Senate Floor

The Senate will come to order. Secretary, please call the roll.

Alan, Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta, Arreguin, Ashby, Becker, Blake Spear, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Choi, Cortesi, Dali, Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon, McGuire, McNerney, Menjivar, Nilo, Ochoa Bog, Padilla, Perez, Reyes, Richardson, Rubio, Sillardo, Smallwood Cuevas, Stern, Strickland, Amber, Baladares, Wahab, Weber Pearson, Weiner.

A quorum is present. Will the members and our guests be on the rail and in the gallery please rise? We will be led in prayer this morning by our guest chaplain, Reverend Jason Benzie, after which please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Let us pray.

God of all nations and peoples, we pray for our public servants here in the California senate that they work in a spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice.

to serve faithfully, to use their authority to serve faithfully. That all Californians enjoy a peaceful and just society. Inspire and empower future courageous leaders. Grant, that our shared public life be grounded in ardor for our neighbors, care for the vulnerable, and zeal for the common life we share. Namaste.

Inspire senators to use their authority

Thanks, be to God.

Please join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America, and its super Alright. Moving first to privileges of the floor. There are none. Messages from the governor will be deemed read.

Messages from the Assembly will deemed be deemed read. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments adopted. Moving next members to motions, resolution, note, and notices. Members members have any motions or resolutions or to remove bills from consent or the inactive file or to return those to the Assembly? Senator Archuleta?

Thank you, Mister president. Today, I rise to remove Senate bill 2273 by Assemblymember Baines from the consent file for purposes of chaptering amendments on behalf of the author. I also, Mister president, rise to remove Assembly bill 264 from the inactive file at the request of the author.

Desk will note. Senator Grove.

I do believe, Mister president, that Assemblymember Baines is doubling up on her efforts. She asked me to remove AB 2273 file item six forty from the consent calendar for for purposes of amendments.

Desirable note. Senator McGuire? Thank you so

much, Mister president. At the request of the author, if you could please remove file item, Assembly bill 66. Excuse me. I apologize. Assembly bill 2588 from the inactive file and move to second reading.

Senator Searto.

At the request of the or thank you, Mister president. At the request of the author, please remove the following bill from the special consent calendar, item six five six AB 2571. Desirable note. Senator Menjivar.

Thank you, Mister president. On behalf of the author, please remove AJR 6 from the inactive file.

Desirable note. And Senator Ochoa Bogue.

Thank you, Mister president. Please remove, at the request of the author, file item six fifty AB 2478 from the consent calendar, please.

Desk will note. Any other motions and resolutions? Seeing none, we'll proceed to consideration of the daily files, second reading files. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1830, 760,1659,1666,1457.

Second reading file will be deemed read. Proceeding next to governor's appointments, beginning with item 30, Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues, my good calling from Santa Monica is not here yet. Are we supposed to start? Thank you, Mister president. File item 30 is the confirmation of Louis Portillo for, the appointment of the medical board of California.

He is the director of economic development for the city of San Bernardino and a former president of San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership. He was approved by the rules committee on August 5 on a five o vote. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no other senators wishing to be recognized, secretary, please call the roll on file item 30.

Allen. Cervantes, I Choi, I Cortese, I Tali, I Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, I Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon, Maguire, McNerney, Menjivar, Nilo, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert. Aye, Volodarus. Wahab.

Weber Pearson. Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Call the ops and members.

Allen. Aye. Becker? Aye. Blaisepier?

Caballero? Aye. Gonzales? Aye. Limon Ochoa Bog, Aye.

Padilla? Baladares?

Call the absent members.

Blake Spear, Limon, Badia, Baladares, Wahab.

Ayes 35, no zero. The appointment is confirmed. And members, we have no presentations or other other privileges of the floor today. We're simply proceeding through votes all day long, including this morning. We have several governor's appointments.

Our business will be much more expedited if we all remain on the floor and cast our votes at this time. Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues file item 31 is a confirmation of Alex Rodriguez to the reappointment of the Central Coast Regional Water Board. He was first appointed in 2023 and currently serves as the board's vice Chair. He's the chief executive officer of conduct government relations and also the president of, a mutual water company. He was approved by the rules committee on August 5 and a five o vote respectfully asked for your aye vote, respectfully asked for the substitute the role in the previous roll call.

Seeing no further senators wishing to be recognized, secretary, please call the roll on file item 31.

Allen. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye, Becker, Aye, Blake Spear, Cabaldon, Aye, Caballero, Aye, Cervantes, Aye, Choi, Aye, Cortesi, Aye, Deli, Aye, Durazo, Aye, Gonzales, Aye, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon, Maguire, McNerney, Menjivar, Nilo, I Ochoa Bog. I Padilla.

Perez. aye Reyes. aye Richardson. aye Rubio. aye SeyArto.

aye Smallwood Cuevas. aye Stern.

Call the absent members.

Blake Spear, Limon, McInerney, Padilla, Stern, Wahab.

Okay. I see 34. No zero. The appointment is confirmed. Senator excuse me.

Senator Grove, file item 32.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues file item 32 is confirmation of Dominic Roque for the appointment to the Central Coast Regional Water Board. He previously served as a board senior engineering geologist for twenty years. He is the president of Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District Board. He was approved by the rules committee on a five o vote on August 5.

Respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Seeing no senators wishing to be recognized, secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Alvarado-Gil. Aye. Archuleta.

Aye. Aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker.

Aye. Blaisebier. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero.

Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortezi. Aye, Delhi. Aye, Durazo.

Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Gustavo. Aye, Jones.

Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, Maguire, Aye, McNerney, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Padilla, Perez. aye Reyes. aye Richardson. aye Rubio. aye seyArto.

aye Smallwood Cuevas. aye Stern. aye Strickland. aye Humber. aye Volodares.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye.

Wahab. Ayes 36, no 0. The appointment is confirmed. File item 34, Senator Grove.

I have a parliamentary question.

What is your what is the nature of your parliamentary inquiry, Senator?

Regarding the vote. Can we substitute the role of those other two members show up and vote on the next 25 appointments that we have?

Yes. If every member would come to the floor and cast their votes on the next item, then we will be able to substitute that role, absent the objection of any member.

Thank you, sir. Colleagues, Mister president, thank you. The file item 38 is a confirmation of Nora Camacho for the reappointment of the Los Angeles reader Regional Water Board, where she served since 2022. She also serves as the board of directors for, Stillwater Sciences and previously served as executive director of Santa Clara, Valley Water District. She was approved by the rules committee on August 5 on a five o vote.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no other senators wishing to be recognized, secretary please call the roll on file item 34.

Allen. Alvarado-Gil. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Becker. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Becker. Aye. Aye. Aye. Cabaldon.

Aye, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Dali.

Aye, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Hurtado.

Aye, Jones. aye Laird. aye Lemon Maguire. aye McNearney.aye Menjivar.

aye Nilo. aye Ochoa Bog. aye Padilla Perez. aye Reyes. aye Richardson.

aye Rubio. aye seyArto. aye smallwood Cuevas. aye Stern. aye Strickland.

aye Humbert. aye Volodares. aye will have Weber Pearson. Aye. Weiner.

Aye. Alan, Aye. All the absent members. Blake Spear, Limon, Padilla, Wahab.

Eyes 36. No zero. The appointment is confirmed. Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues file

item 36. Five. Five. 35.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues file item number 35 is a confirmation of Betty Olsen for the reappointment appointment to the San Diego Regional Water Board. She first joined the board in 2014 and is currently the board's vice Chair. Prior to her retirement, she was the professor at UC Irvine for over thirty years. She was approved by the rules committee on August 5 on a five o vote.

Respectfully ice for an aye vote. Can we please substitute the role for the previous roll call?

Seeing no further senators wishing to be recognized, is is there any objection to the substitution of our prior unanimous roll call on this item? Seeing none, ayes 36, Nos, zero. File item 37, Senator Groff.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues. File item 37 is a confirmationist Sixto Al Lopez to the reappointment of the Santa Ana Regional Water Board where he served since 2023. Prior to his retirement front, he served as a sales adviser for a club demonstration services. He also served twenty years at Western Municipal Water District board of directors.

He was approved by the rules committee on August 5 on a five o vote. Respectfully, I assist for an aye vote. With no objection, please substitute the previous rule.

Is there any objection to the substitution of a prior roll call on file item 35? Seeing none, ayes 36. No zero and the appointment is confirmed. File item 37, Senator Grove. 38, sir.

38 and the final roll call was just substituted on file item 37. File item 38, Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues, file item 38 is a confirmation of John Gandura for appointment to the Santa Ana Regional Water Board. He first joined the board in 2021. He's currently serving as Chair. Before retiring, he served, various capacities in the Department of Toxic Substance Control over thirty years, including the branch chief for the Brownfield and Environmental Restoration Program.

He was approved by the rules committee on August 5. The unanimous vote respectfully as for the my vote. Please substitute the previous role.

Seeing no other members wishing to be recognized, is there any objection to the substitution of the prior roll call on file item 38? Seeing none, eyes 36. No zero, the appointment is confirmed. File item 44, Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues in, the file item 44 is the confirmation of Arthur Baggett for reappointment to the Central Valley Regional Water Control Board. He's a partner and consultant with AG Baggett and p PJ Weber Incorporated and also serves as an adjunct professor at San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno. He was approved by the rules committee on August 12 at a five o vote. Respectfully asked for an aye vote.

Please substitute the previous role.

Is there any objection to substitution of the prior roll call? Seeing none, ayes 36. No, zero. The appointment is confirmed. File item 45, Senator Groff.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues, we only have 20 left. Madam president or excuse me, Mister president and members, file item 45 is a confirmation of Elena Lee Reeder for appointment to the Central Valley Water Board. She was first appointed appointed in 2022 and currently serves to the board's vice Chair. She is the director of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency and previously served as staff in both houses of the legislature.

My policy analysis and former caucus chief of staff's wife, so no one vote no. I'll be in big trouble. She was approved by the rules committee on August 12 on a five o vote. Respectfully, yes for an aye vote. Please substitute call.

Alright. Seeing no other Senator division to be recognized, is there any objection to the substitution of the prior roll call on this appointment? Seeing none, ayes 36. No zero, the appointment is confirmed for the final gubernatorial appointment for today, final item 46. Senator Groff.

Thank you, Mister president. Please direct my colleague from Santee to stay off of my shoulder while I'm doing this.

I probably can't believe it. Good luck.

The yeah. The Senator Groves point of personal privileges, well taken. Senator Jones, please mind her personal space. Senator Groves.

Thank you. Mister president, file item number 46 is the confirmation of Nancy Wright for reappointment to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Board. Since 2000. She's dedicated over twenty years of service to the board and is the co owner of Peter a Wright, general contractor. She was approved by the rules committee on a five o vote on August 12.

Respectfully asked for an aye vote, and it's not the first time I threatened you. Respectfully ask for the previous role.

Alright. Seeing no further senators, we should be recognized. Is there any objection to the substitution of the prior roll call? Seeing none, ayes 36. No zero, the appointment is confirmed.

File item 47. Senator Groves.

Thank you, Mister president and colleagues. File item 47 is a confirmation of, Gregory Juste for appointment to the North Coast Regional Water Board, where he served since 2023. Prior to his retirement in 2017, he served as an advisor to the county director of the University of California corporate cooperative extension cooperative extension. Sorry. He is approved by the rules committee on August 12 on a five o vote respectfully.

As for an aye vote, please substitute the previous role.

Is there any objection to the substitution of the prior roll call on this appointment? Seeing none, ayes 36, noes zero. File item 50, Senator Groff.

Thank you, Mister president. Colleagues, file item 50 is a confirmation of Mark Rasmussen for the reappointment to the San Francisco a Bay Regional Water Board where he served since 2023. Prior to his retirement on in 2021, he was a partner environmental resources management company. He was approved by the rules committee on August 12 at a five o vote. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Please substitute the previous role.

Seeing no other senators wishing to be recognized, is there any objection to the substitution of the prior roll call on this appointment? Seeing none, ayes 36, nos zero, and the appointment is confirmed. The Senate will now proceed to unfinished business, beginning with file item 51, Senate joint resolution seven by Senator Cervantes. Secretary, please read.

Senate joint resolution seven by Senator Cervantes relative to tariffs. Senator Cervantes.

Thank you. This resolution calls on the president and Congress to end the tariff regime. I respectfully ask for a aye vote on concurrence and Assembly amendments.

Seeing no senators, this resolution may

be recognized. Secretary, please call the roll. Allen. Hi. Alvarado-Gil.

Archuleta. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hi. Hi. Becker. Hi.

Hi.

Hi. No Cortezi. I Dally. No Durazo. I Gonzales.

I Grayson. I Grove. No Hurtado. I Jones. No Laird.

I Lemon Maguire. Aye, McNerney. Aye, Menjivar. Aye, Nilo. No.

No. Padilla. Perez. Aye, Reyes. Aye, Richardson.

Aye, Rubio. Aye, Sciarto. No. Smallwood Cuevas. Stern.

Aye, Strickland. No. Umberg. Aye, Volodares. No.

Wahab. Weber Pearson. Aye. Weiner. Aye.

Smallwood Cuevas. Aye.

Call the absent members.

I brought a girl. No. Blake Spear, Limon, Padilla, Wahab.

Call the absent members.

Blakespear? Limon? Padilla? Wahab?

Call the absent numbers.

Wahab, aye.

Okay. Ayes 27, nos 10. The Senate, the Assembly amendments are concurred in. File item 63, SB 799 by Senator Allen. Secretary, please read.

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

Thank you, Mister President. SB 799, which will update the statute for the South Bay Regional Housing Trust is back on concurrence. The bill has no opposition, has no no votes, and I respectfully as for aye vote.

Seeing no senators wishing to be recognized. Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call]

Ayes, 37. No, 0. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Ayes, 38. No zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in. Please also welcome to the Senate chambers, guests of Senator Allen from out of Town, Jackson, Sienna, Nancy, and Brian Korb, who are visiting from New York and are natives of Santa Monica. Welcome to the Senate.

File item 64, SB 881 by Senator McNerney. Secretary, please read.

Senator Bill 881 by Senator McNerney, an act relating to taxation, making an appropriation therefore, and declare the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator McNerney.

Thank you, Mister President. Same as colleagues. I'm pleased to present SB 881 on concurrence. This is the Farmer to Food Bank Tax Credit. SB 881 ensures agricultural surplus products aren't wasted and instead help feed Californians in need.

This bill was shortened, the sunset extension in the Assembly. This is a feel good bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no other senators wishing to be recognized, this item is eligible for our unanimous roll call. Is there any objection to the substitution of the prior roll call?

Seeing none, ayes 38, no zero on the urgency clause. And ayes 38, no zero on the bill. And ayes 38, feeling good. Thank you, Senator McNerney.

Next, we'll proceed to item 65, SB 941 by Senator Padilla. Secretary, please read.

Senator Bill 941 by Senator Padilla, an act relating to detention facilities.

Senator Padilla, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. I rise to present 941, which is back on concurrence. This bill prohibits the sale of commissary items in private detention facilities at prices that exceed 35% markup. The amendments in the Assembly made technical changes. The bill has received broad bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no further senators wishing to be recognized.

Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call]

Call the absent members.

[roll call]

Aye is 38. Nos zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in.

File item 67 by Senator Grove, SB 1115. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1115 by Senator Grove, enact related to public cemetery districts.

Thank you, Mister president. Please, notice that my colleague from Santee, the majority minority leader did not adhere to your advice to stay out of my space. Just saying. Thank you. Thank you, Mister president.

Members, Senate Bill 1115 is a response to a recent dysfunction and mismanagement failures of the Tulare County Public Cemetery District. Assembly amendments provide that the public protest option and clarify removing a trustee must be for misconduct. SB 1115 provides that targeted solution to remove a trustee for specific causes through a resolution while ensuring due process and proper notice and opportunity for the trustee to respond. Assembly amendments remove the opposition of the special districts.

All of you voted on this bill and supported it when it went into the Assembly.

It's a district bill and I really just appreciate my colleague from Los Angeles for talking personally about a thing that she had where there was issues with a burial. When we bury our loved ones, they should be able to not be exhumed because people in the cemetery district make mistakes, and I appreciate an aye vote.

Alright. Seeing no other members wishing to be recognized, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Does any member wish does any member object to the substitution of the prior roll call? Seeing none, ayes 38, nos zero. The Assembly amendments are concurred in.

Proceeding next to Assembly third reading. Members, we have quite a few Assembly third reading bills today, so we'd simply ask to take any conversations off the floor so that members can focus on the on the dozens of bills that we have pending before us. The first being file item 81, AB 2636, by Assemblymember Pacheco. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2636, passing member Pacheco, and accrualate to juveniles. Senator Caballero.

Thank you, Mister president. I rise today to present AB 2636 on behalf thank you. On behalf of Assembly Member Pacheco. Members, California continues to face serious challenges with youth youth ask access to firearms. In recent years, juvenile violent crime arrests have increased and firearms remain the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, unscoring underscoring the urgency of this issue.

Current law prohibits minors from possessing firearms. However, a minor in possession of a firearm is still eligible for deferred entry of judgment, DEJ, a program intended for first time low level offenders. DEJ is a program to provide an opportunity to learn skills and avoid further justice involvement where the court can order treatment and partial partialized services to address the underlying criminal factors.

AB 2636 would require courts when assessment of suitability is made for deferred entry of judgment to consider whether the offense charged is possession of a loaded firearm in order to determine if DEJ is appropriate and if so, what resources, program, or counseling is necessary for the successful completion of the program.

AB 2636 represents a balanced and necessary change to ensure that courts give consideration to this specific offense, possession of a loaded firearm, which has significant impacts and consequences to the community as well as to the juvenile.

This will ensure that conduct which poses a significant risk to public safety is addressed with appropriate rehabilitation and accountable interventions. AB 2636 prioritizes public safety and preserves rehabilitative opportunities for youth that promote having trouble speaking today community safety. This measure has received bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

There being no further senators wishing to be recognized, is there any objection to the substitution of the prior? There is. Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye, Archuleta.

Aye, Aregin. Aye, Ashby. Aye, Becker. Aye, Blake Spear Cabaldon. Aye, Caballero.

Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Dali, Aye, Durazo, Aye, Gonzales, Grayson, Aye, Grove, Aye, Hurtado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon Maguire. Aye, McBurnie.

Aye, Menjivar. No. Nilo. Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla.

Aye, Perez. I Richardson. I Rubio. I See Arto. I Smallwood Cuevas.

I Stern. I Strickland. I Humbert. I Volodares. Aye.

Call the absent members.

Blaisebier, Limon, Perez.

House thirty three, notice four. The measure passes. Next, we'll proceed to item 94, AB 2,458 by Assemblymember Bennett. Senator Allen is prepared to take it up. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2458, Boston, Member Bennett, an act relating to Energy.

Senator Allen.

Well, thank you, Mister President and Members. I rise to present AB 2458 by Assemblymember Bennett, which would expand existing efficiency standards to appliances rented or leased in the state. California has consistently been a leader on Smart Environmental and energy policy, including on energy efficiency standards. Unfortunately, the California Energy Commission's existing authority over appliance standards is limited to items that are sold.

This bill corrects that long standing oversight and would require distributors to ensure that all devices sold, imported, rented, or leased could be compliant will be compliant with existing efficiency standards.

This bill will reduce energy demand on the grid and provide direct savings to ratepayers. It has no opposition. It's received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

There being no Members wishing to be recognized on this measure, Members, this item is eligible for a unanimous roll call. Does any Member object to the substitution of the prior roll call? Seeing none, Ayes 38, Noes 0. The measure passes. File item 111, AB 1619 by Assembly Member Valencia. Senator Umberg is prepared to take it up. Secretary, please read.

Senator Bill 1618 by Assembly member Valencia an act to public employees retirement.

Senator Umberg.

Thank you, Mister president. Members, I rise to present AB 1619 on behalf of Assembly member of Valencia. AB 1619 would increase trustee stipend limits for county employees retirement system boards, California state teachers retirement system, and California public employees retirement system from $100 to $320. It's only fair.

I urge an aye vote.

Seeing no senators wishing to be recognized, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Call the absent members.

Blakespear, Limon, Ochoa Bogh.

Ayes, 37. No, 0. The measure passes. File item 113, AB 1786 by Assemblymember Harabedian. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1786 by Assemblymember Harabeadian, an act relating to Public Contracts.

Senator Reyes.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present AB 1786 on behalf of Assemblymember Harabedian, which will extend existing best value construction contracting authority to general law cities and the San Gabriel Council of Governments. By allowing locals to consider both cost and quality when awarding contracts.

This bill helps deliver critical infrastructure projects more efficiently and provides better value for taxpayers. AB 1786 has received bipartisan support in both the Assembly and the Senate. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further senators wishing to be recognized on this measure. This measure is eligible for the unanimous roll call. Is there any objection to the use of unanimous of our unanimous roll call on this measure?

Seeing none, ayes 38, nos zero, and the measure passes.

File item 114, AB 1794 by Assemblymember

Alright.

We're gonna proceed instead to file item 119, AB 2618 by Assemblymember Connolly. Senator McNerney is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2618 by Assemblymember Connolly, an act relating to Energy.

Senator McNerney.

Thank you, Mister president. Thanks colleagues. I rise today on behalf of Assemblymember Connolly to present AB 2618. This is a clip, there is a clear conflict of interest between the CPUC and California's private utility companies, also known as IOUs, with nearly half of the former commissioners having been hired by those same IOUs.

This bill will prohibit CPUC Commissioners from lobbying for entities subject to regulations by the agencies that they just left, and that will extend the ban for two years. This is a common sense measure that will bring transparency to our regulation, a regulatory rule making process.

AB 2618 will enhance the public's trust in the CPUC. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

There being no further senators wishing to be recognized on this measure, is there any objection to the use of the unanimous roll call?

Seeing none, ayes 38, nos 0. The measure passes.

File item 120, AB 1837 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzales. Senator Arreguin is prepared.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1837 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzales, an act relating to parking violations.

Senator Arreguin.

Thank you, Mister president. Pleased to present AB 1837 on behalf of Assemblymember Mark Gonzales, which extends the authorization for public transit operators to use camera enforcement technology to enforce parking violations in transit only lanes and at transit stops for a period of seven years. The bill also adds additional privacy protections into existing law and additional parameters about how the reports on privacy impacts must be evaluated.

We know that this technology works and has helped address the key issues of public transit efficiency and public safety by disincentivizing parking and stopping in transit lanes. In San Francisco, for example these cameras have cut transit delays by 20%.

The bill provides that video evidence of violations must be destroyed 60 days after a citation has been paid. And any video images that do not contain evidence must be destroyed after 15 days. And any video image can only be used for enforcing these parking violations. It's essential that our buses continue to move efficiently and safely throughout our cities, and AB 1837 ensures that we can keep doing that. Respectfully ask for aye vote.

Seeing no further members wishing to be recognized this. Secretary, please call the roll on file item 120.

[roll call]

Ayes 28, nos 9. The measure passes.

File item 126, AB 2380 by Assemblymember Pappan. Senator Caballero is ready to take the bill up. Secretary, please read.

A Senate bill 2380 by Assemblymember Pappen in accruing to pest control.

Senator Caballero.

Thank you, Mister president. I rise to present AB 2380 on behalf of Assemblymember Pappen, which would raise the maximum fee a County Board of Supervisors may charge to support the operation of the County Agricultural Commissioner. The Commissioner's Office administers local pesticide use enforcement programs, which include issuing permits, conducting inspections, and maintaining local pesticide regulation records.

Farmers and ranchers rely heavily on pest control advisors and licensed pesticide applicators to safely and effectively manage pest, and counties recover their costs through annual registration fees collected from the pest control professionals. However, the current fee structure has not kept pace with rising costs and and has remained unchanged since 2000, and counties are generating insufficient revenue to support these critical oversight activities.

This bill addresses this underfunding issue and allows counties to adjust fees up to $75 to account to account for inflation and the increased cost program administration. Requestfully ask for your aye vote.

There being no further senators wishing to be recognized on this measure, secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye, Alvarado-Gil. Aye, Archuleta. Aye, Arreguin. Aye, Ashby.

Aye, Becker. Aye, Blake Spear. Aye. Aye, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes.

Aye, Choi. Aye. Cortesi. Aye. Dali.

Aye. Durazo. Aye. Gonzales. Aye.

Grayson. Aye. Grove. Aye. Urduardo.

Jones, Laird, aye, Limon, Maguire, aye, McNerney, aye, Menshevar, aye, Nilo, aye, Ochoa Bog, aye, Padilla, aye, Perez, Reyes. aye Richardson. aye Rubio. aye SeyArto. Smallwood Cuevas.

aye Stern. aye Strickland. aye Humbert. aye Volodares. Limon, Perez, aye.

Seyarto, aye.

Aye is 36. Noes zero. The measure passes. We're now going to return to file item 92, which is AB 189 by Assembly member Fong. Senator D'Orazzo is prepared to pre present the measure.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1809 by Assembly Member Fong, an act relating to public contracts.

Senator Durazo.

Thank you, Mister President. AB 189 extends the sunset providing authorization for school districts and community college districts to use job order contracting. This is an alternative method for awarding maintenance related contracts. Districts have find find it efficient and cost effective way to address small immediate needs such as repairing or replacing windows. The legislature has extended this this sunset four times.

This time, it would be for ten years. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on behalf of Assembly member Fung. Thank you.

Seeing no Members wishing to be recognized, I will call the roll on file item 92. Please please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 29. Noes 9. The measure passes. File item 130, AB 167 by Assemblymember Gonzales. Senator Grayson is prepared.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1607 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzales an act relating to emergency medical services.

Senator Grayson.

Thank you, Mister president. Today, I rise to present AB 1607 on behalf of Assemblymember Gonzales. Under federal law, every patient that walks through the doors of an emergency room must be treated regardless of the ability to pay. When an uninsured patient cannot pay for their care, hospitals and emergency physicians rely on the MATI EMS fund to partially reimburse the cost of life saving medical intervention.

AB 1607 keeps these critical lifelines in place by extending the sunset on the MATI Fund, ensuring we can keep dedicated physicians on shifts, ambulances on the road, and emergency doors open.

Without this support, hospitals will be forced to stretch care within their already dwindling numbers of physicians, which means longer wait times and greater cost of care. AB 1607 simply asked for more time more, time for the MATI EMS fund to exist and allows this lifeline for emergency medicine to continue. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no, senators wishing to be recognized. Secretary, please call the roll.

[roll call]

Ayes 38, no 0. The measure passes.

File item 134, AB 871 by Assemblymember Stefani.

Senator Grayson is prepared at his desk. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 871 by Assemblymember Stefani, an act relating to elder and dependent adults.

Senator Grayson.

Mister President and members, I rise to present AB 871 on behalf of Assemblymember Stefani. AB 871 will strengthen protections against elder fraud and financial crimes by ensuring financial institutions have appropriate reporting processes and training for their employees in place to proactively prevent fraud.

This bill requires that annual mandated reporter trainings include clear guidance on reporting suspected financial abuse to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center known as ICCC, a central repository of cybercrime data accessible to law enforcement pursuing relevant cases. Importantly, it also requires a financial institution to share information about reporting to ICCC with clients, encouraging them to submit their own complaints and details about the suspected fraud.

Timely notice to the FBI is critical. The FBI's recovery asset team can assist in stopping or even reversing certain online transactions in 2025. This process had nearly as 50% success rate in recovering funds that otherwise would have been lost to criminals. This is life changing for a senior who often has no way to make up for the loss of income. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on behalf of Assemblymember Stefani.

Is there objection to the use of the unanimous roll call on this measure?

Seeing none, aye 38, no zero, and the measure passes.

File item 138, AB 181 by Assemblymember Lee. Senator Durazo is prepared at her desk. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1801 by Assembly Member Lee, an act relating to detention facilities.

Senator Durazo.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today on behalf of Assembly Member Lee to present 1801, which will strengthen the public engagement process for contracts with private immigration facilities. While SB 29 in the year 2017 established a review and public hearing process for opening a private immigration detention facility, recent cases exposed loopholes that allowed rushed approvals and limit meaningful input.

This bill closes those loopholes by requiring a full 180-day notice before approval, ensuring hearings are properly spaced and applying transparency rules to all related agreements. This bill ensures communities have a real, meaningful voice. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further members wishing to be recognized, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 28. Noes: 10. The measure passes. File Item 148: AB 1722 by Assembly Member Hadwick. Senator Grove is ready. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1722 by Assembly member Hadwick, an acronym to fish and wildlife. Senator Grove.

Thank you, Mister president, colleagues. There's no secret that rural agricultural committees across our state are struggling with the encroachment of large predators. These predators such as mountain lions, bears, and wolves are killing livestock, pets, and even people in our communities. Currently, the federal endangerment endangered species act recognizes that a person can take a listed animal if self defense based on good faith belief and the action is necessary to protect themselves or another person from harm.

However, the California ESA self defense standard is not as clear, and when someone has to defend themselves or a loved one against a large predator.

Assembly bill 1722 establishes a common sense, self defense exception under the California Endangered Species Act that ranchers, hunters, hikers, or just people enjoying the outdoors have the certainty to protect themselves if a predator poses a life deemed endangering risk. This bill has received no no votes, and I respectfully ask for your support.

This measure is eligible for the unanimous roll call. Is there any objection? There is. Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. I'm Robert Gill. Aye. Archuleta.

Aye. Aye. Ashby. Aye. Aye.

Blake Spear? Cabaldon? Aye, Caballero? Aye, Cervantes? Aye, Choi?

Aye, Cortezi? Aye, Dali? Aye, Durazo? Aye, Gonzales, Grayson, Aye, Grove, Aye, Hurtado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon Maguire, Aye, McNerney, Aye, Menjivar. Aye, Nilo.

Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla. Aye, Perez. Reyes. Aye, Richardson.

Rubio. Aye, Ciardo. Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland.

Aye, Humbert. Aye, Volodares. Aye, Wahab. Aye, Weber Pearson. Aye, Weiner.

Call the absent members.

Blake Spear, Gonzalez, Limon, Perez, Richardson? Aye. Weiner? Stern, aye to no.

Aye is 34. Noes one. The measure passes. File item one eighty, AB 2766 by Assembly Member Aranz. Senator Wahab is ready at her desk.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2766 by Assembly Member Ahrens, inaccurate to public post secondary education. Senator Wahab.

Thank you. I rise today to present AB 2766 on behalf of Assembly member Ahrens. This bill enhances the ability of foster youth, former foster youth, and students experiencing homelessness, the ability to obtain stable housing at California colleges and universities. AB 2766 requires the California community colleges and CSU campuses and requests UC campuses to identify foster youth and homeless students within housing applications and prominently display priority housing benefits on their websites.

Additionally, this bill requires them to defer or waive housing deposits and other fees for these students until financial aid is dispersed. AB 2766 will align priority registration with eligibility for the next up program, ensuring around 900 foster youth can access required courses at the California Community Colleges. This legislation provides much needed support for vulnerable youth who do not have the social support systems as other students. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Is there any objection to the use of the unanimous roll call in this measure? Seeing none, Ayes 38. Noes, zero. The measure passes. Presenting next for file item one eighty nine, AB 1860 by Assembly member McKinner.

Senator Perez is prepared at her desk. Secretary, please read.

Senator bill 1860 by Assemblymember Mckinner in equity link to school facilities.

Senator Perez.

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Thank you, Mister president. I'm presenting this bill on behalf of Assemblymember Mckinner. AB 1860 would authorize design build and progressive design build for county offices of education, align COE authority with K through 12 districts and community colleges and improve project coordination, reduce delays and increase efficiency. This bill would also preserve all applicable prevailing wage and labor standards such as public work contractor registration, apprenticeship utilization, and the use of a skilled and trained workforce.

County offices of education are responsible for building and maintaining some of the most complex and specialized educational facilities in the state.

However, COE currently lacks access to modern project delivery tools widely used in public education. Without design build authority, COE faces delays, higher cost, and fragmented oversight of projects. As COE construction needs to grow, there is a risk that some contractors could exploit gaps and procurement authority to undercut wages, safety standards, and apprenticeship standards. AB 1860 by Assembly member McKenner has bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further members wishing to be recognized on the measure, please secretary, please call the roll.

Alan. Aye, Alvarado-Gil. No. Archuleta. Aye, Adegein.

Aye, Ashby. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Hurtado. Aye, Jones.

No, Laird. Aye, Limon. Maguire. Aye, McNearney. Aye, Menjivar.

Aye, Nilo. No Ochoa Bog, no Padilla, I Perez, I Reyes, I Richardson, I Rubio, I Seeerto, no Smallwood Cuevas, I Stern, I Strickland, I Humbert, Aye. Aye. Volodares. Aye.

Wahab. Aye. Weber Pearson. Aye. Weiner.

Aye.

Call the absent members.

Blake Spear. Choi. Durazo. Aye. Aye.

Aye. 32. Noes five. The measure passes. Next, we'll turn to file item two zero four, AB 2233 by Assemblymember Taw.

Senator Valadares is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2233 by Assembly Member Ta, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

Senator Valladares.

Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, today I rise to present AB 2233, and it addresses a narrow but important gap in our healthcare system by ensuring that when medically necessary care is prescribed and authorized, patients actually receive it. Across California, children with autism face significant barriers to accessing applied behavioral analysis. We call it ABA therapy.

Even after a provider prescribes treatment and a health plan authorizes it, families are often unable to use all of those approved hours because of provider shortages, scheduling challenges, cancellations, or illness. These families are not refusing care. They are doing everything that they can to obtain it, yet in many cases, unused authorized hours are still counted against them, creating a gap between approved care and care actually delivered. AB 2233 does not change utilization review or medical necessity standards.

Health plans will continue to determine whether care is clinically appropriate and retain full authority to prevent fraud, waste, and overutilization. This bill simply clarifies that once care has been authorized, it should not be effectively reduced because of administrative barriers unrelated to a patient's medical record. It does not expand benefits or create new mandates. It ensures that when a provider prescribes care and a health plan approves it, patients have a meaningful opportunity to receive that care. This measure has received unanimous bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Is there any objection to the use of the unanimous roll call on this measure? Seeing none, ayes: 38, no: zero, and the measure passes. Next is File Item 206: AB 2780 by Assembly Member McKinnor. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 2780 by the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and Accolade into Retirement and making an appropriation therefore.

Under the small hood, Cuevas.

Thank you, Mister president and members. I rise today to present AB 2780, which is the annual public employee retirement laws cleanup bill by the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. This bill makes minor technical clarifying conforming changes to the teachers' retirement law administered by CalSTRS and

administered by the 20 independent county retirement systems, and the public employees' retirement law administered by CalPERS for the continued efficient and effective administration of retirement for public employees, retirees, and their beneficiaries. This bill also authorizes former California Council on Science and Technology fellows to purchase one year of service credit for their prior CCST service if they become CalPERS members to encourage them to remain in public service.

the county employees' retirement law

Recent Senate floor amendments make minor technical amendments to avoid, chaptering out issues with AB 127 related to the prior service purchases and correct minor typographical errors and revise a reference to the correct Cal HR position classification code. This bill has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye, Alvarado-Gil. Aye, Archuleta. Aye, Adegin. Aye, Ashby.

Aye, Becker. Blake Spear. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero.

Aye. Cervantes. Aye. Choi. Aye.

Cortezi. Aye. Dali. Aye. Gonzales.

Aye. Grayson. Aye, Grove, Aye, Hurtado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, Maguire, Aye, McNairney, Aye, Mentivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Padilla, Aye, Perez, Aye, Reyes, Aye, Richardson, Aye, Rubio, Aye, Ciardo, Aye, Smallwood Cuevas, Aye, Stern, Aye, Strickland, Aye, Humbert, Aye, Volodares, Aye, Wahab, Aye. Weber Pearson. Aye.

Weiner.

Aye. Call the answer members.

Becker. Aye. Aye. Blake Spear, Dimon?

Ayes 38, no zero. The measure passes. Returning to file item 195, AB 1696 by Assemblymember Stephanie. Senator Caballero is is prepared. Secretary, please call secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1696 by Assembly Member Stefani, an act relating to healthcare.

Senator Caballero.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 1696, on behalf of Assembly Member Stefani. The bill ensures that pregnant patients can receive timely care from highly trained nurse midwives without outdated codes creating unnecessary barriers, confusion, or delays. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no members wishing to be recognized, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

[Roll Call]

Ayes 38, noes zero. The measure passes. Moving next to file item 208, AB 1684 by Assemblymember Ward. Senator Reyes is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1684 by Assemblymember Ward, and I could relate to common interest developments.

Senator Reyes.

Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of Assemblymember Ward, I rise to present AB 1684, which prohibits the homeowners association from restricting a homeowner's ability to install, use, or replace a home cooling system. Studies have shown that working home air working home air conditioning is the number 1 protective factor against heat related illness and mortality, a pressing health concern with heat waves on the rise.

Homeowners should not have to pursue legal action to to secure the cooling system that best fits their family's health needs for their financial status or energy use goals.

This bill has received bipartisan and unanimous support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

There being no other members, we should be recognized. Secretary, please call the roll.

Hi, Alvarado. Hi, Archuleta. Hi, Arreguin. Hi, Ashby. Hi, Becker.

Hi, Blake Spear. Cabaldon. Hi, Caballero. Hi, Cervantes. Hi, Troy.

Cortezi. Dali, Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon McGuire, McNearney, Aye, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Padilla, Aye, Perez, Aye, Reyes, Aye, Richardson, Aye, Rubio, Aye, Ciardo, Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert.

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

Carlyle absent members?

Blake Spear, Choi? Aye. Limon?

Ayes. 38. No zero. The measure passes. During the extra file item two zero nine, AB 1999 by Assemblymember McCarra.

Senator Grayson is at his desk. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1999 by Assembly Member Kalra, an act relating to professions and vocations.

Senator Grayson.

Thank you, Mr. President and members. I rise to present AB 1999, on behalf of Assembly Member Kalra. AB 1999 makes numerous common-sense changes to veterinarian statutes, reducing staffing shortages in shelters and improving general access to veterinary care. California is currently suffering from an acute care shortage.

This shortage is especially felt by animal shelters, which 25% lack adequate veterinarian staff and 64% cannot even meet the animal's basic medical needs. AB 1999 responds to this problem by creating a retired volunteer status for retired veterinarians, creating a streamlined pathway for out-of-state veterinarians to become licensed, revises the VCPR, and clarifies other aspects to telemedicine statute, narrowing the owner exemption to exclude surgical procedures. This bill has no opposition; received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Is there any objection to the use of the unanimous roll call? Seeing none, ayes: 38, noes: zero. The measure passes. File Item 217: AB 2255 by Assembly Member Pellerin. Senator Wiener is at his desk. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 2255 by Assemblymember Pellerin, the Political Reform Act of 1974.

Senator Wiener. Thank you, Mister President and colleagues. I rise to present Assembly Bill 2255 on behalf of Assemblymember Pellerin. This bill requires additional detail about the purpose of large campaign expenditures made at times when a candidate is not appearing on the ballot next election and is less likely to be engaged in significant campaign activity. This additional disclosure will improve transparency and ensure appropriate oversight of the state's campaign finance laws.

It's sponsored by the FPPC and is no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Is there any objection to the use of the unanimous roll call on this measure? Seeing none, ayes, 38, noes, zero, and the measure passes. File item 221, AB 2320 by Assemblymember Ta. Senator Umberg is prepared. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2320 by Assemblymember Ta and equity to housing.

Senator Omberg.

Thank you, Mister President and Members. AB 2320 makes an important change to the Homekey Plus program to help more projects move forward and provide permanent supportive housing for homeless and veterans. I appreciate HCD's work on these amendments that have been included in the bill of late. The bill is stronger as a result, and I urge an Aye vote.

Senator Weiner? Alright. Seeing no further Senators wishing to be recognized, is there objection to the use of of the unanimous roll call on this measure? Seeing none, Ayes 30 Ayes 38, Noes 0. The measure passes.

File item 222 , AB 2576 by Assemblymember alright. We'll we'll skip that item. Move to file item 223, AB 1267 by Assemblymember Pellerin. Senator Menjivar is is at her desk. Secretary, please.

read. Assembly bill 1267 by Assemblymember Pellerin, enact relating to marriage.

Senator Menjivar.

Thank you, Mister president. I guess you always have to be ready here. Colleagues, there have been various attempts to outlaw or ban any marriages under the age of 18. We've had the center for Hayward do attempts in this. We're coming back to hopefully get to to this finish line.

Assembly members, Pelerin's AB 1267 is to do just that. Currently, in the state of California, an adult, a legal adult is the age of 18, but we are one of three states that still have not outlawed the ability for a individual who is about 25 or 30 to marry a 16 year old or a 17 year old.

The California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court have said marry under the age of 18 is a forceful marriage, and it is a human human rights violation. We wanna make sure that we're protecting individuals that once they turn 18, if they wanna get married, they can get married, but we no longer wanna see what we're seeing the average of ten to fifteen year age gap of individuals getting married to adults. That is what AB 1267 is looking to do.

I'm proud to be a joint author on this bill, and hopefully, we can get this to the governor. Respectfully asking for an aye vote.

Senator Wahab. Thank you. I'm also very proud to be a joint author of this bill. I I will say that a couple of years ago, I introduced the version of this bill to ban child marriages. And I was told that, oh, you know, it it happens in your community or your culture, and I was very offended by that.

The reality is that we see young people of all walks of life, even here in the great state of California, that are victims who, again, the perpetrator literally circumvents statutory rape laws by being able to go forward and, marry their victim. And these children do deserve dignity, do deserve to be able to say whether or not they truly actually are making the decision of their own free will.

Many, many laws have come through this building where we see that it it does not support the child or the victim, and this is an attempt at really righting the wrongs there. We have heard the conversations regarding data and much more, and the reality is that, you know, we support the end of child marriage and establish a clear and simple standard. Marriage is an adult commitment, and no child should be permitted to enter it before the age of 18.

I wanna be very clear that it is also our full responsibility to protect children as best as possible. We have an opportunity to draw a bright line in our law and send an equally clear message to every young person in our state that your childhood does matter, your education matters, your future matters, and a life changing commitment like marriage should be your decision to make when you're an adult. So, I urge my colleagues to fully support this, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Senator Rubio.

Thank you, Mister president. And ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, I too have been a strong advocate of this bill. I was also a coauthor to the original bill, and I'm really saddened that it's taken us this long to say that a child cannot consent and be forced into a marriage with an adult. I also stand very strongly to say it's time that we protect children. We have to have clear standards around protecting our kids, and I see it continuously.

So it's not something from the past, something from another country, which was what was said last time we attempted to bring this bill forward. Our children matter. They need us to stand with them. They need us to protect them. And with that, I strongly urge, and I vote.

Thank you.

Senator Ochoa, vote.

Thank you, Mister president. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, I will be supporting this measure today because I do believe that we need to protect children at all cost. However, I do want to highlight, and I'm not sure that the bill, does cover this, but there are scenarios where, and I'll give an example from a personal perspective, my mother-in-law was two months shy of her eighteenth birthday when she married my father-in-law, and they were married sixty plus years.

Of course, at that time, she had to have the signature and information of her father at the time, and the requirement from her dad was that she needed to finish high school. So they were married in July.

She turned 18 in the month of September. So there are occasions when children who are the age of 17, just shy of their eighteenth birthday, do come up with scenarios such as my mother-in-law, which is, you know, an outlier and I wouldn't say that it's a mainstream, but we do have to take in consideration that there are examples that have existed and do exist where they're just shy of being 18 but want to get married.

So on that end, I just wanted to highlight that that there are, scenarios that we need to

consider, but I will be supporting the measure today,

to protect all children, especially our to protect all children, especially our very young ones. With that, Aye, ask for support on 223 I'm sorry, on AB 201267.

Alright. Senator Menjivar, you may close.

Thank you. I appreciate, the support from my fellow women's caucus members, and I recognize the personal perspective that the Senator from Yucaipa brings. But marriage is not an urgent, an emergency. In those scenarios, there's always opportunity to wait just two more months. And I I recognize there are gonna be outliers where, people who got married at that age are still married to get till this day.

But you know, I think about my grandmother-in-law who was kidnapped from her home to get married and is still married to this day. There's that's how it was back in the day and, you know, just because it was back in the day the way it was and those marriages have survived, I think we're in a completely different time. So I appreciate that perspective being put aside to to create benefit for the greater good. With that, respectfully asking for an aye vote.

Is there objection to the use of the unanimous roll call on this measure?

Alright. Alright. Secretary, please call the roll. Alan. Hi.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Caballero. Aye. Cervantes. Aye.

Choi. Aye. Cortesi. Aye. Deli.

Aye. Durazo. Aye. Gonzales. Aye.

Grayson. Aye. Grove. Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon, Maguire, McNerney, Menjivar, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla.

Aye, Perez. Aye, Reyes. Aye, Richardson. Rubio. Aye, Seattle.

Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert. Aye, Volodares.

Aye, Wahab. Aye, Weber Pearson. Aye, Weiner. Aye. Call the opposite members.

Blake Spear, DeMond, Maguire. Aye. Richardson. Aye.

Ayes 38. No zero. The measure passes. Returning to file item two twenty two, AB 2,576 by Assemblymember Harabedian. Senator Perez is at her desk.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2576 by Assembly Member Harabedian, an act relating to land use.

Senator Pérez.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to present AB 2576, on behalf of Assembly Member Harabedian. While SB 79 includes protections for some historic resources, it does not fully protect all resources that contribute to California's cultural, architectural, and community heritage. Cities in my district have expressed concern about the bill's potential impact on these resources and the importance of maintaining appropriate protections for historically significant sites and districts.

AB 2576 addressed this by expanding the historic sites exclusion in SB 79 to include any of the following designated before January 1st, 2025: sites with a historic resource located on a local register and contributing sites within a historic district and individual parcels included in the state Historic Resources Inventory. This bill has had bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Is there any objection to the use of the unanimous roll call on this measure? Seeing none, ayes: 38, noes: zero, and the measure passes. Members, the Senate has completed consideration of nearly 50 appointments, concurrences, and Assembly measures, including a couple dozen Assembly measures, and the Senate will now stand in recess for 30 minutes for the purposes of lunch break. Please do remain in the Capitol so that we can convene on time and complete our business. We will reconvene in 30 minutes, and the Senate stands in recess.

The Senate is back in session. Alright. Returning to business on the daily file, the Senate will now proceed to file item 224. File item 2415 by Assembly member Hoover. Senator Niello is prepared at his desk.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2415 by Assembly member Hoover in equity lane to land use.

Senator Niello. Thank you,

Mister president. Yes. On, behalf of, assemblyman Hoover, I am presenting AB 2415. AB 2415 provides for a narrow but very important change to preserve the historic nature and characteristics of Old Folsom and similar historic historic districts that would otherwise be impacted by transit oriented development streamlining under SB 79. AB 2415 would allow a city to relocate the required housing development of SB 79 from its historic district to its other transit stops.

This will protect the unique culture and infrastructure of historic districts without decreasing housing development. To qualify for this allowance, the city must have more than one transit oriented development zone and a population of less than a 150,000, and the local historic district must also have been designated before 01/01/2000. The bill allows cities such as Folsom the flexibility in the placement of transit oriented development while protecting the character of their very important historic districts, I request I respectfully request an aye vote.

Seeing no further senators wishing to be recognized, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Niello moves the call. File item 225, Assembly bill 2418 by Assembly member Gonzales. Senator Arreguin is at his desk. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2418 by Assembly Member Mark González, an act relating to building permits.

Senator Arreguín.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm pleased to present AB 2418, on behalf of Assembly Member Mark González, which will streamline nonresidential and commercial building permit applications by creating timelines for plan reviews and inspections for Group B occupancy buildings.

This bill allows for an applicant to use a private plan checker if a local agency cannot complete a plan check after an excessive delay. California's local agencies face extreme plan checking delays due to a combination of staff shortages and unpredictable workloads, and these delays increase costs and make it harder for businesses to complete new construction, simple improvement projects, or critical expansions.

Across the state, even a routine tenant improvement can face a plan check or inspection delay of up to eight months, leading to immediate and costly impacts. This bill will tackle delays by mimicking streamlining housing permitting processes and cutting through red tape by, one, requiring local agencies to provide applicants with an estimated timeline for completing the permitting process, two, require local agencies to, upon request, contract with or employ a third-party plan checker if the estimated timeline for a delay is more than 30 days, all at the applicant's expense.

And third, the third-party plan checker, if used, it will require a local agency to issue a permit to an applicant within 10 days of receiving the report from a private plan checker or to notify the applicant of any noncompliant aspects of their plan. This bill is about making it easier to help increase the permitting process, help support our businesses with strong labor and oversight protections. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Senator Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. I wanna thank the former mayor of Berkeley for bringing this bill forward. As a former council member myself, one of the most often complaints you hear when you're out in the community from your constituents, whether you're at the grocery store, Home Depot, or Lowe's or the farmer's market, is I can't get my permit done for a simple remodel. This is such a great idea. I'm mad at myself for not bringing it myself, but I ask for an aye vote on 2418.

Senator Arreguín, you may close.

Well, I wanna thank Leader Jones for his support. Hopefully, we can apply the unanimous roll call, but as a former mayor, I know many members of the Senate have experience in local governments. One thing we often hear from our businesses is the extreme time and costs with permits just to open up shop, and this is gonna help streamline that process, building on the reforms that we've implemented for housing projects. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

All right. Thank you. The unanimous roll call is only permissible when the members are within the chambers and the floor. Not all members are present at the moment, and therefore, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Senator Arreguín moves the call. Turning next to File Item 226: AB 2024 by Assembly Member Nguyen. Senator Archuleta is prepared and at his desk. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 2024 by Assemblymember Nguyen, an act relating to outdoor advertising.

Senator Archuleta.

Thank you, Mister President. I rise to present Assembly Bill 2024 by Assemblymember Nguyen, a straightforward measure to address unnecessary delays in the permitting process under the outdoor advertising act. Currently, permit application for outdoor advertising displays a draw, but ensures an application is reviewed and acted upon. The measure also clarifies existing law around relocation of outdoor advertising displays, helping avoid unnecessary delays and helping avoid unnecessary delays and costs when relocation is otherwise allowed.

This bill does not authorize billboards in locations where they are otherwise prohibited, and does not override existing state or federal requirements. These are targeted changes to provide more certainty for applicants, local governments, and projects, while keeping existing protections in place. The goal is simple, reduce delays and make sure the process is working as intended. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

There being no Senators seeking recognition, secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Senator Archuleta, let's move the call. File item 228, AB 1579 by Assemblymember Valencia. Senator Richardson is ready at her desk. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1579 by Assemblymember Valencia, and I will make the tribal gaming and declare the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Richardson.

Thank you, Mister president and members. I rise to present AB 1579. AB 1579 would amend the yaha yaha viatom of San Manuel tribal nation's current gaming compact to extend until 12/31/2051. The tribe operates, as most of us know, Yamava, the resort and casino, which has grown into a major destination and is an economic engine for the region. It supports non gaming tribes, and it has created thousands of long term jobs.

Many of the employees having worked there for their entire time of being open of over 30. In addition to being an economic driver, Yaha Via Tom, tribe partners work with San Bernardino County to provide services not required, but willingly out of their hard work and concern for all help to support health care, housing, wildfire response, elder support, and education resources. This amended compact, AB 1579, increases the capacity for additional flexibility to meet customer demand.

And I long for the day I must say in the words of my former boss, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, we don't tell In N Out how many burgers you can sell. I look forward to the day in compacts where tribal nations don't come to us asking for support for a number of gaming devices, but they are able to do the work that their customers support and demand.

But until then, I ask for your aye vote on AB 1579.

Senator Grove.

I'd like to thank the, the floor jockey for bringing this bill forward and, Mister Valencia, Assembly member Valencia for bringing this bill forward. And the comments that my colleague make, I adhere to completely.

We don't require In N Out to sell certain amount of burgers, but I've been in this building since 2010, and every time a federally recognized tribe or a tribe that has reclaimed their land, that wants to do something, whether it's build a gas station, build a school, build a casino, add 10 machines, they have to come to the state legislature and go, mother, may I? It's their land. It's their casino.

It's their property, and so that is just completely ridiculous. But this building is so transactional that they don't get to do the things on their own land unless they abide by certain things. And it's just wrong. It's wrong on so many levels. It's just a different time in a different era, but the same consequence to our tribal brothers and sisters are still happening just in a different time zone or a different time frame.

Senator Richardson, do you wish to close?

I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1579.

Alright. This is an urgency measure. Secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Hi, Amaraugh Gill. Hi, Archuleta. Hi, Arreguin. Hi, Ashby.

Hi, Becker. Hi, Blaise Spear. Cabaldon. Hi, Caballero. Hi, Cervantes.

Hi, Choi. Hi, Cortese. Aye, Dali, Aye, Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, Aye, Grove, Aye, Hurtado, Aye, Jones, Laird, Aye, Limon Maguire, Aye, McNerney, Aye, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Padilla, Aye, Perez, Aye, Reyes, I Richardson. I Rubio. I see Arto.

I Smallwood Cuevas. I CERN. I Strickland. I Amber. I Volodares.

I will have. Aye. Weber Peterson. Aye. Weiner.

Aye. DeRozu, aye. Gonzales, aye.

Eyes 37, no zero. The measure passes. I have eyes 37, no zero on the urgency. File item two thirty one, AB 2075 by Assemblymember Bennett. Senator Wiener is at his desk and ready.

Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 2075 by Assemblymember Bennett an act relating to forestry.

Senator Wiener.

I thank you, Mister president. I rise to present AB 2075 on behalf of Assemblymember Bennett. In October 2024, a tractor engine failure accidentally ignited a fire while a tractor driver was clearing bush in Ventura County. While the driver followed all safety protocols, his fire extinguisher was too far away to be effective.

The spark ignited the mountain fire, which destroyed nearly 250 structures and burned 20,000 acres. The Ventura County DA's Office investigation was inconclusive as to whether the company could be held criminally liable. AB 2075 clarifies fire safety standards during open space operations and ensures companies performing these activities can be held liable in the event an accidental fire occurs. The bill has received bipartisan support and has no opposition. I ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no senators wishing to be recognized. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call]

Call the absent members.

[roll call]

Ayes 36. No zero. The measure passes.

Members, we're now gonna proceed to lift calls, beginning first with file item 224, AB 2415 Hoover. Secretary, please, please call the roll.

[roll call]

Ayes, 38. Nos zero. The measure passes. File item 225, Gonzales.