Assembly Floor

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

[Roll Call]

Members, a 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. Reverend Dosto will offer today's prayer. Reverend Dosto.

Please join me in a moment of reflection. In our travels, we have enjoyed amazing Italian food in Japan, great Japanese food in France, authentic Chinese cuisine in England. And now, wherever we travel, we also expect to find what has come to be called fusion cuisine. It's everywhere. The blending of flavors may assault the palates of traditional gourmet traditionalist, but fusion cuisine continues to expand how people everywhere are enjoying food as they embrace many unique culinary creations.

Many years ago, I recall hearing a connoisseur of traditional sushi from Japan comment disparaging about the inventive sushi roll that were appearing on the menus everywhere. His mind was close to the new idea of fusion flavors. If he could, he would want to rid the world of these creative new flavors. Never once did he consider that all traditions, even his treasured traditional sushi, began at some point as a new idea.

Rather than come to righteous conclusions, let us try to be open to new ideas and new flavors.

And like the many celebrity chefs we've come to know, let us appreciate, respect, and embrace the diverse cultures of our world as we enjoy the delicious flavors they have created. Now, mommy, that was it. Let us live with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing to join us in the flag salute. Assembly member Burner will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. You may be seated. To our guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the chamber from interfering with legislative proceedings or disrupting the orderly conduct of official business. Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies.

Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly chamber Sacramento, Tuesday, 04/28/2026. The assembly met at 7AM. The honorable Jeff Gonzales, assembly member 36 Majority

leader, Agri Arcuri, moves of 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 absences of the day will be deemed read and printed in the journal. Onto our procedural motions. Madam majority leader. Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend assembly rule 45.5 to allow assembly member Stephanie to speak on an 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 like Aguiar-Curry, Bonta, Ramos to have guests seated in the rear of the chamber and to allow assembly member Nguyen to have a guest seated at her desk.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re refer SB 623 Archuleta from the Revenue and Tax Committee to the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, then back to Revenue and Tax Committee.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice SB 73 Cervantes for the hearing on Wednesday, May 13, pending re referral from the Public Safety Committee.

Assemblymember Sanchez, you are recognized.

We withhold consent and ask for a roll call vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Sanchez. Members, Miss Sanchez is withholding unanimous consent. Majority leader moves, and Assemblymember Pellerin seconds her motion. Members, this is a procedural vote. It is not debatable.

Clerk will open the roll. Requires 41 votes. The majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Miss Sanchez 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. All members vote who desire to vote.

For me? Oh, no. We just wanna vote. This is trying to get everybody here.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Aye's 46, no's 15. The motion carries. Madam majority leader?

There's a message from the Senate at the desk. I have moved to suspend assembly rule 63 to allow assembly member Gabriel to take up AB 108 today without reference to file for the purpose of concurrence and Senate amendments?

Without objection. Okay. On to guest introductions. Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm very proud to welcome Assembly District six young legislators today in the gallery. These students were selected from a competitive pool of candidates. Each of these young legislators is passionate about bringing positive change to the world around them. For the past four months, these young legislators have attended speaker seminars, learned about our state's legislative process, met with local leaders, and developed their own policy proposals.

You might see see some of those coming to a floor near you next session. As young legislators, they have shown themselves to be committed and thoughtful group of young leaders who can give us all hope for the future. Members, please help me welcome Assembly District six twenty twenty six young legislators to the assembly.

Alright, young legislators. Raise your hand if you intend to run for the assembly one day. Alright. Alright. Thank you, Assemblymember Krell.

The core members Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. It is my pleasure to introduce forty four fourth graders, and teachers from Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in my district who are up in the gallery. They're all standing up all over here. They they they quizzed me with a bunch of great questions this morning. It's my pleasure, to please join me in welcoming these very impressive fourth graders to the California State Assembly.

Let's go. Welcome, Gideon Hausner. Welcome. Continuing on, Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Good morning and thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to welcome Yellow County's Woodland Christian High School girls basketball team here to the California State Assembly. The Lady Cardinals just won the California Interscholastic Federation's Division five State Championship, beating the Laguna Hills Hawks 63 to 30. Yeah. It's their second straight CIF State Division five championship.

Congratulations ladies and welcome to the California State Assembly.

Welcome. Assembly member Dixon, did you hear that? They beat Laguna Hills. They beat Laguna Hills. I'm just repeating what I heard.

Continuing forward, assembly member, Arons, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker and colleagues. I would like everyone to give a warm welcome to my friends from the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors, an organization representing thousands of real estate professionals who help families achieve homeownership and strengthen communities throughout Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County. Please join me in welcoming these amazing leaders of the Santa Clara County realtors, making them feel right at home here in the gallery.

Okay. Members, we're gonna go on to business on the daily file. Can you please take your desk? Thank you, members. We're gonna begin with our second reading file items one through 92.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bills fifteen fifty nine, fifteen sixty nine, fifteen ninety, sixteen twenty six, sixteen ninety four, seventeen sixty six, seventeen seventy eight, seventeen seventy nine, eighteen eleven, nineteen twenty eight, twenty twenty five, twenty twenty eight, twenty forty four, twenty seventy one, twenty seventy eight, twenty one twenty seven, twenty one seventy four, twenty one ninety one, twenty two zero three, twenty two zero seven, twenty two fifty five, twenty two seventy two, twenty two ninety two, twenty three zero seven, twenty three twelve, twenty three twenty, twenty three thirty two, twenty three seventy two, twenty four twenty one, twenty four thirty five, twenty four thirty seven, twenty four sixty six, twenty four seventy six, twenty four eighty six, twenty five thirty eight, twenty five sixty five, twenty five ninety four, twenty six fifty two, twenty six ninety three, twenty seven twenty four, twenty seven sixty six, twenty seven eighty six, twenty seven eighty nine, twenty seven ninety four, fifteen eighty one, fifteen eighty six, sixteen twenty seven, sixteen fifty three, sixteen sixty five, sixteen ninety three, seventeen twelve, seventeen thirteen, seventeen twenty two, seventeen ninety two, eighteen twenty, eighteen twenty two, eighteen forty three, nineteen fourteen, nineteen forty three, nineteen fifty seven, 2,005, twenty one seventeen, twenty one eighteen, twenty one twenty, twenty one twenty one, twenty one thirty five, twenty one ninety eight, 2,200, twenty two eleven, twenty two twenty four, twenty two thirty one, twenty two seventy four, twenty three fifty, twenty three ninety, twenty four thirteen, twenty four seventeen, twenty four eighty, twenty five zero six, twenty five eighteen, twenty five nineteen, twenty five thirty two, twenty five seventy seven, twenty six fifteen, twenty six seventy six, twenty six ninety seven, twenty seven zero six, twenty seven fifty one, twenty seven seventy one, twenty seven eighty, Assembly bill sixteen sixty four with amendments, and Assembly bill nineteen thirteen with amendments.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Before we begin concurrence and Senate amendments, one final guest introduction. Assembly member Bonta, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members today, I rise on behalf of the beautiful people of Oakland, Alameda, and Emeryville, as well as every foster youth navigating our state's court systems to recognize Casa Appreciation Day in California. And we are honored to welcome advocates from across the state who are here to remind us what this work is really about. Our court appointed special advocates are community volunteers who step into some of the most difficult moments in a child's life.

More than anything else, a CASA shows up in a system that can feel chaotic and impersonal.

A CASA is often the one consistent adult in a foster child's life. At a moment when federal support for children and families is being cut, we need Casa more than ever. Colleagues, I ask that you join me in welcoming our guests in the gallery today and thanking every Casa volunteer across California for being there no matter what.

With us in the rear of the chamber is Marie Kennedy, chair of the California Casa board of directors, and Vince Hall, CEO of the California Casa Association alongside over a dozen Casa volunteers in the gallery.

Thank you, members. We have a full book of business to attend to. Thank you, members.

Thank you, members. We have a full book of business to attend to. Thank you, members.

Okay. We are going to begin with our concurrence in Senate amendments. That's file item number 93, AB 1389 by Assembly Member Rubio. This is a 54 vote bill. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1389 by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio, an act relating to tribal gaming and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly Member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 1389 will ratify the second amendment to the Tribal State Gaming Compact between the state of California and the Yurok tribe of the Yurok Reservation in California. AB 1389 does not change the substantive terms of the existing compact. It simply preserves the terms through December 31, 2026 to protect the tribe's economic development, stability, and self sufficiency. There is no opposition to the bill, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. There's an urgency clause on this bill. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 55, noes zero on the urgency. Ayes 55, noes zero on the measure. The measure passes. Senate amendments are concurred in. We are going to pass and retain on file items 94, 95, 96. Brings us to the Assembly third reading file. File items 97 through 168.

We will pass and retain on file items 97, 98, 99. AB 1632 is file item 100 by Assembly Member Johnson. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1632 by Assembly Member Johnson, an act relating to trespass.

Assembly Member Johnson, you are recognized. Just a moment, please. Decorum, Members. Members. Thank you. Assembly Member Johnson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today to present AB 1632, which streamlines a vital public safety tool for property owners and law enforcement. I wanna start by thanking my colleague and Public Safety Chair in helping me work the bill and strengthen it.

AB 1632 makes one simple and common sense change, removing the notary requirement from trespass letters filed under penal code section 602. As a former mayor and council member for Lake Elsinore, this bill is very important to me.

I've seen firsthand the importance of strengthening the 602 letter system. Currently, property owners must find, pay for, and file a notarized letter every twelve months just to ensure law enforcement can protect their property in their absence. When a letter lapses, law enforcement is legally often legally unable to proactively protect that property, leading to potential public safety hazards.

Unauthorized occupants of vacant lots and buildings is the leading cause of structural fires, especially wildfires here in California. By making it easier to maintain, an active 602 will allow officers to intervene proactively before a trespass incident turns into a public safety hazard.

This bill has bipartisan support, is sponsored by the City of Riverside, is supported by the League of California Cities, the Southwest California Legislative Council, the California Police Chiefs Association, and more than 20 individual cities across the state. So for the first time, but not the last time, colleagues, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1632.

Thank you, Assembly Member Johnson. Assembly Member Solache, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To the Member, is, you know, this is your first bill presenting in the floor. I really wanna know how easy was it to work with the Public Chair, the Public Safety Chair on this bill. I just wanted to get some insight on how it works. Thank you. You can answer that on your closing.

Thank you, Assembly Member Solache. Assembly Member Gallagher, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question of the author. Is this your first bill on the floor?

Without objection, you may answer the question.

Not my first, but you weren't here that day. So.

Who coached her? Who coached her? So I noticed that this is about no trespassing 602 letters. And so and it requires them, you're saying they shouldn't be notarized. Is that correct? I'm very concerned that that may, you know, allow for fraud. And fraud is a big problem, as you know, in this state. So how about if we have them at least have a bank medallion guarantee signature? Would you be open to that as, like, a friendly amendment to this bill?

Assembly Member, you may respond in your close.

Okay. Well, she can respond in her close. But if she would take that amendment, I might be willing to support this bill today. But I yeah. I think there needs to be a little bit more scrutiny. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Assembly Member Gallagher. Assembly Member Alanis, you are recognized.

You got Star Wars Day already. Stop it.

Carl, you get to talk all the time. I get to talk a little bit. So I know this is a trespassing bill, and I know a lot of these bills are usually inspired by some of us who have experienced something in life. So in my prior life career, I used to deal with a lot of people who used to trespass. So did you maybe used to trespass at one point? Is that what happened? She doesn't wanna answer that one. I rest my case. Bye.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alanis. I wanted to make sure that the Chair knew that you complimented him in your opening remarks. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly Member Johnson, do you wish to close?

I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

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.

The clerk will close the roll and tally votes. Ayes 58, No's zero. The measure passes. We will pass and retain on file items 101, 102. File item 103 is AB 2380 by Assemblymember Papan.

Assembly bill 2380 by Assembly member Papan and acclimating to pest control.

Clerk will read.

Oh, assembly member Papan, you're a wreck.

Well, members, I know we've probably seen in the news lately about a cruise ship that has the hantavirus on it, and the hantavirus comes from rodents. And I bring this up only this current event up only to show you the importance of this bill. So this bill is about allowing boards of supervisors to raise the fees of pest control companies so that we can go out and inspect and make sure that we keep pests and rodents and all those kinds of things under control.

So it's a very important bill in many regards because if these kinds of things get out of control, it's a real health hazard. So I I strongly, request and I vote on this bill that just allows boards of supervisors to raise the fees for pest control services within counties.

And agriculture commissioners do the actual, surveys, and and inspections. And, just FYI, the ability to raise these fees hasn't been increased in decades. Decades. So it's an important health concern, and it's past due that we bring the fees up to speed with the or make them commensurate with the actual costs. Respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Papan. Assembly member Di Maio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As, it comes as no surprise, I oppose, tax and fee increases. That's one good reason to oppose AB 2380. But here's the here's the problem. We do have an epidemic of rodents.

It is out of control, and it's because this legislature passed a bad bill about two or three years ago that took best practice tools out of the hands of pest control companies. And we are now seeing this impact agriculture. We're seeing it impact inner cities with, particularly with the homeless population. This is a public health

crisis caused in large part by bad policy from a law passed by this legislature. So I urge all of the members to to really look at this issue, look at the bill that was passed a few years ago. It was a big mistake. Let's give pest control companies the tools they need to reduce the population of rodents in our communities to protect public health.

Thank you. Assembly member DeMaio. Assembly member Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And taking into account of what my colleague said, you know, he's got a point. But this specifically in in my district is an important topic. So we have to continue to move forward with with you know, I'm not about increasing expenses, but this is one that hasn't been changed and it hurts my district. So with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member Gonzalez. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly member Papan, do you wish to close?

I do. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to my, colleagues for the robust debate. Look, this problem is in all of the above. We need all of the above to combat rodents.

This is a tremendous health concern. Respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member Papan. 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. Ayes 53, No's two, the measure passes. We're gonna go to file item 104, that's AB 2080 by Assemblymember Johnson. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2080 by Assembly Member Johnson, an act relating to local government.

Assembly Member Johnson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2080, a straightforward measure intended to improve local government efficiency and remove unnecessary administrative burdens. Under current law, County Board of Supervisor must go through a formal renewal process every single year to delegate investment authority to their County Treasurer.

This creates a reoccurring administrative hurdle that serves no practical oversight purpose but carries significant technical risk. In many cases, simple scheduling delays or agenda backlogs can cause this one-year period to lapse, putting the county in technical noncompliance with the law.

AB 2080 fixes the issue by shifting from an annual renewal model to an ongoing delegation that remains in effect until a board chooses to revoke it. This bill is sponsored by the California Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors. It has no opposition on file and passed unanimously out of Assembly Local Government Committee. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Johnson. 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 the votes. Ayes: 63; no: zero. The measure passes. File Item 105. That's AB 2149 by our assistant Majority Leader. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2149 by Assembly Member Garcia, an act relating to pupil achievement.

Assembly Member Garcia, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise today to present AB 2149, a bill that requires the Legislative Analyst Office to assess and publicly report the state's progress in closing pupil achievement gaps and to provide recommendations of actions that the state can take to meet its performance targets.

California's achievement gaps are stubborn, and the status quo is unacceptable, where more than a million Californian students fail to reach proficiency every year. Fewer than 4 in 10 students are proficient at math, and only about half meet standards in English language arts. We can and should do better.

This bill will create a North Star to guide the state's public education entities on a path toward realizing the shared goal of supporting student success. This bill has gained widespread support from school districts and educational organizations throughout California. It has bipartisan support and faces no opposition. Thank you. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly Member Garcia. 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 the votes. Ayes: 61; no: zero. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on File Items 106, 107. File Item 108: AB 1625 by Assembly Member Nguyen. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1625 by Assembly Member Nguyen, an act relating to transportation.

Assembly Member Nguyen, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to present AB 1625. This bill is with the Sacramento Transit-- Regional Transit, has not been updated since 2006. Currently, state law allows the Board of Directors to meet four times a month with $100 stipend. This will reduce it down to three times a month with a $200 stipend. This bill has bipartisan support and no no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Nguyen. 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 the votes. Ayes 58, noes 1. The measure passes. File item number 109, that is AB 2179 by Dr. Patel. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2179 by Assembly Member Patel and others, an act relating to protective orders.

Dr. Patel, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I am here to present AB 2179, which expands e-filings of restraining orders to include workplace violence restraining orders, also known as WVROs. This bill builds on past policy passed on this floor to increase access to justice.

Bills such as AB 2960 in 2022 with gun violence and domestic violence restraining orders, and AB 561 in 2025 with elder dependent adult protective orders have increased access and provided certainty to individuals that are facing some of the most difficult and stressful times in their lives.

Submitting paperwork in person for an application can be not only inconvenient, but also dangerous when individuals are facing pressing needs related to their restraining order. AB 2179 seeks to allow for that certainty for individuals facing workplace violence. AB 2179 enjoys support support recommendation, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. Patel. 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 the votes. Ayes 62, noes zero. The measure passes. We will pass and retain on file item 110.

File Item 111. That's AB 2753 by Assembly Member Soria. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2753 by Assembly Member Soria, an act relating to elections.

Assembly Member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. AB 2753 will help strengthen trust in our democracy and elected officials by prohibiting registered sex offenders from running for or holding local or state-elected office. In order to ensure California's elected officials are held to the highest standard, current law prohibits those guilty of certain crimes violating the public trust from appearing on ballots or holding elected office.

However, the City of Fresno learned earlier this year that these laws were not as robust as they had assumed. In February of this year, a registered sex offender convicted for a possession of child sex abuse material announced his intention to run for a position on the Fresno City Council.

He held a press conference, making this announcement across the street from Big Picture Educational Academy, a local Fresno elementary school. Our community was shocked, outraged, and baffled that a registered sex offender could be eligible to run for office. While he was unable to acquire the signatures needed to run, he exposed the vulnerability in our elections that must be addressed. That is what AB 2753 does. It will affirm the public's trust in our democracy and hold our elected officials to a higher standard. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Soria. Assembly Member Tangipa, you are recognized.

Thank you, and I thank the author of this bill for bringing this. As another representative of the City of Fresno, it was shocking for us to see that an individual would be so emboldened to run for office when they're not even allowed around most of the government buildings that they would have to say and speak on.

So I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this as we look into bringing safeguards and making sure that we have safe individuals and trusted individuals that not only walk the halls of our government but are also making the decisions behind that matter to the future of California. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Tangipa. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly Member Soria, do you wish to close?

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

Thank you, Assembly Member Soria. 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 the votes. Ayes: 54; no: zero. Measure passes.

We're gonna pass and retain on file item 112, 113. File item 114, that's ACR 173 by Assembly Member Carrillo. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 173 by Assembly Member Carrillo, relative to the state of Jalisco.

Assembly Member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, Members. I rise to present ACR 173, which recommits the formalization to the sisterhood relationship between the state of Jalisco in Mexico and California. As my colleagues know personally from their own bipartisan legislative trips to Mexico, our state and Jalisco share long standing cultural, economic, and demographic ties.

Those ties between our two states represent a shared past and collaborative future together in policies ranging from agriculture and labor to technology and education. This resolution emphasizes diplomacy independent of federal policy shifts, emphasizing collaboration and respect instead of confrontation and threats.

This resolution also purposely calls out immigrant protection because that's the reality on the ground being imposed upon our state at this time. It's sad to see a shift away from celebrating the historical contributions of immigrants to our state's agriculture, infrastructure, and culture. That shift should not be why when it's needed most when we're saying the least. But that doesn't need to be the case.

We can rightly raise concerns where they are warranted. As we can respectfully agree to disagree on policies, but where there is an understanding on how we need to respectfully work together at a binational level, something we evidence ourselves with our legislative visits. Let's do that as well. I ask for your support and an aye for ACR 173. Our states and peoples have much we can accomplish together, beginning with the World Cup later this year. Thank you. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Carrillo. Assembly Member Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of ACR 173 and thank our colleague for bringing this forward. As Chair of the California Mexico Select Committee, which I appreciate the opportunity to have such a select committee here, thanks to the work of our Speaker.

We've had the opportunity to learn a lot and have hearings on the relationship between Mexico and the state of California. And last year, we had the opportunity to meet with the governor of the state of Jalisco, with his cabinet, and with leaders in the private sector.

And what was really amazing that above and beyond the entrepreneurial spirit of the number of Jalisciense that live in the state of California, which by the way is the largest number of people from another country and from another state in California are from the state of Jalisco.

They're obviously entrepreneurs. They're starting up small businesses here. We're inspiring each other, and that's what this resolution recommits to doing. They are inspired by the work that we do. They shared about their investments in innovation and technology.

They are desire is to become the Silicon Valley of Mexico in the state of Jalisco. We've shared a lot of commonalities in that regard in addition to our people. Obviously, agriculture, which is an important source of our economy, which we often forget in California or as Californians, is critical to the economy of Jalisco as well.

And for all those reasons and many, many more, I rise in support and, again, thank our colleague for once again recommitting California to the state sister state relationship, which will continue to grow our economy, our strengthen our relationship, and bring more opportunities for Californians and those in California who come from the state of Jalisco. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alvarez. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly Member Carrillo, do you wish to close?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanna thank my colleague from San Diego and for all of those here in this floor who haven't had a chance and opportunity to visit Jalisco. Please do so because it's an amazing place to visit, the culture, the food, and a lot of different things that we have in common. As my colleague said, agriculture being one of them. And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Assembly Member Carrillo. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. Excuse me. Thank you, Mr. Reading Clerk. Assembly Member, do you wish for the first roll to be open for co-authors? The Assembly Member's ask for the first role to be open for co-authors. Clerk will open the roll. 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 50 co-authors added. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. We will pass and retain on file items 115, 16, 17, 18.

Brings us to File Item Number 119. That's AB 2636 by Assembly Member Pacheco. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2636 by Assembly Member Pacheco, an act relating to juveniles.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, members. Today, I rise to present AB 2636. Youth access to firearms is a critical public safety challenge. Juvenile violent crime arrests have increased in recent years, and tragically, firearms have become a leading cause of death for children and adolescents, underscoring the urgency of this issue. Existing law prohibits minors from possessing firearms.

However, cases involving minors in possession of a firearm are still eligible for Deferred Entry of Judgment, a program usually available only for nonviolent misdemeanor cases or low-level drug offenses. AB 2636 requires courts to consider whether a youth was-- whether a youth was carrying a loaded firearm when determining suitability for Deferred Entry of Judgment.

Carrying a loaded weapon in public represents a heightened level of risk, and this bill ensures courts weigh that factor. AB 2636 preserves judicial discretion and rehabilitative options while prioritizing public safety. This bill has received unanimous and bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Pacheco. 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.

The clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 53; no: zero. The measure passes. File Item 120 is AB 1544 by Assembly Member Krell. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1544 by Assembly Member Krell and others, an act relating to courts.

Assembly Member Krell, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. I am pleased to present to you today Assembly Bill 1544. This is an important bill that prevents us from backsliding on our commitment to the First Amendment and to open access to courts. AB 1544 passed unanimously through the Judiciary Committee as bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Krell. 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. The clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 59; no: zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain--

Pass the routine on file item 121, that brings us to file item 122. That's AB 1690 excuse me, AB 1637 by Assembly member Kolozoa. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill sixteen thirty seven by Assembly member Kolozoa, an accolade to healing arts.

Assembly member Kolozoa, you are recognized.

Good morning, mister speaker and members. I appreciate the opportunity to present AB 1637, the just what the doctor ordered act. Trust is the foundation of patient care. Without it, diagnosis can be questioned. Treatment decisions can be compromised, and ultimately, lives can be put at risk.

AB 1637 protects patients by ensuring that primary care physicians are solely responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their medical records. Under current law, anyone including administrative staff, contractors, or clinic supervisors who are not licensed physicians can alter these records, potentially creating confusion in diagnosis and treatment plans. Protecting the accuracy of physician's notes leads to the protection of patient safety. We've seen the consequences of failing to protect medical records.

A traveling physician in Kern County working with autistic children had their notes changed by a district supervisor, not the treating physician.

These edits were made out of concern for the clinic's reputation, compromising patient care and trust. Protection of patients starts with diagnostics and treatment plans from their primary care physician, not the editor. I strongly request for your aye vote on AB 1637. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly member Colosa. 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. The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes size 58, no zero. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on file item one twenty three. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item one twenty four.

Pass and retain on File Item 125 through 129. File Item 130 is AB 2534 by Assembly Member Kalra. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2534 by Assembly Member Kalra and others, an act relating to domestic violence.

Assembly Member Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2534 is a measure that will protect individuals from being forced into a marriage and help survivors be safe from a forced marriage. The bill extends protections under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act to allow individuals to file a restraining order on the basis of a forced marriage or the attempts, threats, or preparation to compel marriage. By adding this under the existing DVPA, survivors will have access to timely relief before any harm occurs.

In addition, the bill will prohibit the facilitation of any marriage for the protected party, require that travel documents be returned to the protected party, and ensure the protected party is not removed or prevented from going to places like school, attorney meetings, medical appointments, or other activities.

AB 2534 is a bill that will empower individuals to take those courageous steps to protect themselves from being forced into a marriage or to feel safe and secure to escape the harms of a forced marriage. The bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Kalra. Assembly Member Alanis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to co-author and rise in support of AB 2534. Colleagues, this bill is rooted in one simple principle: no one should be forced into marriage against their will. Forced marriage is a form of domestic violence and domestic abuse.

AB 2534 recognizes this and makes it clear in California that this is state law. With this bill, we are sending a clear message that there is no justification for coercion or abuse. Victims of forced marriage come from all backgrounds, and it is our responsibility to give them the protection they deserve. Thank you to my colleague from San Jose for bringing this bill forward, and I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alanis. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly Member Kalra, do you wish to close?

I wanna thank my colleague and the other co-authors on the bill, and respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Kalra. 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 the votes. Ayes 58, no zero, the measure passes. The pass to retain and file items one thirty one, one thirty two. File item one thirty three is AB 2595 by Assembly member Pappen. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill twenty five ninety five by Assembly member Pappen and appellators of vehicles.

Assemblymember Pappen, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Today, I rise to present AB 2595, which would allow San Mateo County and its local jurisdictions to adopt an ordinance prohibiting children under the age of 12 from riding e bikes. This bill comes as a result of two tragedies in my district where two young children passed away as a result of electric device debated electric device accidents.

My constituents have been devastated by these losses and have made it clear that they want real tools to protect their youth from danger. AB 2595 provides those tools and gives the county and its cities a way to combat the dramatic rise in incidents among their kids.

I thank you very much and respectfully request an aye vote at the time.

Thank you. Assemblymember Pappan. Assemblymember Bauer Kehan, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise in support of 2595 and thank the author for her hard work in keeping her community safe. And I know that she would have no issue with this being a broader applicability, and I just would wanted to rise to urge the legislature to this is the second time we've done a pilot program that protects a specific community, and both authors have wanted more and we should do more because this is not just a San Mateo issue.

With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer Kehan. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Pappan, do you wish to close?

Thank you so much, and and thank you to my colleague from Arinda. We hear the outrage from our community, and I appreciate you being a comrade in arms about this. It is it is a very, very dangerous situation out there. So respect the request and I vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pappan. I'll debate having cease, 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, ayes 55, no zero, the measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on file item one thirty four. Members, before we get file item one thirty five, I'd like to ask you to take your conversations off the floor, please. Thank you, members. File item 135, that's ACR 163 by Assemblymember Ramos.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 163 by Assembly Member Ramos, relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today as Chair of the Legislative Native American Caucus-- <inaudible>. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise as Chair of the Legislative Native American Caucus to present ACR 163, which designates the month of May as California's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. In recognition of these times, we've had a series of events moving forward in this last week where missing and murdered indigenous women continue to move forward the issues in the State of California.

We continue to bring awareness around these issues as California Indian leaders and people. The crisis is still in front of us where data and statistics show the true need is there with over 930 missing in the registered data. We have 84% Native American people that will experience violence in their lifetime. Four out of five Native American women have already experienced violence in their lifetime. Fifty-six percent have experienced some form of sexual violence.

Homicide is still a leading cause of death amongst California's first people, where 38% have been unable to get resources at an early age. This is disheartening statistics as we know that these statistics are being underreported. The need to form resources to combat this is in front of us to make sure that this body continues to move forward, a task force to be able to look into these areas that are high statistics, high data, that anywhere else in the state of California, if people were suffering at this statistical datas, task force would be assembled to root out the cause. This week, there has been awareness around this crisis.

We had a leadership-- tribal leadership dinner Tuesday night and a blessing before we moved forward and talk about these issues. And with the support of the Legislature and the body, we were able to light the Capitol Dome red on Tuesday night to bring awareness around it with several of our colleagues attending. Wednesday, we had a press conference to bring out these statistics to the State of California over and over again.

And to raise the voices of California's first people, we had a Native American Affairs Select Committee hearing where we discussed issues and I did identified issues and brought solutions forward. This body has been instrumental in championing issues, such as the Feather Alert, and forming positions within the Attorney General's Office.

And those legislative components are more reactive to the situation that still plagues California's first people. What came out of the hearing is that we need to be more proactive. It's special when we find out that the pipeline from foster care system in ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act, that red flags are showing as early as the age of 10, but yet the lack of resources are not there. That then contributes to the missing and murdered indigenous people here in the State of California.

Last night, we assembled again on the West Steps. With the support of this Legislature and this body, we lit the Dome red for the second night. Last night, more than 1,000 California Indian people showed up to have their voices heard. This body continues to lift those voices and to make sure that those voices are being heard, but does it truly have to take those types of areas and conferences to come together to admit and to come to terms with a horrid past in the State of California?

Issues that we're still facing are issues that came at our people in 1850 with the taking of our children, which still is happening today in 2026; still facing the same issues of trying to get justice for murders against California's first people. I believe it's time that the state truly, truly atones for its horrid past of enslavement of California Indian people, stripping of lands, and continuing to bring justice for those that go missing and are murdered.

We're not talking about 1850 anymore. We're talking about a diversity caucus that's in here today, talking about these issues on this floor. In the year 2026, we still remain one of the highest states in the nation of not even bringing justice or investigating crimes against Native Americans in the State of California.

We need to change the mentality of the State of California. Then in 2026, we start to see California's first people through the lens of respect and honor and bring closure to the missing and murdered indigenous person's crisis here in the State of California and honor California's first people.

We continue to work hard on these issues. We continue to ask for partnership and allies, making sure that the voices of California's first people does not continue here in the state of California.

We have an opportunity to make that change and to change the mentality of the state of California, not through the lens of 1850, but through the lens of 2026. I ask for your Aye vote.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise on behalf of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus in support of ACR 163. Today, we recognize the ongoing epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, including the tribal nations found across California.

Efforts have increased to improve MMIP reporting and expand data collection to include indigenous people who go missing or fallen victim to violence regardless of whether they live on tribal lands or outside of them.

Under the leadership of our Native American caucus chair, we have been working to address this crisis at its root and to strengthen supports that help prevent indigenous people from going missing or being harmed in the first place.

In other words, we must restore and protect the humanity of California's first people, understanding that if anyone goes missing, our first people must make sure we need to make sure that our first people are treated the same way as any other person's life

and is met with the urgency as other communities are met with. One of the LGBTQ caucus' core initiatives have been visiting rural parts of the state and nearby tribal nations to better connect with diverse communities that too often feel underserved and overlooked.

During these visits, we have had the privilege of hearing directly from tribal council leaders about the unique challenges of their communities and what they face, including the real and ongoing impacts of the MMIP epidemic.

Council leaders have shared concerns about non indigenous individuals entering their communities and causing harm alongside broader public safety challenges.

We have also heard firsthand that many tribal nations lack sufficient public safety infrastructure and resources to protect and support community members affected by this crisis.

So while California has made important progress in addressing this issue, thanks to the large part of the leadership of our Native American caucus chair, we know that there is still much work to be done.

Still, more narrative changes that we must have, still more cultural changes that we must correct because they have direct correlations with the respect and the humanity we place on California's first people.

On behalf of the LGBTQ caucus, respectfully ask for an Aye vote on ACR 163.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Excuse me. Mr. Speaker and members, today I rise in support of this measure. On behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus, I want to preference my statement by thanking the Member from San Bernardino for bringing

this measure, ACR 163, before this body today. This resolution highlights the troubling crisis of the missing indigenous murdered indigenous people, which continues to haunt indigenous California.

California is home to the largest indigenous population in the country. Thus, we have a responsibility to address the devastating reality. Our state, the golden state, is the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities.

I want that to sink in for a moment. The relationship between black indigenous California is deeply intersectional. Despite the inter union as free state in 1850, California legalized enslavement of Native Americans and allowed black Americans to be subjected to

exploitation and slave labor. One century later, community members aimed to remedy this institutional harm through advocacy, resisting active groups such as the Black Panther Party, an American slave, the American Indian movement working interchangeably to

overcome systemic inequality, demonstrating strong allyship together. Today, the CSU Stanislaus program explored black and indigenous solidarity and acknowledged the role Native Americans resisting slavery.

For example, tribes would provide shelter to protect runaway slaves as black Americans can relate to the structural marginalization and faced by indigenous communities.

My own family's history is marked by trauma, by a legacy of slavery and systemic neglect towards the challenges we face today. But let me pause for a moment and go with me if you could just imagine.

What if your mama, your wife, your daughter, your sister came up missing tonight and was never found, how would you feel? The devastation, the loss, the pain, the knock at the door, and they were never found.

Well, that's what California first people are going through and experiencing day in and day out. Not getting any answers, feeling the pain and the loss each and every day.

Those who are sitting in a gallery, they feel that pain. We have the chance to remedy a similar wrong committed against the indigenous community by ACR 163. This is the allyship that this reflects in this resolution today.

And I wanna thank our chairman for one being elected to raise these issues that we have before us because without his leadership, we would not be talking about this. And because of his leadership, we have the feather alert and so much more.

And I wanna thank him publicly for one, being the drum major for justice for the first people, for being the conscious of California and making a difference. I respectfully ask for a strong Aye vote on ACR 163.

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

Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. I wanna rise today and lend my voice, not only in support of ACR 163, but also what my colleague was talking about around the need for us to do more.

And I go back to the famous quote, do the best that you can, and when you know better, do better. And we have, through his leadership, reached the point where this legislature knows better. And then the question becomes, are we going to do better?

We heard really compelling testimony yesterday, specifically on the data collection and the way that native voices are erased in the way that the data is actually collected.

I reached out to tribes within my district, and one of the tribes alone, the the Yurok tribe, has 79 current open cases for missing family members. They have 89 current cases open for murdered family members. That's from one tribe.

That doesn't always make it into the state's data, but you better believe that those family members are keeping track and are fighting like hell to find their family members.

And as our colleague said, it doesn't just start with when somebody goes missing. There are systemic issues in California downstream that we all can be working on today to do better.

It was highlighted that the foster care system has become a pipeline from tribes to MMIP, That children enter that system, and then they end up disappearing.

In my district, it was cited that less than 3% of the population in Humboldt County comes from tribes, but represents over 36% of the foster youth that are in that system.

And I think the point was very well punctuated by one of the speakers yesterday who said, if it was your kid who went missing, you would fight like hell to find them.

Move heaven and earth to find this family member. But these youth that are in the foster care system, they're the state's kids. It is the state's responsibility to move heaven and earth to find these individuals when they go missing, and nobody takes ownership.

So I rise I know we will support as a body today, ACR 163 as we have, but I know that these discussions will continue to come when we talk about budget, when we talk about resources, when we talk about maintaining the sovereignty of our tribes and making sure that

they have the rule the the tools and the resources that they need to be able to take care of their family members, and we need to be good allies and partners in that effort.

Thank you. Assemblymember Rogers. Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of ACR 163 on behalf of the women's legislative caucus and recognizing the in honor the lives of missing and murdered indigenous people awareness month,

individuals whose absences are felt deeply by families, communities, and nations across the state and country. This is not a distant issue. Eighty four point three percent of Native Americans have experienced violence in their lifetime.

Of all MMIP cases statewide, 28% remain missing, 54, 54% are murdered, and the remaining 18% are status unknown.

California is home to more Native American communities than any other state, and the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people impacts our neighbors, our constituents, and our shared future.

For too long, these voices have gone unheard and these cases have gone unsolved. By acknowledging the crisis, we affirm a commitment to visibility, to justice, and to the dignity of every life. It's an opportunity to listen more carefully, support tribal sovereignty,

and to ensure that all communities, especially indigenous communities, are seen and protected. We must do better.

I rise so that my sister-in-law, nieces, and nephews of the Pechanga tribe, my bonus daughter and granddaughter of the Wiyot tribe, along with all of their native sisters and brothers are protected. For them, I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Hadwick. Assemblymember Garcia, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of the Latino caucus, I rise in strong support of ACR 163, commemorating missing and murdered indigenous people awareness month.

Long before any of us came to call California home, various sovereign Native American tribes inhabited these lands. In California, there are a 109 federally recognized tribes who have lived here long before any of us.

The Tongva and Serrano people were the first to inhabit what would later become the district I represent. California ranks among the top five states in missing and murdered indigenous people's cases.

Only nine percent of the murders of indigenous women in California have ever been solved, compared to sixty percent in the non native population. MMIP cases are seven times more likely to go unsolved, adding to the hundreds of open cases.

Violence against indigenous people has often gone underreported and unaddressed. Today, once again, indigenous people are being removed from their homes, this time being swept up in Trump's illegal immigration rates.

And despite the historic efforts California has made to increase awareness, accountability, and to help mitigate this violence, there is still a lot more work to do.

I would like to thank my colleague from San Bernardino for bringing this resolution forward, which highlights such an important issue, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Garcia. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise on behalf of the Jewish caucus in support of ACR 163. Permission to read, Mr. Speaker?

Without objection.

Jessica Alva, Blackfeet, Yakuah, and Nahua. Heather Leanne Cameron, Grand Ronde and Pitt River tribes. Angela Mae Jeff from the California Valley Miwok. Sumi Wan from the Hoopa Valley tribe, Jeanette Kamahili from the Kanaka Maoli,

Andrea Lederuta from the Tuolua County, Tuolua tribe, Alicia Lara from Tarahumara, Angela McConnell from the Hoopa Valley tribe with Mohave, Yurok, and Kurok ancestry, Nick Patterson from the Pitt River tribe, Rachel Sloan from Hopland Rancheria,

Nicole Smith from the Pomo people, Natasha Steele from Litton Rancheria and the Round Valley tribes, Melody Saint Claire from the Round Valley tribes and the Wintu, Andrea Chick White from the Yurok and Hoopa.

These are names of some of the murdered and missing indigenous people who we honor today. In the Jewish faith, we think it's important to name the people who are gone from our community. And so I wanted to bring them into the room today.

Behind every one of the numbers we've talked about today is a name, a person, a loved one, a daughter, a sister, a family member, a person who is loved and is missing.

And the Jewish community stands in strong solidarity with the indigenous community during Californian's missing and murdered indigenous people awareness month.

May is a time where we come together celebrating Jewish heritage month, Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month, but it is also important that we confront the painful truths to remember the injustices and atrocities committed against California's first people

and to honor those that have been lost and those that remain missing. The crisis of the missing and murdered indigenous peoples affects tribes across California as you heard. It's an issue that demands all of our attention,

and so I wanna thank our colleague from San Bernardino, not only for bringing this resolution today, but as he mentioned, for all of the activities of this week and frankly, your tenure in this body to help bring these important issues to the forefront and to address them head on with policy solutions.

As Jews, our community's history of persecution and trauma deepens our sense of solidarity and with indigenous peoples and their ongoing fight for justice.

Today, thousands of cases of nursing and murdered native Americans remain unsolved, and each one of those names calls for accountability, healing, and action.

From the pogroms to the holocaust, which we commemorated here just last month, we understand the enduring pain of loss and the importance of remembrance.

We strand in stand in strong solidarity with California's tribes and indigenous communities. And just as we say of the holocaust, we will never forget. We commit to ensuring that the lives of missing and murdered indigenous people are never forgotten.

In that spirit and on behalf of the Jewish caucus, I respectfully ask your Aye vote on ACR 163.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. Assemblymember Lee, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I rise today in support of ACR 163 on behalf of the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus to express our solidarity with indigenous communities and recognition of missing and murdered indigenous people awareness month.

Across California and the nation, the American Indian and Alaska native people are at a disproportionate risk of violence, murder, or or going missing.

Despite making up a significant portion of the missing and murder cases, these cases often remain underreported, under investigated, and overlooked.

Solidarity between Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, and indigenous communities is grounded in our shared values of dignity, safety, and justice for all.

We acknowledge and honor the leadership of tribal nations, advocates, and families who have tirelessly called attention to this issue and demanded justice for their loved ones.

On behalf of the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, we remain committed to working alongside indigenous leaders to advance policies that protect communities, prevent violence, and ensure justice is not delayed or denied for indigenous communities. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Lee. Assemblymember Lackey, you were recognized.

Thank you, colleagues. I just want to express my gratitude to my colleague from San Bernardino for awakening this body to this problem. What I can't understand is why we're not more alarmed about this injustice. You've heard the numbers. They're overwhelming.

Why isn't that more alarming? I haven't figured it out. But I want you to know that my heart is completely committed to trying to bring some remedy to this very, very significant a very real injustice.

Think about the reality of what we're talking about here. We have people that are absolutely been erased, literally been erased because there's no investigation, there's no documentation, there's no further action being taken, but they're injustice.

There's a particular issue that the sovereignty issue is used as the excuse. Shame on us for letting that be an impediment to such a stark reality. It's not right, folks. And we have the ability to have influence, to help improve the situation.

I know the feather alert, and I know there's been other things to show some progress to this population, but it's not close to enough. We really need to show some action, not just have all the caucus groups get together and and talk about their alliance.

We appreciate that. But what really needs to happen is those of you that are in this body to take action and take interest in this topic. I've tried to show my support for this in the small way that I can, but we need to collectively pull together to address this issue in a more

meaningful way. It's inexcusable. As Americans, as Californians, however you wanna describe it, it's wrong. Let's let's do better is my plea, and please support this measure.

Thank you, Assemblymember Lackey. Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. S39peaker. Thank you, colleagues. I rise in support of the Legislative Veterans Caucus as well as the, Hispanic Legislative Caucus. We're gathered here on land that has been soaked in the blood of indigenous people for centuries.

Yet we are still forced to stand here and demand the most basic human rights, the right to exist without being hunted.

In California, a state that prides itself on progress, We carry the weight of one of the highest rates of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people in the country. But this isn't just a California problem.

From the tip of the Arctic to the heart of the Amazon, a red line of violence stretches across the entire hemisphere. For too long, the disappearance of an indigenous person has been treated by the state as a footnote, a statistic, or worse, an inevitability.

We are here today to say that our sisters, our brothers, and our kin, they are not footnotes. Their lives are not cold cases to be filed away in a dusty cabinet of indifference. Why is this happening? Let's be clear. This is not a string of coincidences.

This is a logical conclusion of a system built on the erasure of indigenous bodies. It is the result of jurisdictional nightmares where tribal police are stripped of the power to prosecute non natives who commit crimes on their own land.

It is the result of media silence where a missing white woman becomes a national headline while a missing indigenous mother doesn't even make the local evening news.

It is the result of extractive industries, the man camps that follow pipelines and mines, treating indigenous lands and indigenous women as resources to be used and discarded. When the law fails to protect you and the media fails to see you, the message is loud and it is clear.

The system thinks your life is worthless. That is the definition of what I call a state sanctioned violence. Look across the border from the Zapatista territories, to the Andes, where my family comes from, the Chinantecos to the Tainos. Indigenous families are digging into the

earth with their bare hands looking for their daughters. We see the same pattern of femicide and disappearance used as a tool of terror to displace people from their ancestral land.

Whether it's in the Central Valley Of California, the 12 sovereign nations of my district, or the rainforest of Brazil, the colonial mindset remains the same. Kill the Indian. Take the land. And if you can't kill them outright, let them vanish.

Let them become ghosts so we don't have to reckon with the living. Our outrage is not just a feeling. It is a fire. We don't we're done asking for awareness. Awareness is a luxury. We can no longer afford while our families are being dominated.

We demand action. We demand funding for tribal led investigations. We demand sovereignty over our own safety. And most of all, we demand the truth To the legislators, the investigators, and the silent onlookers, your indifference is a choice. Your indifference is a choice.

Your own. Every day you do nothing is the day you side with the predator. We remember their names. We carry their stories, and we will not stop until every single one of our people is brought home or until this system is forced to look us in the eye and account for every

life it lets slip through their their cracks.

Thirty seconds.

Mr. Speaker, and I say this to the body, we must say their names. We must break the silence. Justice for missing and murdered indigenous peoples is now.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise today in strong support of ACR 163. I want to show my gratitude, to the Member from San Bernardino who has championed all of the efforts that we have seen since he first stepped on this floor.

Today is about speaking about the missing and murdered indigenous people and making sure that we do all we can to create awareness.

I'm extremely proud to have been asked to be on the the select committee and to have heard the stories, to have seen firsthand the passion, to have witnessed the ceremonial dances, to have seen the steps forward.

And there has been progress made. Small steps each year since you have joined us. But as been said, more needs to be done. As been said, it's the urgency. It's the urgency that we know when someone goes missing, whether they're black, brown, indigenous, or white.

It's within the first twenty four to forty eight hours that we know is the best chance to do what we can to bring them home. And yet, this is where the problem lies.

Without a coordinated effort, without many people working on a team to say this is vital that we not only work together, but we protect and care for this data so that we can use it in the future. It's where we fall short. We should all be outraged.

We should be outraged about not only mostly the women, but of course, some men who go missing, but in all of our communities. As I said, where individuals are hunting black or brown or indigenous people, this is the outrage.

But why do they prey on these particular populations? Because they see them as less than. They see them as this community won't rise up. This community is not taken seriously. And the media is part of that as what has been said.

When we see news channels one after the other highlighting one victim versus another, We know that we have work to do. This is a problem that can be solved. It's a problem that needs focus.

And yet we have these tools. And those tools are investment, ongoing investment, not a one time grant, which we often see on this floor. A one time grant and then we've solved the problem. Now this is a long term investment. We also need the coordinated efforts of public safety.

And there have been progress there, but we need more. And I want to give gratitude again to all of the individuals that you have brought. I know they're up here watching because they have to repeat their stories over and over and over so that we will listen.

And that in fact brings up trauma itself. But those stories are important. So thank you. And with that, I fully support ACR 163 and ask you to do as well.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to all my colleagues who rose up and and spoke of the importance of this issue that took their time to listen to the voices there last night.

Your presence was not missed. But we also have to come to realization now that this body has been educated on the data, the statistics that are there. Growing up on the Indian reservation, these types of issues have always plagued our people.

It's not new. And the way many deal with it is making it normal. But moving forward, California's first people don't have to normalize this type of action against them.

We need to make sure that the voices that we reside on, all of us, the lands that we represent are traditionally a California Indian tribes ancestral land. We have to come to terms here in 2026 that the lands that we reside on are not ours.

Ancestrally, they all are ours. And so when land acknowledgment starts to take place in your districts, It's about those that are non Indian acknowledging the land that they're standing on, the land that you're moving pieces of legislation for.

The blessings come from the Indian people themselves. That's why we have so many blessings this week to be able to carry ourselves through this discussion of the lands that were taken from our people, of the culture that was tried to be stripped from us through boarding

schools, assimilation policies, Indian kids being taken by superintendents of education to assimilate them. This is not something new that's happening in 2026.

This is the mentality of the state of California towards California's Indian people. We see these issues and these data coming forward. We hear our colleagues and their support to start to bring attention to these issues.

But it starts at home with the lands that you represent and acknowledging California's first people from your territory and to start to combat those issues that come their way.

We can no longer normalize the treatment towards California's first people where data is and the statistics are staggering. Homicide still remains the number one killer of Indian people, but it also is not being investigated. And some will say why? Why is that?

It's the mentality of statutes that have been passed in this legislature from the beginning of the statehood that was not built to protect Indian people. Those laws that still are ingrained in the books were meant to exclude California's first people.

That's the mentality that we need to change. That's the mentality that here in this body in 2026, we have to start to change that from within. When we talk about water, that water was stolen and many many times murdered Indian people to get those rights.

California deserves the right to be a voice on those issues. When we talk about substance abuse and we heard in the hearing that those as early as 10 years, 14 years of age that are seeking resources are not getting them.

Yet, where are we at as a body to bring those resources forward? We have to make sure that when we start to address and if we truly wanna honor California's first people as as has been said by some colleagues. It starts with putting the priorities first.

The priority of resources from the state of California through legislation that each and every one of us move forward in To make sure that they're being protected.

And to get the resources to them and not in a one time funding gratitude, which many are gratified for that.

But becoming a true partner to combat these datas and statistics and have a commitment from the state of California, from the legislative body, and through the governor's office to continue to uphold the infrastructure that we've built.

And that starts with statue. That starts with financial responsibility. No longer can we hide behind not knowing the issues. The data is in front of you.

The hearings have taken place. The data is there. Now I call on this body in the state of California to no longer collect data, but to move forward in action for California's first people. I ask for your Aye vote, and I ask for the role be open for coauthors.

Thank you. Assemblymember Ramos. All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. Members, this is for co authors. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is for co authors. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the role and tally the votes. There are 64 co authors added.

Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say Aye. All those opposed, no. The Ayes have it.

The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you colleagues for your support. With us today in the back of the chambers is, Wilton Rancheria Vice Chairwoman Raquel Williams, Chairman from Wilton Rancheria, Tarango, Jesus Tarango, Chairwoman from my own, Sarah Dutsky,

Chairwoman Erica Pinto from Hamuul Indian Village, Hoopa tribal Chairman, Joe Davis. We also have Redwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians Chairwoman Deborah Ramirez. California Valley Miwok tribal Chairwoman Antoinette Del Rio and her counsel.

Janet Bill of the Department of Justice, and on behalf of the Yurok Chairman Joe James, Charalyn Apina.

We also have chairman Yatch Banford from Pitt River and Morning Star Gauley from Pitt River. But also in the gallery, we also have the presence of California's first people. Oh.

Members, we need to continue on with this on the daily file. Thank you, members. Okay. Without reference to the file, Assembly Bill 108 by Assemblymember Gabriel. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 108 by Assemblymember Gabriel, an act relating to the state budget and making it appropriation therefore to take effect immediately budget bill.

Members, take your desks.

Thank you very much, mister speaker. I rise today to present AB 108. This bill provides up to $25,000,000 in one time emergency grant funding for distressed hospitals that are on the verge of closing in the next month. This funding will be available over the next fifty six days to help keep the lights on, and it provides bridge funding to for us to have a fuller discussion around distressed hospitals as part of our June budget package.

Because time is of the essence, we request immediate transmittal to the governor. Colleagues respectfully request your aye vote on AB 108.

Thank you. Assemblymember Gabriel. Assemblymember Jeff Gonzales, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise in support of AB 108 because of my communities of many communities across Rural California. Keeping the door the doors open at their local hospital is just not is not just important. It's life saving. In communities like Blythe, where Palo Verde Hospital serves families across the Palo Verde Valley and in Imperial County, where the Imperial Valley Healthcare District continues working to meet the health care needs of our residents, these hospitals are more than buildings.

They are a peace of mind for families who already live hours away from larger health care systems. When a rural hospital closes, people do not suddenly stop needing care. They're simply left with fewer options, longer drives, and greater risk during emergencies. For many residents in my district, especially seniors, working families, and those without reliable transportation, that can become this can become a matter of life and death.

AB 108 provides an important bridge to help financially distressed hospitals to stay afloat and continue serving their communities.

That's why I'm supporting this measure. But members, we also need to be honest that this cannot be the end of the conversation. We as a body must do more to ensure rural Californians have access to reliable health care services. This is not a partisan issue. Our constituents deserve access to health care.

We cannot allow another rural hospital to close and leave our communities without options. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on Assembly Bill 108.

Thank you. Assembly member Jeff Gonzales. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I just wanted to rise in strong support. This is an opportunity for us to literally put our money where our mouth is. We know that hospitals in our community are closing, and we know we need to do more to preserve access to health care. This is not only about rural hospitals.

This is about hospitals in every community that are under pressure and even under more pressure than they've ever been before. We have to do all that we can to give the support to those hospitals in order to make sure that the entire state of California has access to health care, which in turn keeps us all healthy. So I strongly or definitely ask for your aye support. Thank you.

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

Thank you, mister speaker. I also rise in strong support of AB 108, and I wanna thank my colleague and the leadership of this body for, acting with urgency. This obviously is not a new issue, but we know that this issue is even much more pressing today given the impacts of HR 1.

And as someone that stood on this floor, over three years ago, with the effort to reopen my hospital, I know how critical this bridge funding is for hospitals across the district, that in this current moment are struggling and are in jeopardy of closing their doors. I am so proud to be standing today in support because what we're saying is we're meeting the moment, and we will make sure that the most vulnerable communities have a hospital nearby.

I saw firsthand the devastation that my community, over 200,000 people in the community of Madera and the neighboring communities of Fresno County, that suffered for over two years when our hospital was closed. And thanks to this legislature, to the governor, when we stepped up a couple years ago to create the distressed hospital loan program, we were able to successfully reopen Madera Community Hospital, which now is providing critical care to some of the most vulnerable families in my community.

Immigrants, farm workers, working families that may not have the transportation to travel all the way to Fresno or Merced, which are which are the nearest hospitals in the Central Valley. And so I wanna thank again, for meeting the moment. Again, this is just a bridge funding, and I look forward to the conversation that we will have to ensure that hospitals across the state of California, because it's not just about my my community, it's about hospitals across the state of California that we need to protect.

Because at the end of the day, it is life or death. And I have seen it in my community. And today today, I stand in extremely strong support, and I ask everyone to step up and meet this moment by supporting AB 108.

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

Thank you, mister speaker and colleagues. I couldn't have said that better than my colleague. Our health care infrastructure is in dire strain. This bridge funding is critically important. It's important to note that this is before the cuts from HR 1 hit.

When those cuts hit, it will ravage our state, disproportionately impacting our population centers like LA County, which is expected to have a county hospital closed. Seven Community Clinics have already closed. We are in treacherous times, and it's important that our state step up, that our local jurisdictions have the power to step up. And I'm grateful in this moment, this body is going to step up, and I respectfully ask for I vote.

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

Thank you very much, mister speaker. Member, I cannot let this opportunity pass for one, for someone who represents the Martin Luther King Community Hospital and to have this, measured as before us today, AB 108, and this measure be before us to talk about, Martin Luther King Community Hospital. I sound like a broken record, but it's okay. Martin Luther King Hospital is a distressed hospital. And three years ago, we I stood on this floor and talked about the challenges of Martin Luther King Hospital.

Martin Luther King Hospital closed once before, and I talked about when it closed, how many people died to get to the closest hospital. And I also talked about Martha King Hospital rising from the ashes and a private a private hospital, of private funding, allowed Martha King Hospital opened up. And it also I talked about Martha King Hospital not only opening up, but also meeting challenges.

Now it's a distressed hospital and doing a very budget a stressful hospital, but also tough times where Martha King needed, to have, money, to keep the doors open. And we were able to put money into Martha King Hospital where the doors are opening, servicing the community and the surrounding communities, and now that hospital stands open.

We cannot afford to have any hospitals in the state of California closed or in jeopardy of closing. And so we must do everything we can in this time. We know that HR, 1 is a bad bill, and we know that people are will be sick. We also know that what's coming, and we need to make sure that, one, we do everything we can, support in hospital, but also supporting individuals who absolutely desperately need the medical care. And so this is the right thing to do. I certainly support this and ask for an aye vote.

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

Yeah. Thank you very much, mister speaker. I just wanna thank, my colleagues for their thoughtful comments. I think it's instructive that you see bipartisan support for this, that you see folks from every corner of our state rising to speak about the importance of this. And so on behalf of them would respectfully request an aye vote on AB 108.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gabriel. 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 to votes. Ayes 59, no 0, Senate amendments are concurred in without objection, media transmittal to the governor. Going back to our, Senate Third reading file. File item number 136. That's ACR 180 by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 180 by Assemblymember Connolly and others, relative to compost awareness week.

Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. ACR 180 would designate the week of May 3 through 05/09/2026 as Compost Awareness Week. International Compost Awareness Week takes place every year to promote the importance of composting as an important tool in our food system.

Composting is a way of returning organic resources to the soil to restore, its health and enable its essential function in the carbon cycle. Composting is an important method of growing healthy food, conserving water during extreme drought, reducing water consumption, and remediating fire damaged lands.

This year's theme, compost, feel the soil that feeds us, was chosen to highlight the benefits of compost in agriculture and food production and the role of compost in supporting healthy, nutritious food, and by extension, people and communities.

Beyond responsible waste management, composting recognizes the interconnectedness between every person who eats and the earth that provides all our food.

I'm excited to be celebrating compost with all of you this week as a critical tool to support the state's agriculture, address the changing climate, and help feed the world.

I respectfully ask that we open the roll and first vote for co authors.

Thank you, Assemblymember Connolly. Members ask for the first roll to be open for co authors. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. 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 roll tallying the votes. There are 61 co authors added.

Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say Aye. All let's do that again. All those in favor, say Aye. All those opposed, no. The Ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Members, we're gonna skip ahead to file item 160.

That's ACR 182 by Assemblymember Ransom. The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 182 by Assemblymember Ransom relative to youth mental health awareness speak in California.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. Today, I rise to present ACR 182, establishing this week as Youth Mental Health Awareness Week. We discussed the importance of mental health frequently here in the assembly, but we do see the benefits that even years or decades of lived

experience means to the community. As adults, we are generally better equipped to recognize struggles, process difficult emotions, and seek support where needed. Young people are still developing those tools.

Many do not yet have the language to describe what they're going through or support systems necessary to to even fulfill fully understand how life's challenges affect their mental well-being. Mental health plays a critical role in every aspect of a young person's life.

Our youth are learning often for the very first time how to manage pressures in school, navigate social expectations, advocate for themselves in their first job, expectations, advocate for themselves in their first jobs, and build healthy relationships.

Childhood and adolescents are filled with lessons that shape a lifetime. But when it comes to mental health, too many young people are left to figure it out on their own.

In 2026, children and teenagers are increasingly turning to the Internet, social media, strangers online, and even artificial intelligence for guidance on how they should think, feel, and cope.

Supporting early interventions and prevention is critical because in a young person's life, we have seen that in mental health disorders that the early age of onset is up as young as 14 years old, but diagnosis is not happening until mid twenties.

That is why it is important that we have trusted adults like parents, educators, mentors, family members, and community leaders step forward to provide support, compassion, and reliable resources.

As parents, siblings, mentors, and former children ourselves, we have the responsibility to ensure that young people are equipped to face fear, anxiety, stress, and and uncertainty in healthy and constructive ways.

ACR 182 is an opportunity for this body to affirm that youth mental health matters, that no young person should struggle alone, and that awareness must be matched with action and support.

I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And I really wanna thank my colleague from Tracy for bringing forth this resolution, today. A lot of folks probably don't know, but one of the communities that I represented where I used to serve on the city council is currently, earlier this year,

went through its third youth suicide cluster, in the last seventeen years. And growing up is hard, and it was hard for all of us.

And it's so much harder today than it was when we were growing up with social media and online bullying and the fact that every little thing you do can be amplified to everybody in your in your whole world everybody that you know.

I thank God that didn't exist when I was growing up. And we need to do more to to give our young people the the support that they need, and we need to do more to give more training and skills to us adults so that we can support the young people in our lives.

And so just really wanna second everything that my colleague from Tracy said. Really encourage everybody to support ACR 182. Thanks.

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

No. I just respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Assemblymember Ransom. Do you wish for the first role to be open for co authors? Members the Member has asked for the first role to be open for co authors. All debate having ceased.

Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is for co authors. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Mmbers vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. There are 64 co authors added without objection. We'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say Aye.

All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

At the request of the author, please remove the following bills from the consent calendar. File item 178 AB 2512 Valencia, and file item one eight one AB 1956 Valencia.

Without objection. Members, we're now moving on to the second day consent count excuse me. Senate third reading file. We're gonna pass and retain on all items. We're now moving to the second day consent calendar.

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.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 174 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi relative to student mental health awareness week in California. And Assembly Concurrent resolution 188 by Assemblymember Soria relative to food and agriculture.

Clerk will now open the roll to allow any Member to add on as a coauthor on the resolution. Members, this is for coauthors. 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. There are 62 co authors added. Okay. We're moving on to a vote on the consent calendar. We are gonna pass and retain on file items 194.

Madam Clerk, is that what you were speaking about? Okay. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 194. Does any Member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar beyond the ones that are rated?

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

Assembly Bill 2692 by Assemblymember Irwin, enacting the common interest developments, declaring the agency to take effect immediately.

Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. 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 and tally votes.

Ayes 64, Noes 0. Consent calendar is adopted. Ayes 64, Noes 0 on the urgency. Ayes 64, Noes 0 on the consent calendar. Consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will now read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Assembly Bill 2308.

Ayes 64, Noes 0.

Assembly Bill 2397.

Assembly Bill 1683.

Ayes 64. Noes 0.

Ayes 64. Noes 0.

Assembly Bill 1733 .

Ayes 64. Noes 0.

Assembly Bill 2453.

Ayes 64. Noes 0.

Assembly Bill 2458.

Ayes 64. Noes 0.

Assembly Bill 2467 with urgency.

Ayes 64. Noes 0 on the urgency. Ayes 64. Noes 0 on the measure.

Assembly Bill 2477.

Assembly Bill 2572.