Assembly Floor

Assembly is now in session. Assembly member Rogers notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant Arps will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Members, the quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for today's prayer. Assemblymember Stefani will offer today's prayer. Assemblymember Stephanie.

Dear God, also known as good orderly direction to some, we ask you to guide those entrusted with leadership. In moments of division, remind us of our shared humanity, That beyond titles, political parties, and positions of power, we are all people shaped by hopes, fears, and unseen burdens. Help us look upon one another not as adversaries, but as fellow travelers, each carrying struggles we may never fully understand. Please soften our hearts where they have grown rigid, and open our minds where they have closed.

Grant us the courage to choose cooperation over conflict, and teach us that true strength lies not in overpowering others, but in building bridges that serve the common good.

Fill us with kindness in our words, grace in our actions, and humility in our decisions. May we remember that leadership is not about self, but about service to all people, especially those most in need. When differences seem insurmountable, remind us that unity does not require sameness, but a shared commitment to dignity, justice, and care for one another. And in all we do, may we reflect the best of what we can be, Guided by compassion, grounded in truth, and devoted to the good of all. Amen.

Yes. All our guests and visitors to remain standing to join us in the flag salute. Assembly member Hoover will lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

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

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

Assembly chamber Sacramento, Wednesday, 03/25/2022.

Aguiar Curry moves that miss Sanchez seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentation of 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. Members, we have a 102 items today on second reading. So without objection, items one through one zero two will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Moving on to motions and resolutions, the absence for the day, for maternity leave, Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez for personal business, Assemblymember's Addis and Wicks. Onto our procedural motions.

Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

Good morning. I request unanimous consent to suspend assembly rule 45.5 to allow assembly member Haney to speak and adjournment in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend assembly rule one one eight a to allow assembly members Berman, Carrillo, Jeff Gonzales, Mesito, Pacheco, and Zibur to have guests in the rear of the chamber to get today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend assembly rule 56 to allow the local government committee to notice AB 1768 Brian for the hearing on Wednesday, April 29, pending rereferral from the revenue and tax committee.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I move to withdraw AB 2595 Pappan from the Appropriations Committee and order it to the second reading file. The bill is not fiscal.

No objection. Such shall be removed.

Request at the, at the request of the author, please move file number 107, ACR 110 tangapod, to the inactive file.

Without, clerk will note.

At the request of the author, please remove file item one fifty two, ACR 159, Kalra from the consent calendar.

Without objection, excuse me, the clerk will note. Okay. Members, we have as many guest introductions today. It's exciting day here on the floor. Before I get to guest introductions, will you please join me in wishing our good friends, Assemblymember Chen and Soria, a very happy belated birthday.

They both celebrated yesterday. Mister Chen, miss Soria, you are somehow getting younger. Amazing. Okay. We are gonna move right through.

Members, can I have the quorum, please? And let's bring our attention to assembly member Fong who is recognized for his guest introduction.

Good morning, mister speaker, members. Please join me in welcoming representatives from South Pasadena Active, a community organization working to improve walkability and bikeability in the city of South Pasadena. Every Tuesday morning, South Pasadena organizes bike buses for elementary school students to safely ride their bikes to school. And each group is led by chaperones to provide a safe, healthy, and fun option to get to and from school.

In addition to bike buses, South Pass Active advocates for safer street infrastructure and organizes fun bike centric events like the South Pasadena Bike Pub Crawl.

They're here this week for the Cal Bike Summit, where some of their youngest riders will share what it's like to get to school on two wheels. Members, please join me in welcoming to the gallery, Michael Siegel and Tom Newburger. Welcome so much.

Okay. Members, continuing on with assembly member Carrillo. Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. It is with a great pleasure that Aye, stand in front of you today to welcome representatives of my district today to the assembly floor. I am pleased to introduce the city of Hesperia first. City of Hesperia here joining us. With the city of Hesperia, we have Brigitte Bannington, who is the mayor, mayor pro tem Josh Pullen, and city manager Rachel Molina.

Please let's give them a warm welcome to the assembly floor. Thank you, members. Thank you.

Okay. Assembly members Zbur you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Mister speaker, members, it is great pleasure that I welcome key elected leaders from Assembly District 51 to the assembly floor today. First, we have vice mayor Beverly Hills, Mary Wells. Mary has, been a long champion for public education, formerly serving on the school board before she was elected, to the city council. And, Beverly Hills is a city I'm so proud to represent.

It's known for its entrepreneurial spirit, high value in education, and for being a premier destination for culture, shopping, culinary excellence, and it's home of Tarangels, to Tarangels and Persian Square, the heart of the Iranian diaspora in America.

So wanna welcome, vice mayor of Beverly Hills Mary Wells. Also here on the floor today from the city of Santa Monica, please welcome city of Santa Monica council members, Lana Negrete and Natalia Zernaiskaia. I have the great pleasure to work with both of them, but in particular with former mayor Negrete during the the the months after COVID where she was just such an exemplary leader for the city of Santa Monica.

And I'm so proud of to represent Santa Monica, which is a central hub for the burgeoning tech industry and a progressive champion in its leadership for sustainability, environmental protection, and advancing climate, smart transit, and housing policies. So members, please join me in welcoming these phenomenal leaders from the phenomenal Assembly District 51.

Welcome, Beverly Hills. Welcome, Santa Monica. Okay. Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker and colleagues. Once again, I rise with a great pleasure to welcome my district. And this time, it is the city of Palmdale who is here with us today. We have the mayor Eric Olson, city manager Saul Mendez, assistant city manager Sarah Gallagher, and assistant city manager, Nadi Lopez. Please, join me in giving giving them a warm welcome to the assembly floor.

Continuing on, more guest introductions. Assembly member, Jeff Gonzales, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Colleagues, I'm proud today to welcome representatives from the city of Hopeville all the way from Imperial County in the 36th Assembly District. We're joined by city manager Nick Wells and councilman Mike Goodsell. Hoteville is known as the carrot capital of the world, producing 85% of our nation's carrots during the winter. A great reminder of the vital role Imperial County plays in feeding our country.

Colleagues, please join me in giving them a warm a very warm welcome to the state assembly.

Okay. And yet another wait. We must have a lot of cities in town. Assembly member Macedo, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, I have the honor of introducing officials from the city of Lindsay who are in Sacramento to attend the city leaders summit. Lindsay is a friendly city known as for its abundance of citrus. My family are citrus farmers there. They held just just held their ninety fourth citrus blossom festival and parade that I was honored to attend.

Today, in the rear of the chamber, we are joined by mayor pro Tim Joe Soria, who I know is somebody special to someone else on the floor, mayor Misty Villareal, and city manager Kyler Crocker. They are here advocating for the needs of their constituents. Thank you for all the work you do for our community and welcome to the state capital. Let's give them a big round of applause.

Assembly member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I also just wanna welcome, the leaders of the city of Lindsay. It is a city that I actually grew up in, and this is my baby brother, Joe Soria, council member for the city of Lindsay. So welcome, to them to the floor today.

Members, we're gonna move on to business on the daily file. Second reading has been dispensed with. That brings us to concurrence and Senate amendments file item one zero three. We're gonna pass and retain on reconsideration. File items one zero four to one zero six, all items shall be continued.

That brings us to the assembly third reading file, file items one zero seven to one forty five. We will pass and retain on file items one zero seven through one twenty. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item one twenty one. Pass and retain on file items one twenty two and one twenty three. Assemblymember Hadwick.

Thank you all and to my council members and mayor for joining me today. Thank you, mister speaker.

Thank you, assembly member Solache. Members, before we continue on, with business on the daily file, I'm going to recognize Assemblymember Berman for his very important guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. I know that many of us, myself included, got our start in politics by interning for the elected officials who represented the communities that we grew up in. That's why I am so excited to recognize some very special guests here with us today. Present in the chamber today are three of my fall and spring interns from my district office in Palo Alto. I have Jonah Shulman, Diksha Venkat, and Tara Ganguly.

And Jonah, Diksha, and Tara have worked diligently to support my district office team through legislative research, constituent services, and district events, preparing them for future careers in government. They're here today visiting the state capitol, learning more in-depth about the legislative process, and getting to see firsthand how democracy is shaped. It's a great honor to have them here, so please join me in welcoming these outstanding interns with a warm welcome from the California State Assembly.

Okay. We're gonna pass and maintain on file items 127, 128. That brings us to file item 129. That's AB 1908 by Assembly member McKinnor. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1908 by Assembly member McKinnor and others relating to civil actions.

Assembly member McKinnnor, you are recognized.