Assembly Floor

Morning, California. The assembly is now in session. Assembly member Johnson notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Members, it is 09:30. We do not have a quorum. Please report to the floor.

Members of Quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for today's prayer.

Reverend Oshita will offer today's prayer. Reverend Oshita .

Please join me in a moment of reflection. In 1945, Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer were among the atomic scientists that created the doomsday clock. Using the image of the apocalypse being midnight, the doomsday clock conveys how close we are to nuclear annihilation. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, it was moved from twelve minutes to midnight to just seven minutes. This year, for the second year in a row, these respected scientists set the clock even closer to midnight than it has ever been before.

Clock is now set at eighty five seconds to midnight, eighty five seconds. In setting the clock, the scientists considered global tension and conflicts, international relations, the world economy, and even emerging technology, climate change, and global health. However, the clock is not a prediction of war. It is a warning. It is a symbolic call to action that was first created by those who conceived of, developed, and witnessed the use of atomic weapons.

It is a reminder that left unchecked, humanity is heading towards global self destruction. I grew up having to practice atomic bomb drills in elementary school. Such drills are no longer done. We all now know that in the event of nuclear war, huddling children where the walls are thickest and away from windows will not save them. And in the event of all out nuclear war, there will be no winners.

With our wisdom eyes open, we see what has always been true. We all share this one earth, and we must care for and learn to share this wonderful world with one another. Namu Amida. Let us try to live with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

We ask our guests excuse me. Excuse me. Actually, members, let's observe a moment of silence. This past Monday, our state suffered a profound loss when three Californians were killed in a tragic act of violence at the Islamic Center in San Diego. Crime centered on hate and unspeakable cruelty.

Our hearts are with their families, their communities, and all those they touched. Let us observe a moment of silence to honor the memory of the victims. We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing and join us in the flag salute. Assembly Member Ahrens, will lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

Colleagues, please join me as we salute our nation's flag, our country, our constitution, and the rule of law for all. Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag.

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

Assembly Chamber Sacramento, Thursday, 05/07/2026. The assembly met at 9am. The honorable Josh Lowenthal, speaker pro tempore of the assembly presiding chief clerk Sue Parker at the desk, reading clerk David a Bowman reading.

Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry moves. Miss Sanchez seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions, there are none. Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.

Messages from the governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving on to motions and resolutions. Absences of the day will be deemed read and printed in the journal. And now onto our procedural motions.

Madam Majority Leader, you're recognized for your procedural motions.

Good morning. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 118 a to allow Assembly Member Elhawary to have a guest seated at her desk today.

Objection. Such shall be the order.

At the request of the author, please move file item 423 AB1667 Boerner to the inactive file.

Clerk will note. Okay. We are going to be going on to business on the daily file. But before I do that Members, I would like to share some words with you. Welcome to the House of Origin Deadline.

Well, it's not that great. We have 531 items that we need to dispense with up through next week. And so I'm going to ask you something very, very critical that should be automatic. Get to work on time. Members, we were unable to gavel in, excuse me, we're unable to begin our session today until 35 minutes after we gaveled in.

It is the same people that are coming to work late. Please get to work on time. Be at your desk. Always be at your desk. If you're not at desk at your desk when it is time to review your bill, we are gonna pass temporarily on your bill.

And finally, speak when absolutely necessary, when it is critical and fundamental to the passage of the legislation, be judicious on support support legislation, and let's move efficiently to get through these 531 items. And that brings us to our business on the daily file. Members, we're gonna begin by passing and retaining on file items 358, receipt 363. Continuing on, we are going to move on to the second reading, file item number one. The Clerk will read.

Assembly vote 1923.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments deemed adopted. Onto reconsideration file items two through four, all items shall be continued. Onto our Assembly third reading file, that's file items 5 through 535. We're gonna begin at pass and retain on file items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. That brings us to file item number 11.

That's AB 2713 by Assembly Member Wicks. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2713 by Assembly Member Wicks and others, an act relating to artificial intelligence.

Assembly Member Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Members. Our first bill for House of Origin Deadline. This is a clarifying bill. I ran a bill on this space last year. As our bills go into the wild, we need to make changes.

That's what this bill is. It requires online platforms to only use only allow users to download the system providence information, which cannot be reached sorry, reattached to unrelated content. It's pretty straightforward. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Wicks. I'll debate having cease clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 48.No 0. The measure passes. File item 12, AB 2528 by Assemblymember Solace. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2528 by Assemblymember Solace i=an act relating to Community Colleges.

Assemblymember Solace, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The opportunity to present AB 2528. This bill will make long overdue updates to the maximum monthly compensation Thresholds Community College District trustees may receive. Ensuring opportunities to serve remain accessible. Current thresholds have not been adjusted about forty years, not even to take into account inflation.

Importantly, this legislation is entirely permissive. AB 2528 will help boards with the required financial capacity to modestly and responsibly increase the compensation while preserving the public process. In many districts' outdated compensation levels, it was harder for individuals who are supporting themselves and their families to consider serving. These updates help to ensure our governing boards better reflect the lived experiences and diversity of the communities they serve.

Last year, the legislator passed AB 1390, which made similar updates to the compensation levels for K to 12 district boards.

AB 2528 simply seeks to add parity between updates recently made for k 12 education board and community college districts. Strengthening representation at the governance level ultimately supports more inclusion, decision making, and policies that advance equity across higher education system. We remain committed to engaging with stakeholders as we move through the legislative process. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote on AB 2528.

Thank you, Assemblymember Solace. I'll debate having ceased clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote? All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally of the votes. Size 47 to those eight. The measure passes. Passing retain file items 13 through 19. File item number 20 is AB 1837 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzales.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1837 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzales and others and accurately in the parking violations.

Assembly Member Gonzales, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to present AB 1837, which extends the authorization for public transit operators to use camera enforcement to acknowledge to enforce parking violations in transit only lanes and transit stops for seven years. It also adds additional privacy protections to existing laws and additional parameters on how the reports on privacy impacts must be evaluated. Agencies like LA Metro and my district have just started using these cameras and have experiencing some same benefits.

AB 1837 also ensures that the extensive privacy protections laid out in this authority can continue.

It is essential that our buses continue to move efficiently and safely throughout cities. AB 1837 ensures we can keep doing just that. There is no opposition to this bill, so let's not hit the brakes on progress. Thank you and respectfully ask for Aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Gonzales. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Aye 45, Noes 5, the measure passes. File item number 21 is AB 2705.

Thank you, Members. AB 2705 by Assembly Member Dixon. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2705 by Assembly Member Dixon and others in accolades of taxation.

Assembly Member Dixon, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm proud to present AB 2705 today, which is sponsored by the Rural County representatives of California and the Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors. AB 2705 seeks to establish a uniform framework in the excess proceeds claim process to ensure consumers are adequately protected and informed before entering into any contracts with a third party. This legislation was modeled after current California statute on unclaimed property, which has established many consumer protections similar to this bill.

The bill passed through assembly rev and tax committee with no no votes and bipartisan support.

Our office has taken amendments that resulted in the California Association of Realtors removing their opposition. My office and I remain committed to working with the remaining opposition, and we hope to have the opportunity to continue to improve the bill as it advances through the process. Respectfully request an Aye vote. This is to support support. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Assemblymember Dixon. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. AllMmembers vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 49, No 0. The measure passes.

File item 22, AB 1892 by Assemblymember Davies. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1892 by Assemblymember Davies and accolade the common interest developments.

Assemblymember Davies, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, today I'm here to present AB 1892. Members, AB 1892 is a common sense technical cleanup measure meant to clarify three provisions of Davis Sterling Act related to HOAs.

First, the bill clarifies it is the duty of the HOA to repair and replace utility services to a common area, including gas, heat, water, or electrical services when the interruptions of service begin. Second, clarifies and aligns HOA elections nominations notices with all HOA notices.

Lastly, requires seeking to vote electronically in a HOA election, get their ballots no less than thirty days before the election. This bill has no opposition and is industry supported on both sides. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Size 48, no zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file lines 23 through 31. File line 32, AB 1843 by Assemblymember El Hawari. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1843 by Assemblymember Elhawary an act relating to Public Health.

Assemblymember Elhawary, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker and Members. I am proud to present AB 1843, a bill that removes unnecessary administrative barriers and ensures Californians can access life saving hepatitis c treatment without delay. The bill would create only negligible costs. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

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

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally of votes. Ayes 42, Noes 10. The measure passes. File item 33, AB 1914 by Assembly Member Schiavo.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1914 by Assembly Member Schiavo and others an act relating to land use.

Assembly Member Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I am thrilled to present AB 1914 requiring local governments to include childcare in their general planning. Affordable access to childcare is one of the most impactful things that we can do to address our state's affordability crisis. I've heard it many times. I'm sure you have.

People are paying more for childcare than they are for their mortgage, for their rent. Families are having to make decisions that one person doesn't go to work, which is what my family had to choose to do for going a whole other salary that people depend on. And in my comp in my community of Santa Clarita, they're building 20,000 homes over the next ten years. No plan for childcare. No plan for anything for those families who are moving into that community.

So we're simply asking that cities and counties, include this in their planning. We left it very open and flexible. Whenever they're opening their plan the next time, they incorporate this. If they don't need it, they can say in their plan they don't need childcare. But at least opening up the door, we've heard from childcare providers and leaders that they have been stopped at the door to enter these conversations about the needs for childcare in their own communities.

We wanna make sure that that conversation is welcome, and it's an important part of planning for the future. It's just like we plan for parks where our kids play maybe a couple hours a week. We need to plan for childcare centers where our kids are eight or more hours a day. So, we took amendments that addressed some concerns from the cities. I'm thankful to local leaders who are supporting this.

The city of Mountain View pointed out that our bill is leaving flexibility and preserving local control. It's supported by First Five, Build Up California, California Commission on Status of Women and Girls, Child Action and Children Now respectfully request an Aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Schiavo. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes Ayes 42, No 7. The measure passes. Passing in tandem file items 34 and 35.

File item number 36, AB 2,200 by Assemblymember Hart. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2200 by Assemblymember Hart an act relating to building standards.

Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Assembly Bill 2200 gives agricultural greenhouses the flexibility to use thermal screens instead of double plain windows come to comply with the new California energy code requirements. This bill helps support crop production to control costs and make produce more affordable while keeping more farms here in California. The bill's support support has had unanimous support and has no opposition. I respectfully request an Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Hart. I'll debate having ceased. The clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 51, No 0, the measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file items 37, 38. Thank you, Members.

If you could take conversations off the floor. File item 39, AB 2350 by Assemblymember Mckinnor. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2350 by Assemblymember Mckinnor an act relating to consumer loans.

Assemblymember McKennor, you are recognized.

Mr. Speaker and Members, AB 2350 establishes important consumer protections for a new financial product called Rent Now Pay Later used for residential rental payments. Rent now pay later loans with high interest rates and junk fees can be a dangerous predatory, especially for low income Californians. At a time when the rent in California is already too damn high, these new predatory financial products, writs, putting millions of residents into a spiral of never ending debt.

AB 2350 creates a reasonable and responsible guardrails to ensure that consumers are protected and hardworking Californians can continue to have access to these financial tools they need. I remain committed to to continue to work with the stakeholders as this bill moves forward.

I respectfully ask for your Aye vote on AB 2350.

Thank you, Assemblymember Mckinnor. I'll debate having cease clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally to vote Ayes 41, Noes 11. The measure passes. File item number 40 is AB 2390. Assemblymember Schiavo? Assemblymember Schiavo?

Item 40 is AB 2390 by Assemblymember Schiavo. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2390 by Assemblymember Schiavo an act relating to housing.

Assemblmember Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 2390 is a cleanup measure. It provides targeted clarification to ensure streamlined processes are applied unpredictability, and predictably allowing housing projects to move forward without unnecessary disruption while maintaining key safeguards. We took amendments and policy committee to address opposition concerns. It has unanimous bipartisan support in both policy committees respectfully request an Aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Schiavo. All debate haven't ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 53, No 0, the measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 41.

File item 42, AB 2480 by Assembly Member Avila Farias. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2480 by Assembly Member Avila Farias and others an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Avila Farias, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm pleased to present AB b 2480. AB 2480 will allow for student housing developments near college campuses to qualify for our state's super density bonus law. This bill has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

That is how we do it, Assembly Member. Thank you. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 56, No 0. The measure passes. Okay.

We're gonna pass and retain on file items 43, 44, 45. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 46, pass and retain on forty seven, forty eight, pass temporarily on file item 49. We're gonna pass and retain on file items 50, 51. That brings us to file item 52, AB 2010 by Assemblymember Soria. The quick rule.

Assembly Bill 2010 by Assemblymember Soria and others, an act relating to healing arts.

Assemblymember Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 2010, the spay neuter improvement for pets act, which permits high quality, high volume spay and neuter, to be performed in locations without a separate surgical suite while still maintaining California's high health and safety standards for veterinary surgery.

AB 2010 addresses this high population crisis issue that we have by exempting for high quality, high volume spay and neuter from an existing requirement for all aseptic surgeries to be carried out in facilities with a separate surgical room. In communities like mine, this is so important because we don't have access to veterinarians that are in these communities. And so these pop ups will allow, to increase access and address the crisis of pet population overpopulation.

With that, I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Soria. I'll debate heaven cease. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll. Tally votes, Ayes 52, No 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 53, 54, 55.

That brings us to file item 56. That's AB 2110 by Assemblymember Johnson. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2110 by Assemblymember Johnson, an act relating to local government's finance.

Assemblymember Johnson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 2110, a bill that provides local governments with the authority to establish tax increment financing districts for the purpose of financing workforce housing for education, manufacturing, health care, and public safety personnel. This bill provides our communities with another tool to address our ongoing housing crisis in a fiscally responsible and targeted way. AB 2110 has no opposition and received unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Johnson, 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.

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Size 52, no zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 57. File item 58 is AB 2146 by Assembly Member Stefani.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2146 by Assembly Member Stefani and others an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I rise to present AB 2146. This bill starts with a simple but frustrating reality that we see every day in California. Even when housing is available, people experiencing homelessness can be stuck waiting. Not because there is nowhere for them to go, but because the system requires paperwork they often cannot produce.

Right now, we ask people who are homeless to Right now, we ask people who are homeless to prove they are homeless. We ask them for rental histories, verification letters, and references, documents that many people do not have or have no safe place to keep. And while they try to track down those papers, they wait. This bill allows individuals to self certify they are homeless instead of forcing them to chase down paperwork that delays their path to housing.

It also addresses another challenge we cannot ignore across our state.

There are supportive housing units that sit empty for months at a time while people are still living on our streets. AB 2146 creates a practical backstop so that if a unit has been vacant for too long, providers can act to fill it while still preserving fairness and protecting the role of the coordinated entry system. At its core, this bill is about removing unnecessary red tape so people can get can get housed faster.

No one should have to jump through hoops to prove they're homeless, and no unit should be left empty while red tape gets in the way. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Stefani. I'll debate having cease clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 44, Noes 8. The measure passes. File item 59, that's AB 2172 by Assembly Member Gipson. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2172 by Assembly Member Gipson and act related to taxation.

Mister Gipson, you may open on the measure.

Mr. Speaker and Members, as the chair of the revenue and taxation committee, I rise to present AB 2172. This is to support support. No opposition. No no votes. Respectfully ask when Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gipson. 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 tally votes. Ayes 53, No 0. The measure passes. File item number 60 is AB 2185 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2185 by Assembly member Quirk-Silva, an accolade in the housing.

Assembly member Quirk-Silva, you may open on the measure.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I present AB 2185, which provides an additional solution to our state's housing crisis. AB 2185 updates our affordable housing programs in line with how homes are being built today. This bill removes barriers, supports innovation, and helps us build additional affordable housing at the scale California needs. This bill has enjoyed unanimous bipartisan support and has no opposition.

With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. 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. The clerk will close the roll tally votes. Aye's fifty four, No's zero. The measure passes.

Gonna pass and retain file item 61, 62. File item 63, that is AB 2440 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi. This is a 54 vote bill. Circle Reid.

Assembly bill 2440 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi and accolade the pupil instruction.

Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. If you support more art school funding, support AB 2440. This is support support. No opposition. No no votes.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Maritsuchi. 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. Tally votes, size 55. No zero. The measure passes.

Pass to retain them file item 64. File item 65, AB 2613 by Assembly member Sharp Collins. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2613 by Assembly member Sharp Collins and others in act relating to health care.

Assemblymember Sharp Collins. Excuse me. Doctor Sharp Collins, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise, to present Assembly Bill 2613. 2613 requires health plans to provide consumer notification through emails, phone, and other modern communication methods with whenever it is gonna be appropriate. This bill, it has bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, doctor Sharp Collins. I'll debate having cease clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Size 53, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 66 and 67. File item 68, that's Assembly bill 1534 by Assembly member Erwin.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1534 by Assembly member Erwin and others in accolades of student financial aid and declaring the overseas thereof to collect immediately.

Members, there's an urgency clause. It's a 54 vote bill. Assembly member Erwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Last year's federal budget reconciliation bill expanded types of educational programs that are eligible for Pell grants to include short term workforce training programs. This bill will create a strong state approval process for short term workforce training programs seeking to access these funds. AB 1534 ensures only the highest quality programs that deliver real results for both workers and employers will be able to access this historic expansion of financial aid. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

I'll move the call.

Assemblymember, let's move the call. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 60 97071. File item 72 is AB 1546 by Assemblymember Schultz. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1546 by Assemblymember Schultz and others in act relating to vehicles.

Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1546, which is part of a bipartisan package of bills to reduce DUIs and improve safety in our community. The bill strengthens consequences for repeat DUI offenders to deter drinking and driving incidents. It is a support support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Schultz. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Assembly member Schultz. Assembly member Alanis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll keep it really quick. Rise is a proud co author of 1546, drunk drivers take innocent lives every day in this state. This is an important bill that increases penalties for repeat offenders who put our lives at risk and our families at risk when they chose to drive under the influence. Respectfully ask for eye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis. Assemblymember Schultz.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

I'll debate Hammond's cease clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote? All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes.

Aye's fifty five, No's zero. The measure passes. We're gonna pass them temporarily on file item 73. Pass and retain on file item 74, 75, 76, 77. File item 78 is AB 1567 by Assembly member Ta.

The clerk will read each.

Assembly bill 1567 by Assembly member Ta and Accolade the housing.

Assembly member Ta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1567 would allow California city and county to count senior as its living first city with a limited portion of their original housing goal. This bill is a support support. I respectfully ask you for your aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 15, no 0, the measure passes. File item 79 is AB 1572 by Assemblymember Alaniz. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1572 by Assemblymember Alaniz and others in accolades and interscholastic athletics.

Assemblymember Alaniz, you are recognized.

Thank you, miss thank you, mister I was made aware

Mister Alanis, why don't you step to your mister Wallace's desk, please? Mister Wallace's desk, please. Thank you.

I must have broke it. It's alright. Greg doesn't need it anyways. Thank you, mister speaker. I was made aware of a loophole in state law where sports officials were not required to get a background check-in California to do to be around students.

And this bill closes that loophole. As my staff continued to work on this issue, we found over 50 cases in which high school sports officials were arrested for child sex or sex crimes within the last five years alone. This year in the Central Valley and Sacramento region, two sports officials were arrested, one even on the list for Megan's Law. This bill will also ensure California Interscholastic Federation sports officials will meet the highest qualifications for health and safety training standards.

Additionally, this bill requires that these qualifications are published by the commissions on teachers, credentialing and places sports officials under the same background checks, and this is the same standard we have for our coaches and our trainers.

AB72 has no opposition and received no votes. Colleagues, in this day and age, anybody who is around kids in any official capacity should be held to the same higher standards for background checks. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Circle close the roll tally votes, size 55, no 0. The measure passes. File item number 80 is AB1574 by Assembly member Rogers, the MVP of yesterday's soccer match. Assembly member Rogers, where the North beat the South 3 to 2, and the last minute's assembly member Rogers.

With a huge trophy sitting on his desk, assembly member Rogers, You may oh, clerk will read. Clerk will read.

AB1574 by Assembly member Rogers and others in Accolade in the Foster Youth.

Well, well, well, Assembly member Rogers, you are recognized.

I'm sorry, Mister speaker. What was the score last night?

I believe it was 3 to 2 North over South.

That's right,

North. Colleagues, AB1574 addresses the overrepresentation of tribal youth in our foster care system. Do it for the kids and vote yes.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll, tally the vote size 55, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass through in tandem file items 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86. File item 87, AB1598 by Assembly member Quirk Silva, the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1598 by Assembly member Quirk-Silva and I play the healing arts.

Assembly member Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1598 updates licensure requirements for mental health professionals regulated by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This bill aligns examination and experience time frames and reduces unnecessary administrative barriers. This bill has had unanimous support and it is a support support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk Silva. All debate haven't ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally votes Aye's 55, No's zero. The measure passes. File item 88 is AB 1599 by Assemblymember Ahrens. The clerk will read.

AB1599 by Assembly member Arons and others and act related to transportation.

Assembly member Ahrens, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. AB1599 requires Caltrans to establish a centralized California transit stop registry with standardized information for all public transit stops in the state. This Bill has received no opposition and passed out of committee with bipartisan support.

Thank you, Assembly member Aaron. So I'll debate having cease clerk 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 of the vote size 55. No 0, the measure passes. We're gonna pass through retained file item 89. File item number 90 is AB 1602 by assembly member Blanca Rubio. A quick read.

Assembly bill 162 by Assembly member Blanca Rubio and accolade to foster youth.

Assembly member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 162, which establishes a statewide child welfare disaster response fund and authorizes the California Department of Social Services to quickly distribute emergency assistance to counties when the state when a state or local disaster is declared. Do it for the children. Please vote yes.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 54, no 0, the measure passes. Pass to retain on file item 91. File item number 92 is Assembly bill 1610 by Assembly member Ransom.

The clerk will read.

AB1610 by Assembly member Ransom and Accolade to elections.

Assembly member Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Colleagues, I rise to present AB1610. AB1610 creates a notice to be sent to voters when they change their mailing address, but are not able to receive mail at their residential address. This Bill is designed to make sure that county elections officials know exactly what to do when the situation happens, giving voters enough time to update their registration before an election, and giving registrars an opportunity to clean up their records. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 56, no 0. The measure passes. Passes and retain on file item 93.

File item number 94 is AB1628 by Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez. The clerk will read.

AB1628 by Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez and others, and I'm relating to child protection.

Assembly member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Mister speaker and members, AB1628 are the keeping infants from danger act extends California safe surrender window from 72 hours to 30 days, providing mothers with the the time and space necessary to make safe, informed decisions during one of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. California has long been a leader in compassion driven evidence based policy, and AB1628 builds on that legacy.

No woman should be compelled to make such life altering decisions while still recovering physically, emotionally, and mentally from childbirth. We understand that postpartum depression, medical complications, and emotional distress do not get resolved within 72 hours. And in fact, for many mothers, the most difficult moments arise days or even weeks after delivery.

It's essential that our laws reflect that reality. AB1628, a women's caucus priority Bill maintains full confidentiality for mothers while strengthening protections for newborns statewide. By updating this law, we reduce the risk of unsafe abandonment and ensure that in moments of crisis, a safe and lawful option is accessible. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally votes, ayes 57, no 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 95, 96, 97. File item 98 is AB1636 by Assembly member Solache. The clerk will read.

AB1636 by Assembly member Solache, and how it relates to pupil instruction.

Assembly member Solache, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I am proud to present AB1636, establishing the Cerritos College seamless enrollment pilot program. This legislation was inspired by a successful partnership between Cerritos College and a Bellflower High School in my district. AB1636 will allow Cerritos Community College district to enter into data sharing agreements with local k12 education agencies for the purpose of creating a ready to enroll student record for the California community college system.

The goal of this pilot program is to remove a front end administrative barrier to improve access and outcomes for students.

AB1636 has received unanimous bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 58 and no 0. The measure passes. Pass to retain file items 99 through 104. Okay.

Before we get to file item number 105 , assembly member Erwin wishes to lift the call. Madam Clerk, I don't recall the Bill number on that. File item 68, that's AB1534 to lift the call. Clerk will post. All members vote who desire to vote.

Cook will close the roll tally votes, ayes 54, no's 8. On the urgency, ayes 54, no's 8 on the measure. The measure passes. Back on track file item 105, that's AB1663 by Assembly member Wallace. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1663 by Assemblymember Wallace, inaccurately to conservation.

Assemblymember Wallace, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I have before you AB 1663, a modest change to the Western Joshua Tree Act to help resident homeowners by creating a fee free permit pathway for removal or trimming of up to 10 Western Joshua trees for infrastructure, maintenance, utility work, or fire, health, or safety compliance. The bill has no opposition and will really help the residents of the four assembly districts that host the iconic Western Joshua Tree. Respectfully ask for a high vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Wallace. Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise in support of AB 1663 and thank the author from Indio, Coachella Valley for bringing this up. Our communities in the High Desert continue to struggle for those residential units where they need to do some improvements with minor repairs. So I thank the author for bringing this up, and I urge an aye vote on AB 1663.

Thank you. Assemblymember Carrillo. Assemblymember, all debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote, size 59, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass retainer file item 106.

File item 107, that's AB 1669 by Assemblymember Pacheco. The click will read.

Assembly bill 1669 by Assemblymember Pacheco and others in acclating the post secondary education.

Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. I rise to present AB 1669, which ensures that college students may take temporary medical or mental health leave of absence without putting their academic future at risk. Members, the reality of student mental health on our campuses is staggering. Nearly 30% of college students struggle with depression. One third experience anxiety and tragically, one in five students contemplate suicide.

Unfortunately, students don't always have access to the support they need to manage those challenges. In some situations, the healthiest option is for a student to temporarily stay away, stabilize and get professional treatment. Yet California colleges lack a uniform leave of absence framework. Some schools offer seamless leave while others force students to withdraw entirely. That means having to reapply with no guarantee of readmission even after a student has already started their degree.

AB 1669 fixes this broken patchwork. It creates an accessible protected pathway for students to return to their studies where they left off without having to face academic consequences or reapply. This bill is a common sense investment in student success. It ensures that a temporary health step back does not become a permanent end to a student's educational journey. Members, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pacheco. 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.

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, size 63, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass retainer file items 108, 109, file item one ten. That is AB 1680 by Assemblymember Calderon. Clerk will read.

AB1680 by Assembly member Calderon and others and accolading to insurance.

Assembly member Calderon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB1680 Make It Fair Act. This measure strengthens accountability by requiring the fair plan to take corrective actions following operational violations found by the California Department of Insurance. This measure also allows the insurance commissioner to adjust policy limits to fit the needs of Californians. The California Fair Plan was established to step in when California faces a voluntary market failure.

We've depended on the Fair Plan to fill insurance gaps. We also depend on the Fair Plan to be transparent, accountable, and responsive. AB1680 aims to improve upon all three. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member called the wrong. While debate having cease, Clerk will wait. Excuse me. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 50, no's 7. The measure passes.

Pass and retain on file items 111, 12, 13, 14, 15. Pass temporarily on file item 116. Passed and retained on file items 117, 118, 119, file item 120. JB1711 by Assembly member Connolly. The clerk will read.

AB1711 by Assembly member Connolly and others in our planning to affairs and making an appropriation therefore.

Members, this is a 54 vote Bill. Assembly member Connolly, you may open.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Proud to present AB1711. It'll ensure that the revenue generated by fares and approved in the state budget is allocated in a timely manner. Fairs provide agricultural education, host cultural events, support local economies, and serve as critical sites for emergency response and disaster preparedness. Unfortunately, fairs are facing unprecedented backlogs and deferred maintenance that put these important community hubs in jeopardy.

AB1711 will ensure that fairs have the funding they need to maintain fairgrounds and allow them to continue to invest in emergency infrastructure. This Bill gives local fairs the certainty they need to plan projects, repair infrastructure, and keep fairs safe and ready to serve their communities year round. This Bill has received bipartisan support, no opposition, and no, no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

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

Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes high 61, no's 0. The measure passes. Pass to retain on file item 121. That brings file item 122.

That's AB1721 by Assembly member Muratsuchi. The clerk will read.

AB1721 by Assembly member Muratsuchi and applicants of people's safety.

Assembly member Maritsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. AB1721 is a Bill that will strengthen and streamline school planning procedures. This is a Bill that is supported by educators as well as first responders, has received unanimous bipartisan support respectfully as for a aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Maritsuchi. I'll debate how to cease. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes, aye, 16. No's 0.

The measure passes. File item 123 is AB1728 by Assembly member Alanis. The clerk will read.

AB1728 by Assembly member Alanis and I applauding the public post secondary education.

Assembly member Alanis, you are recognized from Mister Wallace's desk.

Thank you, Mister speaker. And members, I am pleased to present AB1728, which improves educational pathways students pursuing first responders careers. AB1728 expands common course numbering systems to include firefighting and law enforcement courses. By standardizing course numbers for career technical education, this Bill makes it easier for students transferring between colleges. California continues to face serious recruitment and retention challenges in these industries, especially following new minimum education requirements.

AB1728 will help address those concerns, and I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally of the vote size 56, no 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 124, 125. File item 126 is AB1744 by Assembly member Alanis, the clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1744 by Assemblymember Addis and others and accolade to environmental advertising.

Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and colleagues. Today, I'm presenting AB 1744, the Clear Labels Clear Seas Act, a simple consumer transparency bill that has enjoyed bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember, I understand there's somebody in your universe who has worked very hard on this bill who's having a special day. Is that correct?

Thank you so much, mister speaker. My chief Julie Cravotto is celebrating a milestone birthday today. She was here on the floor, but had to step off. So, for all of you watching, I hope you wish her a very, very happy birthday. In addition, like, many of the staff and members offices, today, she is also receiving an award for 40 under 40 from the National Association of AGEN Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs in partnership with other organizations.

She's on the 2026 list, and we just wish to congratulate her today, so thank you so much.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll, tally the vote ayes 56, noes two, the measure passes. Pass and retain on file items one twenty seven, one twenty eight. File item one twenty nine is AB 1756 by Assembly member Jeff Gonzales. Clerk will read.

AB1756 by Assembly member Jeff Gonzales and accolade of vehicles.

Assembly member Gonzales, you may open on the measure.

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise today to present AB1756, which extends an important off way highway vehicle pilot program for the city of Needles, a rural and geographically isolated community that relies heavily on outdoor recreation and tourism. Members out off highway vehicle recreation is not just a pastime in Needles. It is a cornerstone of the local economy. Visitors from everywhere come to see needles, and they come to have fun there.

The Bill simply extends the sunset the sunset. Members, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes ayes 58. No 0.

The measure passes. Passes and retain on file item 130. That brings us to file item 131, AB1763 by Assembly member Lee. The clerk will read.

AB1763 by Assembly member Lee and others, and accolade the people attendance.

Assembly member Lee, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. This Bill allows students to have an excused school absence in order to honor or observe a religious holiday or ceremony. This bill would ensure that these absences are treated the same as cultural ceremonies or events, illness, medical appointments. The Bill has received 0 no votes and is sponsored by Jewish California. Respectfully ask your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Size 58, no's 0, the measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain and file item 132, 133, 34, 35. File item 136 is AB1780 by Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez.

The clerk will read.

AB1780 by Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez and accurately the beverage containers.

Assembly member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members for allowing me to present AB1780. AB1780 makes a simple but important clarification to California's recycling law. It ensures that beverage distributors are not required to pay CRV redemption fees on bottled water or juice that is donated, not sold. Currently, CalRecycle has interpreted the law to require these payments even on charitable donations, including water provided during emergencies at the direction of state agencies.

This creates an unnecessary cost and administrative burden that can discourage donations at the very moment Californians need them most during disasters and emergencies.

AB1780 restores original intent of law by clearing exempting donated beverages provided to nonprofit organizations while also requiring strong record keeping to ensure transparency and accountability. Put simply, this Bill removes barriers to getting clean drinking water to communities in need without undermining our recycling system. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk would close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 61, no 0. The measure passes. Members, we're gonna skip ahead.

We're gonna skip ahead, that's gonna be to file item four thirty two. I'll give you a moment to catch up. That is file item 432. File item 432, that's AB 1751 by Assembly member Quirk-Silva. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1751 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and others an act relating to housing.

Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Good morning, Members. Today, I rise to present AB 1751, which builds on recent housing reforms by expanding access to one of the most attainable pathways to home ownership town homes.

Members, we do big things on this floor. And for over a decade, I've stood on this floor as we've debated issues from health care to human services, to housing, to homelessness, and so much more.

And yet, we still have work to do. And this bill is a narrow bill that says to those young individuals living in California, we see you, we hear you. We know that some of you are living in apartments that can be over $3,000. And if there was an affordable home, like a town home, it could be your first opportunity into home ownership, which by the way is the American dream. It's not the Latino dream.

It's not the black dream. It is the American dream to own a home. And we know that home ownership is moving further out of reach for far too many Californians. Only 18% of households can afford a median priced single family home. Which by the way, depending on where you live in the state, can be between 800,000 and over $1,000,000 as a first time home ownership.

These numbers reflect a market that is pushing tradespeople, nurses, teachers, and firefighters out of their communities, and in some cases, out of the state. That is a structural failure. If we are serious about addressing afford affordability, we need to create more pathways into homeownership. AB 1751 allows for ministerial approval of qualifying townhome projects that meet clear objective standards.

Townhome developments are not allowed to be built on mobile home parks, very high fired fire hazard severity zones, hazardous waste sites, land identified for conservation, prime farmland, wetlands, habitats for protected species, earthquake fault zone, land owned by nonprofit or community land trust, special flood hazard areas, and regulatory floodways.

Members, we worked hard to make sure this housing would be in a very narrow area to build. AB 1751 includes a minimum wage of $28 an hour for construction workers on townhome projects. Let me underscore minimum wage standard, which means you, of course, can go above that. I want to address this directly and clearly. There are no prevailing wage adjustments in this bill.

With recent Assembly Member assembly appropriation amendments, this is further clarified. Under current law, many workers on private nonunion townhome developments can be paid as little as the state minimum wage of $16 an hour. This bill raises wages where no meaningful standard exists today on townhome projects. It does not replace prevailing wage. It does not undercut prevailing wage.

This bill leaves prevailing wage exactly as it stands in current law. Members, the status quo is not working. It prices families out of homeownership, and it leaves too many workers without meaningful protections. California cannot meet its housing goals without rebuilding a path to homeownership.

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California cannot ask workers to build that future without fair wages and real accountability. AB 1751 does both. Members, I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in general support for AB 1751 and really appreciate the leadership and twelve years of leadership by the author here from Fullerton, who has worked hard and progressively to make sure that we are tackling our housing crisis head on. And I'm glad that we are talking about, townhomes because that is absolutely the opportunity for new homeownership opportunities, that we wanna see for more Californians.

I was very excited on introduction of this bill because it is extending the work that we're already doing on zoning reforms, and we're making sure that we are creating additional allowances for this exact kind of housing product. But to hit the, you know, the the 900 pound gorilla in the room, things get challenging when we talk about labor standards and wages.

On one hand, I absolutely support and commend the idea that we need to be raising wages for these for these construction workers because those that are exploited, under danger, and exploited in a lot of ways are are also really subject to depressed wages, that are unacceptable for, the the the work that they're doing, and the lives that we want them to have as a part of the solutions for building more homes here in California.

But when we have late conversations in the process that are engaging things that I also care very deeply about, our plumbers, our electricians, our sheet metal workers, these skilled trades that, yes, when you're thinking about areas where a project, project labor agreements or, prevailing wage would apply on public projects, you're correct. That's not touched here in this bill.

But there is an open question that's unresolved right now about whether or not for all of the other small residential constructions like these, there is gonna be some macro effect that's going to depress the wages, including the private wages for many of these very specialized rates. These are good jobs.

These are really well paying jobs that individuals have built themselves up on, provided for a family, and are making sure that they wanna make sure that they are not now having a new standard in code that is going to have a new target under which we are going to be depressing wages for professions that historically, even on private market, nonunion professions are getting far north of $20 an hour.

And the truth is, since the time we've had this in committee and the floor vote here today, I'm still receiving information about whether or not that economic effect is going to happen. It may. And if it does, we've done some damage here today for those families and for their opportunities for great wages. But it may not.

It needs a lot more study. So my question for the author is, will you continue to work with the building trades and a lot of their allied organizations in the Senate process to try to make sure that we have find found resolution to this larger question because I think if this is gonna go to the governor.

We wanna make sure that we're gonna do no harm to that issue, and we have found agreements before between the various labor organizations that are finding themselves very strongly on both sides of this question.

Excuse me, without objection.

I will make my remarks in closing.

Well, thank you to the author. Mr. Speaker, again, we have to do more to be able to support housing developments and types of all types and especially this entry level, and and townhome related construction. There's a lot of good, a lot of merit to this bill. There's work to be done.

And I know that this author is committed and her joint author is strongly committed, to be able to, pay close and special and good faith attention to these issues. For that reason, I'll be voting Aye today.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise in support as a joint author of AB 1751. This is a good housing bill. We all say we care about housing. We have the opportunity to vote in favor of it.

I think you all know, like, I was the kid who grew up in a mobile home and dreamt of a house made of wood. For so many of our families, that is the same case. Townhomes are those opportunities. We just don't build them anymore in California. We also don't build condos.

We haven't really tackled homeownership here in California, and we have an opportunity to do that. The big issue that is often debated in this context though is the labor issue. So I wanna talk about that head on and really address that head on. So this is for projects that are 100% privately financed, that don't have public subsidy, which triggers prevailing wage. This bill protects prevailing wage.

Why would the Carpenters who have made this their number one priority support a bill that impacted prevailing wage? They benefit greatly from prevailing wage. That is critical for them as a union. So we strengthen that language coming out of appropriations. These types of projects are almost exclusively nonunion, for the most part, across the board.

And these are often, as has been described, crime scenes. These are workers who get picked up from Home Depot, from these labor brokers, taken to these sites, paid cash, paid under the table, no payroll taxes. The goal here is to actually bring this workforce out from under the shadows. The current rate is $16.90. That is the floor we're talking about.

We wanna raise that to $28 an hour as a starting point. I believe that raise will also create more upward pressure to more increases above that. These workers deserve that. So another thing I wanted to address here is I talked to almost all of you about this, and what a lot of you have said to me is this seems like good policy. The politics are hard.

And I know the politics are hard. And I have been living in the place of hard politics on housing for eight years. But we need some creativity to solve this problem. We need people to have the can do spirit to get to yes to building more housing. We need all the stakeholders at the table to say, how do we do this?

How can we get to this? Not just no, don't, don't vote for it, stop, but yes, let's get the table more formulated in the Senate. To your point, to my colleague from San Diego, I welcome conversation with the opposition, always. I spent an hour and a half on the phone this morning with conversation from the opposition, Especially when they can come to the table and say, how do we actually solve this problem together? So I genuinely welcome that.

I hope those conversations will happen. My door is always open. I wanna get to yes to housing. I think this is a strong housing bill, and it is our job to do hard things. That is why we have been elected to this post.

And I know sometimes politics is hard, And I and I welcome conversations with anyone on policy and how we can get to yes. And so with that, I would respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Wicks. Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the author who spent, I think, almost the entirety of her career here in the assembly on the Housing Committee, if I'm not mistaken. And I appreciate the comments from my colleague from San Diego. And I too rise in general support is what I'll call it because there are some issues as it relates to wage. But I do wanna address the elephant in the room and the fact that politics are hard when it comes to policy.

And that's why it's so important that when we have a policy concern like we did at the end of the legislature of last season, around this particular topic as it relates to wages and construction, that we spend the quality time to address those issues, that we start talking then with the colleagues about what does this look like and engaging all the stakeholders and allowing members of this body to engage every single stakeholder on an issue so that we can get past the politics and get deep into policy.

As was noted for my colleague from San Diego, this was brought up between two housing committees, something that was discussed at the end I mean, sorry, between two committees, housing and local gov, something that was discussed at the end with a promise to deal with it in the policy arena. And yet, we find ourselves here voting on something, between two committees that got it that got brought up and that no stakeholder engagement.

And so I will be voting Aye for this bill and hoping that the author continues those conversations and recognize that when we do hard policy, right, when we do hard policy and politics come in play, that we make the time to engage all stakeholders and respect all of the people who want to speak on a bill or to us, that we respect them with the quality of time to be able to do that. We didn't get it right on this bill.

That doesn't negate that the fact that there is good policy in here and that more work's to be done.

And so with that, I rise in support. I encourage our members on this floor to rise in support. But remember, politics is hard, policy is easy, and we get through the politics by engaging our stakeholders and giving them time to engage us. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly member Wilson. Assembly member Bryan, you were recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I would align many of my comments, with my colleague from the Bay Area. Politics is hard. Policy is hard. We are in a housing crisis.

It is also a time when workers are making less than they've ever made before relative to the cost of living. That's the real affordability challenge is that people are not earning enough money. And I think the people who have concerns that this bill creates a new floor or that this bill pits working people against working people, I think those concerns are something that I believe the author and coauthors are willing to continue in to engage in and work in and in the next house.

But I think that's critically important and necessary. Building things is difficult.

So when folks come and tell us what that value is worth, what that labor is worth, that's a conversation worth engaging with and listening to. And I don't know that that conversation has concluded yet. I will be voting for this bill today for a variety of reasons, and I think that conversation needs to go forward, but that conversation definitely needs to happen.

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

I was not planning on speaking, but I'm rising in opposition of this bill. Not because I don't believe in building housing, because we definitely should, But I do believe that the workers who are building these houses should be able to afford to live in them. And this bill does not do that in its current form. I do have a question for the authors. If this is a bill that's good for the entire state of California, then why was San Francisco excluded from the bill?

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

I do. I will respond to both the members who asked questions and then end with my comments. Related to San Francisco being removed, as we know, San Francisco is a very dense area. These projects would be under three stories, And San Francisco has shown itself to want to build the density, that is not only part of that neighborhood, or city, I should say. It's part of what they have been doing.

That's related to the density question. Related to will I continue to have con conversations with opposition, the trades. Of course. And if anybody has watched or seen me operate in this last decade, they will know that my door is always open, many times. And again, no offense to members.

You walk down the hall and you see doors with red lights, which means the doors are closed and no one's home. Our office is often, one of the only offices open. We take walk ins. We take meetings. We take calls.

Some of you may know, we've had, major health issues in my capital office. Severe health health issues. At one point, this legislative term, not last year, this legislative term, I had four members out of my office. Physically out for severe health issues. And then, of course, some of you know just this last week, my husband had a major health issue.

So if I've been a little removed, I apologize. But certainly, I'm open. I see the trades as people I've known, for many, many years. I know they we're not always on the same page. And in some case, they've been very angry because some of my past housing votes, AB 2011.

I don't think it needs to be this way where it's us or them. There is common ways we can move forward, and we should be doing that whether it's under AB 1751 or other pieces of legislation. We have to find how to get, to a place where there's more agreement. So I pledge to my colleagues that I will, continue to work on this.

But I do wanna note, there has been some concern or, frustration about the change of the bill from housing to local government.

I will be upfront about that. We did not have the language ready for the first committee. I understand the changes and I also understand how members on this floor feel, either surprised or upset. But please don't put that only on my shoulders as we know this is how legislation works. Get back, all the way to the Senate bills change.

They're amended, all types. We know the word gut and amend. Right? So this is not unique to a Quirk-Silva bill. And this is how legislation happens here.

It's messy. It's not pretty. What I do regret is some of the threats and some of the the information that is being put out about this bill that is absolutely not true true, which is why we worked, to get you information to take calls. But ultimately, and I am a firm believer, your vote is your vote. You're the only one that can make this vote because you're the one that is elected to this body.

And it's really important to listen to stakeholders. It's really important to listen to your community members. But ultimately, you're elected to make a vote. And this is a a big one, but it won't be the only big vote this year. We're gonna have more.

And you will be tested over and over. And believe me, believe me, some people support you because of one vote. You know that. And then you're off the list because you didn't vote that time. You have to be the person to say, do I like this policy?

As was said, I might not like the policy, then you don't support it. Do I like the politics? No. I don't like how people are threatening me. These, you're tested all the time and you're gonna continue to be be tested.

With that, I want to thank you for your consideration of this bill. I know it has not been easy and, your engagement, and I would respectfully ask for an Aye vote on AB 1751.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. 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, tally the votes, Ayes 44, No 0, the measure passes. I'm gonna go back in file order, back to file item number 137. That is AB 1784 by Assemblymember Pellerin. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1784 by Assemblymember Pellerin and others in Applegate Postsecondary Education.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. AB 1784 expands anti discrimination protections and required accommodations for pregnant undergraduate and graduate students under California's Sex Equity and Education Act and Title nine. So support support bill and I ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 49. No zero. The measure passes.

Pass and retain and file item one thirty eight. File item one thirty nine is AB 1793 by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1793 by Assemblymember Ward and others in acclimating the cash payments.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, mister speaker, and good morning members. I'm here today to give you my 2¢on AB 1793. And I'll start with a little shocking statement. Donald Trump did something right with an executive order. He actually decided to discontinue the penny, and I agree.

It's worth almost 4¢. It makes no sense to be, producing this anymore when its valuation, of course, is only 1¢. But since the year 1793, this copper coinage has been ubiquitous in our everyday life, but no longer will you be able to see the coin and pick it up and all the day have good luck. Now this has caused a problem for a lot of our retailers in the state of California because our code actually says that you have to give exact change.

So what happens when you are due 93¢?

Well AB 1793, the California Common Cents Act, c e n t s, will legalize symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel, which will keep retailers in compliance with our own code. In the absence of any federal guidance, this bill ensures fairness for consumers and businesses alike. If you're voting to make change in California, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1793.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. Members, can you take your desk, please?

Assembly member Rogers, you are recognized.

No. Thank you, mister speaker. I just wanted to thank our colleague for bringing the change that our constituents want. Sam Seaborn would be very proud.

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

Thank you. Mister speaker, I'll give our colleague from Santa Rosa a nickel for his thoughts and respectfully ask your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, size 47, no's 0, the measure passes. Pass and retain and file items 140, 141, 42, file item 143. That's AB1804. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Just a moment, Mister Hart. Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural mission.

Good day. Right? At the request of the author, please move file item 354 AB2579, Petrie Norris, to the inactive file.

Clerk will note. Okay. Back to mister Hart. I am sorry, Mister Hart. File item 143, that's AB1804 by our good friend, Assembly member Hart.

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Assembly bill 1804 by Assemblymember Hart and others in appulating the state parks.

Thank you, mister speaker. As Assemblymember Hadwick knows, we are both on a quest to visit every national park in the country. But what you may not know is that my father was the library director for the county of Santa Barbara. So I have a passion for both libraries and parks that goes back to childhood.

Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized.

That's why I am very pleased to present AB 1804, which will allow the Department of Parks and Recreation to partner with the California State Library to provide state park passes to California residents that borrow them at libraries. Through the program, library card holders can check out free day use vehicle passes from their local libraries to use at more than 200 participating state parks. For many low income communities, this means more time outdoors, better physical and mental well-being, and stronger connections to the outdoors.

The program is very popular. It's grown from 5,000 passes to 33,000 passes statewide, allowing more Californians to enjoy one of our state's greatest resources, our state parks.

The bill says to support support and has no opposition. I respectfully request an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the rule tally, but size 48, no zero. The measure passes. Gonna pass and maintain on file item one forty four, one forty five, 46, 47. We're gonna pass temporarily.

On file item 148, that brings us to file item 149. That's AB1825 by Assembly member Krell. The clerk will read.

AB1825 by Assembly member Krell and accolade in the health care.

Assembly member Krell, you are recognized.

Thank you. Good morning, Mister speaker and members. AB1825 is a multi layered approach for California for California's offenders with mental health disorder's OMHD program. The Bill is tailored to address gaps and requirements by establishing specific criteria to be evaluated when determining what constitutes a substantial danger of physical harm, further refining what an exit plan is and expanding medical eligibility for this very targeted population. This ensures that we're prioritizing treatment for those who need it and safety for our communities.

This has a support recommendation and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 51, no 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 150, 51, 52. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 153.

Members, make sure you're at your desk. Pass and retain on file items 154, 155. Back to Assembly member Krell, file item 156, that's AB1845. Assembly member Krell, file item 156, AB1845. The clerk will read.

AB1845 by Assembly member Krell and others, inaccurately in the post secondary education.

Assembly member Krell, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to present you with AB1845. This is an important Bill that ensures that human trafficking, training, protocols, awareness, and prevention is integrated into title 9 curriculum for all of our colleges. I know firsthand that colleges can actually be recruiting ground for human traffickers. I prosecuted a case where the defendant stole a victim's financial aid check and then forced her into prostitution to live.

College students can be vulnerable to human trafficking because of affordability issues on college campuses, lack of connection to family, and experiencing new things. This Bill will ensure that students are aware that staff at colleges know what to do, that law enforcement is included in reporting protocols, and will integrate human trafficking prevention education into title 9 into student orientations. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. This Bill is support support.

Thank you, Assemblymember Krell. All debate haven't ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote? Clerk will close the roll tally the votes. Ayes 51, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 157.

Pass and retain on file items one fifty eight, one fifty nine. File item one sixty is AB 1857 by our majority leader. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1857 by Assembly member, Aguiar-Curry and others, and I'm pleading to land use.

Madam majority leader, you are recognized.

I rise to present AB 1857, a bill to help communities restore access to grocery stores. When grocery stores close, restrictive covenants can block new grocery stores from moving into the empty space, creating a recreating or worsening food deserts. AB 1857 gives communities a process to move those covenants and bring grocery stores back. This fills the support support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, madam and majority leader. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote and who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes, ayes 48, no zero. The measure passes. Gonna pass temporarily on file item 161. Pass or retain on 162, 163.

File item 164, AB 1871 by Assembly member Fong. Click will read.

Assembly bill 1871 by Assembly member Fong and others in accolading the pupil instruction.

Assembly member Fong, you are recognized.

Good morning, mister speaker and members. Assembly bill 1871 proposes reforms to the college and career access pathways, also known as the CCAP dual enrollment program, to remove barriers and expand participation. AB 1871 removes barriers, such as removing the requirement that the school principal approve a student's CCAP application and streamline application process so that a student completes only one application for the duration of their attendance at a community college.

AB 1871 will share more equitable access and enable our students to accumulate college credits to get on the path to completing a higher education degree in a timely and more cost effective manner. This bill has received bipartisan support and no no votes.

I strictly ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally votes, ayes 54, no zero, the measure passes. File 165 is AB 1872 by Assemblymember Ta, the clerk who read.

AB1872 by Assembly member Ta, an accolade to crimes.

Assembly member Ta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present AB1872, a Bill that will protect our school and individual from the danger of swatting. Swatting is a act of making a false claim of emergency in order to cause a massive emergency response. This often result in a SWAT team being sent to a location thinking there's a bomb threat, active shooter, or hostage situation. This can put innocent people in harm way and evoke critical resources away from real emergency.

Swatting has injury dramatically in recent year where we have seen school and public figure targeted in Luna, our lieutenant governor, Swatting, account for 64% for all violent incident in school and has in 546% from 2018 to 2023. This Bill is support by many school district throughout the state. AB1872 will ensure that victim are compensate for any property damage during emergency response. This Bill receive a bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 48, no 0. The measure passes.

File item 166 is AB 1877 by Assemblymember Stefani. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1877 by Assembly Member Stefani and others and act relating to domestic violence.

Assembly Member Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Sspeaker. Colleagues today arise to present AB 1877, which will increase our ability to prevent harm to victims and survivors who live in terror by strengthening enforcement of criminal protective and stay away orders. A protective order is one of the few, but critically important tools available to survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and other crimes to protect themselves from further harm.

And trust me when I tell you, when a victim finally seeks a restraining order, she, and it's usually she, has already greatly suffered much harm. Yet studies show protective orders are violated in roughly half of all cases.

This system leaves victims vulnerable by delaying real consequences until after more harm has already occurred. One recent example involves the stalking of a mother who sought and was issued a protective order through the criminal court system and whose stalker continued to attempt to contact her in violation of the order. Despite showing up at her workplace more than once, the violations were not enforced.

Only after her stalker violated the order for a third time and physically assaulted her at her child's school were there any consequences at all with new criminal charges imposed for the physical assault, which caused great bodily injury, a felony. The violations of the order were never charged.

AB 1877 gives prosecutors discretion to seek stronger consequences when the underlying case involves serious conduct. Prosecutors will retain the discretion to charge a violation as a misdemeanor if they choose. Based on recent events, it's even more critical that we believe and support survivors, equipping them with every tool in the toolbox to ensure their protection against their perpetrators. And I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stefani. I'll debate having ceased clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes size 50, No 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass, retain, and file items 167, 68, 69. File item 170, AB 1890 by our Majority Leader.

The clerk will read.

AB1890 by Assembly member, Aguiar Curry, and others, and I'm relating to housing.

Madam majority leader, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Farm workers are essential to California's economy, yet many struggle to find affordable housing. AB1890 increases state matching funds and extends the Napa County Farm Worker Housing Program, which provides year round affordable housing and supportive services to California farmers. This Bill is a support support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam. Majority leader, I'll debate having cease clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

The clerk will close the roll tally to votes. Size 51. No 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 171, 72, 73.

Assembly member Pellerin. We're on file item 174. That is AB192 by Assembly member Pellerin. The clerk will read.

AB192 by Assembly member Pellerin and accolade the juveniles.