Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Good morning, California. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

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

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

Please join me in a moment of reflection. This past weekend, while officiating our nephew's wedding, I shared this with the couple. Your uncle and auntie's wish for you is best expressed in this ancient parable. It's a story that reopens our wisdom eyes to see again what we know of life, yet so easily forget. It's called the Parable of the Pebbles.

This is a story of travelers riding through the night. In the moonlight, they came upon a stream. There, they rested a while, drinking the cool fresh water. Although no one was near, they heard a voice, a quiet whisper that seemed to say, gather pebbles from the stream. Gather pebbles from the stream.

Without a word, they each took a handful of the ordinary pebbles from the stream bed. The travelers remounted their horses and rode on through the night. As the new day broke, they arrived at their destination. Each of the riders was surprised to find that the pebbles they had gathered in the night had turned into precious gems. They, of course, wished they had gathered more, but they were grateful for the ones they had.

In this parable, we are all riders in the night, and the pebbles we have gathered are the memories we have collected on our journey through life. When we look back on our journey, we find the memories we have, like the pebbles, have turned into precious gems. The story helps us to remember again that the experiences of life that we share together each day will someday become our treasured memories. We only need to cherish and not take for granted our moments together.

While older and reflecting back on our life's journey, we will wish we had gathered more, but we will be grateful for the ones we have.

And whenever we examine our precious memories, we will see what was what has truly given meaning to our lives. As you continue on your journey of life together, gather pebbles from this dream, cherish every day you have together, and try to never take each other for granted. The wish we shared with our newlyweds is a wish that we have for ourselves and for the whole world.

If we can live cherishing every day, we will embrace each day with gratitude, and we will look back on our lives with few regrets. With kindness and gratitude beyond words.

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

Please place your hand over your heart and join me in this important gesture. I pledge allegiance to the flag.

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

Assembly Chamber Sacramento, May 3. The Assembly met at 9am. The honorable Josh Lowenthal, speaker pro tempore of the Assembly presiding Chief Clerk..

Majority Leader Aguiar Curry moves, and Miss Johnson seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations of petitions, there are none. Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred.

Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving on to motions and resolutions, the opposite of the dare as follows for personal business, Assembly member Hart. Onto our procedural motions. Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

Good morning, Mister speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 45.5 to allow Assembly members Addis and Lackey to speak on an adjourn in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 118 a to allow Assembly members Arambula, Pacheco, Hoover, and Mark Gonzales to have guests at the rear of the chamber and to allow Assembly members, Harabedian and Lackey, to have guests seated at their desks.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

At the request of the author, please place item one eight eight SB 546 Grayson on the inactive file.

Clerk will note. Okay. Members, pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm rereferring item 139. That's SB 716 Durazo to the local government committee. Okay.

Members, very big announcement here. On behalf of our reverends, Bob and Patti Oshita, you will find cookies on your desk. Do not open them up. Well, like, give give me give me a moment. They would like to share the following message.

Thank you for all of your kindness and support. We will always cherish the memories of being with you in this historic Assembly chamber, grateful beyond words. Members, the reverends Bob and Patti Oshita. Isn't it like them when they're being recognized that they give us a gift? Okay.

Moving on to our guest introductions. Assembly member Lackey, you are recognized for your guest introduction, sir.

Okay. I should probably do this in order and and introduce my wife first. My wife Linda is here. Thank you. I have Anna in the back, my district director that's come all the way up from Palmdale. And I think I have other, staff members, Angela and Rosalinda, if they're here, And my ex wife, Theresa, she's also here.

Okay. Members. Time for another guest introduction with Assembly member Pacheco. You are recognized for your guest introduction. Decorum members?

Assembly member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to recognize the upcoming retirement of a long time rules committee employee. Liz Foster, the assembly's human resources director. Liz will be retiring this October after more than three decades of dedicated service with the Assembly Rules Committee. Raised in Claremont, California, Liz attended the University of California, Riverside, where she earned a bachelor's of arts degree in business administration.

And who I also hear is a Dodger fan. Go Dodgers. She moved to Sacramento in 1991, working as substitute teacher before joining the Assembly in 1992 as a secretary at the front desk of rules in the state capital. As a dependable and resourceful team player, Liz has served in many positions since being hired, including several roles in human resources. She assumed the position of human resources director on 07/17/2023.

Over the course of her time in HR, Liz has served as workers compensation coordinator, childcare center liaison, and ADA coordinator. Anyone who has worked with Liz knows that she is steady, knowledgeable, and someone you can count on to find an answer when you need one. We will miss Liz's leadership and integrity, her institutional knowledge, and the care she has shown Assembly members and staff throughout her career.

Please join me along with the speaker, Republican leader, and vice Chair of rules committee in recognizing Liz Foster for more than thirty four years of service to the Assembly. Liz is joined by her current and former colleagues, Assembly rules, staff, friends, and members of her family, Patrick, Natalie, Russell, Connie, Belinda, and Asher.

Over thirty four years, Liz has helped more Assembly staff than we could possibly name here today. Anyone who wants to congratulate her personally may do so in Swing Space Suite 8010 starting at 12PM. Please help me in congratulating and recognizing Liz Foster.

Wait a second, Miss Foster. We have another speech. We've got another speech. Assembly member Flora, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. And, Liz, I warned you about the 27 minutes of prepared remarks that I have. But I think most people when they are kind of in the later years of their career, they just kinda ride off into the sunset. But we passed some legislation that really kept you around, and I just wanna say thank you. Thank you for your dedication to the staff and trying to really figure all this out in a way that I know is incredibly challenging.

And it does not go, unnoticed by so many of us that have had conversations with you and Leah over the years. And I know it has been very challenging, but you have done it with such grace and just integrity, and, this institution is going to, miss you a lot. And I personally am because I know that I am a HR's dream. And I know that, probably because, I live by one, rule. It's like, it's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

So, we love you. We appreciate you, and and good luck in your retirement. Thank you.

Okay. We have one final guest introduction. Members, can I have your attention, please? Decorum. Thank you, everybody.

One final guest introduction, please. Assemblymember Hoover, you are recognized for your guest introduction.

Thank you, Mister speaker. It is with a very heavy heart that I rise today to, say goodbye to my chief of staff, Theresa Trujillo, who has been serving with my office since I was elected about four years ago. I've been trying to convince her to stick around, but I don't think that's gonna actually work out. So I wanted to say goodbye to her today before we leave, for the year. Teresa and I Teresa actually started in the state capitol.

She has served for 21 years in this building. She started in 2005 for, with the office of then Assembly member Bill Emerson. And it was about six years later that Teresa and I's paths first crossed. In 2011, I became an intern for the office of Senator Bill Emerson, and was very excited to meet Teresa at that point in time. We we were she taught me how to be a good intern.

She was very skeptical of my abilities when I came into the building, but I think we we got along really well and that worked out very well. So well that a few years later, she gave me a call and asked if I would be her legislative director when she was hired as chief of staff to Assembly member Jay Obernolte. So then we got to spend another couple of years in the same office again.

And so, we have now come full circle, where when I got elected, in 2022, I had to call Teresa to convince her to come work for me, even though she wanted to retire back then, I think. But I'm so glad that she stuck around for a few years.

Teresa, I'm so incredibly grateful for your friendship, your guidance, our partnership over these last fifteen years. And also, the most important thing is you are always willing to set me straight when I am doing the wrong thing or when I'm thinking the wrong way. So I appreciate your honesty, your brutal honesty at times. We are going to miss you so much. I'm going to miss you so much.

I wish you the best in retirement. And just really excited for the time that we got to have together. Thank you, Teresa.

Okay. We are going to get to business on the daily file. Before we do that, madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

I request unanimous consent to rescind the action whereby on 06/29/2026, SB 1344 Cabaldon was read a third time passed and sent to the Senate. Please order the bill back to the third reading file.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to rescind the action whereby on 07/02/2026, SB 1273 Cabaldon was read a third time passed and sent to the Senate. Please order that bill back to the third reading.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Moving on to business on the daily file, we'll begin with our second reading file, items one through 111. The clerk will read.

[Second Reading]

Okay. Members, your reading clerk, Mister David Bowman. We get to concurrence file items 112 through 121. We begin with file item 112.

That is AB 442 by Assembly member Hadwick. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 442 by Assemblymember Hadwick and others, an act relating to Forestry.

Assembly member Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 442 is back on concurrence. Amendments in the Senate remove a regional prohibition on working forest management plans and increase the number of acres allowed in plans. 442 has enjoyed unanimous support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Hadwick, all the debate having ceased? Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye's 51. No 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

We're gonna pass retain on file item one thirteen. File item one fourteen, AB 2042 by Assemblymember Kalra. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2042 by Assemblymember Kalra and act living the civil actions.

Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2042 is back on concurrence. It's enjoyed bipartisan support. I rest respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote size 56, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item one fifteen is AB 1145 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzales. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1145 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzales and others an act relating to vehicles.

Assemblymember Gonzales, you may open.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I'm honored today to present AB 1145, which is back on concurrence as a support support.

Thank you. Assemblymember Gonzalez, all debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye 55. No. Zero.

Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass to retain on file items 116, 117, 118. File item 119, that's ACR 162 by Assemblymember Hadwick. The clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 162 by Assemblymember Hadwick and others relative to Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.

Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today, I rise to honor the life and legacy of Congressman Doug LaMalfa in ACR 100 and sixty two, a man who dedicated his life to public service and to fighting for the people of Northern California. Doug LaMalfa was not a typical Washington politician. He was rooted in the land, shaped by rural life, and proud of where he came from. He didn't perform rural values.

He lived them. From agriculture and water to wildlife mitigation, forestry and rural infrastructure, Doug understood the challenges facing our communities because he experienced them himself. He carried that understanding with him every day and has guided his work in Congress. For more than 2 decades representing California's Northern Most Region, Doug LaMalfa was a strong and consistent voice for farmers, ranchers, forested counties, and rural families. He fought tirelessly for secure rural schools funding, for responsible wild fire prevention, water storage, and for federal land policies that respected local control and sound land management.

His work provided stability and support to communities that depend on our forests, working lands, and the people who steward them. Doug never stopped advocating for people who grow our food, care for our forests, and keep rural California running. He brought integrity, grit, and a deep sense of responsibility to his role, and he never forgot who he was fighting for. Over 3,000 people traveled to attend his service. For weeks, social media was flooded with photos and stories of constituents sharing their memories.

Doug made me a better legislator. He showed up no matter how far he had to drive, If he had just gotten off a flight from DC or how many people might be in the room. He believed that every person in every community, no matter the size, deserved to be represented. Doug was loved as our representative, but he was cherished as a husband, a father, and a new grandpa. His staff were one of the tightest I've ever seen.

And so many of his staff have been there since the very beginning. They are a family. I'm in awe of their strength through all of this. Doug's true legacy, of course, is his wife, Jill, and family. Their love, support, and his wife's remarkable strength and unwavering faith were the foundation that allowed him to serve our communities.

So faithfully. they remind us that public service is not just about policy, it's about family, character, and the values that we carry into every day of our work. My thoughts and prayers are with his family still. And the many constituents whose lives were touched by his service. Our region has lost a dedicated champion, and we honor Congressman Doug LaMalfa's legacy by continuing the work he believed in, standing up for rural communities, and ensuring that Northern California is never forgotten. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on ACR 162.

Thank you. Assemblymember Hadwick, and I believe a former member of the Assembly as well. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 59, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Pastoring tandem, file item one twenty.

File item 121 is AJR 17 by Assembly member Celeste Rodriguez. The clerk will read.

Assembly Joint Resolution 17 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and others relative to immigration.

Assembly member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. Last week, we passed SJR 8, which is identical to this measure. AJR 17 urges Congress to renew the immigration registry and I request respectfully ask for your aye vote on this concurrence.

Thank you. Assemblymember Rodriguez. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 45, noes, three, Senate amendments are concurred in.

Okay.

Okay. We're gonna move on to reconsideration. File item 122 is a notice. We're now moving on to reconsideration file items 123 through 125. These items shall all be continued. Brings us to the Assembly third reading file.

That's file items 126 through 131. We're gonna pass and retain on 126 through 130. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 131. Brings us to the Senate third reading file. That's file items 132 through 336.

We're gonna pass and retain on 132, 34, 35.

File item excuse me. 132, 33, 34. File item 135 is SB 941 by Senator Padilla presented by Assemblymember Carrillo. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 941 by Senator Padilla and others, an act relating to detention facilities.

Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 941 on behalf of Senator Padilla, which has received bipartisan support. Senate Bill 941 would prohibit the sale of commissary items in private detention facilities at prices that exceed a 35% markup above vendor cost. In California, every asset in need is hitting a private detention facility operated by the private corporation on private property under contract with the Federal Government.

In these facilities, detention arrest with the Federal Government by the day to day conditions of confinement and commercial practices are controlled by private entities operating within California.

Private communities in these site detention facilities sell essential items such as food, drinking water, hygiene products, and clothing. The 10 individuals have been subjected to horrendous conditions, have limited access to clean water, and are given inadequate meals that leave them hungry, forcing many to rely on commissaries to meet their basic needs. California corporations are gauging that they need force into horrendous and unacceptable conditions.

For example, a Bar of Irish Springs soap was marked up by 75%, ramen noodles by 100%, Colgate baking soda and peroxide by 139%, and canned tuna by 300%. This bill mirrors the framework of SB 474, which limits commissary prices, markups, and state prices to no more than 35% above vendor cost to ensure that these in private detention facilities have comparable consumer protections.

This legislation does not alter federal immigration and forms its priorities, detention decisions, or cost to the authority. Instead, it ensures that private companies conducting business in California are subject to the same consumer protection standards already applied elsewhere in the state's correctional system. I respectfully ask your aye vote on behalf of Senator Padilla.

Thank you. Assemblymember Carrillo. All debate have ceased. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk we'll close the roll tally of the votes. Aye's 54, No 1, the measure passes.

We're gonna pass through intent on file items 136 through 142.

We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 143. File item 144, that's SB 136 by Senator Cortese, presented by Assembly member Schultz. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1306 by Senator Cortese and act relating to controlled substances.

Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized.

Good afternoon and thank you, Mister speaker and colleagues. Today, I rise on behalf of Senator Cortese to introduce SB 1306, which would align California law with existing federal exemptions for certain chemical mixtures containing gamma butyrolactone or GPL for short that are essential to semiconductor manufacturing and research. California law leaves suppliers serving the semiconductor industry subject to significant regulatory requirements, including permitting, onerous reporting, record keeping, and 21 day transaction holds.

This administrative burden makes it more expensive to operate in the State of California when we are comparing ourselves to states like Texas, Arizona, and Florida, thereby risking the exodus of critical engineering and manufacturing jobs. California leads the nation in semiconductor research and development accounting for roughly 51% of total US semiconductor R&D in 2021, and the state semiconductor sector contributes more than $100,000,000,000 annually to our economy.

This bill will deter companies from outsourcing manufacturing to other states and ensure the vitality of California's semiconductor industry. And in closing, by bringing California into alignment with existing federal policy, SB 1306 helps reduce operational disruptions, supports in state research and development, and strengthens California's role as a global leader in high technology innovation. And with that, on behalf on behalf of the Senator, respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Schultz. All debate have ceased, clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Assemblymember Schulz, you are recognized.

We'll move the call.

Thank you, Assemblymember Schulz. Assemblymember's move the call.

We're gonna pass and retain on file items 145, 46, 47, 48. We're gonna pass temporarily. File item 149.

Pass and retain on file items 150, 51, 52, 53. File item number 154, that's SB 1169 by Senator Grayson, presented by Assembly member Carrillo. The clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 1169 by Senator Grayson, an act relating to land use.

Assembly member Carrillo, you are recognized.

Mister speaker and members, I rise to present SB 1169 on behalf of Senator Grayson. SB 1169 would extend the validity of a tentative vesting map under the subdivision map back to four years and would allow a logical jurisdiction to extend that map for another three years. This bill will help prevent delays and cost overruns on projects and help cut through the red tape. This bill has had no no votes and has enjoyed bipartisan support. On behalf of, Senator Grayson, I request an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote. Ayes 58, no zero. Measure passes. Pass and retaion on file items 155 and 56. File item 157, SB 1211 by Senator Gonzales, presented by Assembly member Schultz.

Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1211 by Senator Gonzales and others in active living the criminal procedure.

Assembly member Schultz, you are recognized.

Thank you again, Mister speaker. I'm back, colleagues. Now rising, to present Senate bill 1211 on behalf of Senator Gonzales, which will clarify that conviction integrity units housed in your local prosecutor's offices have the authority to investigate post conviction claims of factual innocence as open cases. California offers several pathways to contest a conviction, and many DA's offices have formed these CIUs specifically to expedite post conviction review.

But unlike appeals or habeas petitions, factual innocence claims assert that the defendant did not commit the crime, making them among the most urgent matters in our criminal justice system.

However, because post conviction cases are classified as closed, what we are hearing from our local DA's offices is that their CIUs face significant obstacles, including having limited access to materials, requiring investigators to draft new search warrants just to access investigatory records and an inability of judges to appoint counsel for claimants, leaving those without legal representation in our justice system.

In closing, by clarifying that conviction integrity conviction integrity units may investigate the most time sensitive cases as open matters, SB 1211 will expedite access to justice for potentially wrongfully convicted Californians. On behalf of the Senator, respectfully ask for your aye vote looking for 41 specifically. Thank you.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I 60, no zero. The measure passes. Pass to retain on file items one fifty eight, fifty nine, sixty, sixty one.

File item one sixty two is SB 971 by Senator Choi, presented by Assemblymember Garcia. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 971 by Senator Choi and others, and I'm appealing to older individuals.

Assemblymember Garcia, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. As a coauthor of this measure, I rise to present Senator choice Senate bill 971, which recognizes older adult education as a vital local service that supports healthy aging and preventative care. ThiS Bill is a bipartisan effort to help our state's older adult population has received unanimous support under SB 971.

If a local entity establishes a healthy aging community partnership program, the community based program may include technology assistance, physical activity, language learning opportunities, and other activities that support healthy social connection. The bill expands the impact of existing older adult education programs through local partnerships that work toward the same goal of serving seniors and supporting healthy aging.

The recent amendments ensure that the programs offered by local entities do not replace or supplant any of the education programs geared towards our older adults that already exist at the community California community colleges. Thank you. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll tally. The vote size 59, no zero. The measure passes. Pass through retain and file items one sixty three, 64, 65, 66.

File item 167 is SB1193. That is by Senator Wahab presented by Assembly member Quirk Silva. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1193 by Senator Wahab and others and accollated to local government.

Assembly member Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise today to present SB 1193 on behalf of Senator Wahab. This bill is a support support. SB 1193 will create a transparency framework for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to follow before awarding discretionary funds to a community organization, nonprofit organization, or private entity. Members, this is an important bill as we have an example in my own county, Orange County, where discretionary funds were used inappropriately, and that supervisor is now in prison.

So this bill will not eliminate or prohibit any discretionary funding for community organizations. It will create a more open and accountable process to build public confidence, support, inform civic engagement, and enable the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to operate more effectively in addressing community challenges. This bill, as I said, has support support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tall the votes. ayes 56, no 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 168, 169, 170, 71, 72.

File item one seventy three is SB 1115 by Senator Grove presented by leader Macedo. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 11 to 15 by Senator Grove and Ackerley in the public cemetery districts.

Leader Macedo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, Senate Bill 1115 is a measure that allows cemeteries to make their operations more efficient. This measure stemmed from the mismanagement of the Tulare County Public Cemetery District. They have had a history of operational problems, including eight disinterments since 2016 to address incorrect burials, allegations of excessive spending, ongoing litigation, and poor conditions of the grounds. Additionally, the district's governing Board Members have had numerous Brown Act violations.

Last year, one meeting was held and ended within ten seconds. In other meetings, the public was not allowed to comment. The district's insurance company threatened to withhold coverage, potentially shutting down the district. Under current law, the board of supervisors only has two options to address trustee misconduct. Do nothing or remove all the trustees and appoint itself as the cemetery district board.

So the board voted to assume control of the cemetery district in June of last year. SB 1115 gives Tulare County Board of Supervisors a third option should this situation arise again, to remove a trustee individually and then appoint a replacement. SB 1115 provides the board a pathway to remove a trustee for specific causes through a resolution, while ensuring due process with proper notice and an opportunity for the trustee to respond.

Opposition has been removed after the author's most recent amendments, And I would die if I didn't say that I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this cemetery bill. Thank you.

All debate having ceased, Clerk, will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. We'll close the roll, tally vote size 56, no zero.

The measure passes. Okay. Members, I'm gonna ask it excuse me. If you have important business of the house to take care of, that's understandable. But if you could please keep comments down, give your respect to the authors.

File item number 174, that's s P 1187 by Senator D'Orazo, presented by Assembly member Fang. This is a 54 vote bill. The clerk will read

Senate bill 1187 by Senator D'Orazo, an app relating to local government and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly member Fong, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1187 on behalf of Senator D'Orazzo. Last year, Senator D'Orazzo authored SB 707, which comprehensively modernized Brown Act rules for government bodies to improve transparency and allow public access to their governments. The bill increased their public's access to meetings, especially for the disabled, working, and non English speaking communities.

SB 707 included language access provisions related to the translation of agendas, additional languages, employed human translators, and conducting additional outreach that was slated to go in effect immediately on 07/01/2026.

Due to concerns from language access advocates, SB 1187 removes the language access provisions. The Senator worked diligently with all interested parties, and this is a support support bill. I was looking to ask for an aye vote on behalf of Senator Ted Asso.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 57, no zero on the urgency. Eyes 57, no zero on the measure.

The measure passes. Pass to maintain on file items one seventy five through one eighty six. File item number 187 is SB505 by Senator Richardson, presented by Assembly member Krell. Local read.

Senate bill 505 by Senator Richardson an act relating to financial protection.

Assembly member Krell, you are recognized.

Thank you. Hello, speaker and members. I present to you Senate bill 505 authored by Senator Richardson, which would improve the security of money transmitter services by implementing common sense security protections including the use of two factor authentication, Multi Factor Authentication, or another equivalent or stronger form of authentication. SB 505 ensures the better protection of consumers engaged in the growing industry of money transmitters at a minimal cost. It's a support support recommendation.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. ayes 59, noes 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 188 all the way through 207.

We're gonna pass temporarily on 208. We're gonna pass and retain on file items 209 through 222. That brings us to file item 223. That's SB 799 by Senator Allen presented by Assembly member Muratsuchi. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 799 by Senator Allen an act relating to joint powers.

Assembly member Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. I rise on behalf of Senator Allen to present Senate bill 799, which would make, technical amendments to the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, to build affordable housing. This will also expand eligibility of the use of private funds to support workforce housing, Support support. No opposition respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 60, noes 0. The measure passes.

Pass and retain on file item two twenty four. File item two twenty five, that's SB 994 by Senator Cabaldon, presented by Assembly member Carrillo. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 994 by Senator Cabaldon and others, and I'm relating to local government.

Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. When a voter elects someone, they elect them to deliberate, talk with their colleagues, ask hard questions, and make informed decisions in public. Currently, local government officials are allowed to sign NDAs that prevent them from discussing public business with a very governing body they serve on, including on controversial projects. As such, I'm proud to present SB 994 on behalf of Senator Cabalvan, which prohibits local government officials and their staff from entering to this source of nondisclosure agreements.

This bill I receive unanimous and bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Size 59, no zero. The measure passes.

Pass to retain on file items 226 through 234. File item number 235, that's SB 1405 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, presented by Assemblymember Harabedian. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 145 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas an act relating to unclean property.

Assemblymember Harabedian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise today to present SB 1405 on behalf of Senator Smallwood-Cuevas. This bill authorizes the state controller to receive unclaimed retirement distributions through the state's unclaimed retirement clearing house and return those funds to their rightful owners through the California's unclaimed property program. Retirement plans may also report and transfer unclaimed retirement distributions to the state controller. This is a support support bill respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Harabedian and the clerk excuse me. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes, ayes 61, noes 0. The measure passes. We're gonna pass to retain on 236 through 265, 236 to 265. That gets us to file item 266, SB 881 by Senator McNerney presented by Assembly member Soria. Clerk will read.

Senate bill 881 by Senator McNerney and others, an accolade into taxation, making an appropriation, therefore, and declaring the OCC thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. SB 881 ensures that surplus agricultural products aren't wasted and instead help feed Californians in need. It will do this by extending the farmer to food bank tax credit through 2032 and extending the emergency food for families voluntary tax contribution fund through '20, '33. By supporting both food banks and the producers that donate to them, these programs are a win win for farmers and families. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 54 vote bill. All members vote who desire to vote. Cook will close the roll tally the votes. I 62, no zero on the urgency.

I 62, no zero. The measure, the measure passes. We will pass through intent on file items two sixty seven through. Three twenty three. Excuse me.

We're also gonna pass and retain on file line three twenty four. We're gonna pass and retain on three twenty five all the way through three thirty six. Just a moment, folks. Okay. We're gonna go back and file item, folks, back to file item number 149.

One forty nine. We had passed temporarily on that matter. That's SJR 18 by Senator McNerney presented by Assemblymember Rogers. The clerk will read

Senate joint Resolution 18 by Senator McNerney and others relative to campaign finance reform.

Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, Mister speaker. Colleagues, I stand today to present SJR 18 on behalf of Senator McNerney. It deals with the Supreme Court decision of Citizens United. First, I wanna talk a little bit about my district. Many of you have heard me talk about just this vast district that I represent, the third largest in the State Assembly, five counties.

We have blue areas. We have red areas. We have rich areas. We have poor areas. We have wealthy areas that really demands more attention from their local legislators.

And there's one issue above all that cuts across all of these regions that I represent, and that's a feeling that their voice doesn't matter. We've done about 34, 35 town halls in the last eighteen months to go to every corner of it, and it doesn't matter which jurisdiction you're in. There's an overwhelming feeling from folks that their voice doesn't matter in the electoral politics as they watch just millions of dollars being spent in campaigns when they can barely afford to put gas in their car.

And what we have seen over the last fifteen years since Citizens United passed is new academic research that has shown that whether intentionally or unintentionally, the decisions being made in state houses across The United States are much more likely now to benefit those who are from artificial entities than they are from individual voters and individual constituents.

That is a shift that we have seen since this ruling in particular as people have no ability to actually influence their local politics while seeing dark money packs or other groups being able to spend an unlimited amount.

SJR 18 actually builds on an effort that is being done in many states around The United States, Montana, and Hawaii, something that we pushed here in California this year and that you should see likely in at least two dozen, if not three dozen states next year to work around Citizens United and return power back to the everyday citizen.

We cannot talk about preserving and protecting democracy without talking about the constraints that are forcing folks to feel disillusioned and forcing folks to feel like they are not a part or an active participant in this democracy. I urge an aye vote on SJR 18 as a small but important step as we build on ways to better include our constituents in our elections and into the policy being developed in state houses in The United States. Thank you. Assembly member Rogers.

All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally votes, close the roll. Ayes 43, Noes 14. Measure passes. Resolution is adopted. Thank you, madam clerk.

Moving backwards to file item 143. File item 143. That's SB 1307 by Senator Jones presented by Assemblymember Boerner. This is a 54 vote bill. Clerk will read.

The Senate bill 1307 by Senator Jones an act relating to forgery.

Assemblymember Boerner, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today, I'm presenting Senate bill 1307 on behalf of Senator Jones. SB 1307 helps victims clear fraudulent or forged real estate documents when a criminal case is resolved through diversion. Under current law, courts can void a false or forged real estate instrument only after a conviction or guilty plea.

However, in cases where a defendant is granted diversion, there may never be a conviction or a plea even when all parties agree that the document should be removed from the public record.

As a result, victims may may be left with fraudulent documents clouding title and forced to pursue costly civil litigation. SB 1307 provides a narrow remedy by allowing a defendant granted diversion to stipulate to avoiding the false or forged instrument. Upon the prosecutor's motion, the court may then order the document voided. If all parties agree, it should be removed from the public record.

The bill also protects defendants by ensuring that if diversion is later terminated, the stipulation cannot be used against them in any criminal or civil proceeding.

The author has worked closely with the Public Defenders Association to craft this language, and the bill is sponsored by the San Diego District Attorney's Office. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 56, no zero. The measure passes. Okay. Members, Mister Schultz has asked to lift the call lift the call on file item one forty four.

Clerk will post file item one forty four. All members vote who desire to vote? All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote. Who does our clerk will close the roll? Tally the vote Ayes 41, Noes five. The measure passes.

We are going to continue to skip around. We are at file item number 131 members. File item 131, that's HR 136. We had passed temporarily on that by Assembly member Bennett. The clerk will read.

House Resolution 136 by Assembly member penance relative to home hard week week.

Assembly member Bennett, you are recognized.

Thank thank you very much, Mister Chair and members. It's time for us to get more serious about the whole issue of defensible space and home hardening in communities and the whole issue of community hardening.

And it seems very appropriate, that the second week in September, right before the intense fire season, is a good time for us to call that home hardening week, to try to mobilize people on their own to embrace the the concept that we all have a responsibility to each other to try to reduce the fire risk around our own structure and in our community. The only way we're going to solve this problem is together, all of us doing our share.

So I respectfully ask for your eye vote for HR 136.

Thank you very much.

Thank you. Assembly member Bennett. Assemblymember Bennett, do you wish to, leave the first role open for co author?

Yes, please. Thank you.

Indeed. I'll debate having ceased, Clerk will open the role. Members, this is for co authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. There are 64 co authors added. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye.

All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Okay. Skipping ahead members to file item number 208208.

We had passed temporarily on that item. That is SB 1196 by Senator McNerney, presented by Assembly member Kalra the clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1196 by Senator McNerney and others an act relating to public utilities.

Assembly member Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Rise to present SB 1196 on behalf of Senator McNerney, which will streamline small energization projects, including for accessory dwelling units by directing the CPUC to establish timelines for utility hookup requests. Over the past few years, California has enacted laws to accelerate utility connections for new housing, transportation, and more. But homeowners have completed small projects, including adding an ADU, remain frustrated by long delays. In some cases, applicants have had to wait a year for a utility hookup.

SB 1196 streamlines small energization projects by allowing applicants to submit a request for a utility hookup at the same time they request a building permit and barring utilities from canceling a service connection application without the applicant's consent. This bill also directs the CPUC to create clear timelines for IOUs to process utility service connection requests and establish penalties for IOUs that do not timely process small energy connection applications. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 45, Noes eight, the measure passes. Okay. Members, we're moving on to a vote on the consent calendar file item 341.

Does any member wish to remove this item from the consent calendar? Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second day consent calendar.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution two twenty eight by Assembly member Wilson relative to the parole agent Joshua L. Byrd Memorial Highway.

Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Quick, we'll close the roll and tally the votes.

High 68, no zero. Consent calendar is adopted. Members, we are moving on to adjournment and some memory. The quorum call is still in place. Let's give our respectful attention to those who are granted prior permission to speak on their adjournment and memory.

We have family present members. Please take your conversations off the floor. Please take your conversations off the floor. Assemblymember Lackey. You are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Members, please take your conversations off the floor.

Alright. Well, today, I rise with a heavy heart to honor the lives of two siblings of my district director Anna Zarlie, David Edward Navarro and Lupi Navarro. David and Lupi were born to Gennaro and Sally Navarro, with David being the third oldest and Lupi being the eldest of 10 children. David, from his earliest years, David had a natural ability to build friendships and bring people together, filling a room with joy and laughter. Forty eight years ago, David met the love of his life, Irene.

Together, they built a beautiful life grounded in love and devotion and raised two children, Christopher and Paige, who are now happily married raising families of their own. David taught his children by example, demonstrating the importance of hard work and preservation I'm sorry, perseverance through his career with a small company that supplied parts to the aerospace industry. Though his greatest lesson was the importance of family. David and his I'm sorry.

David and Irene consistently showed their children, their nieces and nephews, and even their siblings, just how much love could accomplish.

David unfortunately passed away July 15, leaving behind a lifetime of love, laughter, and devotion to his family. Lupe. Lupe was a woman of determination and compassion, serving as a volunteer candy striper at General Hospital. Her desire to serve others inspired her pursuit of education to become a dental assistant and ultimately becoming a dental hygienist. Twenty nine years ago, Lupi met the love of her life, Ted.

They shared a life of love and adventure, traveling to antique shows and swap meets, buying and selling military memorabilia and antiques. She had a special love for the holidays, taking great joy in decorating and creating beautiful displays in her home to share with her loved ones. One of the greatest example of Lupe's capacity to love came when she became the garden I'm sorry, the garden of her baby nephew, Nicholas, providing unconditional love and guidance to his life. She was more than an aunt.

She was his mother.

Those who knew Lupe will remember her beautiful smile, contagious laugh, and a remarkable ability to make others feel they belonged. Lupe passed away May 9, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, generosity, and unconditional love for her family. While David and Lupe lived different lives, they shared a fundamental fundamental value, deep love for their family, and a generosity of spirit that touched countless lives.

They were part of a large family, and their absence will be deeply felt by all their loved ones and those who had the privilege of knowing them. But their legacy will remain ingrained in their siblings, their children, and their grandchildren.

Their passing has left an immeasurable void for the family. But the love they gave the for the love they gave and the lives they touched will remain for generations to come. Here with us today at the rear of the chamber is the sister of David and Lupe, my district director, and more importantly, my friend, Anna Zarlie.

Thank you, Assemblymember Lackey. Members, let us now observe a moment of silence to honor the life of these historic Californians, Lupe Navarro Markel and David Navarro. Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized for your German memory. Members, can you take conversations off the floor, please?

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, it is with great sadness today that I ask to adjourn in the memory of Rachel Summers, who tragically was murdered in a senseless act of violence on July 23 in Capitola. Miss Summers is remembered by the community in Capitola as a well known manager of the nonprofit storefront Art of Santa Cruz, where local artists could showcase and sell their art. Also known as a writer, she was working on a children's book at the time of her passing.

She was known as a selfless woman who loved her family and loved the arts.

She was known to go above and beyond the artists in Capitola, putting in long hours to assist them with their installations. And since her untimely and tragic passing, her coworkers, her friends, and members of the Capitola community have come together to try to heal and honor her memory. Collectively, the community is still trying to process and grapple with the senseless and random act of violence against a beloved neighbor and a friend.

My hope is that together we can find justice and ensure that incidents like these do not happen in our community again. I wanna express my deepest sympathies to all who loved and adored her and whose lives will never be the same without her.

And I am especially sad for her daughter and her two year old grandson who lost their mother and their grandmother all too soon. So members, I ask that today we adjourn in the memory of Rachel Summers. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Addis. Members, please bring the name to the desk to be printed in the journal. Our request to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal. Moving on to announcements, our session schedules as follows. Tuesday, August 18, tomorrow.

This there's a floor session at 9am. 9am. We'll be recognizing our departing members tomorrow morning. Please arrive on time. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.

Madam majority leader moves, and Mister Lackey seconds that this house stands adjourned until Tuesday, August 18 at 9AM. Quorum call is lifted. We are adjourned.