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Secretary, recall the roll.

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A quorum is present. Colleagues, if you can return to our desk and please rise. Will the guests be on the railing, please rise. This afternoon will be led in prayer by Senator Durazo, after which please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance. Senator?

Thank you. As we live through this challenging time in history, let us take courage from the words of Pierre Teilhardan Chardan, who envisioned a future full of hope for humanity. He says, we are called to be pioneers. Pioneers who stand on the edge of great beginnings of unseen futures. Pioneers filled with unwarranted confidence that visions give.

The movement forward, if it is to continue, will not happen by itself. The steps that must be taken can be summarized in five words, a great hope in common. The future is in our hands. Loving God, holy mystery, we thank you for the energy within us that drives us toward creativity and wholeness. May our hearts be more hopeful as we work to create that beloved community where all can enjoy the thrill of forging life and love on our precious earth habitat.

We ask this in your name. Amen.

Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance We're gonna be moving into privileges of the floor. And we're gonna start off with Senator Durazo for the recognition of the best baseball team in California. Okay. Senator Durazo.

It is my great privilege to welcome two three guests representing one of the most storied franchises in all of American sports, The back to back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers are more than a baseball team. They are part of the fabric of California, and their history is woven into the history of our nation. This is the organization that broke baseball's color barrier when Jackie Robinson took the field in 1947, a moment of courage that changed the game.

From Sandy Koufax and Fernando Valenzuela, whose brilliance inspired generations of fans across Los Angeles and beyond, to today's extraordinary talents, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and the once in generation Shohei Ohtani.

The Dodgers have always represented the very best of the sport. And who could forget the voices that brought the game to life for generations of Californians? For nearly seven decades, the legendary Vince Scully was the soundtrack of the summer. And alongside him, the extraordinary Jaime Jarrin, the Spanish language voice of the Dodgers, brought the magic of the game to millions of Latino families for more than six decades. Last season, our Dodgers made history once again.

With a thrilling game seven victory, we became back to back World Series champions. Our Dodgers were the first team in a quarter century to repeat as champions and the proud holders of their ninth title in franchise history. Shohei Ohtani, named World Series MVP, reminded us all why he is considered the finest talent the game has ever seen.

Here to represent the remarkable organization, I am pleased to welcome Kristen McCowen, the Dodgers vice president of government affairs and community relations, who leads the team's civic, community, and philanthropic work across Los Angeles region, Dan Martin, senior vice president and general counsel who oversees all aspects of the organization's legal affairs, John Weisman, public relations, Los Angeles Dodgers. And Lizbeth senior Lizbeth Luna, senior coordinator for government affairs and community relations, Los Angeles Dodgers.

Thank you and let's give them a really great welcome to the California State Senate. And only people with white gloves can touch the trophy.

Senators, we have, some Members that like to speak on this, introduction. I'm gonna turn to first to Senator Strickland.

I'll be very brief because the Senator did a remarkable job at talking about the history of the Dodgers. But one of the things I want to just point out is I remember as a little kid, as a six year old, one of the most special moments in my life growing up as a kid is going with my family and my my father to the Dodger games. And Dodger Stadium is such a special place, Chavez Ravine.

It's one of the most memorable things I've had as a little kid. I had Steve Garvey's poster up when I was four years old, all the way till I was 16.

Many great Dodgers throughout throughout the years. But I will just say the memories that you leave for families, the lifetime memories, the Dodger blue, everybody in Southern California and Los Angeles bleeds Dodger blue. And as the center said, Vin Scully, growing up with Vin Scully, and calling, play by play, there's no better franchise in the world than Los Angeles Dodgers. And I wanna thank them for bringing, these trophies on the floor, and we're looking forward to a third trophy next year. Thank you.

Sit. That was out of order. Out of order. Senator Rubio, you are recognized.

I will do the same in the interest of time. I just wanna say thank you. Growing up in Downtown Los Angeles, right very near to the stadium, it was just an honor to attend, football I'm sorry, baseball games there, and I just grew up with the with the institution. I was sharing that my parents are somewhat, obsessed with football and baseball, and

so I didn't have a choice when I was football and baseball. And so I didn't have a choice when I was young, but I was there at every single game. And I wanna just say thank you because for community, Latinos in that area, it just means a lot. That's what they look forward to every week, and that always brought families together. And it's really important that we recognize what it creates, and it creates community.

And for that, I'm thankful. Appreciate you.

Senator Valadares.

Thank you, Madam President. And what a wonderful day to be in this California State Senate. And I have to say that on a day when we're gonna be voting on our budget, and the Dodgers showing up is exactly the spot that we need. So later on, we're gonna argue whether or not the state's in the black or in the red, but one thing is for sure today, we're definitely in the blue.

Thank you to all of my other colleagues here where showing up to support your Dodger blue.

And this is personal. So what you're about to hear comes with deep conviction and absolutely zero apology here. I have to see say that there seems to be a bright blue glow on the Senate floor today. I'm just going hard on this Dodger Blue. And I love it.

Last season, in in all seriousness though, last season, the Los Angeles Dodgers were flat out amazing. And from opening day all the way to the final out of the World Series, this team gave Los Angeles and all of Southern California something we genuinely needed. A reason to come together, a reason to cheer together, and to believe together. And in a city as big and as complicated as Los Angeles, It truly is not a small a small feat.

What I love most about this team, and I'll be short here, is that they are truly Los Angeles in in every aspect.

It's a roster of talent built from across the country, from across the world, from players who carry their communities with them, who show up with joy, who make our city and our community proud. And that is who we are at our best, and that is the Los Angeles Dodgers. Welcome to the California State Senate.

I don't know if you need anyone else wearing white gloves because we got three more speakers and they they look heavy there. Okay. Senator Gomez Reyes, you're recognized.

I think the only team that I ever really cheered on was my Dodgers. And to to to know that I can wear my Dodger blue and white today was very important to take the photo with the the world champion, trophies. It's very meaningful. But I think what's more meaningful is that the Dodgers have always been a team for the community.

They make sure that the community feels welcomed every time they have games, but I must say with Fernando Valenzuela when we had Fernando Menjivar, that was such a special time.

Special time for for all of our community, especially our Latino community, and I still look forward to the date that he is inducted into the Hall of Fame, which he absolutely deserves. Thank you. And if anybody has a that you don't want because you're not a Dodgers fan, you can put it on my desk. Thank you.

Senator Laird.

Madam President, when I was elected to the Senate, I represented a district that went from the Santa Barbara County line into the city of San Jose. The people in the southern part of the district are strong Dodgers fans. The people in the northern part of the district are strong Giants fans. I have compensated by being a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, and it's been brutal. When I was in the Assembly, the Angels won the world championship, and the speaker told me to wear my Cubs hat.

So we welcomed the manager, Jim Scotiab, to the floor, and he said he knew they'd had to beat the Giants to get there. And there were some real pain on the floor, but he saw this guy wearing a Chicago Cubs hat. How did you get elected to anything? He he said. And so today, in that spirit, today is the Dodgers' day.

They earned this. I congratulate them. This is really worthy of celebration.

Thank you, Senator. Senator Richardson, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Well, first of

all, I wanna say thank you to my colleagues because they know, when we have Dodger games and we win, I go crazy on texting, and you guys have been so kind to, to live in Barrett. I know it's been tough, but now you see why. It's because we win, and we're we're the best. But I wanna just point out yes. The bling and all.

I wanna point out a couple very important points about why I love and why I celebrate the Dodgers. When I was a little girl, and some of you have met my mom, my parents got divorced when I was really young. And we couldn't afford a lot, but my mom prioritized a few important things. And one of those things was she would take my sister and I to the Dodgers game.

And back then, a parent could come with their two kids, get a Dodger dog, and enjoy the game, and I think it was probably less than $20 or something.

And today, when you go to the Dodger games, it's multi generational. You see grandparents, you see parents, you see kids, women, men, everybody. Because the Dodgers is about a family. And how it started, my family's from New York. Coming from New York to come to California was daring.

I mean, look at the history of the New York teams. But the Dodgers were bold. They said, we're coming to California. And then they did something special. They signed Jackie Robinson.

And I think forever, it changed what the Dodgers were about, because it wasn't just about baseball. It was about doing the right thing and making, really frankly, America better. And they continued that with Venezuela, then not Venezuela, excuse me. How do I pronounce yeah. Yes.

Thank you. Then we proceeded on, When I looked at the team today, of course, Shohei Ohtani, when he came, that was we were wondering a whole now new fan base is there. Yamamoto, you have. Pahes, you have. I had to learn to pronounce Pahes and not Peaches, Pahes.

Mickey Rojas, so many players, but it speaks to the melting pot of California that we value talent, we value people who are gonna work hard, and we also value when we're best. So here's two. I'm looking for number three. Last year when we won, I was so disappointed when the Dodgers I'm like, why didn't the Dodgers come?

And so I wanna thank Kristen and Dan, for really giving us the opportunity to celebrate you, and please share with the team how proud even even our haters here, deep down, they they're they're proud too, because it's about California.

So thank you for being here, and, they're they didn't just show up tonight. We're playing the A's, and we're looking to kick some you know what. Thank you very much.

Senator Archuleta.

Thank you, Madam President. As the Chair of the military and veterans committee, I wanna turn the clock back a good number of years when I was a commissioner for the county of Los Angeles and handling military and veterans affairs. And, this was right after the Gulf War. You know, remember when all the yellow ribbons were flying and the troops were coming home, and, I requested from the Dodgers that they open up a section for at least 350 veterans. And the Dodgers came through.

And these 350 veterans showed up in uniform, a lot of them with their family, but the Dodgers gave those veterans a welcome home they have never seen before. So I wanna acknowledge that the Dodgers love their veterans and, obviously, our veterans love the Dodgers, not just in America. But I think I'd like to designate you as America's baseball team. Go Dodgers.

And before we go to the pro tem for some final remarks, I wanna recognize a special guest. We have Tammy Grayson, who isn't here to hang out with her husband, who came as the number one most northern fan of the Dodgers with us here. That's our Senator Grayson's wife. Sorry, Pro Tem. I have one more speaker here, Senator Allen.

Yeah. I just wanna take a moment of personal privilege to recognize someone who I think reflects the great community spirit of the Dodgers, and that's my good friend Kristin McCowen, who is from Santa Monica when we went to high school together. She actually was the youth in government governor here in Sacramento when we were in high school.

She's an incredible public servant in her own right, served on the city council and is now, head of government affairs with the Dodgers and is just a a wonderful person. She's part of a great team of people that helped to make this team, run every every day.

It's an extraordinary operation that's so deeply infused in so many aspects of the community, so beloved by every corner of the Southland. The Dodgers are such a unifier for our region down south, and and Kristen embodies that spirit. And I just wanna, tip my blue hat to you, Kristen, and and the incredible operation, that has led us to two and on to three, championships in a row.

Madame Pro Tem.

Thank you, Members. I am so proud to be here wearing Dodger blue today and like many others, but I'm also proud of the fact that we are here celebrating a team that has brought communities together, cultures together, and generations together. My parents became Dodger fans as immigrants because of Fernando Valenzuela, which has already been said, but we remain Dodger fans because it brings us together. And my five year old daughter is always excited to go to a Dodger game.

She knows what it means to say, go Dodgers.

And I think about the fact that this team has brought many generations together and also cultures. I gave the example of Fernando Valenzuela and just last week, I was meeting with Japanese Business Cultural Association who where when we the conversation kept going, we started talking about Ohtani, one of the Dodgers players. And I thought to myself, it is not just cultures here in California or Southern California. That in some that times, there are cultures from all over this world that are brought together by teams.

I also think of the fact of what this championship meant to LA in particular in 2025.

Starting the year with such devastating pain and hurt with the wildfires And then being able to find a moment, just a moment of pride and happiness, that this team brought to the community. I think of the challenges that have happened over the years, and in particular the last year and a half, and how LA heart Latino community, immigrant community, and this team stepped up to support our immigrant community.

This team has brought together cultures, generations, and communities, and we celebrate them here today on the Senate floor.

Congratulations to the World Champions, LA Dodgers. Senator Durazo, both of ya'll.

I just wanna end with a a few words about how the extraordinary we we celebrate the extraordinary talent of the organization, but I also wanna add in there what role they play in the community. When we needed a place to go for the pandemic during the pandemic for testing, for vaccinations, when we needed a place to go for food distributions, when we needed a place, whatever civic engage engagement and voting, the Dodger organization was there for our community.

So I just wanna add that to the greatness of the team, of the of the players, of the representatives, but these representatives are the ones that make that happen for our community. So I wanna thank you very much for the role that you play in Los Angeles, and it's time for Dodger baseball.

I'd like to invite now the Senate to join in the back for a group photo with the trophies.

Senator Durazo. There's I mean, LA delegation. Can we do that first?

Photo is gonna be with the LA delegation.

We'll now open it up for any other members who would like to take a picture with the Dodgers trophy. Please go to the rear of the chamber.

For any future for any more photos, we'll have to take them to Room 211 because we have to proceed with the business of the floor. Senators, we have to proceed with the business of the floor. I'm asking if for any future photos to please take it to Room 211. We're gonna continue under privileges of the floor. Gonna turn over to Senator Niello.

Thank you, Madam President. Today is, Senate district six intern day. Our summer interns have been, visiting the Capitol. They had a tour of the Capitol. They came over to the swing space.

I swore them in, personally. And we've got a great crop crop of, of interns for, summer work in our district offices this coming summer, and they just happen to be with us in the gallery up there. And, I'm gonna introduce each one of them, and they can wave at you when I say their name. First of all is Farkunda Sadiki.

Wave. And, sure, you can applaud. And Nick Goutham and Emma Camarota and, Jack Bassett. Some of you will find that name familiar. His father was a or is a guy who has been a long time staffer here, Kevin Bassett.

A lot of people know Kevin. And, Brenda Ning. Welcome to the state senate.

Welcome. Thank you for joining us. Now gonna move to Senator doctor Weber Pierson from the majority leader's desk for the introduction of her guest.

Thank you. Madam President, Senators, today I have the pleasure of welcoming members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, including their remarkable young men participating in the Kappa League and Guide Right program. We are joined on the Senate floor by students from the San Diego Kappa League and members of the San Diego Alumni Chapter. And in the gallery, we have students and mentors of the Sacramento alumni chapter.

The Kappa League is a youth leadership and development initiative of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity established in 1969 through the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter as a part of the fraternity's guide right program.

What began as a local effort to mentor young men has grown into a national program serving more than 10,000 participants across the country. The mission of Kappa League is to prepare young men for success in college, careers, and civic life. Through mentorship, leadership, development, academic support, community service, cultural enrichment, and college readiness programs, participants gain the skills and confidence needed to be future leaders. What makes Kappa League especially impactful is its commitment to both achievement and accountability.

Participants are encouraged to pursue excellence while embracing the values of integrity, discipline, service, and personal responsibility.

Through the guidance of their mentors, they learn the importance of giving back to their communities and leading by example. By investing in the next generation, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporate continues a proud tradition of developing capable, confident, and socially responsible young men who are prepared to make meaningful contributions to society.

I would also like like to acknowledge my husband who has been a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated for over forty two years and serves as the vice poll mark of the San Diego alumnae chapter and is also the member who reinstated the CAPA League program in San Diego. He is with us today, and I appreciate his dedication along with that of all of the other mentors in investing in the success of these young men.

Senators, please join me in welcoming Kappa League and Guide Right program of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated to the California State Senate.

Thank you.

A warm welcome to the young men here today.

Senators, we are now gonna start voting on items. I'm asking for all senators to return to the Senate floor. We will be going through items that require votes. Without objection, we're gonna be moving into the supplemental file.

To start with file item one seventy one, Senator Wiener is prepared. Secretary, please read AB 182.

Assembly Bill 182 by Assembly Member Pellerin and act relating to elections and declare the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Wiener.

Thank you very much, Madam President. Our colleagues, AB 182 establishes the ballot order and proposition numbering for five measures appearing on the 11/03/2026 statewide general election ballot. The bill designates five ballot measures as the first measures to appear on the ballot and assigns them proposition numbers one through five, respectively. This bill will take effect immediately to allow the secretary of state and county election officials sufficient time to prepare ballots and related election materials.

Democracy works best when voters have clear information, accessible tools, and confidence in the electoral process.

Ballot measure numbering is a small but important part of fulfilling that obligation. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Seyarto, you're recognized.

I thank you. I rise in opposition of AB 182. It was, we, we mentioned democracy just a minute ago. And we've, we've discussed a lot in this, these chambers about interfect, or election interference and, and things like that. Things we interpret as that.

Putting the ballot measures that are government agency generated or legislature generated, again, and then up at the front of the ballot while we push the other ballot measures where people had to actually go out and work very hard to get those ballot measures through by gathering signatures, is not the normal process that we have followed in the past. So it deviates, from the process that we've had, and, it's for an obvious reason.

We want to give our we're using the power of the super majority to be able to put ballot measures that this legislature as a majority favors, at the front of the ballot for people to consider. So hopefully, they'll run out of gas before they get to the other ones. So anyway, I would I would respectfully request that

we reject this type of maneuvering and that, in the future, that we, that we go back to a fair process of determining how, propositions get onto the ballot. Thank you.

I see no other mics up sooner. We know you may close.

Thank you, Madam President. Election interference is when a sheriff seizes ballots. It's not when we decide the ballot order. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Give us a second, Senator. Board is not working right now. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

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Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Aye's 38, Noes 8, and the measure passes. Aye's 30, Noes 8, the measure passes. Senators, we're gonna be voting on a lot of bills. It would make it go faster if we all stay on the floor so we don't have to go through the roll call a couple of times. Without objection, we're gonna move to consideration of the daily files.

Senator, third reading. Senator Choi is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Senator resolution one thirteen by Senator Choi relative to the International Day of Peace.

Senator Choi.

Thank you, Madam President and the Members. I rise today to present Senate resolution 113 commemorating the United Nations International Day of Peace and recognizing the remarkable contribution of late doctor Yong Sik Cho, the founder of Kyunghee University System, whose vision helped to inspire the important global observance. The United Nations was established in 1945 with a mission that remains as relevant today as ever, to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation among nations. Yet, peace does not happen by chance.

It begins begins with the ideas, leadership, education, and the willingness of our people to work together for the common good.

This resolution also recognizes the historic contribution of the late chancellor Yong Sik Cho, founder of a Kyung Hee University system and the cofounder of the International Association of University Presidents, I A U P. More than four decades ago, in 1981, the late doctor Yongshik Cho brought forward a bold and inspiring idea at the sixth tri annual conference of the International Association of University Presidents in San Jose, Costa Rica.

He proposed that the world establish an international day of peace and an international year of peace under the auspices of United Nations. Doctor Zhou believed that the universities and the educational instit institutions have a moral responsibility, not only to educate the minds, but also to private cultivate peace, understanding, and the respect among peoples and the nations. His vision was simple yet profound that the peace should be taught, promoted, and celebrated as a shared responsibility of all humanity.

The International Association of University Presidents endorsed his proposal and transmitted it it to the United Nations. Later that same year, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution thirty six sixty seven, establishing the International Day of Peace. In 2001, September 21 was designated as a as a permanent date and became worldwide call for ceasefire, land violence, and reconciliation. Today, millions of people across the globe observe this day.

Schools, universities, governments, community organizations, and the citizens come together to reaffirm their commitment to peace and human dignity.

Yet many remain unaware unaware that the original idea can be traced to the vision and the leadership of our chancellor Yung Sik Cho. This resolution not only commemorates the International Day of Peace, but also honors the individual whose initiative helped bring into existence. His legacy reminds us that one idea advanced with a conviction and a purpose can influence the entire world. California is a home to people from many corners of the globe.

Our diversity is our strength, and then our future depends on our ability to live together in mutual respect and the understanding that creates peace and harmony.

Through this resolution, we also express our desire to ignite the renewed peace movement, not only within our nation, but throughout the world. The world must embrace this spirit right now. Members, peace is more than the absence of war. It is the presence of justice, compassion, and the dialogue and the human dignity. Late doctor Yongsik Cho believed in his motto.

Peace is better than triumph. It is value worthy of our continued commitment. I respectively ask for your Aye vote on SR 113. Thank you.

Senator Strickland.

Thank you, Madam President, Members. I rise in support of Senate resolution 113. I wanna, thank my colleague, Senator, doctor Choi for bringing this important resolution forward. He's put a lot of effort into this resolution. It's a resolution that brings about international day of peace.

And my understanding is he's put a lot of work into, someone who's gonna introduce as our very special guest here with us today. And so I wanna thank doctor Choi in front of everybody for all your hard work on this resolution, for this international day of peace. Thank you. Senator McNerney.

Thank you, Madam President. I stand in support of SR 113. Peace requires more than just support of an idea. It requires action. Anyone who dedicates their career to peace should be celebrated.

We need more like doctor Young Chin Chao? Young Shik Cho. Thank you. We can't take peace for granted. The stakes of conflict are simply too high. Humanity's future is in the balance. I ask for an Aye vote on this.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas.

Thank you, Madam President. And I too rise as a co author in support of SCR SR 11113. Well, I can't get it together today. The International Day of Peace Resolution, which reaffirms our commitment to peace, nonviolent, mutual understanding, respect, and human dignity. And boy, don't we need that reminder today as we are in a war where individuals are losing their lives.

Peace is so important to prioritize, and this resolution also recognizes the contributions of chancellor Young Sik Cho whose vision helped inspire the creation, the creation of an international day of peace. How profound. That highlighted the importance that and role that education can play in advancing peace and international cooperation. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the consul general Jeong Jeong Taek Lim, who represents The Republic Of Korea's diplomatic, economic, and cultural interest in Northern California, Utah, and Nevada.

I had the privilege of visiting South Korea, really one of the most enjoyable trips where we learned so much about the history and the culture and the enduring partnerships between our country, our state, and South Korea.

Consul general, thank you for joining us today here in the California State Senate. I am proud to represent a part of Koreatown, which is the largest Korean community outside of Korea. And in Los Angeles County alone, more than 220,000 Korean Americans have helped build vibrant communities and have enriched our state through their entrepreneurship, culture, public service, civic engagement, and solidarity.

Like many communities that have come to this country seeking opportunity, Korean Americans have faced discrimination and hardship while helping to shape our democracy and advance the ongoing struggle for civil rights and human dignity. And we are very proud to hold many of the partnerships with the Korean community across black and Latino.

And we won't hold it against the fact that South Korea is no longer in the World Cup, but Diva Mexico. But as one of the most diverse places in the world, California demonstrates every day that people of different cultures,

different cultures, of different faiths, of different backgrounds can live and work and thrive together. That is what this resolution is about. It invites us to reaffirm our shared commitment to peace, understanding, and cooperation. With that, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Senator Caballero.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise as, another pro co proud co author of Senate Resolution 113 that commemorates, as we have heard, the United Nations International Day of Peace and honors chancellor Yong Seung Cho, whose vision helped establish this global observance. Recognized by the United Nations, the International Day of Peace encourages us to strengthen the bonds that unite people and nations and to reflect on our responsibility to one another. As I consider this resolution, I'm confronted by the profound cost of war.

While a war's financial burden is immense, the deepest losses are borne by individuals, families, friends, and communities lives who are permanently altered and permanently devastated by conflict, injury, death, and destruction.

Can you imagine what the world would be like? What future could promise what what future could we promise if we directed our efforts to prevent conflict rather than working to, reacting to it? What opportunities might emerge if we invested our resources to uplift all individuals, to focus on human potential and mutual understanding. These questions guided the life and work of chancellor Cho.

Having witnessed the devastation of war, he believed that lasting progress begins with dialogue, mutual respect, and a recognition of our shared humanity, and that education could be the bridge between people, cultures, and nations.

Today, Chancellor Cho's message is even more relevant. Peace demands persistence, courage, and a commitment to justice. It calls us to seek common ground even amid disagreement. At its heart, peace reflects a commitment to coexist with dignity and respect, to resolve differences constructively and to work towards a common good, to establish ethical values, understand right from wrong, and to create and to work to create a civil society.

As we honor Chancellor Cho and recognize Senate Resolution 113, I ask that we commit to promote understanding across every divide and leave future generations with a world defined by possibilities created through through peace.

I wanna thank the good doctor from Irvine for, authoring this resolution and ask for your Aye vote on SR 113.

Senator Durazo.

Thank you, Madam President. When the UN General Assembly made September 21 the this annual observance, it gave us something simple but important. A single day to pause and commit to peace, not passive peace. Peace as the active presence of justice, mutual respect, and cooperation between peoples. This week, reflecting on the prayers of sister Michelle Gorman on doctor King's birthday this past January, she reminded us of his words from the Birmingham Jail.

Permission to read.

Without objection.

We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. And whatever affects one directly, affects us all indirectly. Sister Michelle wrote in that prayer, which I had the honor of delivering that morning, Quote, may we refuse to believe that we are unable to influence the events which surround us. May we refuse to believe that we are so bound to racism and war that justice and peace are impossible. California has a special stake in this.

We are home to people from nearly every nation, culture, and faith on earth, and our strength comes directly from how we coexist. Peaceful coexistence takes the same things this resolution calls for. Mutual understanding, respect for human dignity, and a re rejection of violence as a means of solving our differences. I support SR 113, not just as a ceremonial gesture, but as a renewed commitment here in California to the kind of peace this day was created to inspire.

And I thank the author, my colleague from Irvine, for uplifting the importance of this commitment.

Senator Arreguin.

Madam President, I also rise in support of SR 113. I'm proud to be a co author recognizing September 21 as International Day of Peace. At a time when conflict, division, and uncertainty touches communities across the globe, this resolution reminds us that peace is not simply the absence of war. We are also reminded that as our state is home to a diverse diaspora people whose homelands have been impacted by the ravages of war, that impact ripples through our own communities.

When we reaffirm our commitment to peace, dialogue, and understanding, we stand with all those working to build a more just and hopeful future.

The International Day of Peace calls on each of us to reject violence, to resolve differences through dialogue, and invest in the well-being of future generations. I wanna thank my colleague from Irvine and the bipartisan group of senators for introducing this resolution and call on all Californians to reaffirm our commitment to the values of peace, human rights, and our shared humanity. Without a respect, we ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Allen.

Members, having worked for the United Nations, I just wanted to say how appreciative I am of the strong support from my Republican colleagues for the United Nations, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Choi, you may close.

Thank you very much, my colleagues, for your wonderful, positive support comments. I really appreciate that. I would like to respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the row.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 39, No 0.

The resolution is adopted. Going back to privileges of the floor for Senator Choi for Senator Choi to recognize the guests associated to this resolution.

I'm so honored and privileged to present to you distinguished guests today who flew from Korea representing Kyunghee University pre system, doctor Yongbo Kim, who is the vice president of Kyunghee University system. And then also, our distinguished guest, usually, he's supposed a lot. Our consul general of Korea in San Francisco, honorable Chung Taek I 'm. And next one is director of Miwon Peace Foundation, Dong talk to Dongsoo Kim. Miwon Foundation is today in Korea, Chunghee University announced the second, international winner of Mi One Peace Prize.

So this will be biannual activity and which I'm a member of, and this will this will be not quite like a Nobel Prize, but equivalent to that. The winners will get the $200,000 in biannually. Doctor Jonathan Kim is president of San Francisco Korean Association, and so Seoul Choi, vice president of COVID of San Francisco. As as Choi is an artist, chairman, and the next person is Seok Chan Lee is a past president of SKA SW.

Next person is Yong Il Kim, president of Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Northern California.

Lastly, Jenny Kwak Weber, executive adviser, Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Northern California. And I'm plea pleased to to present this resolution. Please welcome our distinguished guest. Thank you so much.

I'd like to welcome our guests, both from here in California and those who made the trip from Korea. And for any Senator that'd like to join in the group photo, please join in the back. We are now moving into our budget bill marathon, also known as the Senator Laird show. We're gonna start with file item 1161 back on the supplemental file. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 112 by Assembly Member Gabriel, an act relating to the state budget and making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately. Budget bill.

Senator Laird.

Thank you very much, Madam President. Assembly Bill 112, is a budget bill junior that amends the 2025 and prior year budget acts to reflect the final budget agreement reached between the administration and the legislature. Highlights of this bill include $4,200,000,000 general fund for the Medi Cal program to adjust for the current year 2025, 26 expenditures, including the repayment of the medical provider's interim payment of fund loan.

This bill also reappropriates a total of a $139,100,000 general fund to address a current year deficiency at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that is a result of structural and operational shortfalls. It makes a variety of other technical changes.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Seeing no mics up, secretary, please call the roll.

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Senator Laird. Senator Laird moves the call. Moving on to file item 163. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 150 by the Assembly Committee on Budget, an act relating to childcare, making an appropriation appropriation therefore to take effect immediately but relate to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you, Madam President. Assembly Bill 150 is the childcare and preschool trailer bill. It includes the following. It creates a 15% set aside for childcare expansion awards for general childcare and development programs to fund minor repairs and infrastructure upgrades for subsidized childcare program, expansions. It enacts a 2.01% cost of living adjustment for subsidized childcare providers.

It establishes a framework for approximately $40,000,000 in proposition 64 and federal disaster release funds to support childcare facilities impact by recent disasters. The bill also conforms provisions related to childcare to the state preschool program and streamlines state preschool eligibility enrollment priorities so that the state preschool contractors can maximize enrollment for their contracts. It makes various other technical changes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no mics up. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 31, Noes 0. The measure passes. We're gonna lift the call on file item one sixty one. Secretary, please call the absent Members.

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Ayes 30, Noes 9. The measure passes. Moving on to file item 164. Secretary, please read AB 152.

Assembly Bill 152, the Assembly Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review an act relating to Human Services and making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately but related to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you very much, Madam President. This bill is the Human Services Trailer Bill. It provides for a 1.8% increase to CalWORKs grants. It establishes enforcement provisions related to in home support services, provider benefits, and wages. It authorizes adoption assistance program payments to be used for wrap around and other services and requires the California Department of Social Services to ensure that transition supports are available for adopted children.

It also establishes a three year county match waiver for the CalFresh program. This will temporarily hold counties harmless from the, higher administrative match ratio due to HR 1 shifting snap cost to states. This complements the $223,000,000 included in the budget act for counties to help clients navigate and retain CalFresh under HR 1's time limits on food assistance. It makes other technical and other changes. I respectfully ask for an item.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 30, Noes 9. The measure passes. Senator Laird is still ready. Secretary, please read file item 170.

Assembly Bill 181 by Assembly Member Alvarez in equity to education governance.

AB 181.

Thank you, Madam President. This bill is related to education governance. The bill establishes an office of the state superintendent of public instruction and creates an education commissioner that will oversee the department of education and requires Senate confirmation. The bill provides the superintendent a voting role on the State Board of Education as well as on the California Community College Board of Governors. The State Board of Education will have two additional legislative appointments.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 21. Noes 4. The measure passes. Senator Laird, file item 169, AB 179. Secretary, please read.

Assembly BIll 179 by the Assembly Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, enact related to housing and make it an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird. Thank you very much, Madam President.

This is the second of two housing related trailer bills. The first bill or I mean, this bill, among other things, streamlines the state's affordable housing funding system by creating a one stop shop model in order to deliver projects faster and at a lower cost.

It extends and improves the homeless housing assistance and prevention program, HAPP, by establishing, and funding round seven, streamlining round seven application procedures, harmonizing system performance measures across all rounds, providing flexibility in reporting frequency, creating a reallocation mechanism to redirect funding that is not being deployed with sufficient urgency, establishes the disaster rebuilding fund, making it cheaper and easier for homeowners to obtain construction loans if their homes are destroyed by disaster.

It creates incentives for local jurisdictions to waive development impact fees on affordable housing projects funded by the state. It exempts age restricted units such as residential care facilities for the elderly from the general rule that prohibits developers from providing separate entryways or amenities for market rates and affordable units in the same building.

It exempts specified nonresidential medical facilities from the current six year freeze on making changes to the building standard code. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

With one breath, Senator Laird. Seeing no mics up, secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 30, Noes 9, the measure passes. Messages from the governor will be deemed read. There are messages from the Assembly on the desk. Secretary, please read.

Madam President, I'm directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly amended and on this day pass as amended. Senate Bill 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 177, and Senate Bill 180, and respectfully request your honor to concur and set amendments.

The Senate has noted. Reports of the committee would be deemed read in amendments adopted. Moving on to motions and resolutions. Motion to approve Senate journals. Without objection, Senate journals for 06/22/2026 through 06/25/2026 will be approved as corrected by the minute clerk.

Any other member wish to be recognized under motions and resolutions? Seeing none. Okay. As you heard the message from the Assembly, we have, bills now back in concurrence. So without reference to without any objection, I'd like to go through the file without reference to the file.

Starting off with Senate Bill 168. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 168 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, and act relating to public resources and making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird. Thank you. This is, Senate Bill 168, the public resources trailer bill. We are concurring in the amendments. The bill establishes a new light duty zero emission vehicle incentive program for first time buyers with specific parameters on vehicle price, weight, and in state use.

It specifies the vice Chair of the California Energy Commission shall receive an annual salary that is the midpoint between the annual salary of the other commission members and that of the chairperson, and it authorizes the California Energy Commission to transfer approximately $22,000,000 from the distributed electricity backup assets, DEBA, program for the demand side grid support, DSGS program. With that, I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Choi, you're recognized on this item.

Thank you, Madam. And then I have a serious concerns with the SB 168. Californians already pay some of the highest electricity rates in the nation, but this bill continues to expand state energy programs without demonstrating how they will lower costs or improve grid reliability. Our priority should be affordable, reliable energy, and greater accountability for the billions we already spent, not creating new obligations while families and the businesses continue to struggle with the rising utility bills. For those reasons, I urge you no vote.

Senator Laird, you may now close on this item.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 29, Noes 9. The, Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 169.

Senate Bill 169 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and act relating to transportation and make an appropriation there for it to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you. This is, the transportation trailer bill. We're concurring in the Senate amendments. The bill authorizes the DMV to participate in the state to state verification program to enable compliance with federal real ID act requirements while establishing the first in the nation privacy oversight and accountability safeguards to protect Californians.

It authorizes automated enforcement of the state highway system portion of the games route network for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic games. It requires the high speed rail authority office of inspector general to produce publicly available reports of the reviews and investigations, subject only to limited exceptions and create a steer clear statutory framework for retention and protection of work papers and other communications. It suspends penalties for specific requirements of the Transit Development Act for transit operators during the 2627 fiscal year.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Strickland on this item.

Thank you, Madam President, Members. Like every one of these trailer bills, there's good things in it, and there's also not so good things in it. I rise in opposition to SB 169. One of the provisions that allows the high speed rail inspector general to keep certain audits and reviews associated with materials confidential on a project that has a lot of questions about it in terms of overspending as well as transparency issues. I think we're going the wrong way.

And within this bill, it actually goes even further the wrong way. For those reasons, I asked for the snow boat on SB 169.

Senator Laird, please close.

Thank you. That's a that section is real accountability. It requires public reports. I ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 29, Noes 9. Amendments are concurred in. Members, we are taking up item 170 without reference to file. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 170 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, and act relating to reorganization of the executive branch of the state government and making an appropriation therefore to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you. Earlier, Mister President, I said, I presented a bill and said it was the second of the two housing bills. Well, this one is the first. So, this bill, among other things, codifies the governor's reorganization plan approved last year, which dissolves the business consumer services and housing agency and replaces it with two new agencies, the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and the business and consumer services agency to enable deeper mission focus for both.

It provides resources for implementation of recently enacted legislation requiring the translation of guidelines at the housing and community development department.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no mics raised for discussion or debate, secretary, please call roll.

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Secretary, please call absent Members.

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Ayes 27, Noes 9. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 171.

Senate Bill 171 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and Act relating to labor and making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you, Madam President. This bill is the labor trailer bill. Most significantly, it makes statutory reform changes to the subsequent injury benefits trust fund program that better aligns the program requirements with the existing workers' compensation benefit program. It also includes specific circumstances in which reforms do not apply to the current backlog of cases and addresses veterans disability pension benefits not being deducted from the, this program benefits. It also includes other various technical changes.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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One second, secretary.

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Ayes 28, Noes 9. Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read file item 172.

Senate Bill 172 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and act relating to state government and making it appropriation in airports to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you very much, Madam President. This is the state government trailer bill. It codifies the California Education Learning Lab, the Farm to School programs, and the California Jobs First programs. It makes statutory changes related to the middle mile broadband initiative and the next generation nine eleven project. It authorizes the governor's office of land use and climate innovation to charge fees for the submission documents to the California offset operational costs and enable enhancements.

It includes statutory changes related to procurement processes and efficiencies at the Department of General Services. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Secretary Oh. As a reminder, colleagues, your face has to be visible to cast a vote.

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Ayes 28, Noes 2 The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 174.

Senate Bill 174 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and act relating to court to make an appropriation. Therefore, to take effect immediately, bill relate to the budget.

Senator Laird.

This, bill is the court's trailer bill. It extends currently allowed remote court proceedings until 2032. It clarifies judicial discretion for in person appearances at specified civil matters. It extends the deadline for courts to provide users access to lactation rooms until 2029. It appropriates $100,000 for related facility modifications.

I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

I see no mics up. Secretary, please call the roll.

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Aye. 37, No 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 177.

Senate Bill 177 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and accurate name to Medicare. I'm making an appropriation in airports to take effect immediately but relate to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you. Senate Bill 177 is the fair share from big corporations act. This is something that has been worked on in this house for the last number of months. There was a lot of work done on it. People moved.

I think we set the agenda here, and it requires the Department of Finance to present options to the legislature by taxpayer costs of their employees who are on Medi Cal. It requires these options to include data, fiscal estimates, and legislative bill language for implementation.

While enactment of a fair share charge on large corporations would require subsequent legislation in next year's budget process, this bill takes the first step to ensure that the state has all the data and all the other information it needs to make an informed, responsible, and equitable decision, at that time. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas your recognized.

Thank you. Madam president and colleagues. I rise in support of SB 177. And just reminding everyone, that in order to have a strong economy, we have to have stable communities. And health care provided to all is what helps to stabilize our neighborhoods and working families.

And at a time of growing economic uncertainty, Californians are looking to us for stability, fairness, and leadership. Families across our state are feeling the strain of rising costs and increasing insecurity. Local governments and community organizations are being asked to do more with less while the demands on public services continue to grow. It's moments like this that we have a responsibility to ensure that the burden does not fall disproportionately on working people. SB 177, AB 177 is rooted in a simple principle.

Those who have benefited from the most from California's economy should contribute their fair share to sustaining the communities that make that success possible. Strong businesses depend on strong communities. They depend on healthy workers, functioning infrastructure, quality schools, and public systems that help people thrive. When those systems are weakened, the consequences reach far beyond the individual families. They affect our workforce, our local economies, and our long term prosperity.

And I think that's what SB 177, represents. It is an an issue that has shown support from the left, from the right, from independence, that we all have to roll up our sleeves and do what's right to ensure that we have healthcare provided here in California and that everyone has a responsibility to make sure that that's so. This measure represents an important step. It's not at all the final step.

We have a long way to go, but it recognizes that economic success is deeply connected to community well-being.

And with that, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Senator Strickland on this item.

Thank you, Madam President, Members. As I rise in opposition to SB 177. My colleague talked about strong economies. What you need to have a strong economy is a strong business environment. You can't keep taxing these businesses and expect them to stay in California.

That's why we have what's happening today, it's the first time in California history members since the gold rush where people are leaving California than coming in. And an example, my brother, he left Santa Barbara because his job went to Florida. There's so many different examples in all of your districts where the jobs people wanna stay in California, but they're leaving the states like Florida, Texas, Montana, and other states because we are not business friendly.

If you want a strong economy, stop taxing businesses that provide jobs because those jobs are leaving the state of California. And unfortunately, what happens is a lot of folks as they grow older, they wanna see their grandkids.

Their grandkids aren't getting jobs here in California, so they're having to go to Florida, Montana, or retire somewhere other than California. Members, we have the best weather in the world in the world, And people are leaving to a state like Montana, which is frozen three months a year because of the policies in this building. And this bill continues that policy to drive more jobs away from the state of California. For those reasons, I ask for a no vote on SB 177.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas your recognized.

I just wanna make one clarification. This isn't about taxing. This is about fair share. And what fair share means is that wealthy corporations no longer shift the cost of their employees' health care onto taxpayers who are already telling us that they have an affordability issue. They can't make pay their rent.

They're unable to pay for gas. They're unable to put food on their table to pay for medicine. This is about saying that corporations that have their employees who are on our public health care system, that they do what many businesses do, which is cover the health care of their workers. If it's good for the small business, it should be good for large wealthy corporations.

Fair share is a plan for us to get closer and closer to fairness so that it's not just the little guy that's carrying the burden of health care.

It's something that is carried by all of us, and it also creates an advantage for those businesses that do pay and provide their health insurance. And with that, again, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Senator Grove on this item.

Thank you. I respectfully ask for a no vote on this item. I realize it's a study, but the bottom line is is that there has been three pieces of legislation that's passed through this body in private health insurance for employers. They anticipate it go up almost 40% with the the MCO tax and the other taxes on health care plans.

The, proposal that says if somebody's on Medi Cal and works for a corporation that has over 250 employees will drastically affect individuals like those that are retired that are the Walmart greeter when you go into Walmart or those that have an extra job just for income.

If they're on if they're on Medi Cal, they will be affected. I can see employers that wanna stay here in the state of California, not hiring anybody that's on Medi Cal, which re which causes them to lose that additional income. You look on Instagram, you watch these people, you have individuals that are on Medi Cal that are doing DoorDash just to make ends meet. You have, you know, I've seen several things.

I have a a young lady that I stay in touch with that was one of our childhood friends that does DoorDash, and she's nine months pregnant just to make the ends meet. She lives in Arizona.

I can tell you that this while it sounds good, that it's gonna be like the employers are gonna be punished in the fair share, individuals will not be able to make ends meet even further because they will either have to belong to a union on a high roads job program, or they, will have to be highly educated, but anybody on medical will not be able to get a minimum wage job because most of those jobs don't pay, for health insurance, and it's gonna be very difficult for them to survive and disrespectfully ask for a no vote because I think this is well intended, but on the ground it doesn't work and it will backfire.

Senator Laird, you may now close.

Thank you. Let's be clear. This is a matter of equity. If you are a small business owner in the state of California and business owners have been invoked in this debate, you pay for the health insurance for your employees. And through your taxes, you pay for the health insurance of large corporations that use Medi Cal as their health insurance for their employees.

Those small business people are hit twice to do that. That is why this is a matter of equity. This fixes that. And this is not the implementation. Next year, based on what the governor presents to us, we make a decision to implement, and we address a lot of the issues that were raised here to make sure that it's done in a way that it addresses directly that equity and make sure that our Medi Cal program doesn't suffer financially.

This is a good bill. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Aye is 28. Nose, nine. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read please read SB 180.

Senate Bill 180 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and equity to taxation to make an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you very much, Madam President. This bill is the budget trailer bill related to taxation. It extends the Cal Competes tax credit program, which provides financial incentives to attract and retain private companies that agree to hire and invest in California until 01/01/2035, and it allows a maximum amount of a $180,000,000 in credits in each fiscal year.

This bill also conforms state tax treatment of the new individual retirement accounts established by the Federal House, Resolution 1, HR 1 for the benefit of children under the age of 18 with federal law commencing with the tax year 2026. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Limon. Rubio.

Aye's 37. No. Zero. The Assembly members are concurred in. There are, messages from the Assembly at the desk.

Secretary, please read.

Madam President, I'm directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly amended and all that they pass as amended. Senate Bill 135, 163, 165, 166, 197, seven nineteen, and Senate Bill 1350, and respectfully request your honorable body to concur and set amendments. Sue Parker, chief clerk of the Assembly.

Thank you, secretary. Those items will be taken up on in without reference to file. We're gonna start with SB 135. Secretary, please read.

Senate Senate Bill 135 of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review an act relating to Postsecondary Education and making an appropriation there for it to take effect immediately but relate to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you, Madam President. This is the higher education trailer bill. This bill includes changes to allow community college districts to calculate their enrollment using the greater of the three year average or the current year enrollment so that districts can benefit from their growth. Additionally, this budget includes funding so districts can provide up to fourteen weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave benefits for their employees.

This measure makes changes so dental and vision benefits can now be reimbursed from the part time faculty health insurance program at the community colleges. Finally, this bill includes other technical statutory changes. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Senator Perez on this item. Yes.

Thank you, Madam President. First of all, I just wanna thank our, Senate budget Chair who's been absolutely incredible in bringing this forward. This is an incredible and very ambitious, investments in higher education. Us allowing for community colleges to be able to use the greater of the three year average or current year enrollment is going to mean that all of our community college districts are going to get paid for the students that they are serving.

Many of our districts have been serving students even though they have not been receiving the dollars for it.

This is critical. In addition to that, allowing our community college districts to be able to provide fourteen weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave for their employees, to provide dental and vision benefits for part time faculty is going to be a game changer. I was just meeting with constituents this past weekend. Individuals who were telling me how significant this was going to be. A faculty member who was sharing that she had to use her sick time during the time when she was pregnant.

She was so excited to see us taking action in this way. This is a significant and historic budget, and I urge an Aye vote.

Senator Laird, you may now close.

I really wanna, thank the Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on education for her work and her great statements. This is a good bill. I ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 28, Noes 7. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 163.

Senate bill 163 by Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and act relating to developmental services and making an appropriation, therefore, to take effect immediately bill related to the budget.

Thank you, Madam President. This bill is the human services trailer bill. It includes the following. It establishes a new federally compliant grievance system for handling complaints regarding regional center services.

Senator Laird.

It makes various changes to regional center board governance requirements to improve oversight. It extends the authorization for certain developmental services to be delivered remotely. It codifies existing overtime pay requirements for hourly workers who provide supported living services to provide parity with in home support services overtime pay requirements. It makes various other changes. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Ayes 31, Noes 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 165.

Senate Bill 165 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, an act relating to health and care facilities and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Laird.

Thank you, Madam President. This bill extends the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Fee for one year until December 31st, 2027. The Quality Assurance Fee Program, which has been in place since 2004, allows the state to draw down additional federal funds to support reimbursement rate increases to skilled nursing facilities in the Medi-Cal Program.

The program also establishes facility-specific reimbursement rate methodologies that will expire at the end of this year without the one-year extension included in this bill, which would destabilize access for seniors and persons with disabilities to our state skilled nursing facilities. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

On the urgency, ayes: 30; noes: zero. On the measure, ayes: 30; no: zero. The amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 166.

Senate Bill 166 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, an act relating to public resources and making an appropriation therefore to take effect immediately. Bill related to the budget.

Senator Laird.

Thank you very much. This is the Resources Trailer Bill, and I commented in the Budget Committee this is one of the most on-time resources trailer bills that I have experienced. One year, it didn't ever-- was ever approved. So this bill provides technical clarification and cleanup language related to the California Fire Service Training and Education Program fees.

It provides technical changes related to the Department of Toxic Substance Control's Generation and Handling Fee. It extends CalRecycle's Plastic Market Development Payment Program from July 1st, 2027 to July 1st, 2029 and increases the maximum payment rate per ton from $150 to $250. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 28; noes: nine. The amendments are concurred in. We're gonna give Senator Laird a break for right now and turn over to SB 97. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 97 by Senator Grayson, and I'll grant you financial regulation and declare the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Grayson.

Thank you, madam president, and good afternoon. Senators, SB 97 is an urgency bill to make necessary changes to the digital financial assets law before it becomes operative on July 1. Over the past eighteen months, I've worked closely with industry, DFPI, and consumer groups to identify clarifying changes and updates to the law before it goes into effect. There is no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote and request immediate transmittal transmittal of the bill to the governor.

I'm seeing no mics up on this item. Secretary, please call the roll.

Alan. Hi. Alvarado-Gil. Hi. Archuleta.

Hi. Hi. Ashby. Hi. Becker.

Hi. Hi. Caballero. Hi. Cervantes.

Hi. Choi. Cortezi, Deli, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon, Aye, Rubio Sillarto. Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern.

Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert. Baladares. Aye, Wahab. Aye, Webber Pearson.

Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Please call the absent members.

Jones, Limon, Avila? Aye. Rubio, Umbert? Aye.

Aye. On the urgency, ayes 37, no zero. On the measure, ayes 37, no zero. Amendments are concurred in. Secretary, please read SB 719.

Senate bill 719 by Senator Cabaldon, in AccuLinked to Vehicles and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator.

Thank you, madam president. Two years ago, a group of legislators led by Senator Minh, Senator Ashby, and now Senator doctor Weber Pierson helped to pass SB 1394, which is a critical domestic violence protection policy for for victims of domestic violence who own or operate connected vehicles. The legislation provided domestic violence victims with the right to be able to remove their abuser from remotely accessing their vehicle, and that part of the law has been implemented on schedule.

The second, the bill also provided drivers with an in car notification when somebody is tracking their vehicle and the ability to shut off access entirely over the app or in vehicle.

The in vehicle shut off requirement is set to take effect on July 1. Now the the way that the, production process for automobiles occurs, there that deadline is not achievable. Without the delayed implementation, on Wednesday, it would be illegal in California to sell most new and used vehicles. Now why is this?

Well, the year of production, factory production of a vehicle, painting Assembly, what have you, is preceded by a year of producing the forms for parts, programming and and and setting up robots, and the rest of the, preproduction process.

The year before that is engineering. The year before that is design. The process of manufacturing new vehicles in California and everywhere else is a six to seven year process. So when the bill was passed, it anticipated, that we would be ready at this point. This was it was passed after the model year for this year.

And so SB 719 simply, adjusts the compliance deadline for the in vehicle shutoff and the in vehicle notices. Every single vehicle produced by January 2027 or before, so all used vehicles, would would have a one year extension till next year. And then each of the model years as they come out from their six year or seven year production start will phase into the bill as well. So it is not a five year extension of the deadline.

What it is is it recognizes the production period so that these, so that the in vehicle, technology can be developed and installed for every new and used car that is for sale in California.

As I say, without passage of SB 19, on Wednesday, it will be illegal to sell, a new or, almost every new and used car in California. This is a necessary technical fix.

I will also note this is exactly the same framework that the state of New York has recently approved, and so we're approved, and so we're aligning the two states in this bill with the compliance timelines to assure that this critical domestic violence, tool is in place with one reminder that the actual ability to disconnect the connected vehicle from your abuser or somebody pursuing you, that is now in place. That part of the bill has been implemented over a website request for a connected app disengagement.

And with that, I would ask for an aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Let's call the absent members one more time.

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Ayes 32, nos zero. The amendments are concurred in. Senator this does have an urgency clause. So on the urgency, ayes 32, no zero. On the measure, ayes 32, no zero.

The amendments are concurred in. Senator Cabaldon, for what purpose do you rise?

To to request immediate transmittal to the governor.

Without objection. Secretary, please read SB 1350.

Senate bill 1350 by Senator McErnie and Aquanae to Energy and declare the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator.

Madam president, distinguished members of the Senate, I'm pleased to present SB 1350 on concurrence. Having just passed the Assembly unanimously, amendments taken in the Assembly at an urgency and addressed environmental concerns on the missions and deliverability. Amendments also removed opposition from the National Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice and others. SB 1350 allows power plants to get renewable portfolio standard credits when they use green hydrogen to power turbines. SB 1350 is sponsored by the Green Hydrogen Coalition and the State Building and Construction Trades Council.

This bill is for immediate transmittal to the governor. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Senator Valadares. Thank you,

madam president. I rise, in support of SB 1350 as a proud principal co author. Members, if we really want to address California's energy needs, we need an all hands on deck approach. This bill is a common sense bill. I strongly urge your aye vote.

Thank you. Thank you, Senator. Senator McNerney, you may now close.

Well, I thank my colleague for her comments and I ask for an aye vote.

Secretary, please call the

roll. Allen. Aye. Aye. Archuleta.

Aye. Aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker.

Aye. Blake Spear. Aye. Caballero. Aye.

Cervantes. Aye. Choi. Aye. Cortese.

Deli, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Cortado, Jones, Blair, Limon, Maguire, Aye, McNerney, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Padilla, Aye, Perez, Aye, Reyes, Aye, Richardson, Aye, Rubio. Aye, Small Warguellas. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert.

Aye, Volodares. Aye, Wahab. Aye, Webber Pearson. Aye, Weiner. Weiner, aye.

alvarado-gil aye.

Ayes 37, nos zero. On the urgency, ayes thirty seven zero zero. On the measure, ayes thirty seven zero zero, the amendments are concurred in. We're gonna go back to consideration of the daily file for the governor's appointments. But before we do that, Senator Grove, not you, Senator Grove, we're gonna do, second reading file, items one through 22.

Secretary, please read.

Senate Resolution 119, Assembly Bill 2321, 2575, 2296, 2612.

Second Reading will be deemed read. Senator Gómez Reyes has the Governor's Appointments for Items 23, 24, and 25. Senator.

Thank you, Madam President and members. File Item 23 is a confirmation of Dennis Alfieri for reappointment to the California Horse Racing Board where he has served since 2018. His career has been in real estate and property management, and he is currently a real estate consultant with St. Polley Capital Corporation. He was approved by the Rules Committee on June 3rd. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 28; noes: zero. The appointment is confirmed. Senator Gómez Reyes on File Item 24.

Thank you, Madam President and Members. File item 24 is a confirmation of Damascus Castellanos for reappointment to the California horse racing board. He was first appointed to the board in 2021, and he also serves as secretary treasurer for the Teamsters Union Local 495. He was approved by the rules committee on June 3. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Senator Archuleta.

Yes. Thank you, Madam President. I stand in strong support of this nomination of Damascus Castellanos, a constituent, a resident of the great city of Pico Rivera. And I've known the man for years, great family man, and a great asset to the state of California, and I urge an Aye vote.

Senator Gomez Reyes, you may now close.

Thank you. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 28. Noes 0. The appointment is confirmed. File item 25, Senator.

Thank

you. What's that? Try again.

Thank you, Madam President and Members. File item 25 is a confirmation of Thomas Hudnut for reappointment to the California horse racing board. He was he first joined the board in 2022, and he is a former president and chief executive officer of the Harvard Westlake School in Los Angeles. He was approved by the rules committee on June 3. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no mics up, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 28, Noes 0. The appointment is confirmed. Moving on to the Senate third reading. Senator Caballero has filed item 54.

Secretary, please read.

Senate joint Resolution 16 by Senator Caballero relative to vehicles.

Senator.

Thank you, Madam President and Members. I rise today to present SJR 16. This resolution amplifies the voices of California's commercial truck drivers, the lifeblood of our state's supply chains and economy. This issue affects rural California as well as urban centers.

After a tragic fatal crash in Florida which involved a commercial truck driver who resided in California, federal regulators found California commercial driver's license program non compliant purportedly because of language issues. And they forced the Department of Motor Vehicles to rescind 17,000 truck driver licenses and a federal court to cancel rough roughly 13,000, which stripped thousands of drivers in California of their livelihoods overnight. The Department of Motor Vehicles took corrective action, but to no avail.

The federal authorities turned a tragic accident into a weapon against hardworking immigrant drivers that include many sick Indian and Latino drivers in my district, men and women who spend weeks away from their families to deliver the medical supplies, the food, the fuel, the clothes that we all depend on. As California and the country fights to lower the cost of living, canceling these licenses only drives prices higher.

SJR 16 urges Congress to act swiftly, reinstate these drivers credentials for those who meet California DMV standards, and safeguard our supply chain. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you, Senator. I see no mics up. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 28, Noes 5. The resolution is adopted. Moving on to file item 57. Senator, once again ready. Secretary, please read.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 185 by Senator Caballero and act relating to Probation Services Week.

Senator. Thank you madam president. I rise today to present SCR 185, which recognizes the week of July 19 to 07/25/2026 as probation services week. California's probation professionals play a critical role in our justice system and balance accountability, rehabilitation, and public safety. Probation officers are highly trained public servants who receive extensive instruction in areas such as trauma informed care, cognitive and behavioral interventions, and evidence based rehabilitation practices.

Each day, probation officers work with justice involved families to help them connect to treatment, education, workforce development, mental health services, and other systems that help to reduce recidivism and strengthen communities. Probation departments serve as key partners alongside the courts, law enforcement, schools, behavioral health providers, victims advocates, and community organizations. As an attorney in private practice, probation officers were instrumental in providing structure and assistance with my clients who deserved a second chance and an ally in the courtroom.

Their work helps ensure that individuals who return to our community have the tools necessary to reintegrate and lead productive lives. SCR 85 recognizes the dedication, professionalism, and service of probation personnel throughout California and the important roles that they play in keeping our communities safe.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.