Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations

Hello, everyone. How's How's everyone doing today? Good morning. Welcome to the 05/06/2026 Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing. We have 388 bills to consider this morning as part of our regular order hearing.

Before we begin, I have a few housekeeping notes to cover. I would like to welcome Assemblymember Sharp-Collins to the committee. Yay. I would like to also thank Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry for filling in for Assemblymember Calderon on the committee today. She's not here yet, but I know she will arrive.

We encourage the public to provide a written testimony before the hearing by visiting our website aprapro.assembly.ca.gov. Please note any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted.

The hearing room is open for attendance. All are encouraged to watch the hearing from the livestream on the website.

We will accept public comment on any bill placed on the suspense file by the committee today and for which the author waived presentation before the close of the regular order hearing.

Testimony on any such bill will be limited to statement of name, organization, if any, imposition on the bill. The committee will allow no more than forty minutes of testimony in total as you came into the hearing room. You saw the rules. We strongly encourage you to behave. With that, I'd like to establish a quorum.

[Roll Call] We have a quorum.

Great. I would like to dispense with the consent calendar. We will take up bills in two different motions. The first mash motion is do passed to consent, applies to bills that enjoy unanimous support in the committee and are eligible for assembly floor consent calendar consistent with assembly rules. Do we have a motion on this?

We have a motion and a second. Madam secretary?

Following bills are assembly bills.

1559 Calderon, 1569 Davies, 1590 Ransom, 1626 Gabriel, 1694 Carrillo, 1766 Krell, 1778 Patterson, 1779 Davies, 1811 Rogers, 1928 Fong, 2025 Pellerin, 2028 Chen, 2044 Petrie-Norris, 2071 Hoover, 2078 Rogers, 2127 Johnson, 2174 Johnson, 2191 Quirk-Silva, 2203 Tangipa, 2207 Hadwick, 2255 Pellerin,

2272 Caloza, 2292 Ward, 2307 Sanchez. 2312 Ávila Farías, 2320 Ta, 2332 Mark Gonzales. 2372 Hoover, 2421 Valencia, 2435 Chen, 2437 Chen, 2466 Fong, 2476 Ellis, 2486 Addis, 2538 Macedo, 2565 Wallace, 2594 Lowenthal, 2652 Sharp-Collins, 2693 Alvarez, 2724 Bauer-Kahan, 2766 Ahrens,

2786 committee on elections, 2789 committee on Judiciary, and 2794 committee on Higher Education.

Those bills are out on an a roll call. The second motion do pass applies to bills that also enjoy unanimous support in this committee, but are not eligible for the assembly floor consent calendar consistent with assembly rules. Madam secretary, would you please read the consent calendar? Oh, sorry. We have a motion.

We have a motion to second.

1581 Ramos, 1586 Ramos, 1653 Lackey, 1693 Zbur, 1712 Pacheco, 1713 Ransom, 1722 Hadwick, 1786 Harabedian, 1822 Muratsuchi, 1943 Gipson, 1957 Pacheco, 2005 Ahrens, 2118 Hoover, 2198 Michelle Rodriguez, 2211 Hoover, 2224 Hadwick, 2231 Ahrens, 2274 Baines, 2390 Schiavo,

2413 Ransom, 2480 Avila Farias, 2519 McKinnor, 2577 Connelly, 2676 Gallagher, and 2751 Alvarez.

Great. Those are out on a roll call. We'll do suspense later. We have authors here with us right now. Let's first move to miss Rodriguez.

You are presenting AB 1792. And you can begin when you're ready. Please turn on the mic.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Members. As a parent and a grandparent, I've seen how fast technology is shaping our kids' lives. AI is everywhere and while it creates opportunity, it also brings risk big brings real risk for our kids already facing. We already we are already seeing the harm.

Millions of AI generated sexualized images are being created online, including thousands that appear to involve minors.

This is theoretical and it is happening now. AB 1792 is about preparation, not fear. We cannot remove every risk, but we can give students the tools to recognize harm and protect themselves. This bill is a smart, low cost investment. It does not create a new program or mandate.

It simply asked the IQC to consider updating existing health guidance so schools can address modern digital threats. Any cost are minor and absorbable. Similar to past to to the past, IQC curriculum bills like this one. At the end of the day, this is about being proactive.

A small investment now helps prevent far greater social and financial cost later. AB 1792 ensures our education system keeps up with reality and gives students the knowledge they need to stay safe in a digital world. With me to testify is Jose Torres from the bill sponsor, TechNet.

Good morning, Chair Members. Jose Torres with TechNet. I'm here to as a sponsor and strong supporter of AB 1792.

Today, students are growing up in a world where technology is a part of their daily lives, and such technologies have created unprecedented opportunities for how young people learn, communicate, and build relationships.

For students, digital tools and platforms can offer meaningful benefits in their education, making connections, and accessing information. As these technologies continue to evolve, it is important that our education system evolves alongside them.

This bill reflects that reality by ensuring that the California's that California's health education framework remains current and responsive to how students interact in both physical and digital environments.

It's a thoughtful education first approach by directing the Instructional Quality Commission to aim to consider incorporating age appropriate guidance on digital safety and digital violence and dating violence into future curriculum updates.

Such updates would help students with the knowledge and skills to navigate online spaces, responsibly understand digital consent, and recognize when to seek help or support.

These lessons would help students so that they are able to engage appropriately with win with technology and confidently and responsibly.

It's a flexible and forward looking forward looking and would allow experts and educators to develop guidance that can adapt over time as technology changes. The bill is about modernization.

California has long been a leader in technology and education policy, and the bill ensures that our education system keeps pace with innovation by preparing students not just for the opportunities of the digital world, but for the challenges as well.

For these reasons, Technet is proud to sponsor and support support the bill, and we urge your continued support on this. Thank you.

Thank you. Any additional folks in the room wish to express support? Any primary or other opposition in the room? We will bring it back to committee. Any questions?

Do we have a motion? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Great. That is out on a sorry. The motion is due passed. That is out with Republicans not voting. Thank you.

And our I'd like to also welcome our majority leader who's joining us today. Yes. Next, we have miss Elhawary. You are presenting I believe you are presenting your bill 18 80 1843 and also miss McKinnor's bill as well. Great.

Oh, you have you have oh, she has two bills. Yeah. Perfect. You can begin, and are you gonna start with yours? Great.

Okay Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. I'm proud to present AB 1843, a bill that removes unnecessary administrative barriers and ensures Californians can access life saving hepatitis c treatment without delay.

AB 1843 removes unnecessary barriers to hepatitis c treatment and helps reduce long term health care costs. It is curable in over ninety five percent of cases, yet California still sees nearly fifteen hundred deaths annually largely due to delayed access.

Early treatment is far less expensive than managing advanced liver disease, hospitalizations, or transplants. According to the CHBURP, the impact on premiums is negligible between two tenths of a cent and a little over 1¢per member per month.

According to the CHBURP analysis, about $18,000 in increased CalPERS health plan premium costs would be borne by the general fund. While the department of managed health care anticipates these costs will be minor and absorbable.

By preventing costly complications, AB 1843 reduces long term system spending. It also builds on Medi Cal's 2024 policy eliminating prior authorization, extending similar cost saving efficiencies more broadly.

This is a fiscally responsible approach, lowering administrative waste, lowering downstream costs, and having better outcomes. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Great. Any primary or other folks in the room wish to express support? Any primary or other witnesses in opposition? Great. We will bring it back to committee.

Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. That is, the motion is due passed. That is out on a b roll call with miss Dixon and mister Todd not voting. And, you will be be presenting, for miss McKinnor. Which bill are you gonna start with?

2350. Great.

Madam Chair and Members, AB 2350 establishes proactive consumer protections for rent now, pay later financial products used for rental housing.

There are minor and observable state costs associated with this bill. On behalf of Assemblymember McKinnor, we respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Great. Any witnesses in support or opposition or anyone in the room in support or opposition?

Freda Quintana on behalf of the California Apartment Association in an opposed unless amended position. Looking forward to continue working with the author. Thank you.

Thank you. Any questions from committee? We have a motion and a second. That bill's on call. Thanks. And you can begin on the second bill.

AB 2780 is the assembly purse committee bill that makes technical and clarifying changes to the state teachers retirement system. There are minor state costs associated with this bill. On behalf of Assemblymember McKinnor, I respectfully ask your Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. Any support or opposition in the room?

Morning. Meredith Bartels on behalf of the California State Teachers Retirement System. We are cosponsors of the bill, and I'm available for questions.

Great. Any questions from committee? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

Thank you. Great.

That that bill is on call as well. Mister Alvarez, you are presenting AB 2117.

Thank you, Madam Chair and committee Members. Here to present AB 2117, which restructures California's k to 12 education governance by creating a governor appointed education commissioner to lead the Department of Education and

shifting the elected superintendent of public instruction into an independent oversight and cross sector coordination role and establishing new accountability measures,

including legislative response deadlines and mandatory independent evaluations of major state education investments. We've heard for over a century, reports that have called fixing California's fragmented and inefficient education governance.

We know that the outcomes have not been ideal for students. And, with 2026 serving as a natural transition year with a governor and a state superintendent of public instruction, we have a unique window to build a coherent,

state level foundation that sustains and strengthens investments that we've made in education over the last several years.

The bill is largely cost neutral as it reallocates existing duties and positions. Just to note, independent evaluations of major initiatives as are called out in the bill, 500,000,000 for ongoing and 1 billion in one time would be absorbed as appropriated in the future.

The bill contains no continuous appropriation. And for those reasons, respectfully ask for your aye vote on this bill. Thank you.

Thank you. Are there any primary witnesses or others in support? Any primary opposition or others in opposition? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee.

Any questions? No. We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

Thank you very much. I appreciate your Aye vote.

The motion is due passed, and that's out on an a roll call. Thank you, Mr. Alvarez.

Thank you.

And we will go back to, miss McKinnor's AB 2780. That that's a committee bill. The motion was do passed. That's out on an a roll call, and her other bill is on call. Okay.

And now we will move on to miss, Soria. And you are presenting two bills, I believe. I think that says, AB 1913 and AB 2120. No. AB 2706.

And you can pick which one you'd like to go first.

Good morning, Chair and Members. As the committee analysis notes, AB 1913 has negligible state cost to implement. Additionally, proposed amendments reflected in the analysis further define what constitutes emergency equipment for purposes of the bill.

And so here with me to testify in support a of AB 91913 is Corey Salzell, CEO with California State Sheriffs Association.

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Corey Salazar on behalf of the California State Sheriffs Association. Proud to sponsor AB 1913.

This bill would grant, law enforcement staff and volunteers limited authority to operate specified emergency equipment without a class a or class b driver's license as long as they complete training and education, that's described in the bill.

Happy to answer any questions, but respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Any additional folks wish to express support? Any opposition in the room of any variety? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee.

We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I just respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. The motion is due passed as amended, and that is out on an a roll call. And you can go to your second bill, AB 2706.

Yes. AB 2706 is a collaborative effort between Department of Public Health and Industry to reform California's cannery law to make the law easier to comply with. The program make the program more sustainable and maintain California's high health standards.

The fiscal impact is state cost and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Oh, and here with me to testify in support is Taylor Trifo on behalf of the California Dairies Inc.

Good morning, Madam Chair, Members. Taylor Trifo on behalf of California Dairies Inc, the largest state marketing and processing cooperative co owned by 300 family dairy farms. We and a coalition of food manufacturers are in support of 2706.

It's a common sense modernization of California's cannery law, which is over a century old that brings our state's regulatory framework in line with how food is actually regulated now. It does so without sacrificing proper oversight of food safety and food quality.

So as reflected in the analysis, the bill creates no new costs to the state, but it will provide significant savings for food processors in a hyper competitive global market. So for that reason, we respectfully request an Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. Additional folks in support?

Madam Chair, Chris McCauley on behalf of Niagara Bottling, also in strong support. Thank you.

Great. Any primary witnesses in opposition? Any other opposition? Okay. We will bring her back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. The motion is due passed. That's out on an a roll call with mister Todd not voting. Miss Schiavo, are you here? Yes.

You are here. And you are presenting two bills, AB 1820 and AB 1914. You can be in whichever you prefer.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Members. I'm proud to be authoring AB 1914 this year, which will require local governments to include childcare in their planning efforts.

Finding affordable childcare access is a constant struggle for parents, but millions of American families struggle to find affordable, reliable childcare every day.

On one in seven children eligible for services actually receive those services, this means that 1,800,000 children are eligible but not receiving services.

Without access to childcare support, a single mother of an infant of the school age children in California will spend 61% of her income on childcare.

Instead of relying solely on ad hoc solutions to address x accessibility, AB 1914 is a promising strategy to promote greater consistency and consideration for childcare in earlier stages of local planning while preserving local discretion. This bill has no cost to the state.

And today, I have with me Courtney Jensen representing Low Income Investment Fund as our sponsor.

Thank you. Madam Chair, Members, Courtney Jensen on behalf of the Low Income Investment Fund who is a sponsor of 1914.

We wanna thank the assembly member for her leadership on this bill and believe it's a critical bill for ensuring the work you all are doing here on childcare is leveraged and built upon at the local level.

Planning for childcare is one piece of a complicated puzzle, and we ask for your support.

Great. Any additional folks in support? Any opposition? We'll bring it back to committee with a motion and a second. The motions due pass.

It is on call. And you can Thank you. Move on to 1820. 1820 when you're ready.

Thank you. Thank you again for the opportunity to present AB 1820 today. AB 1820 advances construction of EV charging networks by establishing an electric vehicle charger permit fee schedule. This has no state costs.

It's a measure that strikes a balance to prevent excessive permitting but allowing local governments flexibility in case more complex permits exceed fee schedules by just providing a written finding of evidence showing that there's a higher cost.

The vast majority of jurisdictions are good actors. However, in some instances, the cost of EV charging permits is, over the past two years, has risen 10 times, suggesting some localities, are not in line with others. This can be as much as 14% of the cost of the project.

And as we are trying to electrify in the state and as we're seeing gas prices right now and seeing how important that is, this can be a real barrier to having the charging infrastructure we need.

Respectfully request an aye vote, and I have with me Nate Solov from the Electric Vehicle Charging Association available for technical questions.

Great. Okay. Any other support in the room?

Morning, Chair and Members. Freda Quintana on behalf of the California Apartment Association in support.

Good morning, committee Members. Kai Claussen on behalf of a few organizations, so bear with me. I appreciate it. ABBE Mobility, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, American EV Jobs Alliance, American Lung Association, California Center for Sustainable Energy,

Center for Biological Diversity, Environment California, EVgo, Greenwater Power, NRDC, Switch, Terawatt, UCS, all in support. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Any opposition?

Clifton Wilson on behalf of the Solano County Board of Supervisors respectfully oppose unless amended. Thank you.

Thank you. Any additional folks? Okay. Back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

The only additional thing I'll say is that we are working with opposition, around amendments as well.

Great. And the motion is due pass, and that's out on an a roll call with miss Pacheco not voting.

Thank you.

Thanks. Mister Zbur, you are up next, and you are presenting two bills, AB 2417 and AB 2615. You can begin when you're ready on whichever bill you prefer to start with.

Good morning, Madam Chair, Members. I'd like to start with AB 2615. Today present AB 2615, this bill honors commitments made to continue working with stakeholders on four technical points related to AB 17.

Specifically, this bill strikes references to standards of professional responsibility, clarifies that the phrase factually accurate has the same meaning as it does in another section of the education code.

Third, clarifies that the superintendent must ensure that local education agencies omit all violating portions of instructional materials that are found to be discriminatory.

And finally, it includes a technical amendment requested by the Department of Education. Additionally, this committee estimates the only fiscal impact for this bill will be minor and absorbable costs to the Department of Education.

Like all bills, AB 2615 is a work in progress, and I look forward to continuing those conversations with my colleagues and with stakeholders as this bill moves through the legislative process. I ask for your aye vote at the appropriate time.

Great. Any additional or any folks in support of the bill? Any opposition? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Great. The motion is do passed. That's out on a roll call with miss Sharpe Collins not voting. And you can begin now on twenty four seventeen.

Perfect. Madam Chair, Members, I am proud to present AB 2417 sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, which helps close a vital gap for our California community college staff by making sure educators get the retirement information and options they need

to plan for their future. The community college system has become a critical pathway allowing Californians from all backgrounds to access higher education and economic mobility. And faculty, including part time faculty, play a critical role in educating and enriching our communities.

Part time community college faculty are often individuals who have chosen to give back to their communities by becoming educators in their local college districts at long after long careers in other sectors.

These individuals may be less familiar with retirement options available to them as educators, including CalSTRS, which requires years of teaching to vest and other options, like like defined benefit and contribution programs.

While current law also allows the option of Social Security, this option is not always made available and or made clearly available and is often not promoted like the other retirement options.

AB 2417 merely ensures the option of Social Security as a retirement benefit is provided to community college faculty and also ensures that faculty, especially part time faculty, understand the benefits of selecting retirement options.

AB 2417 also provides digestible, conspicuous information to faculty, including part time faculty about the most cost, about the most common retirement options so that they are equipped and empowered to make the best informed decisions for their retirement security.

The costs associated with this bill are expected to be minor and absorbable.

Amendments we have been working on while keeping appropriation staff apprised are clarifying, and they revised the role of the California community community the California community chancellor's office regarding developing informational materials and underscores that

employees have existing rights to select Social Security as retirement option. For individuals that have elected to give back to their communities through teaching, AB 2417 provides clarity to make the best financial decisions for secure and stable retirement.

Thank you, Madam Chair and committees. I ask for an Aye vote at the appropriate time.

Great. Any, support in the room? Any opposition? Bring it back to committee. Any questions?

The motion and a second. Fantastic. Would you like to close, Mr. Zbur?

Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

The motion is due passed. That is out on an a roll call.

Thank you.

Great. Mister Hart, you are up next. You can begin when you're ready. And you are presenting two bills, AB 2,200 and AB 2506. You can pick which one you'd like to go.

We'll start with AB 2506, if you don't mind. Good morning, Chair and Members. Assembly Bill 2506 will allow state licensees to obtain and sell cannabis products cultivated and manufactured by tribal licensees with requirements mirroring existing guidelines for interstate

cannabis commerce. Under current law, operators with state cannabis licenses can only conduct commercial cannabis activity with entities that have state licenses unless otherwise exempted.

This bill will incorporate tribes into the existing framework for cannabis commerce recognizing sovereignty while opening an avenue for increased market access.

It adopts existing strict guidelines for cannabis products, including rigorous standards for public health, testing, packaging, and marketing. The committee analysis highlights there is no fiscal cost to the state.

Speaking in support of the bill is Jason Gonsalves representing the 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians.

Good morning, ma'am. Madam Chair, Members of the committee, Jason Gonsalves representing 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians. We wanna thank the author, the committee, for your leadership in this space.

This will allow 29 Palms and all other tribal governments should they choose to continue to partner with DCC and to curtail the illicit underground market as the tribes will become partners and suppliers of legal, licensed, traced, and tested cannabis.

With that, we respectfully request your support. Thank you.

Thank you. Any additional folks in the room wish to express support? Any primary or other opposition? We will bring it back to committee. We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I respectfully request an Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. The motion is due pass, and that is out, on an a roll call with mister Todd not voting. And you can move on to AB 2200 when you're ready.

Thank you. Assembly Bill 2200 gives agricultural greenhouses the flexibility to use thermal screens instead of double pane windows to comply with the new California energy code requirements upon specified findings by the Energy Commission.

Many greenhouse systems, especially in the agricultural sector, rely on the temperate climate and extensive sunlight found in much of California for crop yield.

In these situations, single pane windows with curtain systems provide the necessary sunlight into these greenhouses, giving growers the ability to adjust to changing conditions for optimal crop growth and yield.

This bill helps support crop production to control costs and make produce more affordable while keeping more farms here in California.

According to the committee analysis, the CEC assumes it can comply with this work with existing resources, and I respectfully request an aye vote.

Great. Any folks in the room wish to express support or opposition? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

Thank you for your support in advance.

That the motion is due passed, and that's out on an A roll call. And mister neck next, we have mister Jackson, who is presenting AB 1664.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair and committee Members. I'm here to present AB 1664, which would require a local agency, political subdivision, or elections official to provide written notice to the secretary of state and the attorney general no later than one business

day after becoming aware of any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation pertaining to any election records or voting sister systems under their custody or control.

Recent events right here in California have made it clear that existing law does not give state officials adequate notice or legal standing to respond quickly when election materials are seized or subpoenaed. This bill addresses that gap.

Here with me to testify is the deputy attorney general, Tiffany Brokaw, with the attorney general's office.

Good morning. Tiffany Brokaw, deputy attorney general in the Office of Legislative Affairs here on behalf of attorney general Rob Bonta, who's proud to sponsor AB 1664.

AB 1664 is designed to improve the tools available to the attorney general to promptly mitigate any damage associated with the improper search and seizure of election materials.

This bill has no significant impact to the DOJ, and for these reasons, we respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Anyone else in the room wish to express support? Any opposition? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? The motion is second. Would you like to close?

Respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Great. The motion is due pass as amended. It's on call until we have, some of our colleagues join us. Thank you. Mister Kalra, you are up next, and you're presenting AB 2135, and you can begin when you are ready.

Thank you, Madam Chair, Members. AB 2135 makes improvements to the facility initiated discharge notices residents receiving nursing homes and long term health care facilities. As the analysis points out, the cost for the state are minor and observable.

The bill has enjoyed bipartisan support as and is supported by nursing home resident advocates, ombudsman, and senior and disability rights organizations.

With me to provide supporting testimony is Jason Sullivan Halpern, executive director with California Long Term Care Ombudsman Association.

Good morning. Jason Sullivan Halpern, Director of the California Long Term Care Ombudsman Association, also known as CLTCOA. I wanna be clear. AB 2135 does not create new state mandates or significant new costs.

It clarifies existing federal requirements that facilities are already following.

In a year where the state faces a deficit, AB 2135 avoids shifting cost to the state and instead promotes more consistent compliance with existing federal law. For these reasons, we respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Any additional folks in the room with express support? Any primary or other opposition in the room? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. And the motion is due pass. Would you like to close?

Respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

That is out on an a roll call with mister Tangipa and mister Todd not voting. Miss Caloza will be presenting for miss Pellerin, and she's gonna be presenting AB 2697.

Okay. Good morning, Chair and Members. I'm here on behalf of our beloved colleague, Assembly Member Gail Pellerin, here to present AB 2697, a bill about something we all think of when we think of Gail, drive thrus and cannabis. So, joking. I had to make a joke.

Under current regulations, licensed cannabis retailers can offer curbside pickup as a remnant of Covid pandemic adaptations. Despite this, licensed retailers generally cannot fulfill orders for customers sitting in their car at a drive through.

AB 2697 addresses this regulatory inconsistency by allowing drive through cannabis sales subject to the local jurisdictions approval. Restrictions in the bill provide that these sales be done through a fixed pane security window and security drawer and available for walk in storefronts only.

Additionally, this bill will make legal cannabis more accessible and will help the legal market compete with illicit market.

As noted in the analysis, the Department of Cannabis Control anticipates absorbable costs as a result of this bill. With me testifying in support are Mark Smith representing Chuck's Wellness, a small independent retailer, and Amy Jenkins representing the California Cannabis Operators Association.

Good morning, Madam Chairwoman, Members of the committee. Mark Smith representing Chuck's Wellness Center in Placerville, a small independent retail dispensary here in support of AB 2697 today. At its core, this bill is about improving access.

A significant portion of customers rely on cannabis as medicine, including seniors, veterans, and individuals living with chronic conditions that affect mobility.

Exactly the population this regulated system is meant to serve for many even simple tasks like exiting a vehicle, navigating a retail space can be physically difficult or prohibitive.

A drive through model addresses this gap in a controlled compliant manner. It reduces physical barriers, supports ADA conscious principles, creates a more inclusive retail environment without changing who has access, only how that access is provided.

This is not an expansion of access. Again, I wanna be clear on that. It includes local control. It includes security parameters, and it is improvement in how safe regulated access is delivered.

It is practical common sense solution that ensures the system is working for the people it was designed to serve. Access delayed is care denied. This is a simple fix we can implement now. We ask for your support on this measure. Thank you.

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Amy O'Gorman Jenkins on behalf of the California Cannabis Operators Association. I'll be brief. This bill supports the fiscal interest of the state by, at a time when you see cannabis revenues in sharp decline.

Anything we can do to offer practical solutions to keep consumers in our stores is really, really important, so we respectfully request your Aye vote today. Thank you.

Thank you. Any additional folks in the room wish to express support? Any opposition? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any question? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

Respectfully ask for your vote on behalf of Assemblymember Pellerin. Thank you.

Thank you. The motion is due passed. That's out on an a roll call with mister Ta voting no. Thank you. And miss Sharp-Collins, would you oh.

Well, I wanna go to miss Sharp-Collins next, and then we'll do you, miss Pacheco. Okay. And miss Sharp-Collins, you are presenting AB 2518. You can begin when you're ready.

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Assembly Bill 2518 is a district specific bill that creates a five year pilot program in San Diego County to address the inner the energization delays across sectors.

Any costs associated with this bill would be minor to the to the CPUC for mandated reporting.

Assembly Bill 2518 has received no opposition and is strongly supported by SDG&E who services San Diego County and are looking for ways to get key infrastructure projects to the public faster, but also supported by the San Diego Housing Federation.

With me to testify in support is Israel Salas, the governmental affairs manager at SDG&E.

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Israel Salas with San Diego Gas and Electric. Happy to be here in support, and we welcome the opportunity that the pilot presents for us to improve some of the processes, around energization and timely project delivery.

And with that, we would ask for your support today. Thank you.

Thank you. Any additional folks in the room wish to express support?

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs on behalf of the San Diego Housing Commission as a proud cosponsor and strong support. Thank you.

Thank you. Any folks in the room, primary opposition or additional opposition? Nope. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? Motion and a second. Great. Would you like to close?

I can turn the mic on and yeah.

Thank you. And I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Great. Thank you. The motion is due passed, and that's out on an a roll call. Miss Pacheco, you're up next. And you're presenting AB 1665.

You can begin when you're ready.

Thank you. I and good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Today, I am here to present AB 1665, which is part of a broader bill package in partnership with Assembly Member Irwin, and Assembly Member Gabriel, focused on student mental health training for coaches.

Children and teenagers are facing a mental health crisis. More than 20% of children confront mental health issues and three out of every ten teenagers face serious psychological distress.

And these numbers are increasing. As trusted mentors, school coaches are often the first to hear about student athlete mental health challenges. They have the unique opportunity to spot mental health crisis and point students towards appropriate resources.

School coaches are required to complete training to support student athlete physical health. Yet, these safety courses do not include any instruction about how to support student athlete's mental health, even though physical and mental well-being are closely connected.

AB 1665 requires school sports coaches to complete an approved mental health training course. The bill will equip coaches who see and interact closely with student athletes to recognize when a student may be struck struggling.

This bill has received, unanimous support and bipartisan coauthorship authorship, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Great. Any folks in the room wish to express support?

Clifton Wilson on behalf of the California State Association of Psychiatrists in support. Thank you.

Thank you. Any, witnesses in opposition, primary or otherwise? Great. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? Move a motion and a second. Two seconds, Steven. Would you like to close?

Respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Great. The motion is due passed. That's out on an a roll call with mister Ta not voting. And I wanna go back now to a couple of the bills that were on call. AB 1664, the motion was due pass as amended.

That is now out on a B roll call. You thank you, miss Pacheco.

Did you want did you want me to present for Irwin?

Oh, right. I'm sorry. Yes. Give me one second. AB 1664, mister Jackson, the motions due pass as amended.

That's out on a B roll call. AB 2350, miss McKinnor's bill, The motion is due passed. That's out on a B roll call with miss Dixon not voting. And, AB 1914 miss Schiavo, the motion is due passed. That is out with Republicans not voting with miss Dixon and mister Tangipa voting no.

And with that, you can go now to miss Irwin's bill, AB 2532.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Members. I am pleased to present Assembly Bill 2532 on behalf of Assembly Member Irwin. Voters passed proposition 64 to create a legal cannabis market where products are sold safely, responsibly, and transparently to consumers.

But one of the clearest gaps in that framework as shown in the state auditors recent report on the department of cannabis control is how we regulate cannabis beverages.

Under current law, cannabis edibles must be separated or scored into standardized serving sizes so consumers can measure and consume them responsibly.

There is no similar requirements for cannabis beverages which can be sold in containers with one hundred milligrams of THC without any practical way of consumers to measure a standard ten milligram serving.

These beverages are frequently packaged and marketed like ordinary drinks with names like root beer and high soda pop on the beverage containers. AB 2532 will establish a reasonable safe reasonable safeguards on the sale and marketing of cannabis beverages to ensure that consumers are provided products they can use responsibly.

The bill also requires cannabis edibles and beverages to have the national poison control phone number on their label so consumers have that resource available if needed. On behalf of Assembly Member Irwin, I ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Anyone in the room wish to express support?

Clifton Wilson on behalf of the California State Association of Psychiatrists in support of this one as well. Thank you.

Thank you. Any primary or other witnesses in opposition? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion. In a second? In a second. Great. Would you like to close?

Yes. And, again, on behalf of Assembly Member Irwin, I ask for your Aye vote.

Great. The motion is due passed. That's out on an a roll call. Miss Avila Farias, you are here. You can present. AB 1627. Okay. If you could see if you could turn on the mic. Thank you. Okay.

Thank you, Chair Members. I'm pleased to present AB 1627, the Melt ICE Act of 2026. The California deserves the best qualified and trained peace officers.

AB 1627 ensures that federal immigration enforcement personnel are disqualified from becoming the peace officer in California if they have committed misconduct in their prior role.

Communities are safer when we are policed by people who are committed to pre protecting the public rather than kidnapping them. This bill has zero fiscal impact, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Any primary witnesses in support or other folks in support? Any opposition, primary or otherwise? Okay. We will bring it back to committee. Any questions? Nope? Do you have a motion? Great.

Do you have a second? Great. We've got a second. Would you like to close?

I ask we ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

Great. The motion is doue passed, and that's out on a b roll call. Thank you. Yep. Mister Fong, I believe you are presenting for mister Berman.

Great. And you're presenting two bills, I believe. AB 2121 and AB 2771.

You can begin when you're ready.

Yes. Great.

We'll do 2121 first. Good morning, Madam Chair, Members. Assembly Bill 2121 by Senator Mark Berman would maintain faculty safeguards and temporarily exclude community college backfill dollars from the requirement that at least 50% of unrestricted funding

be spent on classroom instructors. Only of those dollars are used to preserve federally defunded student support programs. As the analysis notes, there is no fiscal effect.

And I certainly ask for an Aye vote on behalf of Assembly Member Berman.

Thank you. Any primary witnesses in support or other support? Any opposition of any variety? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Great. Would you like to close?

I'll strictly ask for an Aye vote on behalf of Assemblyman Berman. Thank you.

Great. The motion is due passed, and that's out on an a roll call. And next, you can present AB 2771, the committee's bill.

Good morning, Madam Chair, Members. Assembly Bill 2771 extends a sunset date for the Bureau of Proposed Secondary Private Proposed Secondary Education and makes various technical reforms and policy changes in response to issues raised during the bureaus

sunset review process. As the analysis notes, the bill has minor and observable costs. I strictly ask for an aye vote on behalf of Assemblywoman Berman.

Thank you. Any folks in the room in support or opposition? Great. Back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I'll strictly ask for a Aye vote on behalf of Assembly Member Berman.

Great. The motion is due passed. That's out on an a roll call. Mister Solace, you are next. And you are presenting AB 2120.

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. As as a former school board member and personnel commissioner, I am proud to present AB 2120.

AB 2120 simply removes the sunset of Los Angeles Unified School District's long standing select certification hiring practice, a tool that the district has successfully utilized for the past twenty years.

This book carries zero cost to the state and ensures taxpayer dollars are used efficiently to hire candidates with specialized, ready to perform one day.

AB 2120 also includes language to protect these specialized skills, hires during the potential reductions in force, and for the districts not to lose critical, skill sets. With that, I ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Anyone in the room wish to express express support or opposition? Okay. Oh, we do have someone. Los Angeles Unified product sponsor in support. Great. Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. We'll bring it back to committee.

Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

Thank you. Again, AB 21 is common sense measure that adds no cost to the state, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Great. The motion's due passed. That's out on an A roll call.

Thank you.

And mister Gonzales is now presenting a bill that is on the suspense file, AB 2541. This is for presentation only, and you can begin when you're ready.

Madam Chair and Members, thank you for the opportunity to you today. I'm pleased to present a B2541, which creates a low rider specialty license plate that that reinvest funds right back into the community.

Yesterday, as you many of you saw, we had a press conference where we shut down the street, and we had many lowriders that were present and many car clubs from across their state. The license plate is more than a piece of metal. It's a visual representation of pride.

It's about recognizing traditions that were never given space. It's about the hand painted details, the chrome, the color, and the craftsmanship that goes into it. It's Theo's, it's working side by side as families passing down something that can't be taught in a classroom.

Two years ago, legislature lifted a ban on already. That was a big step, but this bill is about what comes next because it's one thing to say culture matters.

It's another thing to actually invest in it. To focus on the fiscal impact of the legislation, this bill will provide financial support back in the arts program, cultural preservation, youth engagement, and community events,

turning cultural pride into tangible investment in our communities. Because the truth is that communities behind lowrider culture, especially Latino and Chicano communities, haven't always gotten investment that they truly deserve.

These cultures have shaped California's identity, but too often, they've had to fight to be even recognized.

In a time when our state budget has no extra funding and the Federal Government is rolling back every dime they can, this program will generate enough revenue to cover the cost of the production and donate money back into the community.

AB 2541 gives people a way to show their pride, and it makes sure that pride supports the next generation who continue these traditions.

This morning, to support and testify is Kimberly Gudino, Executive Director of Brown Issues, and Martin Ramirez, a local community member and owner at a low at a lowrider masterpiece. Take it away.

There you go. Thank you. Buenos Dias. Good morning, Chair Members. Kimberly Gudino here representing Brown Issues. You know, we often hear the adage that we budget our values. I feel this is true.

But when the state is in tough financial times and our nation is in challenging moral times, we may not be able to truly support and hold all that be all that we value, especially as Californians. The good news is that we're here to help.

AB2541, the low rider license plate bill, provides a unique and much needed revenue generating opportunity during a time when school districts are undergoing massive and almost unmanageable budget cuts.

And our community based organizations are having to reduce program services or discontinue them entirely. As the executive director of Brown Issues, I know the extreme difficulty in balancing a budget, especially when the when the need far exceeds the resources.

The good news is that well over 50 low rider car clubs from all across the state have rolled in with their support.

And tens of thousands of low riders and everyday people are ready to put their dollar where their heart is, back into the communities where lowriding originated and is still alive and thriving, not as a hobby, but as a lifestyle.

I've had the privilege of working with lowriders from all across the state for nearly a decade.

I've seen many support buyouts for street vendors who were harmed by community violence. I've seen low riders drive so support to local restaurants who were experiencing tough times during Covid.

And in fact, I've seen many state legislative representatives hop in the back seat of convertibles to enjoy the festivities in your respective districts. There is no doubt that low riders have shown up for California.

And today, we have the chance to have California show up for low riders. Let's bring some good news. I hope we can count on your Aye vote. Thank you.

Good morning, Chair, Committee. Howdy. My name is Martin Ramirez. I'm the low rider and educator who has worked in the Greater Sacramento area within our case fourteen system for over the 20 years in my capacity as a teacher and administrator and

currently as a community school specialist through the California Community Schools Grant. I witnessed firsthand two constant challenges in my respective roles.

The first, how do we teach the next generation of Californians to be more understanding and caring and supportive of one another? And two, how do we make more happen and have a greater impact from the limited resources we have?

Today, I'm here in support of AB2541, the lowrider license plate bill. This bill, as a lowrider educator, have provided both my communities a great opportunity to come together to support art, culture, and a sense of belonging.

Key elements that make lowriding what it is and who we are as Californios. AB 2541 is designed to keep on giving.

First, the bill creates a revenue generating opportunity that absorbs the state's cost of of of implementation with the sale of 7,500 plates, and thereafter, creates a rare fund that we devoted to supporting our youth throughout California.

Art and historic preservation efforts of California's low riding history. This is a teachable moment as we say in the classroom and a beautiful moment, one that is needed by the state.

I strongly encourage each member of this committee for an aye vote for the children that I see Monday to Friday and sometimes even on the weekends at denials.

And we yearn and deserve so much more. And for the men and women, x, I low ride with on Sunday who have come together in the thousands stating very clearly, we are here to do more. Thank you.

Thank you. Will bring it back to committee for any questions or comments. It it's for presentation only. Yeah. Miss Pacheco.

I wanna thank the author for bringing this bill forward, and I would love to be added as a co author.

Great. Any other questions or comments for the author or the witnesses?

Also, would like to be added as a co author.

Wow. More folks adding as a co author. This is great. Mister Tangipa?

Yeah. I just wanna thank the author as well for bringing this bill, but I also wanted to make a comment. I grew up going to denials, and I would see a lot and have a lot of friends that also participated in the car shows.

And when I was walking down Capitol Mall, it was pretty cool to see how many cars and different organizations and people just appreciating their culture and what car culture actually means to the state of California. So, again, I think the author shout out to Denio's.

It's one of my favorite places. And if you would like to have me, I'd love to be added as a co author.

I too went to Denio's all the time as a kid, so big shout out. Any other questions, comments, additional coauthorship requests? Look at this bipartisan support. Would you like to close?

Thank you, Madam Chair. And in the words of Brentwood, take a chance on me and support AB 2541.

Thank you. Thank you.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you for the presentation. That bill is going to suspend. So and with that, let's see where we at. So I'd like to dispense with the suspense calendar. Madam secretary, would you please read the suspense calendar?

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Good job. The suspense calendar is deemed approved. Okay. Now onto general public general public comment. I wanna open up the hearing to comments made by members of the public on any bill not presented in the committee today.

Please be sure to limit your comments to your name, organization, if any, in position on the bill. If there's anyone in the hearing who would like to state their position on the bill, please approach the mic.

Morning, Madam Chair. Chris McCauley on behalf of Silicon Valley Clean Energy in support of AB 2396 by eight. Miss Irwin on Community Choice Aggregators. Thank you.

Good morning. Nicole Quinones on behalf of the Household and Commercial Products Association as well as the California Chamber of Commerce in opposition to AB 1603 which would ban, pesticides with PFAS.

Just wanna add to the very thorough analysis that the impact to the state would actually begin in 2028 when all consumer product pesticides would be banned because they are are not eligible to be restricted use and that, takes effect in 2028. Thank you.

Good morning. Taylor Triffo on behalf of Variety of Agricultural Associations aligning my comments with miss Quinones on AB 163 and also, noting opposition to AB 2447 on behalf of the California Seed Association, a variety of agricultural groups as well as well as districts. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Stacy Defoe. I'm here on behalf of the California Physical Therapy Association to urge your support of AB 2497. This is an important bill that will modernize the practice physical therapy in California and enhance access from consumers. Thank you.

Good morning. Ryan Lewis, doctor of physical therapy, also a proud military spouse holding three separate licenses to practice. The AB 2497 modernization of the PT Practice Act will help California come up to federal standards. Thank you.

Brandon Brown, physical therapist with PRN Physical Therapists, also in strong support of the practice act progression, AB 2497. Thank you.

Jennifer O'Toole, physical therapist assistant, in support of 2497.

Angelica Rangel, in support of AB 2497 as well.

Good morning. Darlene Durstine, doctor of physical therapy, board certified neurologic clinical specialist. I teach at the University of Southern California.

I have my own private practice, and I'm the chairperson for the Long Beach South Bay District of the California Physical Therapy Association. I strongly urge your Aye vote and support this vote this bill for AB 2497 to help improve patient access to physical therapy services.

Thank you.

Hi there. I'm Stephen Boyd. I'm just here to encourage support for AB 1729, the state telework bill. I appreciate everyone's open minds on it, and I appreciate all of your staffs for taking calls over the last few days. It means a lot.

My name is Christine Lucky Akamine. I am a Legislative Analyst for the Employment Development Department and I'm here in support of AB 1729. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Melissa Hoge and I'm an analyst at Housing and Community Development and I'm in in strong support of AB 1729. Thank you.

Hello, Mark Verdugo. I'm a IT specialist with EDD, and there are hundreds of other employees, my coworkers that also support seventeen twenty nine, the telework bill.

Good morning. My name is Elena Macaluso Moore, and I'm an analyst with the Employment Development Department. And I support AB 291729, excuse me, for so many reasons. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Skyler Waldeck Myers. I'm a fine or a fiscal analyst for Corrections and Rehabilitation, and I'm also in strong support of AB 1729. Thank you.

Hi. Good morning. I'm Julie Sherman, Director of Public Policy for The Arc of California. We represent people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I'm here in support of AB 2189, which would establish a statewide network for parent advocacy.

Also here in support on AB 1575. Thank you.

Good morning. Joy Williams Brook, licensed physical therapist and physical therapy educator in support of AB 2497.

Good morning. Tamara Phelan, licensed physical therapist and educator, and here in strong support of AB 2497, which will help bring the California Practice Act for physical therapist in line with the accreditation requirements for current physical therapist education. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Bobbi Manis and I'm a certified cold capper. I'm here for AB 1682. As it's written currently, it says that it is only offering or offering reimbursement for machines as opposed to the manual cold capping. I'm requesting that cold capping manually be included in AB 1682 for several reasons.

One, smaller communities cannot afford the equipment that is out for the intern the use in the hospitals. Two, it takes up nurses' times.

Three, it's very personal. I've sat at the feet of 60 no. 73 people and one man doing this, cold capping, and it allows partners and family members to be part of the solution while people are going through cancer.

Thank you very much.

Russell Manning on behalf of California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, proud sponsor of AB 2650, and proud sponsor of twenty AB 2123.

Kristen Smith, physical therapist and physical therapy educator in support of AB 2497.

Good morning. Benjamin Henderson on behalf of the Western Center on Law and Property as a cosponsor in support of AB 2170. Also, I'm here in also here for Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability, Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment, and the California Environmental Justice Alliance, their cosponsors as well in support of the bill.

Good morning. It's Maxine Dugan of the Erotic Service Providers Legal Education Research Project. I'm a currently working prostitute of thirty plus years. I'm here to, oppose AB 2411 and AB 2492 because, you know, prostitution is the social safety net.

And as long as you continue to pass or consider bills like this that have unknown cost to counties like Los Angeles, when there's just a manufactured need. There's not gonna be an Olympics.

There's not gonna be a FIFA World Cup. People are not gonna come into this country with this hostile acts by the Federal Government. Thank you.

Jennifer Tannehill with Erin Reed and Associates on behalf of the California Dental Hygienists Association. The this is regarding AB 1952. The bill creates a program for dentists at the Dental Hygiene Board. The board's reserve will be depleted in just a few years if this bill passes.

Then fees will be increased that dental hygienists have to pay. This program for dentists belongs at the dental board, not the dental hygiene board, and we respectfully request request your no vote when it's appropriate.

Thank you.

Good afternoon. My name is Rachel Perez, and I work for the state of California for Department of Education. And I'm here in support of AB 1729, the telework bill. And I wanna thank you all for taking our calls and taking our emails.

And I would just ask you to plea please consider the economy and what is happening at this time and and your hard state workers, we we work hard for you. We work hard to support the state of California, and we're totally dedicated. Please consider our bill. Thank you so much. Have a great day.

Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Thuy Do with the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, the California senior program manager. CRAC has been, consulting on AB 1878, a data disaggregation bill, by Assembly Member, Patel.

This bill would standardize precise racial and ethnic, demographic data collection across all California state agencies, and we ask for your support. Thank you.

Hello. Alana Ladiser on behalf of six beds, in support of AB 1567 by Assembly Member TA. Thank you.

Thank you. And with that, we are meeting adjourned. Oh, what? No? Oh, sorry.

Yeah. Sorry. We're meeting adjourned.