Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the 06/24/2026 Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing. We have 36 bills to consider this morning as part of our regular order hearing. SB 999, Weber Pearson will not be heard in today's hearing. Before we begin, I have a few housekeeping notes to cover.

First, I'd like to thank Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry for filling in for Assemblymember Arambula on the committee today. I would also like to give Assemblymember Pellerin a very big happy birthday. We encourage the public to provide written testimony before the hearing by visiting the committee website at Apro.assembly.ca.gov. Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted. The hearing room is open for attendance.

All are encouraged to watch the hearing from its livestream on the Assembly's website. We will accept public comment on any bill placed on the suspense file by the committee today for which the author waived presentation before the close of the regular order hearing. Testimony on any such bill will be limited to a state a statement of name, organization, if any, in position on the bill. The committee will allow no more than forty minutes of testimony in total.

As you came into the hearing room today, the sergeants directed your attention to the rules for public attendance and participation, which were posted outside.

I encourage Members to read these rules. Any violation, basically, everyone's supposed to behave. So, let's see. With that, I don't think we have enough members to establish a quorum. Right?

So we'll go on as a subcommittee. We'll wait on the consent calendar because we don't have enough people to vote yet. And with that, let's let's let's go to our first who was here first? Oh, Senator Seyarto, would you like to present? Thank you.

You could begin when you're ready.

Oh, thank you, honorable Chair. And I'm here to present SB 308. It had to take a couple of, just wording amendments, where we're sending the the documents to. But SB 308 streamlines fiscal reporting for California community colleges by consolidating two closely related annual audit reports into one comprehensive report. Currently, community colleges are required to prepare and submit overlapping reports that often rely on the same information but are still produced and submitted separately.

This duplication creates unnecessary administrative workload and pulls staff time away from supporting students. SB 308 fixes this by combining both reports into one while still assuring ensuring that the same fiscal accountability information is available for oversight and transparency, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Do we have any, primary witnesses in support? I need

I did not bring any. Just there's somebody here that is from the chancellor's office, if we needed any technical

Okay. Great.

From them.

Any other folks in the room wish to express support? Any primary witnesses in opposition? Any additional folks in opposition? Okay. Any questions from the committee Members?

We have a motion and a second. We don't have a quorum yet, but would you like to close?

No. I just respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Seyarto.

Thank you.

And when when we get quorum, we'll take that up for consideration. Okay. Next, we have Senator Wiener. You can begin when you're ready.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and I'll be joined shortly, by my legislative partner, Assemblymember Solace, who is, finishing up presenting another, committee. I'm here today to present Senate Bill 895 and to ask that the committee send, this bill to the Assembly floor, so that it can be, passed by the deadline to place bonds on the ballot, which is tomorrow.

Colleagues, I think we all are aware that health and science research are integral to California's economy, one of the pillars of California's prosperity and success as a state. We also know that science in California, has saved countless lives and has helped, people with, serious illnesses live full and rewarding lives. We know that science in California beyond health has played a huge role in creating the Internet, CRISPR, AI, climate science, wildfire science, and on and on.

Government funded research is not optional. It is absolutely essential for California and for this country. Private industry will never take make up the slack if government withdraws from funding. And today, we have an opportunity the legislature has an opportunity, to continue to fund science and to invest in California's science infrastructure. Unfortunately, and I think you're aware of this, the current administration in Washington is taking a wrecking ball to scientific research in this country.

It is methodically destroying each of the federal science agencies, completely obliterating them. It is, doing everything it can to slash science funding to universities, including the University of California. And even though some of those cuts have been reversed by court or by Congress, we have are now in a situation where science is a political football. That was never the case. There was always a bipartisan consensus.

It's now a political football, and we are, seeing a brain drain, in this country. And it is critically important for California to step up and not to let this brain drain happen and not to allow science to be destroyed. And that's what this bond will do. I want to just give a few examples of some of the science cuts that have occurred in California. This is not theoretical.

It's real. It's happening today, and it's going to have impact for years and generations if we don't step up and do anything about it. At UCSF, a $2,000,000 grant researching how enteroviruses, viruses such as meningitis, polio, common cold, etcetera, spread through the body that was terminated. This research could have led to vaccines and therapeutics. Also at UCSF, a nearly $5,000,000 grant was terminated to explore how t cell receptors convert the recognition of a pathogen into the precise internal signals that activate and shape immune responses.

This could have led to vaccines, cancer immunotherapies, and treatments for autoimmune and infectious disease. The we have seen over and over again throughout California, grants being slashed. And this bond will is a way for California to step up and say, we are going to create our own infrastructure. We are going to fund science. We're not just going to be a bystander while the Trump administration destroys scientific research in this country.

I also wanna just note the brain drain is real. We are seeing researchers either consider moving or actually moving to Europe or to China or to places that will actually guarantee consistent funding. You can't run a research lab if every year you have to wonder if you're going to be funded. That's not how science works. And so, colleagues, I know that bonds are always hard.

It's always a negotiation. There's always back and forth. But I also want to say that this is not the kind of bond to wait in line the way that we sometimes do it in this legislature. The problem is now, and we need to act now. And I ask that the committee send this bond to the Assembly floor so that it can go on to the ballot.

I asked for an Aye vote. And before we get to our witnesses, Assemblymember Solache has arrived.

Thank you, Senator Wiener. I'm so happy to be here today, and thank you, madam Chair and committee members. I'm proud to join Senator Wiener to present SB 895, the California science and health research bond. We have bipartisan support from both houses, including nearly 30 members of the Assembly as coauthors.

SB 905's investment will allow us to fight back to protect California science and health research from federal cuts. As a Chair of the economic development, growth, and household impact committee, I am deeply concerned about the economic consequences of these cuts. California's leading role in innovation and in has driven our standing as fifth largest economy in the world. A 1,000,000,000 reduction in research funding can rip a 20,000,000,000 out of our economic activity as cost us 3,000,000,000 loss of tax revenue.

Trump's, divestment results in lost revenues and lost jobs and jeopardize lives.

California science researchers are working to save lives. My mother was a nineteen year cancer survivor. When I think of my mom sitting in that Chair getting chemotherapy and knowing that someone in a research lab was instrumental in putting that unfortunate medicine that does help cancer, patients. I know there's so many people out there in California and throughout our nation that rely on research. And so I know that we have so many priorities.

I concur with my colleagues on so many issues that California is leading the fight. I'm proud to be a Californian just like so many of us here today. But I also know that research is making an impact. And while there's threat at the national level, California must lead. And so today, I think, again, not only of my mother, but of many people who are fighting, who have fought, and we will continue fighting so that more people continue, you know, saving lives and fighting for for life.

So we cannot afford to wait. Our communities are paying the price, and we must act. We urgently need science and health research bond to protect our future and save lives. And thanks Senator Wiener for his always, always leadership in so many spaces, and we look forward to continue this conversation and give truly Californians opportunity to decide if, this is important to them. Thank you, madam Chair and committee members.

Thank you. And we have, two lead witnesses, Cohen Van Rompay, with the UC Davis Primate, Lab. The Primate Lab, played a key role, in the science that led to protease inhibitors that turned HIV from a death sentence for many into a chronic manageable illness. It has been cut by this administration. And Cynthia Larrivee, PhD, the chancellor of the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Good morning, Madam Chair and committee Members. I'm doctor Koen Van Rompay, researcher at UC Davis. For the past thirty six years, I have dedicated myself to research in nonhuman primate models of infectious diseases. When I entered this field as a young student from Belgium, the HIV pandemic was raging. There were no effective biomedical methods to prevent or treat HIV infection.

HIV infection was a death sentence. Many babies were born with HIV and died early. At UC Davis, I performed some of the first primate trials on the HIV drug tenofovir, which over the last two decades has been one of the most widely used treatments. It's also the cornerstone of PREP or pre exposure prophylaxis to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. Our research supported largely by federal funding built the foundation for the human clinical trials that brought these drugs to the public and saved millions of lives.

In more recent years, we have used our expertise to combat many other viruses such as Zika and Covid 19. As we know now from Ebola, we remain at a constant threat. Viruses do not need a passport to cross borders. Yet for many viruses, there are no effective vaccines or drugs. This past year, federal funding for research has plummeted.

Many studies have been stopped. Many of my colleagues have been forced to downsize or even close their their laboratories. Despite these challenges, we remain dedicated in our efforts, which is why I am testifying here today as a humble scientist, but also as a humanitarian. We are at a a critical time in history. The time to act is now.

SB 895 is more important than ever at a time when scientific research in California is in danger. Publicly funded scientific research is essential to the continued advancement of public health and individual well-being. Thank you.

Chair Wicks and distinguished Members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of SB 895. I am Cynthia Larive, Chancellor of University of California at Santa Cruz. As a scientist and a university leader, I've spent my career in research in higher education. And I can say without hesitation, I have never seen a period of greater uncertainty for the scientific enterprise than what we see today.

California's leadership nationally and globally has always been built on discovery and innovation. Across the University of California, we often speak of the power of 10, the 10 UC campuses working together to educate students, advance knowledge, and tackle the challenges that matter most to Californians. Research is one of California's great public works. It's like our water systems, our highways, and universities. It creates benefits that last for generations.

Today, that legacy is at risk. The University of California receives about $5,700,000,000 annually in federal research funding. Continued funding instability threatens not only scientific progress, but also our state's economic viability, our workforce development, and our ability to address pressing challenges in health, climate, and technology. At UC Santa Cruz, I see the benefits of research every day. Our scientists are helping communities prepare for sea level rise and climate impacts through our pioneering work in coastal resilience and nature based solutions to climate change.

Our genomics researchers are leading efforts like the human pan genome project, which opens new possibilities for precision medicine and improving human health. And every day, our undergraduate and graduate students, so many of them first generation college students, work alongside faculty gaining skills and experiences that will prepare them to become California's next generation of interim innovators, entrepreneurs, health professionals, and technology leaders. Those stories are being repeated across all 10 UC campuses.

Together, UC research Drives Billions in economic activity, adding 55,000,000,000 to the economy every year, supporting jobs, fueling innovation, and creating opportunities that extend far beyond our campuses into communities across the state. And SB 895 represents a bold and forward looking investment in California's future.

It gives our state the opportunity to preserve its leadership in discovery and innovation and ensure future generations inherit a California that is healthier, more resilient, and more competitive. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your support.

Thank you very much, for your presentation. Also, thank you, Mister Schlache, for sharing your story. I appreciate it. And thank you, Senator Wiener, for your leadership on this issue. I wanna this is for presentation only.

I wanna bring it back to committee in case there's any other questions or thoughts. Mister Gonzales?

I just echo. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the author for bringing this this bill forward. Obviously, we've what was that? Public comment?

So we normally do a public comment for presentation only after other authors. If there's no well, we'll get to that in a second. Everything. Yep.

We're just praising you all, but thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the as a proud coauthor of this bill, now is the time, as we've been saying, is to invest in this research, not put back. We have seen this federal administration, rolling back billions of dollars in grants and programs and canceling contracts research, that will help to cure cancer, prevent HIV, and protect our communities most in need. Research, as we all know, is how we advance, and our society continues to move forward.

Again, I just wanna thank the author, and I wanna thank my colleague, Mister Solace, for also sharing your story as well.

We both shared sentiments, about our in this case, my mom and yours and so many others. And, again, just thank you for the author for bringing this forward and sharing your personal story because this is what matters. This is what we were elected to do. So thank you.

Great. Any other questions from committee? Mister Hoover?

Yeah. I just wanna briefly thank the Senator for your work on this. Obviously, proud to be a coauthor and and, you know, make this a bipartisan effort. I think this is something that really is critical regardless of what side of the aisle you're on. I think I won't reshare here in this committee, but I have family members that have greatly benefited from the research that is happening throughout the state and throughout this country.

And I think it's important that we're continuing to to fund that research. So I appreciate your work on this, and happy to support it.

Any other Mister Fong.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to Senator Wiener, to Assembly Member Solace, to all my colleagues for uplifting the California for this this proposed bond and anything we can do to continue backfill federal funding cuts to our research institutions, to our systems is critical. As I heard from my colleagues, the life saving remedies and solutions that come out of this research is so so critical to the future of our health systems, to the future of California.

And so I think we can do to around these efforts. I wanna uplift the efforts of the Senator and, someone who's a proud co author of this as well.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mister Fong. Miss Pellerin?

Just wanna thank the authors for this legislation, and welcome to our chancellor from UCSC, Cynthia Lareve here. I had the opportunity of going to visit the labs recently, and the work they're doing is so incredible and groundbreaking, and it absolutely needs our continued support and funding, especially in light of what the Federal Government's doing to us. So thank you all for being here.

Great. Any any other comments? Great. I also wanna commend you for your leadership in the space, and also just the testimony is critical. I think so many people benefit from the research at the at at our higher ed institutions at the UC across the board in ways that many of us don't even know, and that research exists in new forms of medicine and new discoveries and Quantum computing and all these types of different, scientific discoveries, which are absolutely critical.

We'll get what we normally do with public comment is, for bills that are in presentation only, that comes at the end, but we don't have any authors here with us. So we will start that in a second. But what I also wanna say too is much like with the budget with bonds, it's a three party negotiated deal between the governor, the pro tem, and the, speaker. So for now, the bill is gonna move on to suspense.

If a three party agreement is reached, it can move out of suspense, but that's just the normal protocol for these types of things.

And with that, until any other senators arrive, we can go ahead and take public comment. If a Senator arrives, I may pause public comment to allow them to come present. But until then, we're so excited that so many of you are here to voice your support for this, and we wanna give you that opportunity. The sergeants will help you, so please feel free to step up to the mic in line, and please say your name, organization, if any, and if you're supporting or opposing.

I suspect you all are supporting.

And, again, if I have to cut you off in advance, I apologize if we have some senators to come, but we'll try to do this as orderly as possible. And I know that we have folks outside of the room as well. So we'll go as quickly as we possibly can. And, again, deeply appreciate everyone's here to express their support, and you can begin.

Good morning. Sorry, Mister My name is Gary Messing. I'm a retiring attorney. I was diagnosed twelve years with twelve years ago with Parkinson's, and I've been done in treatment all this time, including deep brain stimulation surgery. The advances of the science have been remarkable and we're on the cusp of new of new changes that will affect more than a hundred and thirty thousand people in this state who have Parkinson's, plus many other people with neurological disorders.

So we're you're requesting that you please support this bill. Thank you.

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. And again, name, organization, and position on the bill. Thank you.

Good morning, Chair and Members. Jared Russo Cloke with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, also representing a few California Parkinson's organizations that couldn't be here. American Parkinson's Disease Association, Parkinson's Foundation, Parkinson's Resource Organization, Parkinson's Association of San Diego, Parkinson's Community Los Angeles, Parkinson's Association of Northern California, Greater Fresno Parkinson's Support Group, and Parkinson's Network of Mount Diablo, all in support. Thank you.

Good morning. Scott Sadler on behalf of the ALS Association in support.

Good morning. Mark Diaz, clinical professor, UC Davis School of Medicine in support.

Thank you. Mitch Steiger with CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals also in support.

Robert Rice, Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis. I support this bill.

Rafael Jaime, President of UAW 4811, the union of 60,000 higher education workers at the University of California. I support this bill, and I urge the committee to move this to the Assembly forward as soon as possible.

Donald Palmer, professor of management, UC Davis, on behalf of the Davis Faculty Association in support of the bill.

Sharon Lawler, Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Nematology at UC Davis, and I support this bill.

Hi. Barton Wise, professor of medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine and strongly support the bill. Thank you.

Hello. Mike Miller, director of UAW Region 6 representing over a 120,000 UAW members in California. Strongly support the bill.

Rio Morales on behalf of the Alameda Labor Council, on behalf of a 135,000 working people in Alameda County in support.

Good morning. Alex Graves on behalf of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities in support. Also here to express support on behalf of Caltech.

Good morning. Erica Bustamante with Stanford University in support.

Paris Golder, UC Davis graduate student, UAW 4811 member, and rare disease patient, and I support this bill.

Hi. Camila Cinedo Thomas. I'm a graduate student at UC Davis, and I support this bill.

Good morning. Alisa Jong, assistant professor at UC Davis, in strong support of this bill. Thank you.

Good morning. Carolina Rios. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Davis and a member of 4811 UAW, and I am a strong supporter of this bill.

Hi there. My name is Emily Weintraub. I'm a member of UAW 4811 at UC Davis. And as someone with follicular thyroid cancer, I urge the, Assembly to move it to the floor and to support this bill.

Good morning. Henry Reinen on behalf of Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis in support.

Morning. My name is Paul Skillen. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Davis, and I am in strong support of this bill.

Hello. I am Tran Nguyen. I'm an associate professor of environmental toxicology and a member of the, Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis, and I support this bill.

My name is Georgiana Duram. I'm a PhD student at UC Davis, a member of UAW 4811, and I'm in support of this bill.

Good morning. My name is, doctor Jimena Leu Gil. I am a postdoc with UC Davis, and I'm the Vice President of UAW 4811. I live and work in Assembly District 4, and I support this bill and ask the committee to vote today and move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Sierra Hoyer. I'm a research assistant at UC Davis Health and a constituent of Davis. I strongly urge the committee to move this bill to the Senate floor when possible, and I'm in support of this bill. Good morning.

My name is Jacqueline Tack. I'm the president of CAPS UEW Local 1115. We are 6,000 scientists throughout California state government. I strongly support this bill, and I urge the committee to move this to the Assembly floor as soon as possible. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Nick Jacchetti. I'm a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and I support this bill.

Good morning. My name is Lyle Mata. I'm a constituent of Davis. I support this bill.

My name is Samantha Snodgrass. I am a UC Davis post doc and proud member of 4811. UAW 4811, I should say. And I am in support of this bill.

My name is Ben Cox, former assistant project scientist at UC Davis, in support. Thank you.

My name is Henrik Lakfa. I'm a postdoc at UC Berkeley and proud member of UAW 4811 and in strong support of this bill. Thank you.

Hi. April Bird on behalf of the California Academy of Sciences and the San Diego Natural History Museum in support.

Hello. My name is Falen Duffy. I'm a member of UAW 4811. I have a rare genetic disease. I work at UC Davis Health, and I live in Assembly District 6. And I asked the committee today to vote today to move to the Assembly Floor.

Hello. My name is Francisco Ornelas. I'm a third year at UC Santa Cruz, and I'm also representing the University of California Student Association representing 230,000 students, and we are in strong support of this bill. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Yancey Garcia Montes, and I'm a fourth year student at UC Irvine. And I'm here representing UC's, University of California Student Association, and we're here representing 230,000 students as well, and we strongly, support this bill. Thank you.

Good morning, Oliver Wright. I'm a graduate student researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and with UAW 4811, and I support this bill.

Hi. My name is Daniel Guo. I'm a grad student researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and I support this bill.

Hi. I'm Avi Wong. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a member of 40 Strong support of this bill.

Hello. My name is Amy Ma. I'm an undergraduate researcher at UC Berkeley, and I support this bill and urge we move it to Assembly four.

Hello. My name is Chelsea Quan. I'm an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, and I support this bill.

Hello. My name is Michelle Chen. I'm a graduate student and researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811, and I'm in strong support of this bill.

Hello. My name is Yilin Chiu, and I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley. I'm also a member of UAW 4811, and I also strongly support this bill.

Hi. My name is Kiria Miller. I am a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a member of UAW 4811, and I'm in strong support of this bill. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Cecilia Hodson. I am a graduate student researcher at San Francisco State University and a proud member of UAW 4123, and I strongly support this bill.

Hi. My name is Susanna McGrew. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley and member of UAW 4811, and I support this bill.

Good morning. My name is. I'm a law student at UC Davis Law School, and, also, I'm a legislative intern at SCI Local 1,000, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning, committee Members. My name is Crystal Coles. I'm actually a state worker, and I'm also on the board of directors with SEIU Local 1,000. I'm here to support my CAPS brothers and sisters in UAW in support of this bill. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is doctor Afton Guile. I'm a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab here in my personal capacity and as a member of UAW 4811 and a resident of Assembly District 14, here in support of this bill, and I ask you to move it to the floor.

My name is Dennis Hartigan O'Connor. I'm a professor at UC Davis Health, and I'm very much in support of SB 895.

Good morning. My name is Dylan Fowler. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811. I also strongly support this bill.

Hi. My name is Kira Kivia. I'm a researcher at UC Davis Health and a member of UAW 4811. I live in District 6, and I strongly support this bill.

Hello. My name is Ahmed Abdullah. I am a graduate student researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811, and I strongly urge you to move the bill to the floor. Thank you.

Howdy. I'm Jacob Spies, a postdoc at UC Berkeley living in District 14. I strongly support this bill and urge the committee to move to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Luca Bochali. I'm a postdoc at UC Berkeley, a member of, UAW 4811, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. My name is Shrithi Kavacharla. I'm a medical student at the UC Davis School of Medicine, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. I'm Nathan Cook. I'm a graduate researcher at UC Davis and a member of 4811, and I'm asking to support this bill. Thank you.

Hello. My name is David Murillo. I am a graduate student at UC Berkeley, a UAW 4811 member, and a constituent constituent of District 14, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. My name is Cheng Li. I'm a postdoc at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Here in my personal capacity, I strongly support this bill, and that's the committee that voted to head to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Chris Dangle. I'm a research administrator for the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry, also a member of 4811 UAW, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. My name is Christopher Nedek. I'm a postdoc at UC Davis and a member of UAW 4811. I strongly support this bill.

My name is Elise Nickel. I am a researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811. I live and work in District 14, and I strongly support this bill.

Hi. My name is Anjali McNeil. I live in Berkeley District 14. I'm a recent Cal grad and while there was a researcher and a proud UAW four data lab member. I strongly, strongly encourage the committee to, move this bill to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Tori White. I work at UC Davis in the division of student affairs. I live here in Sacramento. I strongly support this bill, and I ask the committee to vote in favor of this bill and move it as quickly as possible to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Alexander Smirnoff. I'm a researcher and instructor on a course, the intersection of science, policy, and public impact, and I strongly support this bill.

And if we could hold for one second, I wanna actually take a second to establish quorum real quick.

[Roll Call]

We have a quorum. And also, I would love to actually get move the consent's calendar. So I wanna dispense with this suspense calendar. Do we so we're gonna take up the bills on the consent calendar in two different motions.

On the first motion, due passed to consent applies to bills that enjoy unanimous support in the committee and are eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar consistent with Assembly rules.

Do you have a motion on this? Motion is second, madam secretary.

Okay. AB 2796. The rest are SB's 33, 719, 722, 918, 927, 935, 963, 1051, 1126, 1204, 1235, 1236, 1264, 1273, 1434.

Those are out on a roll call, and the second motion do pass applies to those that only enjoy unanimous that also enjoy unanimous support in the committee but are not eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar. Do we have a motion on this?

So moved.

We have a motion to second, madam secretary.

All SBs, 575, 939, 1038.

And those are out on a roll call. And, again, if any senators come to present bills, we will hold public comment. But right now, the floor is to the public. So with that, you may resume.

Good morning. My name is Juan Garcia. I'm a health physicist at the California Department of Public Health and a member of CAPS UAW 1115. Strongly support this.

Good morning. My name is Anna Behr. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley in chemistry, rare earth metals, and I strongly support SB 895.

Hi. My name is Mariah Gomez. I'm a graduate student at Sac State, and I'm here with UAW 4123, and I strongly support this bill.

Hi. I'm Corey Copeland. I'm a sea level rise scientist and am the supervisor at large of CAPS UAW 1115, and I strongly support SB 895.

Hi. I'm Taylor D Woody. I'm a member of UAW 4811. I strongly support this bill, and I ask that the committee vote to move it to the Assembly floor today.

Hi. My name is Laura Cheney, and I'm a San Francisco resident. I strongly support this bill and ask the committee to vote to move it to the floor today.

Hi. My name is doctor Alexandra Probst. I live in District 14, and I'm a member of UAW forty eight eleven. I work as a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley in molecular and cell biology and public health. And I strongly support this bill and ask the committee to vote today to move this to the Assembly full floor. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Raula Vanjikosh. I'm a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, a resident of District 14 and a member of UOW forty eleven. I strongly support this bill and ask that the committee vote to send it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Melody Turani. I live in Cameron Park. I'm a career librarian. I currently am with the California associate of professional scientists, and I strongly support this bill.

Hi. My name is Brendan Barlow. I'm a PhD student and, researcher at UC Davis, and I strongly support this bill, and I ask that you vote to move it to the Assembly floor today.

Hi. I'm doctor Hannah Nelson. I'm a postdoc researcher at UC Berkeley where I work on tuberculosis, and I'm a UAW 4811 member. I strongly support this bill, and I ask that you vote today to move it to the Assembly floor.

Good morning. I'm Julia Fallosanjuan. I'm a researcher at UC Berkeley and proud member of UAWF 4811. I work at the California district fourteen, and I strongly support this bill. And I ask that the committee votes today to move it to the Assembly floor.

Hi. Good morning. My name is Laura Schwartz. I'm a postdoc at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811. And I support this bill and ask for the committee to move it to the Assembly for today.

Hello. My name is Braden Soltis. I'm a graduate student researcher at the University of California Berkeley. I research on nuclear emergency response. I'm also a member of UAW 4811 and resident of California Assembly District 14. I asked I support this bill and ask that you move to the floor today.

Hi. My name is Maddie McLeod. I am a graduate researcher at UC Berkeley, resident of District 14, and member of UAW 4811. And I strongly support this bill, and I ask that you vote, to move the state simply forward. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is doctor Gregory Otino. I'm a nine year member of UAW 4811, an employee of the University of California working as a postdoctoral researcher. Strongly encourage you to move this to the Assembly floor today, and I wanna voice strong support. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is doctor Sophie Harahan. I'm a UAW 2478 member out of Caltech. I strongly support this bill, and I ask that the committee moves it to the floor today.

Hi. I'm Brandon Brown, state scientist with CAPS UAW, and I urge you to support the bill.

Good morning. My name is Nicole. I am research staff at UCSF. I'm also a member of UAW local 4811. I strongly support this bill, and I ask you vote on it today and move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Hi. My name is doctor Brandon Schloeman. I'm a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley. I support this bill and ask you to vote to move it to the Assembly today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Robert Schutz. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley and a member of UAW 4811. I'm in support of this bill and urge you to move it to the Assembly for today.

Hi. Doctor Max Smiley. I am a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in AD 14 near my personal capacity and as a member of the executive board of UAW 4011. I'm in strong support of this bill and urge the committee to move it to the floor today. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Maya Jacobson, in support of this bill, and I ask the committee to move us to the floor today. Thanks.

Hi. I'm Erica Anderson, a researcher at UC San Francisco and member of UAW 4811, and I support this bill and ask the committee to vote today to move it to the Assembly floor.

I'm Frances Cruz Hernandez. I'm a community member from Merced, and I support this bill.

Hi. I'm miss Sarah Tracy. I'm a senior environmental scientist for the state of California, and a proud member of CAPS UAW local 1115, and I support this bill and urge you to move it directly to the Assembly floor.

Hi. I'm Julia Shaw, proud member of CAPS UAW, the State Scientist Union. I proudly support this bill and ask that it be moved to the floor. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Rica McCall. I am also a scientist with the state and a member of CAPS UAW, State Scientist Union. Also, a resident of Assembly District 4, and I strongly support this bill and ask that you move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Morning. My name is Robert Hare. I'm the recording secretary for CAPS UAW Local 1115 State Scientists. I urge yes vote and moving this bill to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

My name is August Alexander. I'm a master of public policy student at UC Berkeley and a member of UOW. I strongly support this bill, and I urge you to invest in the future of California and put this on the floor. Thank you.

Anks Henning, a member of UAW 4811, formerly animal scientist at UC Davis in strong support of the bill and urge you to move it as quickly as possible to the floor.

Hi. My name is Mia Antezzo. I'm a UC Berkeley alum and member of UAW local 4811. I live and work in Assembly District 14. I support this bill and ask the committee to move the bill to the floor today. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Iris Rosenblum Sellers. I'm a graduate researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW Local 4811, and I live and work in Assembly District 14. And I strongly support the bill and ask that the committee move it to the floor today. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Xiaobin Chong. I'm a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Berkeley, and I strongly support this bill and ask the committee to move this bill to the floor today. Thank you.

Hello. My name is James Slaughter. I'm a trustee of UAW Local 4123, the union for academics and workers throughout the Cal State system. I'm based in San Francisco, San Francisco State. I support the bill, and I ask the committee to, move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Good morning. I'm Sam Lee Silva. I'm a proud member of UAW 4123 from, San Francisco State University. I am supporting this bill and urge you to move it to the floor.

Good morning. My name is Kara Ketchum. I am a graduate teaching assistant at San Francisco State University and a member of UAW 4123, and I strongly support this bill and, urge the Assembly to move the to the floor today.

Good morning. My name is doctor David White. I've worked at, three different UC campuses as a molecular biologist. I'm a member of UAW 4811, and, I live and work in District 14. And I urge the, the committee to move this to the floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Jacob Sebastian. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud union member of UAW 4811. I work in Assembly District 14. I support this bill and ask the committee to vote today and move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Ruby Corrad, and I am a member of UAW 4811 and a graduate student and climate change researcher at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. I live and work in District 14, and I want to express my support for this bill and ask the committee to vote today to move SB 895 to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Hi. My name is David Sanchez Vilenas. I'm a UC Santa Cruz alum, former Banana Slug, current graduate student researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz or San Francisco, and a proud member of UAW 4011. I strongly support this bill and urge the committee to move this to the Assembly floor.

Hi, folks. My name is Brianna McGuire. I'm a researcher at UC Davis and a constituent in Assembly District 14. I strongly support this bill, also a member of forty eight eleven, and urge you to vote to move it to the Assembly floor today.

Hi. I'm Eve Perry, Oakland resident and member of, UAW local 4811. I'm a staff researcher at UCSF combating California's homelessness crisis, and I've lost a number of colleagues over the past years due to funding cuts. I come in strong support of this bill and ask you to move it to the Assembly floor today.

Good morning. My name is Austin Edwards. I'm a research staff at the University of California in San Francisco, proud member of UAW Local 4811. I'm here to register my strong support for this bill and urge the committee to please vote to move this to the floor today.

Good morning. My name is Jacob Elefante. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a member of UAW 4811 and a constituent at District 14. I urge the committee to pass this bill and move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Francesca Felder. I'm a proud member of UAW 4123. I support this bill and ask the committee to vote today and move it to the Assembly floor.

Good morning. My name is Anthony Jin. I am a research admin at UC Davis. I'm a proud UAW 4811 member, and I am in strong support of this bill and encourage you to move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Richard Caldar. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811. I'm also a resident of District 14. I'm here today to express my song strong support of this bill and ask the Assembly to move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Stratton Georgilis. I'm a doctor of plant pathology and alum of UC Davis and a proud member of UAW 4811. I am here to express my strong support for this bill and ask the committee to vote today to move it to the Assembly four. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Spencer Bowdle. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley, proud member of UAW 4811, and constituent of Assembly District 14. Here to express my support for the bill and urge the committee to move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Good morning Madam Chair and committee. My name is Ernest Walker I'm a proud member UAW 4811, and I'm in strong support of this bill and urge you all to please move this to the floor today.

I'm Madison Dunlap, a researcher at UC Davis and proud UAW 4811 member. I'm in support of this bill and urge the committee to move it to the Assembly for today.

Good morning. My name is Ellen, and I am a member of UAW 4811, and I am a graduate student researcher at UC Davis. I am in strong support of this bill, and I urge the committee to move this bill to the committee to the Assembly floor today.

Hi. My name is Evely Rayer with UAW 4811, and I support this bill. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and live and work in Assembly District 14. My mom suffers every day from an autoimmune disease that we don't yet have treatment for. I urge the committee to save the research that helps people like my mom and ask you to vote today to move this bill to the Assembly floor.

Good morning. My name is Sadie Siegel. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811. I live and work in District 14, and I strongly support this bill and urge the committee to move it to an Assembly floor vote today. Thank you.

Hi. Good morning. My name is Vivian Lee, and I'm a member of the UAW 4811 and a student junior specialist at the Hartigan O'Connor Lab at the California National Primate Center, and I strongly support this bill. Thank you.

Hi. Good morning. My name is Koi Huynh. I'm a graduate researcher at UC Davis, and I strongly support this bill, and I urge the committee to move it to the Assembly for floor today.

Good morning. My name is Jeffrey Sagan. I am a graduate student researcher at UC Davis and a member of UAW 4811. I strongly support this bill, and I urge you to move it to the Assembly for today. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Curtis Bonanno. I teach AP environmental science and biology at Albany High School. So I'm a member of the Albany Teachers Association as well as the CTA. And the students I get in my classroom are already naturally curious about science, so it kinda gives me a leg up compared to math class.

And I really just teach them to answer testable questions. And when students leave my classroom, some of them really aren't satisfied with the answers we're able to get in class. And

Name the organization and position, please.

Oh, sorry. Yeah. In the organization position, I strongly support this bill to help those kids answer those questions.

Thank you. And thank you for all you do in our classroom too.

My name is Tony Yang. I'm a research and public service professional, a member of UAW 4811. And I'm strongly in favor of support of this bill, and please vote it out of suspense today. Thank you.

Madam Chair and Members, Jason Murphy on behalf of the University of California, Office of the President. Honored to be a cosponsor of this bill and here today in strong support. Thank you.

Doctor Halod Mahmood, UAW 4811, resident of Assembly District 14, also speaking in support on behalf of City Of Berkeley vice mayor Igor Tregoob. Urge the Assembly urge urge the committee to move this to a fuller vote. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Ciaroch McHale. I'm a commissioner in the city of Berkeley, and I urge the committee to move it to a floor vote. Thank you.

Hi. Good morning. My name is Colin Cooper. I'm an organic chemist, a graduate student researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and I strongly support this bill and ask of the committee move this bill to the floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Nick Duran. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley, and I live in District 14. I strongly support this bill. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Adam Pickett. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley living in District 14. I strongly support this bill and urge you to move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Good morning. I'm Harish Suryadevara. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley, and I live in District 14. I strongly urge you to push this bill forward to committee, and I strongly support it. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is David Peters. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley and a proud member of UAW 4811. I also live and work in District 14, and I am, speaking my support for this bill and bringing it to a floor vote today. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Amy Fletcher. I'm a researcher at UC Davis, and I'm the treasurer of UPTI, a union of over 26,000 research, technical, and health care workers across the UC system. And I'm in strong support of this bill and ask you to vote to send this to the Assembly floor.

Madam Chair and Members, Matt Broad for UPDCWA and Teamsters in support. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Alexander Lisegang, and I'm a graduate student at the University of California Davis. And I'm in strong support of Assembly Bill 895 and urge it to move to the floor today. Thank you.

Hello. I'm Matthew Sarty, graduate student researcher at UC Davis, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. My name is Olivia Correa. I am an incoming graduate student at UCLA, and I strongly support this bill.

Morning. I'm, Patrick Tran, from UC Berkeley's Institute of Theoretical Physics, and I strongly support this bill. Thank you.

Good morning. Joshua Balbeck from the material science division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. I'm a graduate student researcher, and I'm in support of this bill.

Good morning. I'm Dr. Tanya Sawyer Harp. I live and work in Assembly District 14. I am a member of UAW 4811, and I support this bill and urge the committee to vote on it today and move it to the floor. Thank you.

Hello. I'm Audrey Harabedian I'm an undergraduate researcher at UC Berkeley in molecular and cell biology, and I support this bill.

Morning. I'm Dr. Liana Owen. I'm a grad postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, and I strongly support this bill.

Morning. My name is Carter Bauer. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley, and I'm in support of this bill.

Hi. I'm Dr. Joanna Bautista. I'm a neonatologist and a physician scientist, and I strongly support this bill at UC Davis.

Morning. I'm Dr. Laura Fantoni. I'm a research project manager at UC Berkeley, and I strongly urge you to move forward with this important bill. I'm also a voter and constituent of District 14.

Good morning. I'm Dr. Connor Jackson from UAW 4811 in support of this bill, and I urge the committee to send it directly to the floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Catherine Dobrowski. I'm a veterinary student at UC Davis, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. My name is Tanjal Choudhary. I'm a graduate student researcher in material science and engineering at UC Berkeley. I'm an affiliate of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and a member of the executive board for UAW Local 4811. I'm also a constituent of Assembly district fourteen in strong support of this bill and urge the committee to move it to the floor today.

Good morning. I am Haley Mendelson. I am a research technician at UC Davis and a member of UAW 4811, and I support this bill and strongly urge you to move it to the floor today. Thank you.

Hi. My name is Nathan Ng. I'm an incoming graduate student at UC Berkeley, and I strongly support this bill.

Hello. I'm doctor Bernard Field. I am a postdoctoral scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab here in my personal capacity, a member of UAW 4811, and I live and work in Assembly District 14. I strongly support this bill and urge the committee to vote it to the floor today.

Good morning. My name is Spencer McAvoy. I'm a member of UAW 4811. I work in Assembly District 14. I'm in strong support of this bill, and I urge the committee to vote to send it to the floor today.

Hello. I'm Shuyah. I'm a postdoctoral researcher with UC Berkeley, and I'm in support of this bill.

Hi. Good morning. I'm Wendy Yang. I'm a member of the UC Berkeley community. I've and I strongly support this bill. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Cameron Staitland. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley. I live and work in Assembly District 14. And I support this bill, and I ask the committee to send it to the Assembly floor to vote today.

Hi. My name is Calcen Kong. I'm a graduate researcher at UC Berkeley and proud member of UAW 4811 in strong support of the bill and urged the committee to send the bills to the floor today.

Thank you. I just wanna actually, Senator McNearney, just arrived. So we're gonna just put a hold on public comment for a second. Senator McNearney, are you prepared to present or two minutes. Great.

Two more minutes of public comment. And, also, I just wanna just shout out to all the Assembly District fourteen people who are coming up here. I just appreciate all of you weighing in. So with that, let's go back to public comment and tell Senator McNerney's available.

Good morning. My name is Dennis Suazo. I'm a graduate student researcher and member of UAW. I'm here to express, my support, and ask that you vote to pass this. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Solana Glass. I'm an undergrad grad student at Sac State and a member of UAW 4123. I strongly support this bill and urge you to move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Ork Carmi. I'm an administrative assistant at the Institute of Personality and Social Research at UC Berkeley. I'm a member of Teamsters Local 2010 . I am a resident and work in Assembly District 14, this week's.

I am here representing myself and my institute. We are in strong support of SB 895, and we, respectfully request that you vote to bring it to the Assembly floor today.

Hello. My name is Jules Lark. I'm a researcher at UC Davis, and I strongly support this bill. Thank you.

Adam Zarin on behalf of Blood Kent United, former the Leukemia and Performance Society in support. Thank you,

Good morning. I'm doctor Diane Huebner at I'm a postdoctoral scholar at UC Merced and a member of UAW 4811. And I'm here today in support of SB 895. Thank you.

Good morning. Isla Bravo on behalf of Palo Alto Chamber and San Mateo Chamber of Commerce in support.

Connor Roderick associate instructor in electrochemistry at UC Berkeley, 8014 resident and proud member of UAW 4811 in strong support and urge the committee to move this to the floor today. Thank you.

Doctor Maria Satnick, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, UAW 4811, postdoctoral researcher. I strongly urge the committee to, vote this through. Thank you.

Chris Morales, CSU office of the chancellor in support.

Good morning. I'm Julia Finestone. I'm a student researcher at University of California Davis, and I'm voicing my support for SB895.

Good morning. My name is Dare Jarda. I'm a grad student at UC Davis and a proud member of UAW 4811, and I would like for you to pass the bill and, vote for it to go to the floor today. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Barbara Gashay. I am a UC Davis graduate student researcher and a proud member of, UAW 4811, and I'm here in support of SB 895.

Okay. We're gonna take a pause on public comments. I really appreciate everyone hanging with us, and pivot here for a moment to Senator McNearney who's, gonna present, and then he's gotta go to other committees. So, with that, Senator Wiener, I deeply appreciate your leadership here and, bringing this here to present. And as I mentioned earlier, the bonds similar to the budget require a three party agreement.

And should that materialize, we can move it out of committee. But thank you for testifying, bringing your researchers. I wanna thank everyone who has testified from the public. We'll make sure those of you that haven't had a chance will get a chance to. And so just very just a lot of gratitude and appreciation.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for your leadership on so many issues.

Thank you. Okay. And with that, Senator McNerney, step up to the plate. And you can begin when you're ready.

I wanna thank the, Chair for indulging me this way, And Vice Chair Hoover and distinguished Members of the committee, where I'm here to present, SB 1350 expanding green hydrogen. California is committed to reaching 100% clean energy by 2045, and this development of clean energy industries now is under threat in California. The Federal Government has created tax credits has canceled tax credits for creating clean energy projects, including canceling $1,200,000,000 in funding, $1,200,000,000, for California's proposed hydrogen hub called Arches.

Hydrogen made from renewable energy is a clean and safe fuel source that can help us meet our clean energy go goals and targets. Hydrogen can be used to transition existing power infrastructure into clean energy infrastructure.

SB 1350 stimulates investment in hydrogen projects by allowing power plants to get renewable portfolio standard credits when they use green hydrogen, especially if it's made from renewable sources to power these, these turbines. By incentivizing in state hydrogen projects, we're also creating thousands of jobs, and that's really important, to me and to one of our Assembly colleagues. One hydrogen production project alone in Lancaster, it's called LMNT, is creating one 1,200 good union construction jobs.

I wanna thank the committee for allowing this bill to be heard early so that projects like LMNT can secure millions in federal tax credits before they expire, which will happen shortly. With us today, we have my principal coauthor, Assemblymember Carrillo, Tim Kronheimer from the Green Hydrogen Coalition.

Assemblymember, would you like to make your case?

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Thank you for the opportunity to co present. I am a proud principal coauthor of this measure because hydrogen is an economic priority in my community and the constituents that I represent in my district. Without at the appropriate time, I'd like to request my vote. Thank you.

Madam Madam Chair Wicks, Members, good morning. My name is Tim Kamermayer, and I'm the director of policy and regulatory affairs for the Green Hydrogen Coalition, a 501 c three nonprofit dedicated to the thoughtful advancement of renewable and clean hydrogen. I wanna start by thanking the Chair and committee staff for working with us and the author on, these mini amendments and moving through the process.

Members, renewable hydrogen is a carbon free fuel that can be reduced in large quantities and used to ensure reliability in our power sector. It can help with emergency reserves when the choice is an outage or burning diesel, And it's already in formally defined in the RPS guidebook under qualifying hydrogen gas and can be used in linear generators and in fuel cells.

As we're now facing a severe energy volatility situation, there's a need for fuel diversification. SB 1350 is the logical extension that puts renewable hydrogen on the same footing as other renewables in the guidebook. But let's be clear. Nothing about thirteen fifty actually mandates reutilization of hydrogen. Instead, it just provides another opportunity, another tool in the toolbox for load serving entities to meet their carbon goals using existing infrastructure.

That means we can achieve our energy goals affordably. SB 1350 is needed because the power sector is one of the few sectors that can utilize a lot of hydrogen near term. This level of demand will encourage conversion and then help in other hard to abate sectors such as long haul and heavy duty trucking, shipping, aviation, and even fertilizer. Producing renewable hydrogen from local resources will also diversify our energy supply. This is good for our economy, the environment, and our health.

Members, the renewable hydrogen industry is at an inflection point. The dream of being able to use clean, curtailed power and solar to be able to create green hydrogen that can be used to actually diversify our portfolio is still available and still possible, but it requires a little bit of a pivot from California. SB 1350 is that move, and we thank you and request your Aye vote.

Thank you. Are there any other folks in the room that wish to express support? Any primary witnesses in opposition? Any additional folks in opposition? Great.

We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions for Mister McNerney? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close? Well, I'm sorry.

Yes. Please.

I commend this bill. I'd like to be added as coauthor. Thank you very much.

Great. Would you like to close, Mister McNearney?

Well, yes. Thank you. This is a good policy. We need to create these jobs, and using hydrogen to sort of transition and using the same equipment with hydrogen mixed with methane will help us make that transition smoother. I will ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you very much. That is out on an A roll call. And I also wanna go back to Mister Seyarto's bill, AB 308. That is due passes amended out on an A roll call. Oh, sorry.

Yes. We sorry. Yeah. Is there I think we had a motion. We were actually, we weren't we didn't have quorum when we did that. So yeah.

Yeah. We've a motion in a second that SB 308, Seyarto, is out on a roll calls. Again, due passes amended. And we don't have any other authors, so we we have additional folks that wish to express support on Senator Wiener's SB895. Please feel free to step back up, and we will resume public comment.

Again, please name organization and position on the bill.

Hi. My name is Felicia Cruz-Fernandez. I'm a graduate student researcher at UC Merced and proud member of UAW 4811. I'm in strong support of this bill and urge the committee to vote and move it to the floor Assembly today.

Hi. My name is Kenny Ozuna. I'm an organizer with UAW 4811 at UC Merced. I'm a strong support of this bill, and I asked the Assembly floor I asked for it to be moved to the Assembly floor today.

Hi, everyone. My name is Olajide. I am also, a graduate student researcher at UC Merced, also a member of 4811. I just wanna urge the committee members to move this bill to support the future of California science. And thank you.

Good morning. I am a staff researcher at UC Berkeley in the department of molecular and cell biology, and I strongly support this bill.

Good morning. I'm Danielle De LaPasqua with UAW 4811 and live and work in Davis. I strongly support this bill and ask the committee to vote today and move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Baldermar Matamucci. I am a graduate, student researcher at UC Berkeley in the Department of Molecular Cell Biology. And I'd like to strongly express my support for SB 895 and ask that you vote yes and pass it onto the floor today. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Hallie Pierce. I am a resident of Berkeley and a beneficiary of medical research in California, And I strongly support this bill and urge the committee to vote to move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Josh Gaugher on behalf of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems in support.

Good morning. My name is Mason Clark. I'm an undergraduate student researcher in biophysics at UC Merced, and I'm in strong support of this bill. Thank you.

Thank you, Chair and Members. Keshav Kumar with Lighthouse Public Affairs on behalf of Northeastern University in strong support.

My name is Leo Curtis. I'm here with UAW 4811, and I live and work in District 14. I support this bill, and I ask the committee to move it to the Assembly floor and vote today. Thank you.

Hello. My name is Taylor Womack. I'm a PhD researcher at UC San Francisco. I'm a proud member of UAW 4811, and I support this bill. And I ask the committee to please move it to the floor for a vote today. Thank you.

Hi there. My name is Meredith Song. I work for UAW 4811 and work in Assembly District fourteen at Berkeley. I'm in strong support of this bill and ask the committee to vote today and move it to the floor. Thank you.

Good morning, Madam Chair and committee. My name is Tasfia Rashid. I'm a grad student in global health and epidemiology, a proud member of UAW 4811. I live and work in Assembly District 14, and I strongly support this bill and urge the committee to vote today and move it to the Assembly floor. Thank you.

Morning. I'm Elizabeth Kubey. I'm a grad student at UC Davis and a member of UAW 4811 Region six. I strongly support this bill and I urge the committee to move the bill to, the Assembly floor for a vote today. Thank you.

Good morning. I'm Anupam Mitra, a postdoctoral research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab working in Quantum computing. I'm here in my personal capacity to request all the members of the committee to show their support for the bill as I'm here showing mine and move award to move it to the floor today. Thank you.

Oh, good morning. My name is Haoran. I'm a California resident, and I'm speaking in my personal capacity. I strongly support this bill and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

Hi. I'm Swapnil Garg. I'm a grad student at UC Berkeley, a member of UAW 4811, and I live and work in Assembly District 14. I support this bill, and I urge the committee to move it to the Assembly floor today. Thank you.

Morning. My name is Aiden Kelly. I'm a grad student at UC Berkeley and member of UAW 4811. I live and work in District 14, and I strongly urge you all to move this to the floor by tomorrow. Good morning, committee.

Patrick Dexter on behalf of Region 6 of the United Auto Workers Union here in strong support. Thank you.

Good morning, everyone. My name is doctor Teresa Wynne. I'm an academic staff member at UC Davis and a proud member of UAW local 4811. I'm also a resident of Assembly District 4. I support SB 895 and ask that the committee to vote today and move it to the Assembly, floor. Thank you.

My name is Reid D'Alasove. I'm a graduate student researcher at, University of California Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and a proud member of UAW 4811 and a resident and worker in, Assembly District 4. I'm here in strong support of this bill. Thanks.

My name is Nicholas Fratus. I'm the UAW unit Chair for graduate researchers at UC San Francisco, and we strongly support this bill.

Justin Garcia, senior environmental scientist, vice president of CAPC AW 1115, the union of California state scientists in strong support. Thank you.

Great.

Anyone else? Okay. Let's bring it back here. I know we're waiting on senators Allen and senators Cortese to arrive. And just, again, I wanna just endless gratitude for everyone who's come up today to express support for the science bond.

While we're waiting for the Senators, let's move on to the suspense calendar.

Suspense calendar, these are SB's. 10, 498, 691, 747, 895, 899, 920, 944, 949, 964, 988, 1205, and 1237.

Suspense calendar is deemed approved. I also wanna open up to any other general public comment, while we're waiting for authors. If you wanna step up to the plate, name, organization, and position on the bill that moved to suspense calendar, now is your chance.

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Robert Harrell. I'm the Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of California. We are in opposition to Senate Bill S 19 by Senator Cabaldon. This is a bill opposed by a number of consumer groups and also by a domestic violence organizations.

Unfortunately, despite that opposition, it was on your consent calendar this morning, which we think personally is an error. But setting that aside, we think there's a number of problems with the bill And that bill was just amended got it and amended on June 10, and they're trying to meet a July 1 deadline. So this deals with the auto industry and them not wanting to make technological advancements that would protect women at risk of or suffering from domestic violence.

We are deeply concerned with the process and also the substance of the bill and would like the opportunity to speak to both of those matters.

And I know this is on sort of a freight train, but I thought it important that despite the bill being on the consent calendar, because I normally don't stand up here for a bill that's on the consent calendar, that we express our very strong opposition and that of the other three groups, which is the National Consumers League, the, pardon me, the, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, and then a number of domestic violence groups.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Anyone else? Any other positions on bills?

Good morning, Madam Chairman and Assembly Members. My name is Roberta Manis. I'm a certified cold capper for Penguin cold caps, and I'm here to support Assembly bill 1682. And I am a constituent of District 5, but I work throughout the state of California. Thank you.

Thank you.

Hello. Good morning. Madam Chair and members, my name is Keith Weiss, and I'm here I'm the Director of Operations for Next Automotive owned by Kinesis Collision with 13 locations in Sacramento area. We respectfully oppose SB 988 unless it's properly amended. At the last hearing, there's discussion about fraud consumer protection and distinction between Safelite Auto Glass and Safelite Solutions.

I want to be clear. We, as an independent Auto Glass shop, support safety and proper calibration, transparent billing, and enforcement against fraud. One of our core values is right repairs always. And the California has already has anti steering laws and fraud laws, and it should be investigated and forced under the existing laws. We have the Bureau of Automotive Repair.

That's what they're for. What was not what has not been presented in public evidence showing white widespread auto glass fraud in California and anywhere else that justifies adding language that gives insurers and third party administrators, affiliated companies, more control over claim. We're also concerned with how this works in the real world. Safelite Auto Glass and Safelite Solutions may be separate business entities, but consumers do not experience them that way.

Safelite solution helps to control claim intakes and referrals, and the consumer path through the insurance process consumer processes is also a repair provider.

That relationship creates confusion and gives one market participation in advantage over independent shops. This is not just theory. Consumers using insurance portals and glassblame solutions often seek Safelite solutions presented in their their same workflow, making the decision unclear. Thank you.

Thank you very much. And with that, if you are Senator Ben Allen or Senator Dave Cortese, please feel free to join us in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. And we will be waiting for those two authors. Okay. Senator Corteze, we've been so excited about your arrival.

Do you don't you always get that kind of greeting? I'm sure you do. Okay. You are the last bill. You can present when you are ready. But it make it good. Okay?

Okay. Thank you so much, Madam Chair and members. Apologize for the delay. SB 136 is a bill we're presenting. It aligns California law with existing federal exemptions for certain chemical mixtures containing GBL that are essential to semiconductor manufacturing and research.

To be clear, nothing in this bill would change the requirements for purchase, storage, or use of pure GBL. My staff and the bill sponsors have explained this to the opposition multiple times. The last letter I saw doesn't reflect the bill in print. I I remain open to the possibility of addressing opposition concerns, but they have not responded to our sponsor's latest overtures.

In 2010, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration adopted regulations accepting chemical mixtures containing GBL at concentrations of 70% or less from the Controlled Substances Act requirements since extracting GBL from these complex index industrial mixes is not practically feasible.

This reality is reflected by there being no reports of diversion for nefarious purposes in the fifteen years since the federal change. At the same time, companies and state agencies are spending time and money enforcing chemical regulations that the Federal Government has already deemed irrelevant to public safety. California law leaves suppliers serving the semiconductor industry subject to significant regulatory requirements, including permitting, owners reporting, and record keeping, and twenty twenty one day transaction holds. So in short, we are trying to bring California into alignment with federal policy.

SB 136 helps reduce operational disruptions, supports in state R&D, and strengthens California's role as a global leader in high technology innovation.

With us here today in support is Tatum Ackler on behalf of CEMI. And, at the appropriate time, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you.

Good morning, Madam Chair and members. Tatum Ackler on behalf of CEMI, which represents the entire supply chain of the semiconductor industry in strong support of SB 136. And in the interest of keeping it brief, this is a very straightforward measure, helps reduce unnecessary inverted sub regulation on the semiconductor industry, and importantly, poses no risk to public safety. So we ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. And, Miss Pacheco, thank you for joining us. And any other folks in support? Any primary witnesses in opposition? Any additional witnesses in opposition?

We'll bring it back to committee. Any questions? We have a motion and a second. Would you like to close?

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Cortese. That is out on an a roll call with miss Dixon not with with miss Dixon voting no and Mr. Tangipa not voting.

Thanks again for your time

Thank you.

Consideration and help.

Yes. Appreciate you. Alright. And with that, we are adjourned.