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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. Rabbi Mona Alfie will offer today's prayer. Rabbi Alfie.

Good afternoon. My name is Rabbi Mona Alfie, and I have the privilege of serving as the rabbi of congregation B'nai Israel, the oldest synagogue not only in Sacramento, but in the great state of California. My congregation was founded during the gold rush just down the street from where we stand today. While Sacramento was home to California's first synagogue, by 1861, there were Jewish communities throughout the state from San Diego to Shasta.

And today, you would be hard pressed to find a part of California where there is not a Jewish community.

The Eastern European Jews who came to America at the turn of the 20th century called The United States a golden Medina, which is Yiddish for golden land or the land of opportunity, freedom, and prosperity. But for millions of American Jews, it has been the golden state that has shown itself to be our golden Medina. Because here, we have had the freedom to make our dreams a reality.

From the Jewish immigrant who built an empire, from selling blue jeans to gold miners, to the dreamers who told their stories on celluloid, the scientists who work in aerospace, the inventors who created the future in Silicon Valley, and the human rights activists who have fought for a more just society for all people, as well as the myriad of teachers, of farmers, social workers, attorneys, medical professionals, and public servants who from the beginning of our state to this day have contributed to what makes California special.

Because in California, we welcome people from around the world.

We understand that diversity is our strength, and we recognize that every community has something to share with the rest of us, and every person is a potential blessing. We praise the creator of all humanity, the 1 who implants within each and every person a spark of holiness. We ask for God's blessings on our state and all who live here. May California continue to be a golden Medina, a land of opportunity, freedom, and prosperity for all who seek to call California their home. Amen.

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing and join us in the flag salute. Assembly member Davies will lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Please place your hand upon your heart. Veterans may salute. Ready begin. I pledge

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 Chambers Sacramento, Thursday, 05/07/2026, the assembly bed at 9am. The honorable Josh Lovett, all speaker pro temposi, the assembly presiding chief

leader, Aguiar Curry, moves, and Miss Sanchez seconds that the reading of the previous state'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 opposite of the day will be deemed read and printed in the journal. And on to procedural motions. Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Good afternoon, Mister speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend assembly rule 118 A to allow assembly members Hadwick, McKinner, and Soria to have guests in the rear of the chamber, and to allow assembly member Gabriel to have guests on the floor for the Jewish American Heritage Month ceremony.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Okay. Members, if you continue your desk, please, we will now move on to the Assembly's Jewish American Heritage Month ceremony. File item 520, that is the Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly member Gabriel. The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly member Gabriel and others relative to Jewish American heritage month.

Thank you, members. Can you take your desk, please? Assemblymember Gabriel, you may open on the measure.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I rise today on behalf of the Legislative Jewish Caucus to present ACR 195 in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. And before we begin, I just wanna mention we are still hearing reports of an incident in San Diego, at potentially at a mosque. And I just wanna, while we're still learning more information, say that, of course, our hearts are with our Muslim brothers and sisters and all of everyone who's been impacted by what may be going on there.

And I wanna thank Assemblymember Ward for for courageously leading that community. And of of course, we are thinking very deeply about them at this moment and praying for the safety of all those involved. Colleagues, it would be hard for me to add to the just extraordinarily beautiful words from Rabbi Alfie who so beautifully painted the picture of the origins of the Jewish story here in the state of California and whose congregation sits just a few miles from here.

But let me offer, in 177 years since her congregation was started, we have not had as as an official event in this capital celebrating the contributions of Jewish Californians. And so we feel that we're a bit overdue.

And so we wanna join all of you in celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month. We know, of course, it's also API Heritage Month, but today is a special opportunity to celebrate the contributions of Jewish Californians. Jewish history is deeply woven into the story of California and The United States. From the days of the gold rush, Jewish immigrants and refugees have come to California seeking freedom, opportunity, and a haven from persecution and discrimination.

Over the more than a hundred and seventy five years, waves of Jewish immigrants have landed in the Golden State.

German Jews and Easter European Jews seeking freedom from persecution, Holocaust survivors, refugees from the Middle East, Iran, and the Former Soviet Union. And again and again, California has been a place where Jewish families have arrived seeking safety, opportunity and freedom, and where they found the ability not only to survive, but also to thrive. Like it has been for so many peoples and communities, California has been a place of reinvention, refuge, and opportunity for our Jewish community. And for that, we are so grateful.

We're also proud that our Jewish community has contributed in deeply meaningful ways to the building of California.

Jewish Californians have built not only synagogues and community institutions, but we have helped to build unions, universities, hospitals, film studios, tech companies, legal aid organizations, and public institutions that have strengthened American life for everyone. Our communities help to build Hollywood and Silicon Valley and iconic global enterprises like MGM, DreamWorks, and Facebook. But our our our contributions are not limited to medicine or science or business.

We're also proud of the contributions that our community has made in civil rights, in social justice advocacy, in helping or helping workers in public service and certainly in philanthropy. And the values that have guided generations of Jewish Californians caring for the community, pursuing justice, valuing education, welcoming the strangers are values that resonate across so many communities represented in this chamber.

Colleagues, we are also proud of the diversity of our Jewish community. Indeed, if someone asked me to tell the story of Jewish Californians, I would say there is no single story of Jewish California. Our community includes families who trace their roots to Eastern Europe, to Iran, to North Africa, to Latin America, the Former Soviet Union, Israel, and many other places around the world. Jewish, our community includes Jews of every race, every background, and tradition.

And today is a special day for us because at a moment of rising antisemitism, this celebration sends an important message that Jewish life, identity, and contributions are an essential part of California's story.

And part of the reason that we wanted to celebrate today, I will add is because we felt it was an appropriate moment to tell the Jewish story in its fullness. Many of you have been with us on this floor and have spoken very beautifully on Yom HaShoah. We've brought holocaust survivors from every corner of the state up to up to the state capital.

But we also felt that it was important to recognize that the Jewish story is not one of just tragedy, that there's so many things that are wonderful about our community, so many things that we have contributed to the state. There's ours is a story of joy, of resilience, of perseverance, and of immense gratitude for the blessings that the state of California has shown all of us.

So on behalf of the Jewish caucus and with deep humility and thanks and gratitude to all of you, we respectfully request your aye vote on ACR 195. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gabriel. Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. On behalf of the Legislative Women's Caucus, I rise in support of ACR 195. Today, as we recognize Jewish American Heritage Month, I wanna take a moment to focus on the important contributions of Jewish women. Women whose leadership, courage, creativity, and activism have helped shape American society in profound ways. The list includes Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who advanced gender equality and civil rights.

Emma Lazarus, whose poem on the Statue Of Liberty became a symbol of refuge and immigration. Gertrude Elion, Nobel Prize winner, whose scientific breakthroughs helped develop life saving medicines. And Bella Adzug, known for advocacy and women's rights and anti war movements. Jewish American History Month is about more than celebrating history. It is about recognizing stories that deserve to be seen, heard, and remembered.

Jewish women have often balanced multiple identities at once. As women, as members of a religious minority, and in many cases, as immigrants or children of immigrants. The experience reflect the experiences reflect both the challenges and the opportunities that define the American story. Recognizing Jewish women during this month also reminds us why representation matters. When we learn their stories, we gain a fuller understanding of American history and a greater appreciation for the diversity that strengthens our communities.

At a time when antisemitism and discrimination still exist, celebrating Jewish heritage is also an act of understanding and solidarity. It encourages us to listen to one another, honor different experiences, and continue building a society where everyone feels seen and valued. As we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month, let us remember that the contributions of Jewish women are not separate from the American story. They are essential part of it. After all, we gave birth to all of them.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote on ACR 195.

Thank you. Assemblymember McKinner. Assemblymember Bauer Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise in support of ACR 195. And I do so because I think it's important to note that today we'll be honoring a group of Jewish people who have made our great state better. And it doesn't just happen to be that they're both Jewish and incredible leaders. Honestly, I believe that many of us are making the difference that we are because of our Judaism.

Our Judaism teaches us in one of its most foundational teaches of tikkun olam, of repairing the world. And the teaching goes that the world was broken into a million pieces and that we were each put on this earth to put it back together one piece at a time. And then not any one of us can do it alone, and we will not be able to put the whole world back together.

But that each of us must do our part to put those pieces back together, and that together, we can and will repair the world. And so it is such an honor today to be doing this ceremony because you've you know my family history, surviving the Holocaust and the worst traumas any community could ever imagine.

But truly, it is the resilience that we see today that I think defines who we are and who we want to be. One of our honorees just taught me a quote. Montana Dayani taught me this new quote, so I want to share it with each of you. And it's that, they tried to bury us, but what they didn't know is that we were seeds. And I think the flowers that you see growing today, and in the future are who we as Jews are.

And I loved what, Rabbi Alfie said as well because, my grandparents were kicked out of high school by the Nazis. They didn't graduate from high school. And my dad ended up in California when he got his PhD from Stanford. And the trajectory of people who weren't allowed to finish school to someone who got a PhD from one of California's finest institutions is, you know, a huge part of our story. And he graduated right as Silicon Valley was being formed.

He was one of the first employees at one of Silicon Valley's founding labs. He invented the green LED. He invented the touchscreen. He was part of inventing the mouse. He changed the face of modern times.

As you know from my work, I think some for the better and some we'll work on. But, but it is truly these kind of changes that we want to be a part of, and it is in many different ways. But I ended up on this floor trying to make our state a better place and our world a better place. My brother and sister are both rabbis and work to serve their own communities, both here in California and outside.

I have a sister who is a doctor who tries to heal people every single day.

And again, this is not just happened to be Jewish. It is because they are Jewish. So it is truly an honor to celebrate the community today. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. Assemblymember McKinnor, you are recognized.

Mister speaker and members, on behalf of the Legislative Black Caucus, I rise in support of ACR 195, recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month, and to honor the enduring contributions, resilience, and leadership of Jewish communities across California and across The United States. At a time when we are witnessing rising antisemitism and continued division in too many corners of our society, it is more important than ever that this house speaks clearly and firmly. Jewish American history is American history.

Hate in any form has no place in California, and silence in the face of it is not an option. This yet this past year, I had the opportunity to travel to Alabama with the members of the Jewish caucus to learn about American Black history and the shared history that connects Black Americans with Jewish Americans.

That experience left a lasting impact on me. We visited a number of historical sites that not only taught history, but confronted it. They they challenged us to understand the roots of racial inequality, the legacy of mass incarceration, and the urgent need for policy solutions that move us towards justice. The Jewish community and the Black community have long shared moments of struggle, resilience, and resistance. Our histories are distinct, but deeply intertwined.

We have stood together in civil rights movement, supported one another in times of fear, and shown up for one another in moments of progress and pain. That mutual mutual commitment is part of the moral fabric of this state. During the civil rights movement, Jewish Americans were among the earliest and most committed allies in the fight for Black voting rights. Jewish activists joined the freedom rides, worked along the NAACP, work worked alongside the NAACP, and stood shoulder to shoulder with doctor King and other civil rights leaders.

In 1965, Jewish leaders marched alongside Black leaders in Selma, Alabama in the struggle for voting rights and dignity.

In California, we continue to see spirit see that spirit alive today. Black Californians have stood in solidarity with Jewish communities in moments of antisemitism, violence, and hate. And Jewish Californians have stood with Black communities, in the ongoing fight against systemic racism, inequity, and injustice. Solidarity is not an abstraction, my friend. It's action.

It's presence. It's showing up when it matters most. This is what Jewish American Heritage Month calls us to remember. Not only cultural and identity, but responsibility to one another. We cannot separate the fight against antisemitism from the broader fight against hate in all forms.

We cannot separate Jewish safety from the safety of all marginalized communities. And we cannot separate history from the policy choices we make today. Antisemitism, racism, and all forms of hate are part of the same ecosystem of division, and we must confront them together. When we confront history honestly, we are better equipped to shape a future rooted in dignity, fairness, and accountability.

As members of the legislature, we carry that responsibility forward through our policy, our budgets, and how we show up for community in the moments of need.

So today, we honor a Jewish American Heritage Month with more than words. We honor it with commitment, commitment to solidarity, commitment to safety, and commitment to a California where every community can live with dignity, security, and belonging. To our Jewish brothers and sisters across the state, we see you, We value you, and we stand with you. And we will continue doing the work to ensure that the promise of justice is not only remembered but fulfilled.

And I encourage an aye, aye vote on ACR 195.

Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember McKinner. Assemblymember's board, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, Excuse me. I rise today on behalf of the California legislative LGBTQ caucus and as a proud member of the Jewish caucus in support of ACR 195. Jewish American Heritage Month offers us an opportunity to honor the rich history, culture, and enduring contributions of Jewish Americans across our communities in California and The United States.

For generations, Jewish Americans have helped shape California's identity, including through public service, civil rights, the labor movement, education, science, arts and culture, and so many other fields.

From advocating for worker protections and social justice to advancing groundbreaking achievements in medicine, law, and the arts, Jewish Americans have played a vital role in building a more just and inclusive society. At the same time, this month calls on us to acknowledge the challenges that the Jewish community has faced and continues to face, including anti Semitic discrimination and acts of hate.

We are seeing a troubling rise, in anti Semitic hate crimes across the country and right here in California, reminding us that education, awareness, and solidarity are more important than ever. Jewish American Heritage Month is not only a celebration, but also a call to action to confront hate, reject bigotry, and unite in defense of dignity and equality for all people. Central to Jewish central to Jewish tradition is the principle of Tikkun Olam, a call to repair the world.

It is a value rooted in justice, compassion, and collective responsibility, and one that deeply resonates with the work we do here in this body. This principle reminds us that our work does not end with recognition. It calls us all to action to pursue policies that advance equity, to protect vulnerable communities, and to leave our state better, more just, and more compassionate than we found it.

In many ways, this this same spirit has guided the LGBTQ plus civil rights movement, a belief that we each have a role to play in building a more just and inclusive world, and that change is possible when we come together in solidarity. Now more than ever, it's imperative that we stand together in community and recognize that our struggles and our progress are interconnected.

The LGBTQ caucus is proud to stand alongside our colleagues in the Jewish caucus to commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month, and we reaffirm our shared commitment to education, representation, and the celebration of diversity that defines the very best of California. Thank you, mister speaker and members. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on ACR 195 on behalf of the LGBTQ caucus.

Thank you, Assemblymember's Zbur. Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. On behalf of the Latino caucus, I rise in strong support of ACR 195, honoring Jewish heritage month. As a proud Latina with Jewish roots, I am proud to celebrate both my cultures in the month of May. Jewish heritage month recognizes the generations of Jewish Americans whose leadership, advocacy, innovation, and resilience have helped shape not only California, but The United States as a whole.

Jewish Americans have contributed to progress in nearly every field imaginable from civil rights, science, medicine, business, arts, and public service.

Their contributions have left a lasting impact on our state and our nation. Throughout history, Jewish Americans have stood in solidarity with the Latino communities and many other marginalized communities in the ongoing fight for justice, equality, and opportunity for all people. That spirit of coalition and shared advocacy is something we should continue to uplift and honor. In a time where we are witnessing a growing misconception of Jewish Americans, it is crucial we uplift them, their work, and their long ties to The United States.

I would like to thank my colleagues for bringing forward this resolution and respectfully request an aye vote on ACR 195.

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

Well, thank you, mister speaker. Today, I rise on behalf of the California legislative Native American Caucus. I rise in support of ACR 195 recognizing the month of May as Jewish American heritage month. Jewish Americans have played vital roles contributing to the state's culture, economic, and civic success.

Jewish Americans continue to share histories together that benefit the people here in the state of California that we have to be able to come together and show solidarity and standing side by side on the past histories of not only native American people and Jewish people that share a common thread of those persecuting us just because of who we are.

Today, we continue to stand in unity. Unity with Jewish Americans who has who have given to the state of California, not only in the past, but in the current and in the future, continuing to make California strong. We continue to rise against those things of people and colonization and tactics that come against our people. But however, despite these efforts, the Jewish community prevailed and succeeded despite all the practices meant to keep them down.

They continue to show the resiliency the resiliency of those on the floor here today and those of their ancestors and elders.

Today, we celebrate Jewish Americans' resiliency and their many contributions to our great state. I thank my colleague from Los Angeles for always bringing up and standing and speaking the truth on these issues. I ask for your support for ACR 195.

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

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise today on behalf of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus in strong support of ACR 195. Today, we proudly recognize Jewish American Heritage Month and honor the generations of Jewish Americans whose contributions have helped shape our nation and the state of California. Jewish Americans have enriched our communities through leadership in public service, education, science, business, arts, and advocacy for civil rights and social justice.

This resolution celebrates the resilience, culture, and enduring impact of the Jewish community across our state and country.

At a time when antisemitism and hate continue to rise, it's important that we reaffirm our commitment to dignity, inclusion, and standing united against discrimination in all its forms. We celebrate the diversity and strength that Jewish Americans bring to California every single day. On behalf of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, I respectfully urge an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, doctor Patel. Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on behalf of the new California Legislative Christian Caucus. Ladies and gentlemen, today, leadership requires us to know exactly who we are, where we come from, and precisely what we're willing to defend. Today, I stand before you not as a public servant, but as a living testament to to the survival of faith across centuries.

In my veins flows the blood of indigenous people of this continent and the resilience of my Latino heritage, But tucked deeply within that lineage passed down through my mother is the unbroken thread of Sephardic Jewish roots. I am the product of survival. I am the product of a faith preserved through trials. And it is from this foundation that I sound a call to action today. As a Christian, my worldview is anchored in eternal truths.

We must never forget that our faith did not begin in isolation. Its roots are deeply embedded in the ancient soil of Israel. The moral framework that built our civilization, the scriptures we hold sacred, and the savior we follow all flow from the Jewish people. The word of God is not ambiguous. In Genesis twelve thirteen, the almighty declared an eternal covenant.

He said, I will bless those who bless you. And whoever curses you, I will curse. And all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. You see, this is not a political calculation. It's a divine mandate.

But a mandate requires movement. Belief requires boldness. Look around us. We live in an hour where silence is is no longer just compliance. Silence is a betrayal of our principles.

When antisemitism rares its head, when prejudice mask itself as progress, we cannot sit idly by. The prophet Isaiah sounded the trumpet when he declared, for Zion's sake, I will not keep silent. For Jerusalem's sake, I will not remain quiet till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. Let this be our battle cry. Let us be that blazing torch.

I call upon each of you today. Rise up. Speak out. Let our Jewish neighbors, both here at home and across the globe, know with absolute certainty that they do not stand alone. Let them see our Christian faith, a fierce shield of protection, and an unbreakable bond of brotherhood.

I know who I am. I know the ancestors who walked before me. Now is the time to stand shoulder to shoulder with the House of Israel to defend our shared heritage and to safeguard the blessings of liberty and faith for generations to come. Thank you. May God bless you.

And I respectfully ask for an aye vote on ACR 195.

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

Thank you, mister speaker and colleagues. I rise in support as well of ACR 195. I wanna thank my colleague from Inglewood for speaking on behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus. I'm speaking as the member who represents Pico Robertson. If you know Los Angeles, you know that my district is often thought of as the bridge between historic Black communities and historic Jewish communities.

It's an incredibly powerful bridge. And I know that when we lock arms and march across it together, I see progress on the other side. And I think that's deeply important in this moment. The concept of Tikkun Olam has always resonated with me. And I wanna thank my Jewish colleagues for teaching us about how important it is to work to repair the world, to make this place a better place, to root out hate and bigotry, discrimination, and antisemitism in all of its forms.

I couldn't be more honored to be here the first time that this floor is celebrating Jewish American History Month, and I'm looking forward to celebrating this annually. Jewish American history is American history. It has made the world better. It has made our country better. It makes California better, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Yes. Thank you, very much, mister speaker. First, let me begin today, with the the most sincere thanks to all of our colleagues who spoke so beautifully and particularly, the members of our sister caucuses who stood up from other communities. And I have to say in the eight years that I have had the extraordinary pleasure of serving in this legislature, there have been a lot of powerful moments. But for me, some of the most powerful are the moments of the deep personal solidarity that I have felt.

And at moments when the Jewish community has been experiencing excruciating pain, oftentimes, the first phone calls that I have received, the first text messages that I have received have been from leaders of the other diversity caucuses, members of other communities, people who are not Jewish. And I just wanna let you know that your deep sensitivity, and solidarity has meant more than you can understand to our Jewish community over the past years and especially post October 7.

I also wanted to share with all of you in conclusion, we we wanted to try to authentically bring some of our Jewish teachings, some of our Jewish values into this room. And so we have brought each of you a little token to teach about the Jewish concept of tzedakah, which many people associate with the word charity, because the we have tzedakah boxes where you can give charity. But actually, the the the meaning is deeper than that.

Tzedakah is about the pursuit of justice. That's the root of the word, and it's about the pursuit of justice through generosity, through compassion, and through shared responsibility. And for me, that was one of the most beautiful themes that we heard today, echoed in so many places is that both our progress and our struggles are deeply interwoven. And so I just wanted to thank all of our colleagues who have stood with us.

I wanna let you know how much we appreciate the opportunity to work in partnership with all of you, to stand in solidarity with all of you.

And hopefully, our collective work will be one that achieves a more just, compassionate, and and beautiful world for all of the people of the state of California. With that, will respectfully ask for your aye vote on ACR 195.

Thank you. Assembly member Gabriel. Assembly member, do you wish for the first role to be open for co authors? Thumbs up. Okay.

All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the role. Members, this is for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. There are 67 co authors added. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye.

Aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Okay.

For the assembly's very first observation of Jewish American Heritage Month, we will recognize 14 distinguished honorees for their invaluable contributions to our state and to our country. Assemblymember Gabriel, you are recognized for your introductory remarks.

Thank you very much, mister speaker. We are, delighted to be able to welcome up here 14 extraordinary Jewish Californians who are serving our state in such beautiful ways.

I think one of the things that really sticks out to me about this amazing group of individuals that we're gonna recognize today is both their contributions to the Jewish community, but also their contributions to the community more broadly, and the way that they are reflecting their Jewish values, our Jewish values of tzedakah, of Tikkun Olam, of giving back to the community through all their actions. So we appreciate this, and we look forward to celebrating them.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gabriel. Okay. I am appointing an escort committee to bring our honorees onto the floor for our center ceremony. Members should retire to the rear of the chamber as I call your name. Assemblymember's Addis, Assemblymember Ahrens, Assemblymember Bauer Kehan, Assemblymember Berman, Assemblymember Haney, Assemblymember Irwin, Assemblymember Pellerin, Assemblymember Rubio, Assemblymember Ward, Assemblymember Zbur.

And our our senators who are joining us today, Senator Allen, Senator Becker, Senator Susan Rubio, Senator Stern, Senator Wiener. I now ask that speaker Rivas and Republican leader, Flora, move to the front center aisle to receive our honorees. Assemblymember Krell. I went over your name. Forgive me, please.

Please go to the rear of the chamber. Thank you. Members, while we are awaiting for their ceremony to begin, we have three retired members here in our presence. Retired assembly member Mark Levine is here, assembly member Richard Bloom, former assembly member and president pro tem, Darrell Steinberg is here joining us as well. Let's welcome them all back.

Welcome. Welcome. Members, it is now time to introduce and welcome our 2026 honorees. A clerk will read.

Escorted by assembly member Zbur and Senator Allen is Jonah Platt. Jonah Platt is an accomplished entertainer and one of America's most trusted voices on modern Jewish identity, culture, and current events. Jonah hosts Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, the world's number one Jewish podcast and was honored with California's Inaugural community excellence award for combating antisemitism. Please welcome Jonah Platt. Escorted by assembly members Pellerin and Addis is Lauren Bandari.

Lauren Bandari is the executive director of Hillel of San Luis Obispo, where she has served students, alumni, and the broader community for the past four years. Previously, Lauren headed San Luis Obispo's Jewish Community Center Federation, where she helped launch numerous initiatives, including the Jewish Film Festival, a local Jewish day camp, regional Jewish festivals, and its Jewish family services. Please welcome Lauren Bhandari. Escorted by Assemblymember Haney and Senator Weiner is Gayla Blackmon.

Gayla Blackmon co founded the Noe Valley Chavurah, a grassroots Jewish community in San Francisco in response to rising anti Jewish incidents in her community.

Since then, Noe Valley Chavurah has grown into a vibrant hub for connection, support, and meaningful Jewish life across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and Jewish identities. Please welcome Gayla Blackmon. Escorted by assembly member Ahrens and Senator Allen is Scott Budnick. Scott Budnick is a highly regarded film producer whose work includes the hangover, the highest grossing R rated comedy trilogy in film history.

Passionate about helping young people impacted by the criminal justice system, Scott is the founder of the Anti Recidivism Coalition, serves on the board of state and community corrections, and is a board member of President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance.

Please welcome Scott Budnick.

Escorted by Assemblymember Addis and Senator Susan Rubio is Mandana Deiani. Mandana Deiani is an Iranian American business leader, strategic advisor, political commentator, and campaign surrogate who most recently served as the president of Archwell, founded by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.

Madonna is also the founder of several cultural shaping philanthropic and civic engagement organizations, including I am a voter, the Caledet Foundation, one mitzvah a day, and our campus united, and was appointed by President Joe Biden to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council Board of Trustees.

Please welcome Mandana Deiani. Escorted by Assemblymember Pellegrino and Senator Becker is Doreen Castleman. Doreen Castleman is a deeply accomplished Jewish community leader who has served in leadership positions in numerous Jewish organizations, including the Bay Area Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Family and Children Services Bay Area, Bay Area Jewish Action, and currently serves as president of California Jewish Democrats.

Professionally, Doreen spent many years at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center supporting low income patients facing serious medical challenges and worked extensively with youth in the foster care and legal systems from marginalized communities. Please welcome Doreen Castleman.

Escorted by Assembly member Assembly members Bauer Kehind and Haney is mayor Daniel Leary. Daniel Leary was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2024 after years of civic and philanthropic leadership in the Bay Area. In 2005, mayor Leary founded Tipping Point Community, where he raised over $500,000,000 to house, employ, educate, and support hundreds of thousands of Bay Area families. Please welcome Mayor Daniel Lurie. Escorted by Assembly members Ward and Blanca Rubio is Rabbi Deborah Marcus.

Rabbi Deborah Marcus has served as senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel since 2013. She is a representative on San Diego Unified Sexual Health Education Advisory Committee, working to ensure that all students receive evidence based comprehensive sexual education that is LGBTQ plus inclusive and affirming, And also volunteers at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, leading prayer services for the Jewish recruits going through basic training. Please welcome Rabbi Deborah Marcus. Escorted by assembly member Addis and Senator Allen is Alex Michaelson.

Alex Michaelson is an Emmy award winning journalist and CNN anchor who has conducted news making interviews with leading national figures, including Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Gavin Newsom.

Alex has contributed to coverage and public conversations around anti Semitism and issues impacting Jewish Americans, helping to elevate civic discourse and bring broader visibility to these concerns through his reporting. Please welcome Alex Michaelson. Escorted by assembly members, Aaron and Berman, is Jody Muirhead. Jody Muirhead has dedicated over thirty years to improving educational outcomes in Santa Clara County.

She has served on the Santa Clara County Unified School District Board, cofounded Santa Clara Unified Parents, a nonprofit supporting local schools, served as president of the Santa Clara County School Boards Association, and is the immediate past president of congregation Sheer Hadash in Los Gatos, California.

Please welcome Jody Muirhead. Escorted by Assemblymember Erwin Ansettler Stern is Julie Platt. Julie Platt is an internationally recognized Jewish communal leader and advocate and is the immediate past chair of the board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America, an organization that represents a network of Jewish federations across The United States and Canada that support vital social services, humanitarian aid, and Jewish communal life. In 2025, president Isaac Herzog awarded her the Israeli presidential medal of honor, Israel's highest civilian honor. Please welcome Julie Platt.

Escorted by Assemblymember Krell and Senator Becker is Carol Saul. Carol Saul has been instrumental in building numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Bay Area Jewish Federation, the Taub Koret Campus for Jewish Life, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Stanford Hillel, and Haqibah. A Jewish community residential facility serving the needs of developmentally disabled adults. Carol was awarded an honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University for her lifelong dedication to volunteerism and philanthropy. Please welcome Carol Saul.

Escorted by Assemblymember Berman and Senator Stern is Carl Thurmond. Carl Thurmond is an advocate for Jewish education and a deeply accomplished Jewish community leader who has served in leadership positions with numerous organizations, including Hebrew Union College, Milken Community School, Temple Emmanuel Academy Day School, and E CAR. Carl also serves as cochair of Senator Adam Schiff's advisory committee on affordable housing and homelessness, and is a member of Senator Schiff's judicial selection committee for the Central District Of California. Please welcome Carl Thurmond.

Escorted by assembly member, Bauer Kehind, and Senator Wiener is Manny Ucatel.

Manny Ucatel is a proud Jewish LGBTQ plus civic entrepreneur, advocate, community leader, and founder of Manny's, a unique space in San Francisco that has hosted hundreds of public events featuring elected officials, community leaders, and nonprofit organizations. Manny is a deeply engaged Jewish communal life and civic leadership and has worked to strengthen the Jewish community while building coalitions across diverse communities. Please welcome Manny Ugotel.

Well, congratulations and thank you to our honorees. Let's now move to the center for a group photo, please. On behalf of chair Gabriel and the members of the California legislated Jewish caucus, thank you for helping us celebrate this year's outstanding honorees. Members, to learn more about these incredible individuals, please read their biographies and the programs found on your desks. This concludes our celebration.

Members, as the honorees exit the chamber, let's give them another round of applause, please. Okay. Members, we are going on to guest introductions before we get to business on the daily file. And we are going to begin with Assemblymember Mckinner.

You are recognized for your guest introduction.

Mister speaker and members, as chair of the Assembly Select Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic games, I'm excited to welcome leadership from the LA 84 foundation to the assembly floor today, a lasting legacy of the 1984 summer Olympic games. Today, the LA 84 foundation released its 2026 play equity report featuring important statewide data on youth sports and play participation, as well as new findings on how to increase youth movement, social interaction, and healthier lifestyles.

We are joined today by Rhnata Simrell, Fernando Ramirez, and James Lopez of LA 84 Foundation, along with lead researcher, doctor Shikari Baerle with Averitas. The Veritas and Robert Marcus with the Positive Coaching Alliance. And a special welcome to former NFL defense tackle, T.

Y. McGill, and NFL linebacker, JJ Russell. The legacy of 1984 Olympic games is alive and well thanks to these incredible leaders and their continued work to close the pay equity gap and inspire the next generation of Olympians and Paralympians across California. Please join me in welcoming the leadership of the LA 84 Foundation. Thank you.

Assembly member Soria, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. Today, I'd like to recognize Fresno United and welcome them to the assembly floor. Fresno United is an incredible nonprofit organization made up of system impacted community leaders who have transformed their lives and now dedicate themselves to ending violence and uplifting families across Fresno, the city of Fresno. Since the start of the pandemic, they have helped serve nearly 800,000 pounds of food to families in need.

They understand that prevention starts with investing in people, feeding hungry children, supporting families, providing clothing, holiday meals, and toys, and showing communities they are not forgotten.

I also want to thank them for stepping up during the longest Federal Government shutdown, when we saw disruptions to SNAP and CalFresh benefits. Fresno United answered the call and helped ensure families in our community had food on the table during this difficult time. Their work is transforming lives and helping prevent violence through simple acts of compassion and service. What makes their efforts even more remarkable is that they have sustained their work through their own hard earned money and and support from our local food bank.

Please join me in recognizing Kendrick Stokes, Mary Lee, Brad Wade, Thomas Rowland Senior, and Yolanda Cobb for their extraordinary leadership and service to our community in Fresno.

Welcome to the assembly floor.

Okay. We have, more guest intros, but I'm going to pause for just one moment, assembly member Hadwick. Madam majority leader, you're recognized for your procedural motion.

Thank you. I request you now as consent to suspend assembly rule 118A to allow assembly member Soria to have a guest, seated at her desk. Yeah.

Without objection?

I request you now's consent to suspend the rules to allow Assemblymember Boerner to take up ACA 9 without reference to file for the purpose of third reading.

No objection. Such shall be the order. Okay. Back to guest intros. Assembly member Hadwick, you were recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, it is my honor to recognize George Wold II for his extraordinary career of service, leadership, and dedication to the Anderson community. A proud graduate of Anderson Union High School, class of 1982, George returned to his alma mater in 1988 after graduating from Chico State and spent nearly four decades shaping the lives of students through agriculture education and mentorship. Program into a cornerstone of the community, expanding hands on learning opportunities and helping lead Anderson FFA to statewide respect and success.

More importantly, inspired generations of students to lead, serve, and give back to their communities.

Beyond the classroom, George has been a constant presence in community service throughout Shasta County, supporting youth programs, local events, and countless service projects that strengthen the community he loves. Joining him in the gallery today is his beautiful wife, Julie. All going to stand. And their seven children.

Together, George and Julie have opened their home through foster care and adoption, and continuing a remarkable legacy of service and love. Julie also serves as a foster parent liaison for Shasta County, reflecting the family's deep commitment to caring for others and giving back to the community. The Wold family impact will be felt for generations to come. Mister Speaker and members, please join me in honoring George Wold II and welcoming the Wold family to the California state capital.

Okay. Assembly member Harabidian, you are recognized for your very important guest introduction.

Thank you, mister speaker. Colleagues, I am privileged to welcome Bernal Heights Academy, an elementary school from Sierra Madre. The students are here in the gallery with their parents. My niece, Josephine, is part of the class, and they have the best principal in the world, my mom, Joanne. Please help me welcome, Bernal Heights Academy.

Okay, members. If you will direct your attention up into the gallery, will you please join me in welcoming some of speaker Rivas' constituents? They're here for Senator Cortese's 23rd annual Sacramento bus trip for education. Will you please stand if you are here on the bus trip, ladies and gentlemen? This group of community leaders traveled to the capital today to meet with legislators and advocate advocate for education.

Let's give the speaker's constituents up in the gallery a very warm welcome to the California Assembly. Thank you for being with us here, and thank you for all the work that you do. Okay. Members on to business on the daily file. We are going to begin without reference to file Assembly constitutional amendment nine by Assembly member Boerner.

The clerk will read.

Assembly constitutional amendment nine by Assembly member Boerner and others in act relating the public utilities.

Assembly member Burner, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, mister speaker and members. Today, I rise to present one of my personal legislative priorities, a constitutional amendment with bipartisan support, no no votes, and with unanimous bipartisan support out of utilities and energy committee. ACA 9 is about structural change at the CPUC for the benefit of consumers, and adds affordability as a required consideration in rate making. It would force the balance of considering profits versus affordability.

It would also remove telecommunications from the CPUC's portfolio and create an office of broadband, which is something that most states already have.

We know that the CPUC has too much on their plate, and we want them to be able to do the work that they are tasked with, especially rate making, something that impacts all of our constituents' everyday lives. Currently, it's a lot to do for five people. ACA 9 balances the branches of government and gives more voices to our people and empowers the legislature by giving two additional appointments by the speaker and two by the pro tem.

It would create regulatory certainty by ensuring that the this very important commission has the bandwidth to bandwidth to do the work that it was tasked to do. Californians pay the second higher highest energy rates in the nation.

Our constituents are struggling to live the American dream. The digital divide continues to keep communities throughout California from opportunities and access that most of us take for granted. We have an agency that can do so much more to help with these issues, and they simply cannot do this without a structural change and clear directions direction and focus. ACA 9 is about the people we serve, and those same people will get to weigh in as well. I respectfully ask for your vote on ACA 9.

Thank you, Assemblymember Boerner. Seeing and hearing no further debate, well, all debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

As a reminder, ACA's require 54 votes. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes ayes 55, noes one. The amendment is adopted. We're gonna go on to the assembly third reading file. That's file items 470 through 551.

We're gonna pass and retain on file items four seventy through four seventy nine. File item four eighty is AB 1697 by Assembly member Kalra. This is a 54 vote bill. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1697 by Assembly member Calra, an accolade to employment and declaring the OCD air uptake effect immediately.

Assembly member Calra, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister chair. Members, AB 1697 will delay the implementation of AB 692 of 2025 by one year, until 01/01/2027 and add an urgency clause. AB 692 was signed to law last year to prohibit employers using debt as an exploitative tool to trap workers in their jobs or basic on the job training.

As requested by the governor in the signing letter, AB 1697 would delay the implementation of AB 692 to allow for more time to address the concern around collective bargaining agreements. The bill has bipartisan support and no opposition.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Colorado 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. This is a 54 vote bill. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 54, no's four. On the urgency, ayes 54, no's 4 on the measure.

The measure passes. Members, we are gonna go back to the second reading. Let's file items one through 466. Without objection, items 1 through 466 will be deemed read, and all amendments will be deemed adopted. On reconsideration, which is file items 467 to 469, all items shall be continued.

We will go back to our assembly third reading file. We're gonna pass and retain on file items number 481 through 491. File item number 492 is Assembly AB 2322 by Assemblymember Pappen. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2322 by Assemblymember Papan and act relating to water.

Assemblymember Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise today to represent to represent or to present AB 2322, which provides a standardized definition statewide for commercial, industrial, or institutional sites that are subject to municipal stormwater permits ensuring more consistent and effective application of stormwater regulate regulations. I respect the request and I vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pappen. All debate have been 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 and tally votes. Aye's 42, no's 14. The measure passes. The pass and retain on file items 493, 94, 95, 96.

File item 497 is AB 1653 by Assembly member Lackey. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1653 by Assembly member Lackey and accolade in the pupil instruction.

Assembly member Lackey, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker, for allowing me to present the AB 1653. This bill came from a 12 year old young student, and it addresses education surrounding heedleness and deserves your support. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly member Lackey. All debate have been seized. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes aye 62, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass the intent on file items 498 through 506.

That brings us to file item 507. That's AB 2274 by doctor Baines. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2274 by assembly member Bains and after relating the crimes.

Doctor Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and member and members. This bill closes the Epstein loophole by banning prosecutors from keeping the identities of human traffickers and child molester secret. In 2008, when Jeffrey Epstein was charged for trafficking children, the Bush administration granted him a non prosecution agreement that provided blanket immunity to Epstein and an undefined network of potential coconspirators. This agreement was the legal shield that kept Epstein's client list a secret and promised him no punishment worse than a slap on the wrist.

Were it not for the incredible investigative journalists at the Miami Herald, the existence of this agreement would still be a secret today.

Not even the children Jeffrey Epstein raped were ever told that this agreement existed. In 2020, the US Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility launched an investigation into whether Epstein's non prosecution agreement was legal. It found that the agreement did not violate any, quote, clear or unambiguous statute, professional responsibility, regulation, or policy. The only issue they found was that the Bush administration had exercised, quote, poor judgment, but the agreement was otherwise within the scope of the prosecutor's broad discretion.

No one should have that kind of discretion.

That is why AB 2274 closes this Epstein loophole by prohibiting these types of agreements in the state of California. This bill ensures that human traffickers and their clients are required to stand accused of their crimes because poor judgment is not an excuse to allow predators to walk free. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Baines. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members voted to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye, 64, no zero, that measure passes.

We will pass and retain on file items 508 through 514n. Moving to file item five fifteen, AB 2512.

Assembly Bill 2512 by Assemblymember Valencia and others and accurately the local government.

Mister Valencia, you are recognized on the matter?

Thank you, Madam speaker. And we wanna start as members. AB 2512 will require any materials including, but not limited to the lease, deed of sale, and promotional or marketing materials to refer to my District's Major League Baseball team as the Anaheim Angels. If the City of Anaheim is granted an exemption to the Surplus Lands Act. I wanna be very clear.

This bill does not grant a Surplus Lands Act Exemption, but take steps to ensure that these requirements are put in place if and when an exemption is pursued.

In addition to that, the Anaheim Ducks, since we just did so well and, unfortunately, lost in this last round of the playoffs, but we'll go get them next year.

As a former collegiate athlete, I understand that teams are not just brands. They are symbols for communities. As someone who grew up in Anaheim and wore an Anaheim jersey, the angels are the pride of my community.

And although the City of Anaheim has been home to this franchise for more than sixty years, the team's name does not reflect the history of our city, unfortunately.

Once the team's name was changed from the Anaheim Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, it was done to grow the brand. But instead, it sent a message to our City that it is secondary in the team's eyes. And that, in my opinion, is unacceptable.

If there's any question about the Anaheim's economic growth, strength, and vitality for sports leagues, just take a look what's taking place across the street with the OCVI Project and the growth of the Anaheim Ducks with the name Anaheim in the franchise.

We have a responsibility to ensure that any decision involving public land reflects the values of the public itself.

And one of those values is Pride of place. That is something that is extremely important to me. Pride of place. Restoring the team's name will present new marketing opportunities for the city and will recognize the residents who grew up attending Angels games and the history of such an incredible city. With that, I respectfully ask for a yes vote.

Thank you, Mister Rogers. You are recognized on the matter.

Author?

I would like to know if the City of Anaheim is supportive of this, or are you trying to punish them by making them have their name attached to that specific team and their record?

Mister Valencia, I will allow you to answer on Mister Rogers' time.

Thank you for that, Madam speaker. Absolutely. In addition to the city, I have had an outpour of support from colleagues from the adjacent County of LA because they are so passionate about taking Los Angeles out of the name of Angels.

Social media has been going wild over this concept, and I am confident that the city as a whole and the Mayor of Anaheim are also in support with that. Respectfully ask for yes vote.

Was that your close, Mister Valencia?

Yes.

Okay. With that, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye, 65, no zero. That measure passes. Let's try to close the roll and get those colleagues on the record.

We will now move to file item five sixteen, AB 1956.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1956 by Assemblymember Valencia and Accolade in the Public Health.

Mister Valencia, you are recognized again.

Thank you, Madam speaker. AB 1956 prioritizes young men and boys within the Office of Suicide Prevention. Everyday families across California and this nation are devastated by the loss of a loved one to suicide.

And statistically, the person they lost will be a man. The overwhelming majority of these tragedies involve men, and the data is very clear.

Men die by suicide at a rate nearly four times higher than any other group. 78% of all suicides are men. More than 6 in of 10 young men report feeling that no one cares if men are okay. These numbers point to a clear need. Prevention efforts that resonate with the male experience and seek and speak in their language so that resources actually reach those who need them the most.

And supporting young men and boys, I wanna be very clear about this, does not come at the expense of supporting young women and women and girls. When families lose a son, a brother, a father, or a friend, our entire community suffers. With that, I respectfully ask for a yes vote.

Thank you, Mister Valencia. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tell you the vote, aye 66, no zero, that measure passes.

Moving to file item 517, AB1664. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1664 by Assemblymember Jackson and others, relating to Elections and Declaring the Urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Okay.

We will pass temporarily on file item 517, and we'll pass and retain on file item 518, moving to file item 519, ACR186. The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 186 by Assemblymember Chen relative to California Physical Fitness and Mental Wealth being muff.

Mister Chen, you are recognized.

Madam Speaker, thank you so much for your time, and allow me to present ACR 186. Today, I'm proud to recognize the month of May 2026 as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being Month. Increasingly, physical activity could help prevent up to 80% of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, as well as over 30%t of cancers.

By recognizing the month of May as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being month, the legislature continues to promote the benefits of physical activity and support programs that make it safe and easy for California to stay active. With that, at the time appropriate to you, Madam speaker, I'd like to ask for co-authors.

Thank you, Mister Chen. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, Mister Chen has asked that the first roll be open for co authors. The clerk will open the roll. Members, this is for co-authors on the resolution. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co-authors on the resolution. All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors. Clerk will close the roll and tell you that there are 64 co-authors on the resolution.

Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on this resolution. All in favor say, aye. All opposed say, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.

Mister Chen, you have guests in the gallery. You are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Today, I'm proud to welcome members of the Health and Fitness Association. We're up in the gallery in the back. The Health and Fitness Association is the only Global Nonprofit Trade Association dedicated for protecting, promoting, and growing the health and fitness industries. Members of the Health and Wellness Association were integral in the drafting passage of ACR186.

So my friends, please join me in welcoming them to the California State Assembly.

Thank you for joining us. Moving to file item 521, HR 111. The clerk will read.

House Resolution 111 by Assemblymember Zbur and others relative to International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

Mister Zbur, you are recognized to open on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker, Members, as a proud member of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. I rise today to present HR 111, recognizing 05/17/2026 as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

For many of us in this chamber, this day is deeply personal. This reflects not just policy, but people, our communities, our families, and for some of us, our own lived experiences navigating spaces that are not always safe or affirming.

California has long been a leader in advancing equality and civil rights, and we should be proud of that progress.

However, we also have to be honest. That hard fought progress is not only uneven, it is also actively under pressure. LGBTQ+ people continue to face discrimination, violence, and exclusion, especially our transgender siblings who too often are targeted simply for being who they are.

In recent years, we've also seen a troubling rise in reports of Anti- LGBTQ+ hate, violence, including incidents of people being harassed or physically attacked simply for who they are. This reality underscores something important.

This is not just about equality. It is about ensuring the safety of all of our constituents. Everyone deserves to feel and be safe walking down the street, in their neighborhood, and in their community.

Additionally, research consistently shows that LGBTQ+ youth face higher rates of bullying, rejection, and homelessness, and are significantly more likely to struggle with mental health challenges as a result.

We are also seeing that schools have become one of the most common settings for hate incidents and harassment, including those based targeting LGBTQ+ kids.

That should concern every single one of us because our schools should be where young people learn and grow in a safe and supportive environment, not places where they're targeted for who they are.

These are but some examples of why California has taken steps to lead to ensure the utmost safety and nondiscrimination protections for all. Idaho bit is observed around the world as a call to action and reminder that the fight for dignity and safety is global and ongoing. This resolution is not just symbolic.

It is a reaffirmation of our responsibility, a responsibility to combat hate in all its forms, whether it shows up in our schools, on our streets, or in our institutions.

A responsibility to ensure that every person can live authentically and without fear, a responsibility to continue building a California where safety, dignity, and equality are real for everyone because visibility matters, but so does action.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I respectfully ask for your aye vote and that the first rule be open for co-authors.

Thank you, Mister Zbur. Miss Wilson, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I rise today on behalf of the Legislative Black Caucus in strong support of HR 111 for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

The resolution before us reminds us that our Californian has long led the fight for equality and dignity. LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender and gender expansive individuals, still face discrimination, violence, and stigma, and barriers to simply living openly and authentically. Discrimination comes in many forms.

Often, it is the outward hateful act or discriminatory policy that dominates the headlines. But sometimes, it is the quieter harm. The small comments made by friends or families, the sideway glances, the exclusion, the message that somehow someone is less worthy because of who they are.

This resolution recognizes that these harms are real. And that our responsibility is not only to condemnate, but to actively foster inclusion, safety, and belonging for LGBTQ+ communities.

Because every person deserves to live free from fear and discrimination. To every LGBTQ+ Californian watching today, we see you, we value you, and we stand with you. We also recognize the pain caused by discrimination and hatred, not just across the world, but right here at home.

And we acknowledge that solidarity requires action. As leaders, we must ensure that young people grow up knowing they are worthy of love and respect exactly as they are.

We must build communities where no one feels they must hide who they are just to feel safe. The Great Andre Lord said, tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive it as belonging to everyone, who lends the best of ourselves to it and with joy.

Today, this legislature reaffirms that California will continue to lead in advancing equality, dignity, and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ people. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for a strong aye vote.

Thank you, Miss Wilson. Miss Pacheco, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I, on behalf of the Latino Caucus, I rise in support of HR 111, which recognizes May 17 as International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia.

Every person deserves to live with dignity and safety. While we celebrate our progress toward equality, we cannot ignore that discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+ individual persists. Data from the Trevor Project is sobering.

36% of the LGBTQ+ youth and 40% of transgender and non binary youth seriously considered suicide in the past year. More than 90% said Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation directly harm their mental health.

More than half of gender youth in this country live in states with laws restricting aspects of their daily lives, like access to health care and participation in school. In California, we choose a different path. We choose support and acceptance because those values save lives.

LGBTQ+ youth in supportive communities report far lower rates of suicide attempts than youth in unaccepting environments. This resolution is our commitment to be the example. As LGBTQ+ communities face efforts across the country to restrict their rights, limit their visibility, and make daily life less safe, California will continue to stand in contrast.

Today, let us recommit ourselves to rejecting hate, protecting civil rights, and advancing true equality so that every Californian can live openly and safely. Members, I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Pacheco. Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker. I rise today on behalf of the Women's Caucus in support of HR 111 and wanna thank the member from Santa Monica and everyone who has spoken so far. We rise today to condemn and to commit to ending hate, especially when that hate comes to gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.

The work of the Women's Caucus and the LGBT Caucus are inextricably linked. The fight for gender equality and the dismantling of repressive systems have defined our movements and our work.

Our movements exist because no one should be denied fundamental rights merely because of who they are or because of their very existence.

And as Chair of the Budget, Subcommittee on Health. I should also add that the Women's Caucus and the LGBT Caucus have worked closely together to ensure that Californians have basic access to health care and life saving medical procedures, including reproductive care and gender affirming care. And that nobody should be subjected to health care coverage discrimination.

But despite decades of advocacy, LGBT people are truly under attack across the world and in real life. This includes restrictions on travel, military bans on trans personnel, denial of reproductive and gender affirming care.

And these policies perpetuate the myth that LGBT people deserve less rights and less basic humanity. And there are alarming consequences. You've heard some of those already on the floor. But additionally, according to the UCLA Williams Institute, LGBTQ people are five times more likely to experience physical violence, and this includes sexual violence and sexual assault.

The Trevor Project reports that nearly half of LGBTQIA+ young people aged 13 to 18 reported that they had been forced into nonconsensual activity.

And in the past twelve months, only this is compared to only 11% of the general population in the last twelve months. And so this means that all of us must act, that we must fully commit to enacting real policies that protect every Californian, every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual plus human.

So I wanna thank the author from West Hollywood and Santa Monica for bringing this for bringing forward this measure.

I wanna say thank you to him for being a champion for combating hate and bigotry and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pellerin, Assemblymember Addis. Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and colleagues. I rise today on behalf of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus in strong support of HR 111, recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia. Jewish tradition teaches us that we carry a responsibility to pursue justice and uphold the inherent dignity and worth of every human being. We are proud to put those values into action.

Recently, the Jewish Caucus and the LGBTQ Caucus came together to host a Drag Purim Celebration, a joyful gathering that brought our communities together in fellowship and solidarity.

It was a powerful reminder that when communities stand together, we build understanding, resilience, and hope. At a time when LGBTQIA+ communities continue to face rising threats of violence, discrimination, harassment, and dehumanizing rhetoric, we cannot afford complacency.

Progress that generations fought to achieve is being challenged, and the work of equality remains unfinished. California must continue to stand firmly against hatred in all its forms and affirm that every person deserves safety, dignity, and equal protection under the law.

The Jewish Caucus is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBTQIA+ community as we continue to fight for equality, justice, and the freedom for every person to live openly and authentically without fear.

In that spirit and on behalf of the Jewish Caucus, I respectfully request that aye vote on HR 111.

Thank you. Assemblymember Pellerin. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker. As I was reading this resolution and in recognition of the author, Mister Zbur, I was getting excited with each passing paragraph because there's so much good in the resolution. And I thought, here we are getting to a resolution that simply would put the California State Legislature on record affirming dignity and respect and fairness and equality. However, I got to a paragraph that made this resolution impossible to support. And it's a concern that I want to raise with each of you.

I don't believe that it will change your approach to the issue, but I do believe this concern needs to be voiced and heard. As a conservative, as an Openly Gay Republican, there are a lot of adjectives that are used to describe me. I'm sure you have a few choice ones. But I am at home as a conservative. You think that that's impossible, but it is actually possible to be gay and be a Republican because we have a different approach.

We believe that people shouldn't be divided based upon who they love, their skin color, their religion, that we shouldn't seek to accentuate differences. The great unifying adjective for all of us, we're all American. That's the great uniter. Now I'm not saying that it's been perfect. We have blemishes on our American story.

The history of injustice, of discrimination, it's real. But when you see progress like we have seen on LGBT rights in this country, lightning speed. We've never seen a social change happen quicker than on LGBT issues.

Should that not be celebrated? This resolution seems and the rhetoric seems to focus on how bad things are.

Things are getting worse. You're under attack. You should be afraid. That's not what I'm saying. And frankly, you go talk to the LGBT Community, that's not what they're saying either, and thank God.

We are finally at a point where being gay is irrelevant. It's even cool to some generations and in some quarters. This resolution does not reflect that progress. And when you have the the paragraph and the one paragraph that caused me not to support this, because everything else is very good, Mister Zbur.

Please refer to him by a member from LA.

In recent years, we have seen an increase in legislative and social efforts threatening hard won civil rights of the LGBT Community. It is actually possible to treat gays with dignity, respect, to to support them, and also support parents' rights.

That's not an attack on LGBT Community. It's just a disagreement with how do we protect the rights of parents to know what's going on with their children. I think that in part, this paragraph may reference that.

I know you may not see or believe that statement that you can be for parents rights and be for the gay community, but it's true. You see it as a threat. You see it as Anti-LGBT legislation, but please consider for a moment, maybe the people who are in support of those laws are not bigoted or homophobic, but they're trying to make sure that we we protect the rights of all. I will specifically speak to the parents rights legislation. When someone is young and they are question

Thirty seconds, Mister DeMaio.

When they're young and questioning, they're probably a little depressed. They're probably a little afraid. All the more reason why they need the love and support of their parents. And parents rights ordinances are only about making sure that parents know what's going on with their children.

You can't get more Pro LGBT than saying, we want to make sure the parent knows so the parent can provide love and support.

Again, there's a lot of good in this resolution, but to describe certain legislation as Anti-gay, I think is missing the actual intent of those bills. Thank you.

Thank you, Mister DeMaio. Miss Soria, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I rise today in strong support of HR 111, and in support of our LGBTQ brothers, sisters, family members, friends, neighbors, and constituents. Now more than ever, we must stand up for communities that are once again under attack.

Through hateful rhetoric, discriminatory policies, and efforts to erase their visibility and dignity. And without due respect to my colleague from San Diego, this is actually happening in my community.

I would, ask him to check out maybe the Fresno Bee. This issue is not abstract to me. Just last week in my own community, the Fresno County Board Of Supervisors voted to prohibit public libraries fro, recognising or celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month and block the from Participation in this' year's Fresno Rainbow Pride Festival. If's that not a community under attack, I don't know what it is.

That sends a painful message to our LGBT residents, especially young people, that they're not seen, not valued, and not welcome. So today, I rise to give voice to my LGBTQ constituents, especially the young people.

I want them to know that they are seen, that they are heard, that they are loved in California, and that we will continue to affirm that love is love. We cannot go backward. At a time when rights, freedoms, and civil liberties are being challenged across our country and in my community, we must be clear about where we stand. And today, I stand against hate. I stand against homophobia.

I proudly stand in support of HR 111 and respectfully urge an aye vote.

Thank you, Miss Soria. Mister Fong, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam speaker, members. On behalf of the AAPI Legislative Caucus, I rise in support of HR 111, recognizing International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

HR 111 resolution sends a clear message that California will continue to stand against aid and support the dignity, safety, and equality of LGBTQ+ communities. California has long been a leader in advancing civil rights and protecting vulnerable communities. We also know there's so much work to be done.

LGBTQ+ individuals, especially transgender and gender expansive people, continue to face discrimination and violence in California and around the country. It's important that we continue to build coalitions, read it in respect, and solidarity.

I strictly ask for an aye vote on HR 111 to reform California's commitment to equity and justice for all.

Thank you, Mister Fong. Mister Ward, you are recognized on the matter?

Thank you, Madam speaker. I want to rise in support of HR 111 and thank our colleague from Los Angeles for bringing this forward on behalf of the LGBTQ Legislative Caucus. It's not lost on me some of the statements on the floor here today that just can't go unresponded to because all is not okay.

Despite all the advancements indeed for any of our communities that we have fought hard at the ballot through legislation, through activism, all of that we know is continuously under threat for rolling back in our society here, in our local communities, in the State of California indeed, and acceleratingly across the country.

We know that local governments here have been trying to prevent, as you heard, thank you for our colleague from the Central Valley, not just a celebration of pride, but the inability to display a flag at a government place, at a school, at a City Hall.

We know that health care particularly is under attack.

And specifically here in California, because we affirm that everybody that has the right and the need for either gender or women's reproductive health care, for the needs that we have specifically, the challenges the Lesbian community has to access to health care. That somehow we're gonna have a wide swath of federal support withheld from our community clinics, from our planned parenthood centers, from our hospitals that do this good work under the advice of and of the, of their physicians and certainly with the consult of parents when a minor is involved.

We know federal orders to be able to remove the so called not so called, be called, press 3 option for 988 Suicide Hotline, specifically taking away an option that has been instrumental for youth, LGBTQ or questioning youth, who wanna make sure they have access to somebody who knows their struggles and their challenges, but we're gonna do away with this life saving option. These are the very immediate threats that have been rolled back in some cases and continue to see threats on the horizon.

And yes, we've had those conversations when it comes to the needs of the transgender community and particularly the challenges that we have with transgender youth.

And as we've had those conversations, those debates very well here on the floor and in some of our committees, we recognize that parental involvement is essential. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all kids had that loving home? Not always the case, but we also know that things are complex. And as a State, we try to make sure that we are reconciling all these needs always for the benefit of these children.

And if our focus is so narrow, as I do hear from some in our community, that as a white gay man, all is okay.

I recognize that actually just this year, the State of Tennessee has already passed legislation to rescind and remove their ability to provide for the rights for equality in marriage. So all is not okay.

Things are absolutely snowballing in the direction that seeks to roll back all of these rights for everybody under this umbrella when we think about fighting Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia, and phobias, against all members of our community.

And that's why it's important that we have this resolution and reaffirm what we need to do to speak in one voice about the values that we have here in California for a community so under threat that we're gonna have their back, and we're gonna get through this period with the strength of this legislature and this government to be able to support education, health care, civil rights, and all the issues that are so deeply under threat.

And for that correction, Madam speaker, and for my thanks from so many colleagues on the floor that spoke in favor of this resolution, I respectfully request your aye vote on HR 111.

Thank you. Assemblymember Ward, seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, Mister Zbur, would you like to close?

Madam speaker, members, I'd like to thank our colleagues from Merced and Alhambra, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Suisun City, and San Diego for your comments today. You know, I wanna point out that the resolution basically says, specifically, that we've seen an increase in legislative and social efforts targeting LGBTQ individuals, particularly transgender youth. And that is a true statement.

As my colleague from San Diego has indicated, the civil rights and social justice legislation that we have worked so hard in California and across the nation is under attack. We've seen efforts to restrict and eliminate gender affirming health care.

We've seen efforts as, my colleague from Merced has indicated. We've seen efforts to make our schools less inclusive. I also wanna thank my colleague from Downey also for her comments. And the reality is while we've made well, in California, we enjoy the strongest LGBTQ civil rights laws of any place in the world still and that has resulted in great progress that we still have a long ways to go.

LGBTQ people, and LGBTQ kids in particular face among the highest rates of homelessness of any community.

The highest rates of engagement in the criminal justice community because of some of these disparities in health and well-being. Higher rates of suicide ideation in our schools. Higher dropout rates than almost any other community, and, of course, that, the effect on transgender and gender nonconforming kids is among the highest of any community.

So while we've made great progress, we have a long way to go in order to make sure that our world is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ people and for all people. And so with that, I wanna thank those who spoke today, for their support of this important resolution.

It is more than something that's symbolic. It is a recommitment that we actually fight against the attempt to roll back the protections that all of you have helped us put in place over the course of the last couple decades, and that we continue to advance a world that is healthy just, and fully safe for all LGBTQ and all people. Thank you very much. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Zbur. Mister Zbur, would you like co authors on the resolution?

Yes, please.

Okay. Mister Zbur is asking for the role to be open for co-authors. The clerk will open the role. All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors on the resolution.

All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co-authors on the resolution. All members vote who desire to vote. This is for co authors. Clerk will close the roll and tell you that there are 50 co authors on the resolution.

Without objection, we will take a voice vote on this resolution. All in favor, say aye. All opposed, say no. The ayes' have it. The resolution is adopted.

We are going to jump ahead in file order to file item 542, AB 2273. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2273 by Assemblymember Baines, an act relating to crimes.

Assemblymember Bains, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. The Scrivener Act is named for the ongoing criminal case against former Kern County supervisor, Zachary Scrivener, which has devastated my community and eroded the trust my constituents have in government and in our courts. And frankly, it has also eroded the trust I have in our criminal justice system. It doesn't take an international case like Jeffrey Epstein to show us that the rich and powerful get special treatment from prosecutors and judges.

If the Department of Justice found that a member of the assembly got into bed with the minor and, quote, fondled the minor's breasts and genitals for ten minutes while the minor was frozen in fear, well, I hope that member would be charged with a felony for sexual molestation.

I hope that victim would be given an opportunity to testify against the member in a trial, and I hope that member status in the legislature would not stop them from being brought to justice. That was what the Department of Justice found Zach Scrivner had done to his 10 year old daughter. But sexual molestation charges never came. Scrivener was never arrested. He never took a mugshot.

He was never fingerprinted. And for ten months, no charges were even filed. Nearly a year after his crimes, the DOJ finally brought three charges, but they were for child abuse. Child molestation or sexual assault charges were never brought. And nine months later, on the Friday before Christmas, Zack Scrivener was granted mental health diversion, which puts him on a path to have zero criminal record and all charges dismissed.

I know many members of this body believe that mental health diversion is an important tool for rehabilitation. And as a physician who treats substance use disorder, I have seen how appropriate medical care can turn patients' lives around. But cases like Zack Scrivener's are what critics of mental health diversion point to as a reason it shouldn't exist. Our good intentions are not good enough when predators walk free.

The Scrivener Act ensures prosecutors cannot make backroom deals to water down charges against politically connected elites while offering no explanation for other actions.

And it requires that charges against an elected official for child molestation be are brought within thirty days. For more than a year, I've been asking the DOJ to explain why they did not file child molestation charges against Zack Scrivener. Had they done so, he would not have even been eligible for mental health diversion, and his criminal case would have proceeded. As I stand here today, I and my community still don't have an answer.

We have the power to make sure this doesn't happen again and that is why I respectfully request your support to pass the Scrivener Act.

Thank you, miss Bains.

Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes.

Ayes 16, No 0. That measure passes. Members will move back to file order. We will pass and retain on file items 522 and 523, moving to file item 524, AB 189. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1809 by Assembly Member Fong, and act relating the public contracts.

Mister Fong, you are recognized. Open on the matter.

Good afternoon, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 189 removes a sunset providing authorization for school districts and community college districts to use job order contracting. Job order contracting is one of several alternative methods for awarding construction related contracts. The legislature has extended the sunset four times and have strictly asked for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Fong. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally vote Aye, 47, Noes 10. That measure passes. We will pass and retain on file item 525. Moving on file item 526, AB 1970. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1970 by Assembly Member Harabedian and others in appulating the health care coverage.

Mister Harbidian, you are recognized?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present AB 1970, which would prohibit health care service plans and insurers from requiring step therapy for prescription drugs used to treat serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Step therapy is a practice also called fail first, which requires patients to pursue to pursue lower cost treatment preferred by insurers prior to treatment with the medication the doctor initially prescribed no patient, especially those that are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, should be forced to fail first, therefore, receiving the treatment that their doctor already knows they need. This bill protects patients and reduces harmful delays in treatment. AB 1970 is sponsored by the California Behavioral Health Association and received bipartisan support.

Respectfully as for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Harabedian. And Mr. Demaio, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support of AEB nineteen seventy. I don't usually like additional requirements and regulations, but this is a common sense provision. When when you have a mental health patient, finding the right drug and finding it fast is crucial to stabilize that individual who's pretty much spiraling. And it usually takes time to titrate medication.

To sit there and say, well, we're gonna try to save a couple of bucks and experiment. If the provider, the doctor believes that there's a course of treatment that needs to be tried, time is of the essence. And so I think that there are other costs that are associated with forcing them to use alternative medicines that will likely increase the cost not only to the health care system, but to society. So I thank the author for bringing this forward. It's common sense.

I urge my colleagues not to just see this as a mandate or a regulation. This is probably something that will end up saving lives as well as save money.

Thank you, Mr. Demaio. Mister Zbur, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, Members. I too rise today in strong support of AB 1970 and want to thank, my colleague from Pasadena for bringing this important legislation. Step therapy, also known as fail first, requires patients to try a lower cost medication and fail before their insurance will cover a more expensive form of treatment insurance that everyone has paid for. This saves insurance money in the short term, but forces patients through months, sometimes years of ineffective treatment.

Step therapy prolongs pain and suffering to any patient, and that is also true for patients struggling with serious mental illness or substance use disorder.

These debilitating conditions that seriously affect an individual's ability to function, and the worse they get, it's the the harder it is they have to obtain help. Requiring these patients to go through step therapy is cruel and waste valuable time when these patients could be getting better. Serious mental illness and substance use disorders are real diseases just like any other disease, and these patients deserve better. I wanna thank, our colleague from Pasadena and respectfully ask for your vote on this important bill.

Thank you, Mr. Zbur. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, Mr. Harabedian, would you like to close?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wanna thank my colleagues from San Diego and West Hollywood for their, support and respect respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

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 and tally the votes.

Ayes 16, No 0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 527, AB 1973. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1973 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry and others an act relating to the healing arts.

Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician's assistants, also known as a advanced practice clinician or APCs, receive extensive education and training. However, the current law puts outdated limits on what these providers can do, meaning patients are turned away or forced to forced to wait longer for care. AB 1973 updates state law to allow APCs to practice to the full extent of their training and proven competency.

The bill ensures that there are protocols in place for any complications does not allow an APC to do anything beyond their scope of training, their scope, their training, or clinical competence.

AB 1973 simply allows these providers to do their jobs to the full extent of training so patients can get the care they need. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. There are 45 Ayes and 15 Noes. That measure passes. We will pass and retain on file items 528 through 532. Moving to file item 533, AB 2055, the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2055 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez and accolade the vessels.

Mister Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today to present AB 2055. California's waterways are enjoyed by millions of residents and visitors each year from recreational boating to water sports and commercial operations. These activities are an important part of our economy and and quality of life. Members, AB 2055 is about modernization, consistency, and public safety.

It strengthens enforcement tools, corrects outdated statutory conflicts, and improves protections for Californians who's who use our waterways. This bill has received no no votes and has no opposition to date. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Gonzales. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote.

There are 58 Ayes and 0 Noes. That measure passes. We'll move to file item 534, AB 2059. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2059 by Assembly Member Wilson and others in accolades with environmental quality.

Wilson, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members for the opportunity to present AB 2059. Today, this bill is targeted and a practical update to how we implement transportation impact analysis under CEQA. AB 2059 exempts certain rules, state, highway transportation projects from BMT mitigation. It's narrow and applies only to twenty one twenty one of the state's most rural counties representing just 2.3% of California's population.

In these communities, driving is not a choice. It's a necessity. As a result, the standard VMT mitigation strategies, which include transit investments and trip reduction programs are often infeasible or ineffective. I'd like to thank our natural resources chair for helping me address the concerns with the l earlier version of this bill, which has now received unanimous bipartisan support. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you.

Thank you, miss Wilson. Mister Hoover, you are recognized on the matter?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Proud to Rise is a coauthor, in support of this important bill. I represent communities where residents often depend on their cars to get to work, school, and essential services. The current VMT mitigation framework too often imposes burdensome, unworkable requirements on the transportation projects that communities like mine need the most. AB 2059 makes CEQA implementation more practical and proportional.

At a time when transportation funding is scarce, California cannot afford mitigation requirements that slow down or kill these projects. I thank the author for her leadership and urgent Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, mister Hoover. Miss Wilson, would you like to close? No. Okay. With that, the clerk will open the roll.

All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote? Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye 62, No 0.

The measure passes. Moving file item five thirty five, AB 2089. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2089 by Assembly Member Ward, an act relating to taxation.

Mister Ward, you are recognized to open on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 2089 is a simple technical bill which supports affordable housing projects which extend the filing period for recertification of the property tax and welfare exemption. Now requiring the timely release of recertification forms by November 15 each year would ensure that eligible filers have sufficient time to complete the lengthy process of verifying tenant incomes before the statutory February 15 deadline. Additionally, by authorizing county assessors to accept verified electronic signatures, AB 2089 modernizes and streamlines the recertification process.

I respectfully request your Aye vote on this bill.

Thank you, Mr. Ward. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye 66, No 0. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file item 536. Moving to file item 537, AB 2113, the clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2113 by Assemblymember Mckinnor and Accolades of Aviation.

Miss Mckinnor, you are recognized to open on the matter?

Madam Speaker and members, AB 2113 establishes a clear public safety standard surrounding unauthorized drone activity at large outdoor entertainment events. As California prepares to host globally significant events like the twenty twenty six FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and the twenty twenty eight Olympics and Paralympic games, it is critical that we ensure the safety of attendees, performance, athletes, and emergency personnel. Unauthorized drones operations above crowded venues can create serious safety risks, interfere with emergency response efforts, and dish work major public affairs.

I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, miss Mckinnor. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye 64, No 0, that measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file items 538 through 541. We have dispensed with I file item 542. Moving to file item 543, AB 2361.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2361 by Assemblywoman Pacheco and others, an act relating to insurance.

Miss Pacheco, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. Today, I rise to present AB 2361. AB 2361 updates California law governing vicarious liability for peer to peer vehicle sharing platforms by aligning liability with fault while preserving strong insurance protections for injured persons. California is an outlier. No other state imposes uncapped vicarious liability for peer to peer vehicle sharing platforms.

AB 2361 ensures consumer protection by requiring that minimum insurance coverage always remains available. The bill brings California in line with other states by a limiting liability to fault. AB 2361 will keep car sharing viable and affordable for host and users who relied on these platforms for income and for transportation. This bill has received no no votes and has bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, miss Pacheco. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote.

Aye 61, No 0. That measure passes. We'll pass and retain and file items 544 through 546. Moving to file item 547, AB 2496. The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2496 by Assembly Member Solace an act relating to school accountability.

Mister Solace, you are recognized on the matter.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity to present AB 2496. This legislation seeks to modernize California's school accountability framework. AB 2496 takes a common sense step towards consolidating the duplicative reporting requirements by prioritizing the California school dashboard as a state's primary transparency and accountability tool. Importantly, this legislation will develop a crosswalk indicating where information on the school accountability report card will be preserved.

AB 2496 will allow us to maximize our educational resources to ensure that they are focused on what matters the most, our students.

I also want to thank the Chair of education committee for her collaboration on this bill. AB 2496 enjoyed bipartisan support in committee, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Solace. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the role and tally the vote. Ayes 64, No 0. That measure passes. We'll pass and retain and file items 548 and 549.

Moving to file item 550, AB 2641. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2641 by Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez, an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately tax levy.

Miss Rodriguez, you are recognized to open on the matter.

Thank you, madam speaker and members, for allowing me to present AB 2641. AB 2641 extends the sales tax exemption for individuals who would purchase their own property from a pawn broker. This is a simple fairness measure that prevents double taxation. When someone is reclaiming their own property, they have already paid sales tax at the time of the original purchase. Without this bill, they would be taxed again on the same item.

This is not a new policy. This legislature addressed this issue in 2021 and added AB 2641 simply extends existing law. This bill is narrowly tailored and applies only to the original owner while requiring proof that sales tax was already paid. There is no opposition, and this policy has worked without issue under current law. This measure has also received no no votes.

AB 202641 is about maintaining fairness in the tax system and protecting consumers. Thank you. And thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, miss Rodriguez. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye, 66, no zero. The measure passes. Moving to announcements, members. The following committees will meet today upon adjournment, budget subcommittee one in Capital Room 126 and budget subcommittee two in Swing Space Room 1100.

Budget subcommittee six will be here in the Capital In Room 447. The session schedule is as follows. Tuesday, May 19 is check-in session. Wednesday, May 20 is check-in session. We'll be back here on the floor on Thursday, May 21 at 9am for floor session.

All other items remaining will be passed and retained. All motions shall be continued. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Who do we have? Miss Wilson moves, and miss Sanchez seconds that this house stands adjourned until Thursday, May 21 at 9AM. Quorum call is lifted, and we are adjourned.

Alright. Vote change, Sharp Collins, assembly bill 1943, no to aye. 1973, no to aye.

Vote change, assembly member Sharp Collins, assembly bill 1973, no to aye.

Correction to the announcements made. Budget subcommittee one has been canceled. Budget subcommittee one is canceled.