Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Assembly member Dixon notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. The clerk will call the roll.

Addis, Agriar Curry, Aarons, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Avila Farias, Baines, Bauer Kehan, Bennett, Berman, Verner, Bonta, Brian, Calderon, Coloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Chen,

Connolly, Davies, De Mayo, Dixon, El Hori, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Gibson, Jeff Gonzales, Mark Gonzales, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Art, Hoover, Erwin, Jackson, Johnson, Cara, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKenner, Marisucci, Quinn, Ortega, Pacheco, Pappan, Patel, Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie Norris, Quirk Silva, Ramos, Ransom, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Rubio, Sanchez, Chiavo, Schultz, Sharp Collins, Solace, Soria, Stephanie, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallace, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, Zaver. Mister speaker.

Members of 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.

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

Please join me in a moment of reflection. Our friend, Ken, shared when he was a young father, one warm afternoon, he returned home exhausted. Quietly, he laid down in the living room, hoping to rest undisturbed. Soon, he heard the toppling sound of his two year old son, Aaron, entering the room. Seeing his father laying where they would wrestle and play, Aaron pulled on his dad's shirt as he happily climbed onto his father.

Aaron tried hard to awaken his dad. Ken pretend to be asleep hoping Aaron would let him rest. He was relieved when his plan seemed to work. Some minutes later, Aaron returned. This time however, Aaron was pulling Ken's hair.

He is lifting his father head and dropping it dropping it lifting his head and dropping it. Ken said it was just too much to ignore. He quickly sat up and was about to scold his young son when he saw that Aaron had pulled a pillow from the bed, dragged it down the hall, and was trying to put the pillow under his dad's head. Ken said, that's when I realized my two year old son was the embodiment of pure compassion.

When at times, I have worried if, as a species, we are losing our ability to care.

Remembering this story renews my hope. Research indicates that the ability to empathize actually begins in infancy, and can manifest in behavior from as early as two. Empathy in the seed of caring and compassion. And with our acts of kindness, we are also planting the seeds of empathy and caring in the pure hearts and curious minds of the children in our lives.

Even more reason to live our lives with kindness and gratitude for the children around us are watching and learning from we, the adults in their lives.

Let us live with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

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

Thank you very much. Members, please join me and put your right hand over your heart. Ready. Begin.

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

Members, if I could have your attention, please, there are 246 Assembly Bills on the Senate floor that do not have floor managers. Please continue to work with the Senate to identify floor managers for your bills.

Time is of the essence. For your bills on the Senate floor that have floor managers, please encourage your floor managers to request that your bills be taken up. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber Sacramento of [inaudible]2026. The Assembly met at 9am. The honorable Josh Lowenthal, Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly Presiding

Majority Leader Aguiar Curry, moves that Mister Hoover 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 dead, 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 absence of the day are as follows for personal business Assemblymember Rubio. Onto our procedural motions, Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Good morning, Mister speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 45.5 to allow Assemblymembers, Schiavo and Ward to speak on adjournment in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 118 A to allow Assemblymember Ward to have guests in the rear of the chamber.

That objection, such shall be the order.

Members, I spy out of the corner of my eye. Former Assemblymember, current mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria is in the rear of the chamber. Welcome. Welcome, sir. Welcome back.

Okay. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized.

Mister speaker, I rise to strike item 119, SB 958 from the file.

Just a moment, Mister DeMaio.

119958

Okay. We're gonna see if these, boat buttons are working again. The Assemblymember has made a motion to strike file item 119 from the file. Is there a second? Seconded by Assemblymember Johnson.

This is requires 41 votes. The majority leader is asking for a no vote. Mister DeMaio is asking for an aye vote. Clerk will open the role.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Majority leader is asking for a no vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 12. Nos, 32, the motion fails.

Okay, we're moving on to business on the daily file on concurrence file items 1 through 26. Items 2729 are in notice.

Okay. We're gonna pass and retain a file items one, two, three, four.

File item number 5 is AJR 9 by Assembly member Wallace. Clerk will read.

Assembly joint resolution nine by Assembly member Wallace and others relative to national parks.

Assembly member Wallace, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AJR 9 urging the Federal Government to fully fund national parks is back on file. Senate amendments added support for keeping public lands in public hands. Ask for your eye vote on concurrence and Senate amendments.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 54, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Bylaw six is AB 1647 by Assemblymember Brian. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1647 by Assemblymember Bryan and others, and I believe the juveniles.

Assemblymember Brian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1647, a bill that protects the right for young people who are incarcerated to speak at their transfer hearings. This bill was conceived and authored by youth who are currently incarcerated in Los Perugino's juvenile hall and a derivative of the select committee on the status of boys and men of color. It has had bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Members, please report to the floor. Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 41, Noes five, the measure passes.

Maybe this is a good time to express myself. It's 10:40. The floor team, the speaker is trying as hard as humanly possible to get you time for yourselves and your families this weekend. And that means if you're able to arrive at work ready to go on time, we have a better chance of doing so. File item number 7, AB 1656 by Assemblymember Davies.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1656 by Assemblymember Davies, an accolade to human trafficking.

Assemblymember Davies, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, AB 1656 is back on concurrence, Senate amendments for technical and added double jointed language as to not conflict with another bill. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Davies. I'll debate having cease click 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 vote size 53. No zero measure passes. File item number 8, AB 1660 by Assemblymember Schiavo. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1660 by Assemblymember Schiavo, and I'm living the probate.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. We have a lot of conversations about how we wanna make sure we are protecting the most vulnerable. AB 1660 judges that it's back on concurrence. Senate amendments make technical changes to improve the process for financial institutions to verify public guardians and public conservators or administrators. I respectfully request an aye vote.

It's had bipartisan support.

Thank you. Assemblymember Schiavo. All debate have been seized. 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. Ties 52, noes one.

Senate amendments are concurred in. If I did not announce it on file on number 7, sentiments are concurred in. File on number 9, AB 1875 by Assembly Member Hart. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1875 by Assembly Member Hart and others and act ladies of marriage.

Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I'm pleased to present 8B1875, which is back on concurrence. Senate amendments were taken to provide a clear process for courts to follow when considering a reduction or waiver of the six month cooling off period. The bill has no opposition and I respectfully request an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Size 53, no zeros. Senate amendments are concurred in. File line number 10 is AB 1892 by Assemblymember Davies.

Clerk will read.

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

Assemblymember Davies, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, AB 1892 is back in concurrence, recent Senate amendments corrected across reference issue. I asked for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Size fifty three, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass temporarily on file item 11.

File item number 12, that's AB 198 by Assemblymember McKinner. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 198 by Assemblymember McKinner and others, and after relating to civil actions and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Scratch that, Mister Clerk. Mister reading Clerk, we're gonna pass temporarily on file item number 12. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 13. File item number 14 is AB 1954 by Assemblymember Ward. The Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1954 by Assemblymember Ward and appletting the business.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Assembly bill 1954, the Protecting Access to Reservations Act is back on concurrence. Senate amendments are minor. Respectfully ask for your aye vote on concurrence.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. 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, tallying vote size 56. No zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Okay.

Moving backwards, to file line number 12, that's AB 198 by Assemblymember McKinner. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 198 by Assemblymember McKinner and others, and to civil actions and declaring the Arabs to take effect immediately.

Members, this is a 54 vote bill. Assemblymember McKinner, you are recognized.

Mister speaker, AB 198 is on is back on concurrence, and I ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Okay. 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. Kirk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 57, no zero. On the urgency, ayes 57, no zero on the measures and amendments are concurred in. We've already dispensed with file item we passed temporarily on '13.

We've dispensed with fourteen. File item 15 is AB 1957 by Assembly member Pacheco. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1957 by Assemblymember Pacheco and Accredited Mortgages.

Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you. And good morning, Mister speaker and members. I rise to present AB 1957, which is back for concurrence. AB 1957 strengthens and refines California's post foreclosure ham home acquisition process. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes, 44. No zero.

Senate amendments are concurred in. File item number 16 is AB 1977 by Assemblymember Erwin. The clerk will read.

Assembly go 1977 by Assemblymember Erwin and Ackerling to notarise public.

Assemblymember Erwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AV 19 '77 is back on concurrence. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Erwin. 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, tallying the vote. Size forty three, no six. And amendments are concurred in. Bylaw number 17 is AB 2001 by Assemblymember Stephanie.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2,001 by Assemblymember Stephanie, and after leading the criminal procedure.

Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present AB 2001, which is back on concurrence. Amendments were made in the Senate to resolve chattering conflicts and to narrow the bill. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stephanie, I'll debate having cease. Clerk will open the roll. 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, tallying the votes. Ayes 50, no zeros. Sent amendments are concurred in. File item number 18 is AB 2052, also by Assembly member Stephanie.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2052 by Assemblymember Stefani, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Assemblymember Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present AB 2052, and I just like to say ditto to what I just said. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stefani, all debate having cease. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 51. No zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 19 is AB 2107 by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2107 by Assemblymember Pellerin an act relating to pupil instruction.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and hot colleagues. AB 2107 is back with clarifying amendments. It's a support support bill. I respectfully ask where I vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pellerin. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye 57. No zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File line number 20 is AB 2263 by Assemblymember Kalra. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2263 by Assemblymember Kalra and others an act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 2263.

Thank you, Assemblymember Kalra. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

File item 21 is AB 2346 by Assemblymember Wilson. Clerk will read.

Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Ayes, 49. Nos, 2. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Assembly bill 2346 by Assemblymember Wilson and others, and I am relating to vehicles.

Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, AB 2346. The electric bicycle safety bill is back from the Senate on concur concurrence. The amendments remove the opposition from Cal Bike and Streets for All. It is sponsored by the California Medical Association and passed thirty eight zero in the Senate.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Wilson, 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 rule, tally the vote size 57, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass temporarily on file m 22, file m 23, maybe twenty five ninety five by Assemblymember Pappen. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2595 by Assemblymember Pappen and accurately in the vehicles.

Assemblymember Pappen, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. This is also an Ebike bill referencing to San Mateo County back, from the Senate with very minor changes. Respectfully request, and I vote on concurrence. This bill does have bipartisan support.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pappett. I'll debate having Sees 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.

Cook will close the roll tally vote size 56, no zero, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 24, AB 1562 by doctor Jackson. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1562 by Assembly member Jackson and accurately the vehicles.

Assembly member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. AB 1562 back on concurrence. Minor amendments on the Senate side. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Just a moment, Mister Jackson. The reading clerk would like to restate this, please.

Assembly bill 1562 by Assembly member Jackson, and accolling to elections.

Thank you, Mister Reed and Clerk. 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 votes, ayes 41, nos 10, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item number 25 is AB 2180 by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2180 by Assemblymember Ward and others, an act relating to local government finance.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2180 is back on concurrence from Senate amendments, which are clarifying in nature. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on concurrence.

Thank you. Assemblymember Ward, all debate having cease. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 41. Nos 15, the measure passes.

File item number 26 is AB 2624 by Assembly member Bonta.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2624 by Assemblymember Bonta and others an act relating to privacy.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2624, the Safe at Work Act, is back before us on concurrence. This bill responds to the real and growing threats facing the people who provide immigration support services across California. Nonprofit case workers, legal aid attorneys, and volunteers. People on the front lines who are helping our families through some of the hardest moments in their lives.

Increasingly, doing that work has made them targets. Throughout the committee process, we heard directly from organizations whose staff and volunteers have been doxxed, harassed, followed and filmed at their workplaces and threatened, with that harassment sometimes reaching their families at home. These are not hypothetical concerns. No one should have to fear that doing their job will put their family at risk. That's why I authored this bill.

AB 2624 expands California's safe at home program administered by the Secretary of State for nearly three decades to immigration support service providers, employees, volunteers who fear for their safety because of their work. The program already protects survivors of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, and has been extended to health care workers facing similar threats.

In response to this hostile culture towards immigrant service providers driven by the very top levels of our Federal Government, AB 2624 closes the same gap for immigrant service workers. I also wanna be clear about what this bill does not do. It does not shield organizations from accountability.

It does not silence journalists or preventing lawful reporting. It does not ban filming in public. So let me be clear. More precious to preserving our democracy is the ideal of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. It is a disservice to the journalists that state the state relies on when opponents draw a false equivalency between their work and targeting an individual worker with the intent to threaten, harass, or incite violence against them.

This bill protects people. It does not protect institutions from scrutiny. We must strive to protect justice and refrain from reverting to the lowest instincts to revert to fear and violence. A disagreement about immigration policy should not be separating us and not be putting workers and their families in danger. This bill has been reviewed in six policy committees, two fiscal committees, and now this body as a whole.

And at every step, the facts have been very clear, and they've held up. What hasn't held up is the campaign against it, which was never about this bill's text. It was always about the political cost of solidarity feeling too high. Colleagues, I know some of you have felt the heat of this manufactured controversy in your own offices. I have too.

My staff has even family members have. That threat of fear, that heat is the point. It's designed to make us feel the political cost of standing with immigrant communities and making it feel like it is too high, one member at a time. I'm asking you not to let it work on this floor today.

When we support AB 2624 today, we are not only protecting the people who serve our immigrant neighbors, we are rejecting the idea that policy in this state gets written by hate and driven by clicks.

We are telling every legal aid attorney, every case manager, every volunteer doing this work, you need not be intimidated out of serving your community and neither do we. I respectfully request your aye vote on AB 2624.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bonta. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in strong opposition to AB 2624. And there's one of two options here. Either the author does not understand the contents of her bill or she's misrepresenting.

Decor decorum.

Decorum. Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized.

Order. Point of order, Mister Speaker.

[Inaudible], Sir.

The member from San Diego was quite literally attacking the author of the bill. I would ask him to respect the custom and traditions of this body.

Assemblymember DeMaio, we you do know that we cannot impugn the motives of members. Can you restate the way that you're trying to make this point, please?

The author of the bill is not accurate in her presentation of what the bill does. And it's important whether you support it or not. It's important for people to know the truth. First and foremost, this bill is not needed because we have extensive state law that prohibits violence and harassment. All of those laws can be used to protect anyone who's being targeted unjustly with violence, intimidation, or threats.

That is already state law. So you have to ask yourself the question, why are we passing a law that already covers a prohibition against violence and threats? Well, let's take a look at what the law actually does different in state law. First and foremost, it limits the First Amendment rights of citizen journalists to record and post evidence of fraud. That's why we nicknamed this bill the Stop Nick Shirley Act.

This bill came about in response

Excuse me, Mister DeMaio? Miss Schultz, state your point of order?

Point of order. The member from San Diego is referring to a name of this legislation that does not accurately represent the bill up for debate on the floor today.

Just a moment, Mister Schulz.

Thank you, Mister Schultz. Your point is well taken. That is not the name of the bill. That is not the purpose as defined by the author.

You may continue, Mister.

Before I continue, with my time

You wish to appeal the ruling of the Chair, sir?

I wish to appeal the ruling of the Chair on the bill's side.

No way to explain it. You just appeal the ruling of the Chair. Is there a second?

Motion does not continue without a second. You may continue, Mister DeMaio.

As I was saying, as nicknamed the Nick Shirley Act

Excuse me, Mister DeMaio. It has not nicknamed that. It has not been defined excuse me, Mister DeMaio. Just wait a moment. I've now already ruled on that.

If you continue, we're just going to move on.

One of my major arguments here is that this body is trying to limit First Amendment rights of citizen journalists. That's exactly what you're trying to do to me, a duly elected representative trying to criticize this bill and persuade people not to adopt it. You are showing true colors when you try to stop my arguments on this floor. You can try to stop me from speaking on the floor, but the truth will prevail. Let me talk to you about the truth.

Section B 162916219 B1 is very clearly a section that says that if someone records and posts video evidence online, they are in violation of this law. Section 4 of that same provision says that they can be sanctioned in court for violating the law. That is what you are doing. So when the author says, this doesn't stop people from recording people in public, well, that part is true.

It punishes them if they post the video online, which has always been our objection to this bill, which has always been the nature of unconstitutional infringement on First Amendment rights.

Any of the lawyers in this room know what I'm saying is true, and very soon, I believe you will realize that when it is challenged in court. By the way, this also directly eliminates the shield law provisions that protect journalists. One part of your amendment in this, in this updated version of the bill specifically eliminates the exemption for journalists.

How can you not say you're not targeting journalists when the latest amendment on the Stop Nick Shirley Act, as I call it, eliminates the provision protecting journalists in this bill.

Point of order, Mister speaker.

Just a moment. Okay. State your point, Mister Schultz.

I would simply ask the member from San Diego to honor the ruling of the Chair and refer to the legislation by its proper name and not the name that he has chosen to make up today.

Point is well taken. Mister DeMaio, you may continue. Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized.

Point of order.

Note that when you made the ruling that you said that if he was to refer to this again in a proper way, that you would simply move on. So I would ask that the Chair follow his direction.

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Thank you, Assemblymember Wilson. Your point is well taken. We're gonna move on. Assemblymember Tangipa, you were recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. And I do just wanna say to the author, I hear you. I understand. I understand the threats that have occurred and have happened. I wanna share this.

A year ago, less than a year ago, shotgun shells were spread around my office, and my district staff felt unsafe at their workplace. And I believe that we should do everything in our power to make sure that we are protecting our employees, and those who work in their service. They should be able to do their job regardless of how we feel what is going on in safety.

And I do hear the author on that, and I also wanna share this with the rest of our colleagues today. All of us should feel safe.

All of us should make sure that we're using our words freely without the threat of violence. And if we were simply expanding safe harbor to immigration support services, I do think that there would be a lot of us that would be willing to support that. I understand how personal this is. I have sponsored my own mother's immigration. I know what we can do.

The difference is we are simply being told that this is just an expansion of safe harbor. The original safe harbor bill does not include a civil liability protection clause. It doesn't. That is all that we are asking for. That if an immigration support service facility, a nonprofit, if we are expanding, safe at harbor to them, let's find a way to do it.

But once these institutions make a demand to a private individual that they must remove public posting or imaging, and then creates a civil liability on them, that is fundamentally different. I don't believe it's disingenuous on our part to be against it. I don't think we need to fight amongst each other as if we are simply agreeing that everybody should be protected. They should have the ability to go to their job and not feel threatened.

To all of my colleagues who believe that there's any ill will against you, I want to share this.

If there is anybody, anybody making threats to any of you, I will stand beside you. If there is anybody making threats against your employees, I will stand beside you, and I'll fight back against every single other person who who wants to stop you, your staff, or anybody else from making you feel unsafe. I join you on that. I respectfully ask for a no vote on this simply because this is not just a simple expansion of safe at harbor, safe harbor.

This has a small clause that is fundamentally different.

I love you. I respect you. I will stand by you to defend you, and I respectfully ask for a no vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Tangipa. Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. I rise in strong support of AB 2624. My first career out of college was as a journalist. And as a journalist, I value the importance of free speech and would scoff at any attempt to silence the work of journalists. Yet, there is a false narrative that this bill does just does that.

No news organization has opposed 2624. It is clear no provision of this bill touches the journalism Californians rely on to hold our government accountable. Further, independent fact checkers, including Snopes, have found no basis in the bill's text for the claims made by opposition that this bill targets journalists. This bill's North Star is clear, protecting the personal private information of individuals providing immigration support services. The safe at home program makes the addresses of qualified California residents confidential.

That is it. This legislature remains committed to a free and independent press, and to the journalists who do the daily work of holding California's government accountable. The opposition to AB 2624 has not come from them. It has come from bad faith actors looking for an available vehicle to smear immigrant communities and the people who serve them. I respectfully ask for your strong aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Pellerin. Doctor Sharp Collins, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mister speaker and members. I rise in support of Assembly Bill 2624 because there is a difference between wanting transparency and putting people in harm's way. Some of us have seemingly lost track of that difference in our attacking public servants, individuals who have committed their professional lives to making our communities so much better.

At a time when immigrant communities across the entire country are being demonized for political gain, we have the responsibility to protect the people on the front lines who serve these families every single day. I have even seen this in my own backyard as fear mongering and misinformation tactics have been used to incite and uproar, spread confusion, and promote fear.

Just this week, a podcaster amongst us spread misinformation that led to aggressive calls, putting my staff, my family, and people that I care about at risk. When we ask ourselves who benefits from Assembly Bill 2624, we should think of our faith leaders, legal aid workers, and nonprofit staff. These are our translators. These are our counselors. They're volunteers who are helping families navigate the impossible circumstances for which they're currently facing.

They are being unjustly targeted all because they dare to help our immigrant communities. Politics aside though, we can agree that no one deserves to feel threatened or be harassed because of their career choices. We all have chosen this job, and we all choose this job because we believe in political disagreement, but not violence. Or so I thought we all agreed on that until this past week. We as the state legislature have a responsibility to protect all Californians, which include these workers.

If we believe we as elected officials deserve protection from doxing and also threats, we should extend that same basic protection to immigrant service providers. So you can say whatever you wanna say, but let us be clear. These are people's lives that we are currently discussing. Let's say the quiet part out loud. A vote against this bill does not support a content creator, masquerading as a journalist.

Instead, if you oppose this bill, you risk putting innocent children, innocent parents, and even your own neighbors at risk for a viral moment. Are you comfortable with putting your own people at risk just for a viral moment? We should not legitimize harassment campaigns designed to terrorize people out of public service, but Assembly Bill 2624 draws a clear line that we will protect our immigrant communities and their advocates.

With that, I do respectfully ask for an aye vote on Assembly Bill 2624.

Thank you, Doctor Sharp Collins. Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I also rise in strong support of AB 2624. I wanna thank our colleague from Oakland for bringing this important measure forward because let's just focus on what this bill is as you've heard. California's safe at home program has protected vulnerable Californians for more than two decades. People escaping domestic violence, stalking, sexual violence, others facing incredible threats to their safety.

And over time, we've recognized a very simple truth, that when people are targeted because of who they are or the work that they do, that the state has a responsibility to help protect them.

And as the author of a bill that passed the legislature last year to expand health providers and patients eligible under the safe at home program, I'd be remiss if I did not call out that we would not need to keep expanding this program if we were not living through this moment in time where vulnerable communities and the people who serve them are increasingly being subjected to intimidation, harassment, doxing, and violence intentionally.

AB 2624 recognizes the reality that immigration service providers are increasingly facing documented threats simply for helping members assistance, whose basic obligation is to guide people through legal systems, provide assistance, and serve their communities.

And as a note to debate the comments that were made earlier by our colleague, this is not a new cause of action. It is already reflected and cross referred to the existing actions causes of actions in the safe at home program.

And I'd like to debate another point that was also raised around too, but it probably will lead me down the path of an impunium member on the floor with respect to the respect that we should have for our colleagues as we have seen evidence in the activities around this building. At its core, this measure is about protecting individual Californians from targeted harm because of the work that they do in service of our communities.

And while the reality of targeted hate, intimidation, and violence persists across our nation, California should continue to stand on the side of protecting people who are safely trying to do good work in our communities and allow them to live and serve safely. I wanna thank our colleague from Oakland for her brave courage to be able to work on this issue and in the face of all of the personal, and other attacks and experiences that she has had.

You are amazing and unresolved, in your ability to be able to get this done. Mister speaker, I would respectfully request your aye vote on concurrence of AB 2624.

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

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. Colleagues, I do rise in strong support asking for an aye vote on AB 2624. Mister speaker, permission to read?

Without objection.

As proposed to be amended by the bill, section 6218.19 would read as follows, specifically A1A and A1B.

A person, business, or association shall not knowingly publicly post or publicly display, disclose, or distribute on the Internet the personal information or image of any designated immigration support services provider, employee or volunteer, or other individuals residing at the same home address with the specific intent to do the following. A reads as follows.

Incite a third person to cause imminent great bodily harm to the designated immigration support services provider, employee, or volunteer identified in the posting or display or to a corecedent of that person where the third person is likely to commit the imminent harm.

Sub B, threaten the designated immigration support services provider, employee, or volunteer identified in the posting or display or a co resident of that person in a manner that places the person identified or the co resident in objectively reasonable fear for their personal safety.

Mister speaker, as stated by my other colleague from San Diego and so many others, this is a long existing program established in 1998.

It is designed to protect people. It is designed to keep them safe from harm. It is an onerous process that requires an application submitted under penalty of perjury. My point is this, Mister speaker. If we are here to pass just laws as inscribed in the chamber above us, should we not rise to protect those who have a reasonable fear of imminent harm?

We absolutely should. I ask, I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Schultz. Assemblymember Bauer Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I wanted to rise and tell you about the first time I ever heard of the Safe at Home Act. I was blessed. I've never needed it. I had just taken office.

This was eight years ago. A young girl walked into my office, and she was so young, still a teenager, probably my son's age. She'd been the victim of human trafficking way too young. She had made it home. She was in a safe environment.

But while she was human trafficked, child sexual assault material of her ended up online, and people were doxxing her. So here was a young girl trying to recover from something more horrific than any of us ever want to imagine. And this online community kept spinning up her trauma, pointing them towards her home where she just wanted to feel safe.

And I thought, thank God we have laws to protect people who are the subject of such threats and such harm and just want the peace and quiet of a home where they feel safe. There were loopholes in the law that were resulting in her having to continually file paperwork.

We fixed those laws. But I learned the depth and power of the state saying, you deserve to be safe at home. That's what this law does. And I wanna take us back there to that feeling that that young girl should have, but that every single Californian should have. And remind us that by putting this into that law, we are absolutely not saying anybody can commit a fraud or commit a crime or that our journalists or others should not identify any wrongdoing by anybody.

I think everybody on this floor supports this, but we are saying you can't dox them. You can't create threats of harm. You can't make them feel unsafe at home. That isn't too much to ask for anybody in California. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Bonta, do you wish to close?

Well, thank you, members. I wanna thank every single member from Northern And Southern California, too many to count here, individual districts for speaking on behalf of this bill, particularly to the authors who have brought forward prior iterations of this legislation to protect particular individuals. This bill fundamentally is about freedom, and it is about freedom from fear. Right now, our immigrant service providers are living in fear because of the work that they do. That is an intolerable consequence to the fear mongering that happens right now.

It's about freedom of the press and freedom to be able to express one's opinion and belief through the first amendment. Those things are absolutely clear and true. But certainly, most importantly, this is about freedom to be able to make sure that we have a strong participatory democracy. Because a healthcare worker providing service, an immigrant service provider making sure that they are endeavoring to contribute to our public good are people who should be able to be free to serve.

And when we have the opportunity for every individual to freely participate in our democracy, then we need not be fearful that this very delicate democracy might not continue to exist. This is a very scary time.

This bill is very straightforward. Despite the click seekers, the fundraising seekers, and the political seekers in terms of what they want to turn this into. I wanna thank our colleagues for standing up for each other, for standing up for justice, for standing up for immigrant service providers, for standing up for our staff and our families, and for standing up for me. Let's be brief from fear. Please vote aye on AB 2624.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bonta. All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 49, nos 13. Senate amendments are concurred in.

I have already called out that file items number 27 through 29 are notice. Madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule AA8 A to allow Assemblymember Harabedian to have guests seated at his desk today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

We now go on to reconsideration file items 30 through 32. All items shall be continued. The Assembly third reading file, file items 33 through 37, we're gonna pass retainer file items 33, 34, 35. File item 36 is HR 134 by Assemblymember Alvarez.

Clerk will read.

House Resolution 134 by Assemblymember Alvarez relative to California's first generation college celebration month.

Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker, and colleagues. I rise to present HR 134, which would designate November as California's first generation college celebration month. We obviously will not be here in November, but in anticipation of all the work we'll be doing in our districts, I know we have a very, successful and important college fair that we do. In my district, I know a lot of you do the same. So in anticipation of that, we like to, acknowledge and recognize November as First Gen College Month.

As a first generation student myself and a former Puente student, in high school and a TRIO McNair scholar in college, I have firsthand experience that of the remarkable programs that lead to first generation students' success. I've also worked for the TRIO program and understand the genuine commitment that staff have towards the students that they serve. Without these programs, many of us, I know myself, personally, would not have been able to achieve the dream of college education.

According to the 2018 study from the US Department of Education, about thirty three percent of first generation college students nationwide drop out after the first, three years. That's why it's imperative that we continue to support programs, LENTRIO, Puente, EOP, Umoja, ANHIPI, and others who play an important role in first generation college students' success.

HR 134 recognizes a significant role of first generation college students in developing our state's future workforce. It celebrates the federal highway excuse me, the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965 and supports first generation college students with opportunities and equity in completing their degrees. We must acknowledge that the state legislature, the importance of these programs as we celebrate in November, California's first generation college celebration month, and again, in the work that we do in our districts to uplift all first generation students throughout the state.

I know we've distributed to all of our offices, recognition, and I know that there are many members on this floor that you are also first generation. I want to, acknowledge all of you for, being part of the celebration and in our desire to make sure that future generations are also having the same opportunities that we had if we are the first ones in our family to go to college.

For that reason, I respectfully ask for I vote on HR 134, Mister speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alvarez. Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise today in strong support and thank the author for bringing forward HR 134 and recognizing November as California's first generation college celebration month. I wanna thank the author for bringing it forward, as this resolution is very personal to me. I'm a first generation college student, so is my husband, and today we have three kids in college. I know firsthand that getting to college is not always easy, especially when no one in your family has gone through the process before.

I represent the most community colleges in the state, but I also represent the most college deserts. And for my family, the nearest college is two hours away, and each of our children had to leave home to pursue their education. That is the reality for many rural students. And as we celebrate first generation college students, we must continue strengthening transfer pathways, expanding access to career and technical education, and bringing more higher education opportunities to would be first time college students in rural communities.

Thank you again, my friend from San Diego, for bringing this major and his leadership in this space, and I'm proud to support HR 134 to celebrate every first generation student working to build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Hadwick. Doctor Sharpe Collins, you are recognized.

Alright. So good morning again, Mister speaker and members. Today, I rise in support of HR 134, recognizing November as California's first generation college celebration month. First generation celebration month. First generation students are the trailblazers in their communities who are breaking barriers, creating new opportunities for their families, and paving the way for generations after them.

We know that there is more work to do to expand access to higher education, especially for our minority and low income students. In my district, about 17 of our adults, 25 and older, hold a bachelor's degree and eight point two percent hold a graduate or professional degree. This is drastically different than a statewide average at twenty two point four percent and the 14.1%, which is respectfully. These numbers highlight the importance of our first generation students and why we must continue supporting them.

For many of these students, earning a college degree is more than just earning a piece of paper.

It is creating a path for long term success. And this is why we need to invest in our first generation students at all levels of education as as a college degree can open the door and create a brighter future for students and their families. So in other words, as stated by George Washington Carver, education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

So when you continue to think about education, we already know that it is the passport to the future for tomorrow, belongs to the people who prepare for it today. And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on HR 134, and I and I could thank my colleague from San Diego for bringing forth the resolution.

Thank you, doctor Sharp Collins. Assembly member Tong input, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. One heck of a transition from file item. But I do wanna rise in support of the author as well. Not only do I believe that we should recognize first generation November as first generation college month, but I think we should also recognize how proud our parents are, and especially the parents that make that hard trip.

I think about my mother's story and her immigration from Tonga to The United States, from not even being able to go to high school, and to see one of her kids graduate and use education as an opportunity for all of us.

I know all of our parents are proud about that, and it'd be remiss for me to not be grateful for Fresno State, for the opportunities it's provided, for the reason why a lot of us are here today, and to celebrate First Generation College Month. So thank you to the author, and go dawgs.

Thank you, Assemblymember Sangipa. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Alvarez, do you wish to close?

Thank you, Mister speaker, and thank you to all the colleagues who spoke. Obviously, this is a resolution to celebrate the accomplishments of many individuals in our community, many of you here on the floor, and we should do so. But we all should celebrate by the policies that we work on and the budgets that we work on.

A colleague just reminded me about the opportunities that get created because of a robust higher education system that we have in California, and we have to strengthen that and continue to create those opportunities for every student. I I am a member of a 1% club that is not something that I'm very proud of.

The community I come from, only 1% of the individuals who live in Barrio Logan ever receive a college degree. And, that speaks to the significance of what is lacking as my colleague from San Diego just mentioned. The statewide average is 22%. There are many communities where first generation students are waiting for those opportunities.

We celebrate in November, but then we also get to work with the policies we work on here, the budget that we approve to support our segments of higher education, and the work that we all do in our community to help with our scholarship fairs and our and our college fairs.

And so I encourage you to do so going forward. And again, thank you all for supporting HR 134. Thank you, Mister speaker.

Thank you, Mister Alvarez. Do you wish for the first role to be open for co authors?

Yes, please.

All 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 votes. There are 63 co authors added. Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say aye. Aye.

All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Madam majority leader, you're recognized for your procedural motion?

Yes. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule one one eight a to allow Assembly member Valencia to have a guest in the rear of the chamber.

Without objection, such shall be the order. We're gonna pass through in tandem file item 37, brings us to the Senate third reading file, file items 38 through three forty five. Here we go, folks. File item number 38, we will pass and retain. File item 39 is SB932 by Senator Hurtado, presented by Assembly member Pappen.

The clerk will read.

Senate bill 932 by Senator Hurtado, and after the civil proceedings.

Assembly member Pappin, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, Mister speaker. We've got ourselves a transparency bill, and it pertains to transparency in a court of law. This bill would require that if you are an assignee of a claim in the caption of the case, you must also reveal the assignor. That is the person who originally owned the claim. And the purpose for this bill is that it protects the public so they know who the original claimant is.

It protects creditors, and it also protects injured parties. I respectfully request an aye vote, for SB 932 because it provides a mechanism that keeps, information in the open so that we all know what we're dealing with.

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

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

All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Quick, we'll close the roll. Tied vote size 57, no zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items forty forty one.

File item 42, SB 1,400 by Senator Aragon, presented by Assembly Member Ortega. A quick read.

Senate bill 1,400 by Senator Aragon and others, and act living the health authorities.

Assembly member Ortega, you are recognized.

Speaker and members, I rise to present s p 1,400 on behalf of Senator Araughan. This bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Ortega. I'll debate having deceased 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. Eyes 44, Noes one, the measure passes. Pass and retain on 43, 44, 45. Bylaw 46, SB 1154 by Senator Reyes, presented by Assemblymember Schulz.

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Senate bill 1154 by Senator Reyes, and I'm planning the public contracts.

Assemblymember Schulz, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and colleagues. I rise to present SB 1154 on behalf of Senator Reyes, which would allow community college districts to use A Best value procurement procurement method for public works projects, exceeding $1,000,000. This is awfully akin to AB 361, which we passed last year. And as a reminder, best value procurement allows contracts to be awarded based on a combination of price and objective qualitative criteria and not simply the lowest bid.

In doing so, it provides community colleges with the same flexibility already afforded to k through 12 school districts, the UC, and the CSU system.

These projects are essential to preparing students for transfer, career pathways, and participation in our evolving workforce and will ensure that we are setting up our infrastructure for long term success. On behalf of the Senator, respectfully ask for your aye vote today.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Size forty one, Noes ten. The measure passes. Pass through intent on file item 47. File item 48, that is SB 1264 by Senator Valladares presented by Assemblymember Dixon.

Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1264 by Senator Valadares and Accolade and Probate.

Assemblymember Dixon, you are recognized.

Thank you. Good morning, Mister speaker and members. I'm proud to present SB 1264 today on behalf of Senator Valadares. SB 1264 will close an existing gap in law that was created in last year's Judiciary Committee Omnibus Bill, AB 1521. SB 1264 builds on the Judiciary Omnibus Bill by requiring notice to DCSS when there is actual knowledge that a decedent owes child support, or if a child of the decedent who is a beneficiary owes child support.

This bill is supported by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Child Support Directors Association of California. It has received overwhelming bipartisan support, no opposition, and is a support support measure. Respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Dixon. All debate have a cease. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Quick, we'll close the roll tally of vote size 55, no zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain on 49, 50. Actually, we're gonna go 49 all the way through 76.

49 through 76. File item number 77 is SB599 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assembly member Ward. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 599 by Senator Caballero on airplane and atmospheric rivers.

Assembly member Ward, you are recognized. Well, thank

you, Mister speaker. Today, I rise to present SB 599 on behalf of Senator Caballero. This bill will support the Department of Water Resources in its development of extended range atmospheric river forecasting at sub seasonal and seasonal lead times. Atmospheric rivers, as you probably know, have become a major driver of precipitation and floods responsible for up to half of the annual rainfall in California and 94% of all flood damage totaling around 620,000,000 annually.

SB 599 builds upon DWR's current operations framework with advanced extended range AR forecast to provide emergency operations ample lead times for effective decision making to ensure California can better prepare our communities for catastrophic floods, improve our water management and storage capabilities, as well as reduce the financial devastation caused by flooding.

I respectfully request your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. 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.

Political closer roll tally votes, ayes 59, no zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain, 78, 79, 80 passed temporarily on 81, passed and retained, 82, 83. File item 84 is SB692 by Senator Araujoene, presented by Assembly member Mark Gonzales. Clerk will read.

The Senate bill 692 by Senator Araujoene and others, inoculating the vehicles.

Mister majority whip, you may open.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present a SB 692 on behalf of Senator Araking, which will authorize local governments to perform emergency abatement of abandoned or inoperable vehicles that are creating an imminent health or safety hazard. In many cases, these vehicles are in such poor condition and post such serious health and safety risk that local towing companies refuse to take them. Due to the strict requirements and existing law, a lot of governments have very few options to, abate and remove them.

SB 692 would adjust the law and allow local governments to be able to remove abandoned operable vehicles.

This bill has support support. I expect the SRI vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Size fifty seven, no zero. The measure passes. Passer and retain on file items 85 through 85 through one zero four. Bylaw number 105, that's SB 1263 by Senator Maguire presented by Assembly member Rogers.

Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1263 by Senator Maguire, enacting the professions and vocations.

Assembly member Rogers, you are recognized. Thank you, Mister speaker. SB 1263 will hold unscrupulous contractors accountable. It is support support, and I ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Rogers.

I'll debate having seized 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.

I 61, no zero. The measure passes. Pass through 10 on file items one zero six through. One zero six through one twenty one. That brings us file item one twenty two.

That's SB 1371 by Senator Durazo, presented by Assembly member Harabedian. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1371 by Senator Durazo, an app relating to local government.

Assembly member Harbidian, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, Mister speaker. Members proud to present SB 1371 on behalf of Senator Durazo. This bill protects both essential services and workers' rights by ensuring that solid waste companies cannot use force majeure clauses to suspend service during a lawful labor dispute. We all want our trash picked up, and we wanna make sure that if there is a lawful labor dispute, companies can't stop picking up our trash.

Because of that reason, solid waste collection is a critical public health service that our communities depend on every day, and yet we've seen some franchise agreements contain provisions that allow companies to halt service during a labor dispute, and that leaves our local governments and our residents without reliable waste collection.

Those clauses undermine collective bargaining rights while also creating unnecessary service disruptions for the public. This bill helps ensure continuity of the central services while protecting the integrity of lawful collective bargaining, respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Harabedian. I'll debate having cease clerk who opened the roll. Oh, I don't see a microphone. Oh, excuse me. Assemblymember De Maio, you are recognized, sir.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in opposition to SB 1371. I have no problem with employees wanting to organize and be part of a labor union and to negotiate for better wages. But when it comes to strikes, as a matter of public policy, we have limited the ability for people to strike. In this case, we have not done that for workers in solid waste management.

But it's something that perhaps should be done given the fact that we have a public health risk when we don't pick up the trash. What you're doing with this bill though is instead of solving a problem and creating some balance, you are weaponizing a strike against these trash companies. You're putting more leverage on the side of labor. You're putting your thumb on the scale. And I know that labor has a lot of influence in this town.

But we should not be writing laws to benefit one side or the other. I think that's what this law absolutely does. What will result if we pass this bill?

Organized labor will come in and threaten to do a strike knowing that the the trash company has no choice but either to agree to outrageous demands or a more costly and perhaps even an unworkable position, which is to go out and try to find a temporary workforce at a moment's notice to comply with this requirement that they are not allowed to suspend service. I don't want service to be suspended, but at the same time, I don't wanna see working families pay higher trash costs.

And that's what's will will result. Most companies will say, okay. Fine. If I don't have this ability, I might be subject to a strike demand at any time. So I'll have to raise the trash fees on working families.

And I do not want that to happen, particularly as we have a cost of living crisis. So I would urge the members to reject this bill and perhaps come up with an alternative way to deal with, the balance that we want to achieve between labor and and, management. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember De Maio. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Harabedian, do you wish to close?

Thank you, Mister speaker. Appreciate the comments. This bill certainly does, I think, balance all of the issues that my colleague from San Diego mentioned. And what it simply does is make sure that when there are labor disputes, an employer does not use force majeure clauses, which account for things like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes to stop service. And unfortunately, in certain cities with certain franchise, or as we have seen that.

And as you'll note from the bill, there is no opposition now because the bill has actually been fine tuned to account for the issues, that my colleague mentioned. And this is certainly something that all of our residents are deeply concerned about because their trash needs to be picked up. This bill allows the trash to continue to be picked up and for the issues that were mentioned to be taken care of at the bargaining table and not through contract provisions that aren't meant to satisfy.

With that, I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Harabedian. 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. So cool. Close the roll. Tally the votes. Size forty one, Noes fourteen.

The measure passes. Just a quick announcement, members, on an item that we've already dispensed with without objection, immediate transmittal of AB 2624 to the governor. Okay. I'm gonna pass and entertain on file item one twenty three. File item one twenty four, That is SB 990 by Senator Grove, presented by Assemblymember Ellis.

Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 990 by Senator Grove and Accolating the Highways.

Assemblymember Ellis, you are recognized. Thank you, Mister speaker, members. This bill requires Caltrans to allow the placement of informational signs along the rural and heavily traveled route just outside of Ridgecrest, California to better connect travelers with essential services and local businesses. This bill recently took amendments suggested by Caltrans, has received bipartisan support with no houses support in both houses without receiving any no votes.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ellis. 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, I 61, no zero. The measure passes. The pass in tandem file item one twenty five passed temporarily on file item one twenty six. File item one twenty seven is SJR 16 by Senator Caballero presented by Assembly member Wilson.

Clerk will read.

The Senate joint Resolution 16 by Senator Caballero and others relative to vehicles.

Assembly member Wilson? Assembly member Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker, for your patience, members. I rise today to present SJR 16 on behalf of Senator Caballero. This resolution amplifies it the voices of California's commercial truck drivers and the lifeblood of our state's supply chain and economy.

After a tragic fatal crash in Florida, which involved a commercial truck driver who resided in California, federal regulators found California commercial driver's license program noncompliant purportedly for language issues and forced the DMV to resend 17,000 truck driver's license and a federal court to cancel roughly 13,000, which stripped thousands of drivers of their livelihoods overnight. DMV took corrective action, but to no avail.

The Federal Government turned a tragic accident into a weapon against hardworking immigrant drivers that included many sick and Latino drivers in my district as well as yours. Men and women who spent weeks away from their families to deliver the medical supplies, fuels, and food we all depend on. As California and the country fights to lower the cost of living, canceling these license will only drive prices higher.

SJR urges SJR 16 urges Congress to act swiftly, reinstate these drivers' credentials for those who meet California's DMV standards, and safeguard our supply chain. Thank you, and I respectfully urge, and I vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Wilson. Assemblymember Ransom, you're recognized.

Yes. Thank you, Mister speaker. I just wanted to stand, to briefly, stand in support of SJR 16. I think it's important that when things happen that we don't just become so reactive that we punish innocent people, and that's a lot of what's happened that has impacted a lot of our districts, here in the state of California.

So while we wanna make sure that we are holding people accountable, that we are protecting the community, from people who are doing things that are putting people in harm's way, we also wanna make sure that we're protecting the community and doing so in a way that does not create further harm.

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

Thank you. Assemblymember Ransom. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Wilson, do you wish to close?

I just wanna add one thing to echo what, my colleague said, from Tracy, is that one man's mistake, one's man's negligence, one's man's, issue, that caused someone to die, which is terrible, and he should absolutely be held accountable, caused tens of thousands of Californians to lose their livelihood. I respectfully ask for a I vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, size 42, Noes 12, the measure passes. The resolution is adopted. I'm gonna pass and retain on file items one twenty eight all the way through one thirty five. File item one thirty six is s B401 by Senator Hurtado, presented by Assemblymember Erwin.

Members, this is a 54 vote bill. Clerk will read.

Senate bill 401 by Senator Hurtado, an accolade to the Political Reform Act of 1974.

Assemblymember Erwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise today to present SB 401 by Senator Hurtado, the Public Service Emergency Reporting Act. California's recent emergencies from COVID nineteen pandemic to the devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires have demonstrated how quickly emergency situations can disrupt the ability of individuals to meet important filing deadlines. SB 401 authorizes the FPPC to extend certain deadlines when a declared emergency is reasonably likely to affect a filer's ability to file on time. This measure does not eliminate reporting requirements.

It simply provided, strong safeguards to protect accountability. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Erwin. 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. 60, no zero. The measure passes.

We're gonna pass through your tandem file items one thirty seven through. One thirty seven through one sixty three. File line number 164 is SB945 by doctor Weber Pearson presented by Assembly member Alaniz. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 945 by Senator Weber Pearson and others in acclimating the pupil instruction.

Assembly member Alanis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today, I rise to present SB 945 on behalf of Senator Weber Pearson. This bill directs the Instructional Quality Commission to con to consider adding CPR and AED training to physical education curriculum framework. Sudden cardiac arrest takes the lives of more than three hundred and fifty six thousand Americans every year. Many of these cases occur outside of a hospital, which means survival often depends on bystanders and access to emergency medical equipment.

Under current law, CPR instruction is only guaranteed in schools that require a health class for graduation. SB 945 closes that gap by ensuring CPR and AED training is incorporated into the existing physical education framework. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly member, Alan Nies. 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 votes. Size fifty nine, no zero. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain and file items one sixty five through one seventy one.

One sixty five through one seventy one. File item one seventy two, SB 977, also by doctor Weber Pearson, presented by Assemblymember Schiavo. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 977 by Senator Weber Pearson, and I believe that it's chosen to help.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I'm here today to present SB 977, a bill that will require chain restaurants that sell children's meals to offer at least one healthy meal that meets minimum nutrition standards. Does that sound good to you? Yeah? Good.

Okay. This bill amends the health and safety code to require or sorry. Currently, our state faces a childhood obesity crisis that we must take action now to reverse those trends. This would require a meal that contains no more than 550 calories, 700 milliliters of sodium, 10% of the calories from saturated fat, 15 grams of sugar, and zero grams of trans fats. S v nine seventy seven is an important step forward.

By setting clear nutritional standards, we are making it easier for parents to provide healthy meals for their kids no matter where they eat. As a mother, I know how important this is to make sure our kids have healthy options and healthy futures. Food deserts are also not are a common issue, especially in low income communities, and not every family has the ability to choose when and where they have options. And if there is no choice, they have no options at all.

This bill will help ensure that the children's meal not only meets basic nutritional standards, but also supports their long term health.

It's time to prioritize children's well-being and take steps towards a healthier California for all. With that, on behalf of Senator Weber Pearson, I respectfully request an aye vote on SB 977.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote size 59, Noes one, the measure passes. We will pass retain on file names one seventy three through. One ninety two. One seventy three to one ninety two, we're gonna pass temporarily on 193.

We're gonna pass ring 10 on 194959697. File line number 198 is SP1192 by Senator Rubio presented by Assembly member Stephanie, Mister Berman. Clerk will

read. Senate bill 1192 by Senator Rubio and others and accolade to domestic violence.

Assembly member Stephanie, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise on behalf of Senator Rubio to present SB 1192, the reclaim act. For too many survivors of domestic violence, the abuse does not end when they leave. Abusers are using our court system as a weapon, filing frivolous lawsuits, weaponizing discovery, dragging survivors back into trauma again and again and again. This is not justice.

It's what's known as coercive control. SB 1192 gives survivors a way to stop that abuse. It allows a court to require an abuser who is engaged in abusive litigation to get permission before filing new claims or discovery against their victim. Our court should be a place where survivors can seek justice, not another tool for their abusers to control them. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stephanie. 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 to vote. Size 16, no zero. The measure passes. We're gonna pass from excuse me.

I take that back. File item number 199 is s B1194 by Senator Caballero presented by Assemblymember Bonta. The clerk will read.

The Senate bill 1194 by Senator Caballero and others and accolade to immigration services.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Mister speaker and members. I present SB 1194 on of Senator Caballero today. This bill will codify the immigration legal fellowship project, which has proven to be a successful model to expand access to immigration legal services in some of the most underserved regions of our state.

While access to immigrate immigration council and legal services has been limited, the environment created under the Trump administration magnified the severity of the issue and demonstrated the very clear need to trust for trusted legal services and community based support to assist individuals navigating the complex immigration process.

SB 1194 builds on a successful model, ensures California is prepared to safeguard the immigrant community and provides ongoing access to legal support in the face of a federal administration that has shown a blatant disregard for the rule of law.

I respectfully request your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bonta. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. 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, eyes 45, Noes 10, the measure passes. We will pass and retain on file items 200 through. 200 through file item two forty three. 200 through file item two forty three.

File two forty four is SB 872 by Senator McNerney presented by Assemblymember Harbidian. The clerk will read

Senate bill 872 by Senator McNerney and others in accolades of water and making an appropriation, therefore.

Assemblymember Harbidian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. This is a support support bill. Respectfully ask for an I

vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Harabedian I'll debate Evan Seese's clerk will open the roll. 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 high, 60, no zero measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on file lines two forty five, 46, 47. Bylaw two forty eight is SB 925 by Senator McNerney, presented by Assemblymember Calderon. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 925 by Senator McNerney and others, and act like a fusion energy.

Assemblymember Calderon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present Senate Bill 925 on behalf of Senator McNerney. SB 925 tasks the California Energy Commission with developing a statewide road map for the development of fusion energy. While fusion is still in its research and development stage, significant advancements and investments have been made in recent years. Developing a statewide road map for fusion will help promote future investments in California's fusion industry and create new career opportunities.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Calderon. Assembly member Alaniz, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in support of SB 925. I recently toured Diablo Canyon with my colleagues in the problem solvers caucus. That visit reinforced the importance of reliable carbon free energy in meeting California's growing electricity needs. Fusion energy could eventually provide clean, dependable power without the long lived nuclear waste associated with traditional nuclear generation.

California should prepare now so that fusion investment, innovation, and high paying jobs remain in our state. SB 925 is a responsible step towards a cleaner, more reliable, and more diverse energy future. On behalf of the California Promise Service Caucus, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Assemblymember Alaniz, seeing and hearing no further debate oh, excuse me. Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I too rise in support of Senate bill 925, which directs the California Energy Commission to develop a road map for fusion fusion energy, and commercialization in California. Fusion means zero carbon and a potential abundant power source for California's future. The bill is sponsored by the General Atomics. It's a major San Diego regional employer and a global leader in fusion research.

SB 925 is also supported by the problem solvers caucus reflecting broad bipartisan agreement on the promise of fusion for the future of California. For those reasons, respectfully ask for I vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alvarez. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Calderon, do you wish to close?

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. High 63, no zero. The measure passes.

File item number 249 is SB 934 by Senator Wiener presented by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 934 by Senator Wiener and others and I play in the sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise today on behalf of Senator Wiener to present SB 934, which strengthens the protections for LGBTQ Californians against the harmful practice known as conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is not rooted in science, and research shows that conversion therapy does not change a sexual person's excuse me, a person's sexual orientation or their gender identity. Instead, research has consistently found that these practices can cause serious and lasting harm, including increased likelihood of depression, suicide suicidality, lower educational attainment, and economic insecurity.

Major medical associations and mental health organizations have rejected conversion therapy and have agreed that sexual orientation and gender identity are immutable characteristics affirming that so called conversion therapy is fraud which harms patients.

In 2012, California became the first state to ban licensed mental health providers from engaging in conversion therapy. Great. This ban has served as an essential safeguard against the practice. However, earlier this year, the US Supreme Court put that prohibition in legal jeopardy by instructing lower courts to subject Colorado's conversion therapy ban district scrutiny. Their decision was unbelievably cruel.

It drew a clear path towards enshrining our existing prohibition. While California's existing law is carefully constructed and we believe it already satisfies the constitution, SB 934 will provide additional clarity and certainty that California youth will remain protected from the harms of conversion practices. Specifically, SB 934 makes clear that these protections apply neutrally.

No individual, straight or gay, cisgender or transgender, should be coerced into adopting an identity that is not their own, something held true by the standards of care for which medical practitioners abide. The authors work carefully and diligently with a coalition of organizations concerned with the liability for public entities and has since removed the statute of limitations and retroactivity provisions of the bill.

And those organizations and entities which had concern with public liability have all moved to a neutral position and have not raised concerns with the bill in print. As LGBTQ community members are facing unprecedented attacks across the country, it's critical that California continues to stand up to say that there is nothing wrong or broken with LGBTQ people, especially our youth, and that they will always have a safe place to call home in California. Thank you, Mister speaker and members.

I respectfully ask for your eye vote on SB 934.