will remove the current cap on annual fees for health studios that go above and beyond with their services.

This would allow California consumers to engage world class facilities with prices set by natural market competition while remaining protected under previously established consumer protect protection laws and standard oversight for traditional gyms. I respectfully ask for a nigh vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Boerner. I'll debate having ceased. The clerk will open the role. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I 16, noes one. The measure passes. Pass through in tandem file items 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57.

File item number 58 is AB 1607 by Assembly member Mark Gonzales. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1607 by Assembly member Mark Gonzalez and others, an app related to emergency medical services.

Assembly member Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present AB 1607, which extends the sunset on the MATI emergency medical services fund. Everyday emergency departments provide carriers of patients regardless of their ability to pay. When patients are unable to cover the cost of their care, hospitals and physicians rely on the Maddy Fund to help offset the cost of life saving treatments. Without this bill, we will risk losing essential funding that keeps emergency physicians on shift, ambulances available, and trauma care accessible across our state.

This bill ensures this critical support remains in place so that the care is there when California has seen it the most. AB 167 protects a critical fund that has helped keep our emergency departments open and saving our communities for nearly four decades. With that, I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Gonzales. Assembly member Demaio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Permission to read?

Without objection.

CBS News, 01/16/2026. Headline, how California quietly adds up hundreds in hidden fees to drive up traffic tickets. Quote, getting a traffic ticket is a terrible feeling, and it's made even worse in California when you find out how much it's gonna cost you. What you may not realize is that buried in the dollar amount you're told to pay is a long list of hidden fees, some that have nothing to do with traffic. CBS News California investigates, looked at what you're paying for and why.

Chris Kars received a red light camera ticket as she drove through an intersection in April 2025. Her base fee, $100. But the citation came in the mail soon after with a total of amount $486. Colleagues, I urge you to vote no on AB 1607, not because there's probably a program that does some decent work with the funds, but those funds should be allocated from the general fund, the regular tax increment that we already collect from state taxpayers.

What we are doing with this bill is we're adding nickel and dime here, which adds up to a price gouge on Californians.

It's wrong. You know what's wrong? They know what's wrong. And what's interesting is in this story, politicians are quoted as saying, oh, that $486 is so shameful. We have to do something about that.

Well, my friends, this is an opportunity to do something about it. AB 14- is a 1607 not only extends these hidden fees, but we know that the program that benefits from this, gouge disproportionately goes to illegal immigrants using the emergency room in the state of California. So, again, on so many levels, this is a wrong program. You could hoot and holler, but guess what? You're price gouging your own middle class working families with hidden fees.

And where's the money going to noncitizen? That's where this program disproportionately goes. Those are facts. If you wanna fund that, fund it out of the general fund, but don't sucker punch people who have the misfortune of getting a traffic violation. I urge you to vote no on AB 1607 and stop price gouging.

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

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Well, debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes.

Ayes 66, Noes one. The measure passes. Gonna pass through intent on file item fifty nine sixty sixty one. That brings us to file item number 62. That's ACR 129 by Assembly member Haney. The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 129 by Assembly member Haney and others, well, to to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.

Assembly member Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I am proud to present ACR 129, jointly authored with assembly member Brian, which will establish a sister state relationship between California and Lagos State Nigeria. This resolution recognizes the deep economic, cultural, and people to people ties between our regions, two global centers of innovation, creativity, and opportunity whose shared strengths are increasingly shaping global growth and exchange. Lego State is in the economic and cultural center of Nigeria and one of the most dynamic regions on the African continent.

It is a leading hub for technology, entertainment, finance, maritime trade, entrepreneurship, and urban development.

As of 2025, Lagos state's economy is estimated at approximately 259,000,000,000, making it the second largest city economy in Africa. On a com comparative basis, Lagos would rank among the top 10 economies on the continent if considered as a country exceeding the GDP of a majority of African nations. It is also one of the world's fast and grow fastest growing tech ecosystems with a start up economy valued approximately 15,300,000,000 and more than 2,000 start ups anchored by a globally competitive fintech sector.

Similarly, California, the fourth largest economy in the world is defined by our leadership in technology, clean energy, higher education, agriculture, entertainment, and the arts. California and Lagos also both are both global cultural trendsetters.

Lagos is home to Nollywood, one of the largest film industries in the world by volume, while California is home to Hollywood, a cornerstone cornerstone of the global entertainment economy. Lagos is also the heart of the global Afrobeats movement, one of Africa's most influential cultural exports, and as a state has reshaped international pop culture with Lagos serving as a creative epicenter where music, fashion, and storytelling converge and reach global audiences. Together, California and Lagos are remarkably aligned.

Both are coastal globally connected regions that drive economic growth through ports, trade, and innovative ecosystems. Both are home to diverse entrepreneurial populations and serve as cultural and economic engines.

This makes the alignment and formal collaboration both natural and necessary and creates a framework to deepen cooperation and economic development, trade, education, climate resilience, transportation, culture, entertainment, and youth opportunity. It also reflects the strength of the Nigerian diaspora in California, approximately 60,000 residents, one of the largest Nigerian communities in The United States and a vital contributor to our state's economy, culture, and workforce.

At COP thirty in Belem, governor Newsom announced a memorandum of understanding between California and The Federal Republic Of Nigeria to advance cooperation in sustainable transportation, green ports, low carbon fuels, methane reduction, and climate adaptation. Together, these efforts reflect California's growing role in global subnational diplomacy, in climate innovation, port decarbonization, and clean transportation technology. These partnerships will demonstrate that California and our African partners are not only exchanging ideas, but building tangible pathways for climate action, economic opportunity, and innovation growth.

I wanna note that if we adopt this sister state relationship, in the forty plus years that California has established sister states, this will be just the second sister state that we have on the entire, Continent Of Africa, the other being the with the Western Cape. And this partnership for us and for the people of Lagos will be a way for us to deepen our connections in in in culture, in economic opportunity, and innovation driven growth.

Colleagues, I think as we look at our future, our future as California is always gonna be connected to people across the globe and learning from each other and exchanging with each other, and that must include, the people of the Continent Of Africa and this partnership with by establishing a sister state with the innovative, impactful state, of Lagos that has so much in common with ours will be a huge step forward in helping us do that.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote on ACR 129.

Thank you. Assemblymember Haney. Assemblymember, do you wish for the first roll to be open for co authors? All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co authors. Members this is for co authors.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the role tally the votes. There are 69 co authors added. Resolution. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker speaker and members. It is my honor to recognize our distinguished guests in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery who are here in recognition of ACR 129. Our guests reflect the growing partnership between California and and Lagos State. They represent a diverse group of partners and institutions, including Lagos State Nigeria, the California State Transportation Agency, the US Diaspora United Chamber of Commerce, the Bay Area Council, and the California Energy Commission.

Our guest presence is especially timely as global partners gather in San Francisco this week for Climate Week, an event many of them are here to attend.

Climate Weeks provide a dynamic platform for dialogue, capacity, building, and innovative solutions, bringing together government and NGO stakeholders to identify and implement shared climate goals. That is why I'm proud to welcome leaders here today whose work reflects this promise of stronger collaboration between our regions. We are especially honored to welcome Toks Omishakin, secretary of the California State Transportation Agency. Secretary Omishakin has been a visionary leader in advancing transportation infrastructure sustainability and economic opportunity across our state.

We also welcome Tammy McGowan, senior advisor for strategy and operations at the California State Transportation Agency.

Bonnie Niaga, international policy adviser at the California Transportation Agency, Naomi Gallardo, commissioner with the California Energy Commission, doctor Wale Aluby, professor of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, mister Matthew Ajake, entrepreneur and CEO of the US Diaspora United Chamber of Commerce, Geraldine M'Mba, vice president of the Sacramento Association of Nigerians and chief chief, Lanre Hassan, business leader in Sacramento.

These guests represent leadership, public safety, innovation, health care, clean energy, and their presence today reminds us that partnership across borders creates opportunity, deepens understanding, and strengthens our shared future. Please join me today in welcoming our distinguished guest to the state capital.

Okay. Members, we have more business on the daily file. Onto the Senate third reading file. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 63 and 64. Mister Solache?

That brings us to file item number 65. That's SJR 112 by Senator Grove excuse me, by Senator Cervantes presented by assembly member Solache. The clerk will read.

It's in a joint resolution seven by Senator Cervantes and others relative to tariffs.

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

Colleagues, I rise today as floor manager for SCR 7 as chair of the economic development growth household impact committee with a simple message. Working families deserve stability not to be sacrificed for political experiments. For more than a year, the federal administration has waged an economic crusade built on unilateral tariffs, reckless emergency declarations, and a fundamental disregard disregard for Congress constitutional authority. And who is paying the price? Not the political class, not well connected insiders, working Californians, and working Americans are paying the price.

Let's call it what it is. These titles are taxes. They are taxes on groceries, taxes on school supplies, taxes on building materials in the middle of a housing crisis, and taxes on small businesses already fighting to survive. That is not leadership. That is not- that is executive overreach.

Instead of stability, we have chaos. Instead of productivity, we have volatility. Instead of partnership with Congress, we have a unilateral declarations of emergency. Small businesses warrant of irreparable harm. Farmers face retaliatory tariffs.

Ports slowly dramatically slow dramatically, and families watch prices rise while paychecks stayed the same. Working families can now build the American dream and the economy governed by impulse and political theater. They need stable prices, stable jobs, stable supply chains, stable leadership. The American dream is not about punishing consumers and pushing them to score ideological points. It's not about testing how far executive power can be stretched.

It's not about gambling with household budgets to advance a selfish, reckless agenda. It is about rewarding hard work. It's about expanding opportunity. It is about making sure that when Americans work harder, they get ahead, not push backwards by avoidable price hikes.

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

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. I rise in strong support of SJR 7. Members, American consumers paid over $231,000,000,000. I said billion dollars in tariffs cost in just one year. Californians were hit even harder.

About 15% above the national average, costing typical households roughly $2,000. And that may not seem like a lot to you. That may not seem like a lot to you, but that's a lot for Californians, especially during this tough time during the recession. People are still having a tough time making ends meet. When I go to the grocery store in my community, people are still saying, it's tough.

It's tough making ends meet. It's tough. And they're asking me, assembly member, you see these prices? It's hard. It's hard.

Trump's terrorist is squeezing families from every direction, high grocery bills, pricing clothes, shoes, and more expensive cars. Let me be clear. Terrorists are at the core of taxes. And like any tax, they're being paid often by foreign government. Not by foreign government, but by American imports, manufacturers, and ultimately, our constituents are feeling the pain right here.

Not just in my district, but all across California. And what we have got going on right now, American manufacturers have not seen a meaningful comeback. Nothing. The terrorists have accomplished nothing but high prices, and we see it each and every day. According to the tax foundation, terrorists imposed by Trump's reduce the GDP hurt job growth, failing to wage to raise wages.

Working families get hit the hardest by the Trump terrorist because they spend more of every paycheck just to afford the basic necessities. They feel the cost first, and they feel them the most. As the chair of the assembly select committee on the ports and goods movement, I've seen firsthand the Trump terrorist causing chaos at our ports. Shipping volumes at the ports of Los Angeles and the ports of Long Beach have dropped by as much as 40% in May.

That has caused disruption and raising prices and the cost of job loss at our ports.

We've seen that these terrorists have hurt and harmed American standing in the world and have strained relationships with key allies. In some cases, watch this, they have imposed not economic policies, but political retaliations. By ending these terrorists, we can lower costs for American families, restore stability for businesses, rebuild trust with our allies, and refocus our efforts on policies that truly strengthen our economy. Members, I ask for a strong aye vote on SJR 7.

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

Thank you, Mister speaker members. This resolution is completely disingenuous. You all don't care about prices going up. No. You don't.

Because prices went up. Inflation rose by 20% under the Biden administration. 20% because trillions of dollars were spent authorized by the inflation reduction act that you all supported. And that's when our prices went up to astronomical levels, And you guys said absolutely nothing. In fact, you guys celebrated that legislation.

You celebrated the trillions of dollars of spending even though economist after economist said, don't do this. It's going to cause inflation. You don't care about prices because I was on this floor when you guys passed the gas tax that has made us the highest cost fuel in the nation. I was here when you guys reauthorized cap and trade last year, which is a tax on every California consumer, on fuel, on gas, on diesel.

Guess how groceries get to your your store and then your and then your table?

Buy trucks that use gas and diesel. You've raised the prices with the policies that you've supported. So don't come in here and say it's tariffs. You actually don't know what you're talking about. Because if you did the research, you'd find out that tariffs have contributed point .7% to inflation in this last year.

Mister Gallagher Your party Mister Gallagher. Mister Gallagher, you are out of order. Please use decorum in the way you're addressing your colleagues.

The policies that have been supported by many people in this building raised inflation by 20%. Tariffs raised in look at check look it up. Have raised have contributed to inflation by point .7%. And meanwhile, what do tariffs do, and what does tariff policy do? I don't think it's a good long-term policy.

I will say that. I don't think we should have tariffs for the long term. But what it does do is it stops other countries from taking advantage of us and helps us leverage better trade deals. Because right now, we've been getting sold out. By the way, you guys have been silent while the manufacturing class has gotten hollowed out and exported to other countries.

And finally, someone's standing up and saying, no. We need to stand up for American manufacturing and bring it back here and protect it. And we need to protect American farmers and stop them from getting taken advantage of. Right now, deals are getting negotiated using tariffs as leverage that will help California farmers rise when it comes to Japan. India when it comes to our nuts, almonds and walnuts to get better trade deals.

China doesn't even take any of our goods, by the way. It's impossible to get into China. We need to leverage that. We need to use our tariff policy to leverage better trade deals for our people. So when you talk about this, you don't really know what you're talking about.

Because actually tariffs are helping us get better deals for American workers, for American farmers, for American manufacturing. And meanwhile, you said nothing, and you supported policies that have increased our prices astronomically. And you supported tax after tax. You're calling this a tax? Wasn't the gas tax a tax?

Isn't cap and trade a tax? Isn't there a tax right now being proposed by your party, another tax here in California? Who's the party of taxes? It sure as heck is not us. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gallagher. Assemblymember Demaio, you were recognized.

Thank you. And to dovetail off the spot on comments from my colleague to the north, can we be candid?

Can we be direct without clutching of the pearls and decorum? Let's just have a real conversation here. He could be right. He could be wrong, but President Trump has a strategy with tariffs.

His view is that we're losing middle class manufacturing jobs. That's something that we can see in the data. We've been losing our job base, particularly here in California. And the president believes that part of the reason why we're losing those jobs is because we have unfair trade relationships, And he has started a renegotiation process, and in order to get them to come to the table, he's using a stick.

Now you can say that he's wrong with that and it's not gonna work, but we may as well give him the opportunity since it's his administration and he calls the trade deals, give him his opportunity to renegotiate.

If he doesn't get it done by the end of his term, the American people obviously will hold him accountable. But but here's the deal. There is a strategy that's articulated to create jobs, protect jobs, and lower prices. Meanwhile, what is your strategy to create jobs? Our unemployment rate is 25% higher than the national average, and the policies out of this chamber are hurting our ability to create and retain jobs.

The cost of living in California is spiking higher and higher. This body is not focused on gas prices, electricity prices, housing prices. Almost every element of the household budget is under straining California from the policies in this chamber. You have nothing to do with trade. Oh, but you'd like to use trade as a diversion tactic because you haven't done your job.

In this resolution, SJR 7, it says that the tariffs are costing, what, $1,900? Is that the quote that that you're putting in the resolution? $1,900 to $2,000 per household. Well, California households pay $1,404 more per year for per kilowatt hour cost of electricity. You could actually do something about that you've chosen not to.

How about gas prices? Right now on AAA, California's gas price is $5.84 if you could if you're lucky enough to find that. My colleague from LA knows that that's a bargain. Nationally, it's $4.04. That $1.80 difference, higher cost for Californians, for a one car family is $1,872 per year.

Or for two cars, a working family, $3,744. Add that to the $1,404. Wow. We're talking about more than $5,000 on electricity and gas alone. And that is your job, and you have failed to bend the cost curve.

And you have the audacity to come in here poking your nose into a federal issue when you haven't even done your job on these state issues. I could go down daycare costs, health care costs, insurance costs, every category, except for the street price of illegal drugs. California is higher on every category, every category because of the bad policies in this building. So you can try to showboat and divert attention with a resolution on a matter that you have nothing to do with.

Assembly member Demaio, you do not engage in personalities you are out of order. Please use respect when you are addressing your colleagues.

You can either divert attention or you can do your job. And we're standing here with solutions to do the job that Californians expect us and rely on us to do to bend the cost curve, let's substitute SJR 7 for a suspension of the gas tax. If you really care about the how the the prices, that would absolutely make up for any perceived or real impact of tariffs.

Thank you. Assembly member Demaio. Assembly member Caloza, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. First, I wanna begin by thanking my colleague from Linwood for helping lead today's effort on behalf of our colleague in the Senate from Riverside. Today, I rise in support of SJR 7. As chair of the Asia California Trade and Investment Select Committee, I've had an opportunity to lead hearings on the impacts of the president's tariffs.

And what we have come to find and what we have learned is that these tariffs have not only made the lives of working class families harder, but recently the Supreme Court ruled that these tariffs were also illegal.

We know that these tariffs have driven up the cost of grocery bills, stretching already tight budgets and forcing families to make detrimental sacrifices just to get by. And we know that these tariffs were never just about trade. They've been a hidden tax on working class people, many that we represent. When the costs go up on imported goods, those increases don't just disappear. They trickle down directly to consumers at the checkout line and to small businesses struggling to keep their doors open.

From produce to construction materials to domestic goods, we have all paid the price. For our state, already facing an alarming affordability crisis, Trump's tariffs have only made things worse. In trade, tariffs led to a 40% drop in shipping volume at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach last May, resulting in price hikes and lost jobs. For small businesses, tariffs led to higher supply costs and tighter margins, creating financial strain on families trying to make ends meet.

For farmers, tariffs led to export sales to fall, triggering lower demand and cutting into our farmers' earnings.

The Supreme Court's decision about Trump's tariffs, again, are a reminder that not only are they unconstitutional, but that no one is above the law. So today and every day, let us remind ourselves that as public servants, we answer to the American people. Californians deserve better, Americans deserve better, we deserve better. And for these reasons, respectfully ask for your aye vote on SJR 7. Thank you.

Thank you. Assemblymember Caloza. Assemblymember Bennett, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. I really appreciate, my colleague from Linwood, bringing this bill forward, but it's just difficult to hear some of the comments made about inflation and the implications. I just want to try to very quickly correct the record on a few things. Number one, the evidence is a 100% clear that tariffs do raise prices for consumers unlike the claim, by the Trump administration that they would be absorbed by the producers. Those prices going up is part of the inflation.

But as we heard a litany of all of the things supposedly that, we on this side of the aisle have done to cause prices to go up, there was a glaring omission of the thing that is most driving prices up right now, which is the war in Iran right now and the tremendous increase in prices there.

And, if we want to be consistent in terms of identifying all of the inflationary moves, it seems odd for us to leave out that as a second example besides tariffs that are related to Trump administration. Thank you very much. I encourage an aye vote on SJR 7.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bennett. Assemblymember Tangipa, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. And I do rise in opposition to this SJR because I actually agree with my colleague. I admit tariffs do add to cost, but this letter ignores tariffs and all of them. Because often when you argue about tariffs, the argument comes up of reciprocity and reciprocal tariffs. I admit today that I agree with Nancy Pelosi and Senator Bernie Sanders.

Because in 1996, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi stood up to call out NAFTA to talk about how nations around the world are pillaging The United States on tariffs. And for a long time and for decades, The United States has never responded. When The US had a 2% tariff on China, China had a 35 tariff on us. Where's the reciprocity? Is what she asked.

When Canada has over a 200% tariff on automobiles made in The United States, where's the reciprocity? That is what the democratic party stood for back in the nineties. And as far as 2009, Senator Bernie Sanders talked about the tariffs on The United States. But this letter just goes after the president and forgets the question of where's the reciprocity. The ones that actually protect Americans.

And the data is true. The trade deficit in The United States is at its lowest point since 2009 because of these tariffs. You can look up the US Bureau, in economic statistics. Reciprocal tariffs is something that has been missing. I do not like tariffs.

I don't like tariffs coming out of us, and I don't like tariffs on The United States from foreign nations. But if we never respond to tariffs from foreign nations, they take advantage of Americans. And because this letter simply forgets to call out the rest of the world that has been pillaging the American people, I respectfully ask for your no vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Tangipa. Assembly member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I think we all can agree that President Trump was born on third base and he wants credit for hitting a home run. We all know that his parents gave him $413,000,000 He inherited $413,000,000 from his parents. He actually I don't even think he was worth that much when he became president, but he's increased his net worth through all the grift, that's occurred over the past, his six years in in the White House.

But the same holds true for the economy.

President Trump started off this presidential administration on third base, and all he needed to do was sit on his hands to get home and score a run. In in, President Biden's last year in office, GDP was up, Inflation was down. Unemployment was down. The stock market was at record highs. And President Trump comes in with the chaos with which he does everything.

And he starts unleashing random tariffs on random countries at random numbers at random times of the day and night, causing absolute chaos for our small businesses in California and across the country. And don't take it from me. You can go and listen to the impact that these tariffs had on these small businesses who get, who get materials from other countries, who have their products manufactured in other countries.

And they, literally they're keeping their goods at the ports because they can't afford the increased cost of these tariffs, but they also don't even know if those tariffs will exist a week or two later. And the chaos that that has on our small businesses and the chaos that has on our economy.

Now a colleague of mine reference gas prices. I'm glad my my colleague from Santa Barbara highlighted that this president tripped backwards into a war with Iran that he has no idea how to get himself out of. The war the the the Strait Of Hormuz is closed and it's open and it's closed and it's open and the impact now some people are shorting, oil prices anonymously, and they're making hundreds of millions and billions of dollars. I wonder if they have insider information.

But for the average Californian going to the gas pump, for the average American going to the gas pump, this is absolutely this is chaos for their personal lives.

So you've got a president whose policies have created chaos for our small businesses. You've got a president whose policies have created chaos for every single Californian who's just trying to drive to work and get home at night. And that's what this Senate the SJR is is speaking to. And I'm honestly shocked that there's even a debate on this floor.

But I appreciate that some of my colleagues wanna defend the tariffs and defend the chaos, and I'm sure that their constituents will notice it in due time.

Thanks, everyone.

Thank you. Assembly member Berman. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Solache, do you wish to close?

Thank you, Mister speaker. Thank you to everyone who spoke today. Specifically, I wanna thank the member from Carson, who is not only a neighboring member of mine, but a friend. I think he said it best, mister speaker, and to colleagues. He said that when you go to the grocery store and you talk to constituents let me highlight that one more time.

Someone from the from someone today said, why are we doing this? Well, can we go to the grocery store? People don't differentiate federal, state, local, county, government. They differentiate these damn prices too high in my pocket. These groceries are expensive.

And when we and they don't care your title. Right? Right, Mister Carson? They don't differentiate your title. You were once a council member, now you're a assembly member.

Just like for me, they they ask questions all the time. You know, today, CDP will launch CAPE system to refund companies up to a $166,000,000,000, a refund. These are big companies. What about our consumers? They have receipts too.

What about our consumers when they go in? Who's gonna refund them money? At the end of the day, these tariffs are impacting our everyday Californians and our everyday Americans. These are people that are contributing to our economy in California. These are individuals that are hurting every single day.

This grandiose idea that we're gonna lower cost of living was a hoax, was a fake. And while some, you know, rather do little YouTube videos and social media posts, some of those are trying to work for Californians. So I invite any of my colleagues as we're working together to solve California's problems. Not just little side sound soundbites and what what what sounds good on social media.

Again, I remind us, all of us, when you're at that grocery store, for those of us that still shop locally and contribute to our local districts and actually relate to local California, they are hurting.

And to be told, they don't care if, again, they don't care if it's state, the president, or a local mayor. They're hurting financially. But they are not blind to what's going on. They are not blind to this national nightmare that we're all living. So, let's help our local Californians, and let's take a stance and support SJR 7.

Thank you. With that, Mister speaker, I respectfully request the first roll to be open for co-authors.

And the, all debate having ceased, the, clerk will open the roll for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes.

There are 55 co authors added. As a Senate joint resolution, we must take a roll call vote on the resolution itself. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's, 57. No's, 13. The resolution is adopted.

Pass or retain on file item 66, 67, and 68. Members will now move to the second day consent calendar. Before we vote, we'll first take up resolutions on the consent calendar for the purpose of adding co authors. Clerk will read the resolutions on the consent calendar.

[Consent Calendar]

Clerk will now open the roll to bow out any member to add on as a co author on the resolution. Members, this is for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

The clerk will close the roll tally the votes. There's 72 co authors added. Moving on to a vote on the consent calendar. File items eighty two and eighty three. Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?

Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second day consent calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 170 by Assembly member Wallis relative to mosquito awareness week.

Clerk will now open the roll on consent calendar. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote and desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 72, no zero. Consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar. [

Aye 72, no zero. Moving on to announcements. Members, committee schedule. These committees are meeting right now. Please go to these committees.

Banking and finance at 03:30, Capital room 444, budget subcommittee one, capital room one twenty seven, budget budget subcommittee six, capital room four four seven, natural resources, Capital Room 437, revenue and taxation, Capital Room 126. Transportation, swing space 1,100. Session schedules as follows. Tuesday, April 21, check-in session. Wednesday, April 22, check-in session.

Thursday, April 23, floor session, at 9AM. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. System majority leader Garcia moves, and mister Lackey Seconds that this house stands adjourned till Thursday, April 23 at 9AM. Quorum call is lifted, and we are adjourned. A vote changes from the member's desk, from the member's desk.

Change of vote for Davies. Motion to suspend the rules, aye to no. Thank you.

The vote change, assemblymember Davies on the motion to suspend the rules, aye to no.