Senate Floor

Secretary, please call the roll.

Alan, Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta, Adeguin, Ashby, Becker, Blakesphere, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Choi, Cortesi, Dali, Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird, Limon, McGuire, McLerney, Menjivar, Nilo, Ochoa Bog, Padilla, Perez, Reyes, Richardson, Rubio, Sciarto, Smallwood Cuevas, Stern, Strickland, Hamburg, Baladares, Wahab, Weber Pearson, Weiner.

A quorum is present. Would 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. Almighty God, gracious redeemer, you form humanity to bear your image. We pray for all people, whether ourselves or others, who suffer the cruelties of prejudice. Grant that your spirit of power to all who are oppressed. Give healing to victims of violence, protection to the vulnerable and abused, a safe home and worthy employment to the mistreated, courage to the fearful, remedy for rage, strength to caregivers, and hope for the young, purge arrogance and nurture reconciliation and cooperation.

We ask that with your creative spirit, you cultivate new relationships and mend old wounds. Deepen respect, community, and love among all who seek justice and peace. Namaste. Thanks be to God. Amen.

Senators and guests, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag Under privileges of the floor, there are none. Messages from the governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments adopted.

Senators, we are now under motions, resolutions, and notices. Without objection, amendments that cross the desk on Friday, 08/21/2026 will be adopted and published. Senator Ashby, you are recognized.

Yes. Thank you. At the

request of the author, I rise to move file item number 602 AB 2352 to the inactive file. Also at the request of the author, file item five six two AB 775 from the consent calendar. Thank you.

Thank you. The desk will note. Seeing no other motions, we will now move to consideration of the daily file. We are on the second reading. Secretary, please read file items one through 31.

Assembly bill 2642588. Assembly joint resolution six. Assembly bill 1693219415373951680196019492161, 62

reading will be deemed read. We are now on unfinished business with file item 73, SB 1192. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1192 by Senator Rubio an act relating into domestic violence.

Senator Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, I rise to present SB 1192, the reclaim act, which is back in the Senate for concurrence. This will allow victims of domestic violence to breathe when abusers go after them in civil litigation. And with that, I ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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Secretary, please call the absent members again.

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Ayes 30. No zero. The amendments are concurred in. We will now go to file item 74, SB 1263. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1263 by Senator Maguire, in equity and to professions and vocations.

Senator Maguire, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, madam president. December is back, in the Senate on concurrence amendments taken in the Assembly were worked on with various stakeholders to clarify the bill's application to hazardous materials and the types of property to which these provisions apply. SB 1263 is received bipartisan support in both houses, but respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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

Hi. Ashby. Hi. Becker. Hi.

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

Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Tali. Aye, Durazo. Gonzales.

Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove, Hurtado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, Aye, McGuire, Aye, McNearney, Aye, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Padilla, Perez, Reyes, Richardson, Rubio, I see Arto, I small with Cuevas, Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Amber. Aye, Volodares.

Aye, Wahab. Webber Pearson. Aye, Weiner.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Arch Alvarado Gil Archuleta? Aye. Durazo? Aye. Grove?

Aye. Aye. Padilla Reyes Richardson? Aye. Aye.

Wahab Weiner?

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Alvarado Gil, Grove,

We will now move back in the file to file item 64, SB 872. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 872 by Senator McNerney, an act relating to water and making an appropriation, therefore.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president, distinguished members. I'm pleased to present a SB 872 on concurrence. This is a support support bill. SB 872 protects California's primary water delivery system by addressing aging levees and by addressing subsidence on the canals that bring water to million 50 47 37,000,000 California. So, this is, the the Assembly slightly narrowed this bill.

This bill brings north and south together. It brings water contractors and environs together. This is a Kumbaya bill. I ask for your support.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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Secretary, please call the absent members.

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Ayes, 37. Nos, 0. The amendments are concurred in. We will now move to file item 66, SB 934. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 934 by Senator Wiener in equanimity to sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I rise today to present Senate bill 934 on concurrence, a bill to protect LGBTQ people against a harmful practice known as conversion therapy. Assembly amendments focus SB 934 on implementing supreme court guidance, to protect the state's existing, prohibition on conversion therapy with respect to young people from, legal challenge. I respectfully ask for a nigh vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye, Blake Spear.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye, Cabaldon. Aye, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes. Troy. No, Cortese.

Aye, Dali. No, Turazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove.

No, Hurtado. Aye, Jones. No, Laird. Aye, Limon. Aye, McGuire.

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

Perez. Aye, Reyes. Richardson. Aye, Rubio. Ciardo.

No. Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern. Shirkland. No.

Umberg. Aye, Volodares. No. Aye. Weber Pearson.

Aye. Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Alvarado-Gil. Cervantes. Aye. Padilla. Reyes.

Rubio. Aye. Stern.

Ayes 27. Nos nine. The amendments are concurred in. Senators, we are now moving to Assembly third reading. We will start with file item 87, AB 1573.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1573 by Assembly member Brian, enacting it to land use.

Senator Wahab, you are recognized.

Thank you. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 1573, the Unseen and Unheard housing act on behalf of Assembly member Brian. This bill would add survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to the target population of cities and coUnties housing element. Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking remain Un overrepresented in Unhoused data. These populations remain neglected and their needs remain Unseen and Unheard by the housing systems of California.

AB 1573 will ensure that cities and counties take the time to analyze these survivor groups and their housing needs when updating their housing elements. This bill has passed with bipartisan support and has no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Avarado Gill. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Becker.

Aye. Aye. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero.

Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Dali. Aye, Durazo.

Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Hurtado. I Jones, I Laird, I Lemon, I Maguire, I McNearney, I Menjivar, I Nilo, I Ochoa Bog, I Padilla, Perez, I Reyes, Richardson, I Rubio, I Seattle, I Smallwood Cuevas, I Stern, I Strickland, I Amber, I Volodares, Aye, Wahab.

Aye, Webber Pearson. Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Alvarado Gil, Padilla, Reyes.

Ayes 37, noes zero. That measure passes. We are now going to move back to unfinished business. File item 51, SB 1159. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1159 by Senator Cabaldon, an act relating to artificial intelligence.

Senator Cabaldon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. SB 1159 is the legislation that, for purposes of the Brown Act, the Bagley-Keene Act, and many other-- CEQA, other state laws, clarifies that state and local agencies are not required to consider robots, AI systems, other non-human entities as natural persons for purposes of public engagement and comment.

Assembly amendments simply remove the Political Reform Act and add the Legislative Open Records Act and the California Coastal Act and also make it clear that you may not use AI to spoof an actual human being in submitting public comment against-- without their knowledge or consent. Those are the complete Assembly amendments, and I'm gonna ask for an aye vote on concurrence.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call the roll.

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Secretary, please call the absent members.

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Ayes: 37. Noes: zero. The amendments are concurred in. We will now move back to Assembly Third Reading, starting with File Item 113: AB 52. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 52 by Assembly member Agriar Curry, inequity to food and agriculture.

Senator Hurtado, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I rise today on behalf of Assembly member Agi R. Curry, present AB 52. This is the Farmer Equity Act, and it's to help disadvantaged farmers and ranchers that are included when CDFA develops policies that affect them. AB 52 codifies these committees to ensure that CDFA programs are equitable, effective and responsive.

I respectfully ask for a aye vote.

Senators, I think that's the fourth or fifth time I've had to bang the gavel in the last twenty minutes. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Hi. Alvarado-Gil. No. Archuleta.

Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hi. Aye, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. No, Cortesi.

Aye, Dali. No, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove.

No, Hurtado. Aye, Jones. No, Laird. Aye, Limon. Aye, McGuire.

Aye, McNerney. Aye, Menjivar. Aye, Nilo. No, No, Padilla. Perez.

Hi. Hi, Reyes. Richardson. Hi. Hi, Rubio.

Hi, Seattle. No. Hi, Stern. Hi, Strickland. No.

Hi, Volodares. No. Wahab. Aye. Weber Pearson.

Aye. Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Padilla Reyes.

Aye is 28. Nosed 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item one fourteen, AB 1758. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1758 by September when in equity to sellers or for travel and take to take effect immediately tax levy.

Senator Umberg, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I'm pleased to present AB 1758 by Assemblymember Wynne. This bill simply increases the maximum annual amount each seller of travel is required to pay to the fund that operates the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation from $35 to $60 and authorizes the TCRC to increase the maximum amount annually to account for inflation. I urge an aye vote.

Thank you. Senators, I'm gonna ask if you have any conversations to please take them off the floor. Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

Alan? Aye, Avrodo Gill. No. Archuleta. Aye, Aregin.

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

Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. No, Cortese. Aye, Deli. No, Durazo.

Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. No, Hurtado. Aye, Jones.

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

Aye, Nilo. No. No. Padilla. Perez.

Aye. Aye, Reyes. Richardson. Aye Rubio. Aye seyArto.

No smallwood. Aye Stern. Aye Strickland. No Humbert. Aye Volodares.

No Wahab. Aye. Aye. Weber Pearson? Aye.

Weiner? Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Padilla Reyes.

Aye is 28. Noes 10. The measure passes. We will now move to file item one thirty five, AB 1617. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1617 by Assembly Member Alanis, an act relating to hazardous waste.

Senator Hurtado, you are recognized on this support-support bill.

Thank you, Madam President, and good morning, colleagues. I rise in support of AB 1617 to present it here, and I respectfully-- this is a support-support measure, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 38. No: zero. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 138: AB 1544. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1544 by Assembly member Crowell and accredit into courts.

Senator Umberg, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president and colleagues. AB 1544 by Assembly member Krell is a critical bill that reiterates the need for transparency and access to court proceedings, particularly in light of immigration issues that are currently being handled by the courts. Earlier this year, Assembly Woman Krell filed a lawsuit to push for basic transparency in the wake of reporters, attorneys, and members of the public being blocked from immigration court.

It's essential during this time when immigration issues are, very, very challenging, that those who are being arrested and brought to court, that the public has access so that the process is transparent. I urge an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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

Aye, Becker. Aye, Blaisephere. Aye, Cabaldon. Aye, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes.

Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortese, Aye, Dali, Aye, Durazo, Aye, Gonzales, Aye, Grayson, Aye, Grove, Aye, Gordado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, I Maguire, I McNearney, I Menjivar, I Nilo, I Ochoa Bog, Padilla, Perez, I Reyes, Richardson, I Rubio, I See Arto, Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert.

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

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye, 37. Noes zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item one forty, AB 1738. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1738 by Assembly Member Carrillo, an act relating to housing.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB 1738 on behalf of Assembly Member Carrillo. This bill requires jurisdictions to offer a virtual option for four simple inspections on single family homes. Colleagues, many of us have had to wait hours or days for a local building official to perform a simple inspection that only takes 15 minutes. Many of our constituents have to deal with this.

These delays create a backlog for building officials. This backlog further exacerbates the housing crisis as building departments juggle the multiple inspections required for new housing projects, with also having to travel to perform on-site inspection for routine home renovations.

What should be a straightforward step in the process instead becomes a prolonged and unpredictable wait, illustrating how inspection backlogs can place additional financial and logistical strain on California families. AB 1738 addresses this issue by requiring remote virtual inspections for these simple renovations. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 29, noes 6. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 141, AB 1820. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1820 by Assembly Member Schiavo, an act relating to local government.

Senator Arreguín, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. AB 1820 caps local permit fees for Level 2 EV chargers in multi-family housing developments, keeping the cost of installing EV charging infrastructure more affordable and predictable. And I'll also note that the bill allows the local government to exceed the established fee schedule when necessary, providing that it makes a written public finding explaining why the higher fee is needed. This measure has achieved bipartisan support, and respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 27. Noes: 10. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 150: AB 2150. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2150 by Assembly Member Haney, an act relating to employment.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you, Madam President. I am proud to present 2150 on behalf of Assembly Member Haney, which requires employees who are already CPR certified as part of their job to complete a brief naloxone training module which will equip them to respond effectively to the opioid overdoses. By ensuring that CPR-certified staff are also trained to administer naloxone, AB 2150 strengthens our frontline response and helps save lives. And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this measure is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes: 38. No: zero. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 156: AB 2274. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2274 by Assembly Member Bains, an act relating to crimes.

Senator Caballero, you are also recognized on this support support measure.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB 2274 on behalf of Assembly Member Bains. This bill will close the Epstein loophole by banning prosecutors from keeping the identities of human traffickers and child molesters secret. In 2008, Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking children and the administration granted him a non prosecution agreement that provided blanket immunity to him and an undefined network of potential coconspirators.

The agreement was a legal shield that kept Epstein's client list a secret and promised him no punishment worse than a slap on the wrist. AB 2274 closes this loophole by prohibiting these kinds of agreements in the State of California. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes 38, noes zero. The measure passes. We will now move to file item 169, AB 2674. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2674 by Assembly member Schiavo and acronym to air pollution.

Senator Blake Spear, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I rise to present AB 2674 by Assembly member Schiavo. AB 2674 requires the California Air Resources Board to make landfill temperature and monitoring data it already receives publicly available. California requires landfill operators to monitor methane emissions and other conditions and report that information to CARB, but much of this data is not readily accessible to the public. Communities living near landfills deserve access to reliable information about conditions that may affect their health and safety.

Importantly, AB 2674 does not create new monitoring or reporting requirements for landfill operators. It makes existing information available to the republic, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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

Aye. Ashby. Aye. Becker. Aye.

BlakeSpear. Aye. Caballero. Cervantes. Aye.

Choi. Aye. Cortesi. Aye, Dali, Aye, Durazo, Aye, Gonzales, Aye, Grayson, Aye, Grove, Aye, Hurtado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, Aye, McGuire, Aye, McLearney, Aye, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Pavia, Perez, Aye, Reyes, Richardson, Aye, Rubio, Aye, Ciardo, Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern.

Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert. Aye, Voladares. Aye, Wahab. Aye, Weber Pearson.

Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Caballero? Aye. Aye. Padilla Reyes?

Aye. 38. No zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item one eighty six, AB 2010.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2010 by Assembly Member Soria, an act relating to healing arts.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you very much, Madam President. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 2010, on behalf of Assembly Member Soria. This bill permits high-volume spay and neuters to be performed in locations without a separate surgical suite while still maintaining California's high health and safety standards for veterinary surgery. The change will allow affordable pop-up, high-volume spay and neuter events in communities with the greatest need while still maintaining high standards of health and safety. We need to increase our capacity in California to perform spay and neuter. This has a broad coalition behind it, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes: 38. No: zero. The measure passes. We will now move to File Item 200: AB 1793. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1793 by Assembly Member Ward, an act relating to cash payments.

Senator Caballero, you are recognized.

Good morning, Madam President. On behalf of Assembly Member Ward, I rise to present AB 1793, the California Common Sense Act, which legalizes the symmetrical rounding of cash transactions. In 2025, the US Mint ceased production of the penny, a coin first minted in the year 1793.

Already, California businesses are experiencing penny shortages, leading to confusion and inconsistency at the cash register. AB 1793 follows the same model successfully used in Canada, and several other states have already enacted successful policies for symmetrical rounding.

With this bill, rounding applies to the total transaction price after taxes and fees, with electronic or credit card transactions unaffected. In the absence of clear federal guidance, AB 1793 facilitates a smooth and transparent transition to a cent-less California for consumers and business alike. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 30, noes 5. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 201, AB 1933. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1933 by Assembly member Hoover, and accurately to land surveyors.

Senator Strickland, you are recognized on this support support measure.

Thank you, madam president. It's my honor to and privilege to present AB 1933 on behalf of Assemblyman Hoover. This is a common sense bill that promotes greater reliability and consistency in the land survey and review process. The bill aims to address potential concerns related to misrepresentation of the licensed surveyors and inconsistencies when reviewing records. AB, 1933 makes clarification, clarifying and technical changes to the California Professional Land Surveys Act to improve these land surveying procedures.

This bill has had no no votes. I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Saying no objection, Aye 38, no zero. That measure passes. We are now moving to file item two zero eight, AB 2262.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2262 by Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez, an act relating to courts.

Senator Hurtado, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you, Madam President. AB 2262 is a support-support measure, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Well done. Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes: 38. No: zero. That measure passes.

We will now move to file item two five nine, AB 1744. Secretary, please read.

A Sunday bill seventeen forty four by a Senate member Addis, and equity and environmental advertising.

Senator Stern, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I rise to present AB 1744, the clear label CZAC, to ensure that there are no, misleading advertisements or claims on sunscreens that say reef safe, marine safe, or ocean safe when they're actually not. It's still sponsored by the Eco Club of CK McClatchy High School right here in Sacramento and is a central legislative, Central Coast legislative priority bill. No opposition support support. Respect for Yasper and Haifa.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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

Aye, Becker. Aye, Blake Spear. Aye, Cabaldin. Aye, Caballero. Aye Cervantes, Aye Choi, Aye Cortesi, Aye Delly, Aye Dorazzo, Aye Gonzales, Aye Grayson, Aye Grove, Aye Hurtado, Aye Jones, Aye Laird, Aye Lemon, Aye Maguire, Aye McLearney, Aye Menjivar, Aye Nilo, Aye Ochoa Bog, Aye Padilla, Perez, Aye Reyes Richardson, Aye Rubio, Aye Seattle.

Aye Smallwood Cuevas. Aye Stern. Aye Strickland. Aye Umbert. Aye Volodares.

Aye Wahab. Aye Weber Pearson. Aye Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Maria Reyes.

Aye is 38. No zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item two six seven, AB 1818. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1818 by Assembly Member Ortega, an act relating to the California State University.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 18, on behalf of Assembly Member Ortega. The bill amends the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act to designate Public Employment Relations Board as the arbiter in deciding whether the California State University and bargaining units can return to the bargaining table if the Governor or the Legislature does not fully fund the CSU system.

AB 1818 seeks to restore balance to the collective bargaining process and it ensures that collectively bargained contracts for CSU employees are honored and prevent the CSU from backing out of its contractual obligations to its employees. Recent amendments have removed the CSU to neutral--no, not removed--moved them to neutral, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 27. Noes: 10. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 281: AB 1959. Secretary, please read.

I'll send the bill nineteen fifty nine by a Senate member Patel and equity to juveniles.

Senator Jones, you are recognized on this, support support measure.

Thank you, madam president and members. I'm rising to support, present AB 1959 by Assemblywoman Patel. This, AB 1959 addresses a gap in the resentencing process for individuals who committed serious crimes at the age of 14 or 15 and were convicted in adult court, asked for an aye vote on 1959.

This measure is eligible for unanimous roll call. However, I see objection. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 34, noes zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 292, AB 2084. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2084 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately. Tax levy.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President, distinguished members. On behalf of Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, I rise to present 2084, which promotes cultural-- that promotes the continuity of services and prevents disruptions from California's nonprofit organizations. California's nonprofits provide vital service to our constituents, and the nonprofits rely on their status as tax-exempt organizations to remain even operable. Recently, there's been a noticeable increase in rhetoric regarding tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations, creating uncertainty.

Under current law, when the federal status is stripped, the California Franchise Tax Board is required to immediately revoke the state tax-exempt status of these organizations. AB 2084 gives the Franchise Tax Board authority to use its discretion to maintain state income tax-exempt status for 501[c][3] nonprofits if the federal revocation occurs for reasons not related to legal eligibility for revocation. AB 2084 is narrowly crafted. It does not expand eligibility or reduce oversight. It simply preserves status for organizations that already follow the law. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 28. Noes: 10. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 391: AB 1655. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1655, Assembly member Brian, inequity to CalWORKs.

Senator Durazo, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. On behalf of Assembly member Isaac Brian, I present AB 1655. This CalWORKs program is designed to protect children's basic needs when families are struggling financially. The program provides modest monthly cash assistance to help pay for food, rent, clothing, and other essentials. However, when the child is temporarily absent from the home for longer than thirty days, that support can be reduced or eliminated.

There are some exceptions. For example, if the child is in the hospital, they are considered temporarily absent for the duration of their stay, even if it passes thirty days. However, for some families who have have their children detained and arrested by ICE and held in a facility for longer than thirty days, they can lose the critical safety net that they need and deserve. This bill protects struggling families when their children are taken by ICE.

I heard the story of five year old Liam Ramos in Minnesota who was transported to a facility in Texas, became sick at that facility, and a court ordered that he be returned home.

Had he been gone for more than thirty days, his family would have suffered during his absence even more. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye. Aye. Aye. No.

Archuleta. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Becker. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. No, Cortesi.

Aye, Dali. No, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove.

No, Hurtado. Aye, Jones. No, Laird. I Lemon. I Maguire.

I McNerney. I Menjivar. I Nilo. No. No.

Padilla. Perez. I Reyes Richardson. I Rubio. I Seattle.

No Smallwood Cuevas. I Stern. I Strickland. No Umberg. I Volodares.

No Wahab. I Weber Pearson. I Wiener. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Adia Reyes.

Aye is 28. Noes 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item four zero two, AB 1743. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1743 by Assembly member Wicks and accreditations firearms.

Senator Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1743 on behalf of Assembly member Wicks today. This bill allows specified local government, state agencies, and universities to request firearm trace data from the California Department of Justice. Trace data, the data points tracing the flow of a firearm from construction or importation to the first point of sale is a powerful tool that can link suspects to crimes, identify traffickers, and uncover patterns in the sources of guns that cause harm in our communities.

The California DOJ maintains a database with trace data on all prime guns recovered in California.

And under existing law, they can share that data with local law enforcement as part of an investigation in real time. Previous legislation also allows data sharing with the California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis. By expanding the number of trusted partners that can request this data, AB 1815 will amplify the impact that it can have on public health and safety as we all work together to continue reducing gun violence in California. With that, I respectfully ask for a nigh vote.

Thank you. Senator Grove, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam president, while I respect the intent of this bill, the guns that you are trying to trace are bought on the black market or illegal in possession, Not usually by, I think it's like less than one tenth of 1% of legal firearm owners that would follow this trace issue into crimes, because of the background checks and everything you have to go to go through in order to possess a firearm.

So I'm pretty sure that the firearms you are looking to collect that are committing these crimes, holding women trafficked, all those things that were just mentioned by the presenter are not gonna even be affected by this bill and respectfully ask for

a no vote. Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Senator Grayson, would you like to close?

Respectfully ask for a aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

ROLL CALL. Allen. Hi. Alvarado-Gil. No. Archuleta.

Aye. Adegin. Aye. Ashby. Aye, Becker.

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

No Cortesi. Aye, Deli. No, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson.

Aye, Grove, no Hurtado, aye, Jones, no Laird, aye, Limon, aye, McGuire, aye, McLearney, aye, Menjivar, aye, Nilo, No. No Padilla. Perez. Reyes. Richardson.

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

Aye. Strickland? No. Umberg? Aye.

Aye. Volodares? No. Wahab? Aye.

Weber Pearson? Aye. Weiner? Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Padilla Perez? Aye. Aye. Reyes Richardson? Aye.

Aye is 28, noes 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item four thirty two, AB 2011. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2011 by Assembly Member Hart, an act relating to health care coverage.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Madam President. I rise to today, I rise to present AB 2011 as a principal co-author on behalf of Assembly Member Hart. AB 2011 protects existing federal mental health parity standards, an issue near and dear to my heart as the author of SB 855. In 2020, we passed that law to strengthen California's Mental Health Parity Act, and it is leading to great results for for Californians.

Last year, the Trump administration recklessly stopped enforcing federal protections that require insurers to provide equal access to mental health and substance use disorder care. Although California has continued enforcing these regulations, the state's authority to do so could be revoked if the federal protections are rescinded.

AB 2011 enshrines these protections in California law so state regulators can continue to enforce parity requirements as they currently are doing so no matter what changes occur at the federal level. The bill does not expand covered benefits, create any new mandates, or impose any new duties on regulators. Senate amendments clarify the specific regulation CDI and DMHC must refer to and ensure that departments are providing guidance for health plans. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Aye is 28. Nos 10. That measure passes. Senators, we are going to move back to motions, resolutions, and notices. Without objection pursuant to joint rule 33.1, joint rule 61, and joint rule 62 a will be suspended to allow committees to hear AB 817 past the deadlines during the blackout and without sufficient notice.

Senator Laird, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. At the request of the authors, please remove the following bills from the special consent calendar for the purpose of amendments. File item five eighty seven, Assembly bill 1983 by Assembly member Rubio and file item five eight eight, Assembly bill 2006 by Assembly member Michelle Rodriguez.

Thank you. The desk will note. Senator BlakeSpear.

Thank you, madam president. At the request of the author, Assemblymember Sharp Collins, please move AB 1148 to the inactive file.

Thank you. The desk will note. Senator Smallwood Cuevas.

Thank you, madam president. Members, I request reconsideration on file item one fifty.

Without objection, reconsideration is granted. Senator secretary, please call the roll.

Allen. Aye, Alvarado-Gil. Aye, Cortezi. Aye, Dali. Aye, Durazo.

Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Hurtado. Aye, Jones.

Aye, Laird. Aye. Limon. Aye, McGuire. Aye, McBurnie.

Aye, Menthevar. Aye, Nilo. Aye, Ochoa Vogue. Aye, Padilla. Aye, Perez.

Aye, Reyes. Richardson. Aye Rubio. Aye seyArto. Aye Smallwood Cuevas.

Aye Stern. Aye Strickland. Aye Hamburg. Aye Volodares. Aye, Wahab.

Aye, Weber Pearson. Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Aye, 39. No zero. Reconsideration is granted. Senator Allen, you are recognized.

Thank Thank you, madam president. At the request of the author, I ask the file item 31 AB 1836 by Senator Gabriel be removed from the special consent calendar for purposes of amendment.

Thank you. The desk will note. Senator Ocho Bogh, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. At the request of the author, please remove file item five seventy six, AB 1721 from the consent calendar in order to amend.

Thank you. The desk will note. Senator Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you. At the request of the author removing AB 2278 item five nine eight, Assembly member, Evelyn, Farias from the special consent counter for purposes of amendments.

Thank you. The desk will note. Are there any other motions before we reconcile all of the consent calendars? Senators, we will now move to our consent calendars. We have our consent calendar and two special consent calendars.

Secretary, please read.

Senate concurrent Resolution 193, Assembly Concurrent Resolution two eighteen, three Assembly bill 375,431,501,647,1126,1149,1153,1265,1328,1486,1519,1591,1592,1610,1668,1705,1708.1732,1749,1789,1802,1829,1877,1882,1964,1965,2108,2160,2162,2178,2187,2203,2219,2221,2242,2310,2339,2349,2422,2436,2466,2481,2504,2518,2526,2565,2580,2640,2693,2756,2761,SR194,SR197,SR127,SR133,SR204,SR213,SR221,SR230,SR231,SR232,SR233,SR234

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll on file item five five six SCR 193.

Allen. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Ashby. Aye.

Becker. Aye. Blakesphere. Aye. Cabaldon.

Aye, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes. Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Dallhe.

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

Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird. Aye.

Limon. Aye. McGuire. Aye. McNerney.

Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Aye, Padilla, Aye, Perez, Aye, Reyes, Richardson, Aye, Rubio, Sciarto, Aye. Smallwood Cuevas. aye

Ayes, 39. Noes zero on file item five five six, SCR 193. 30 nine, no zero on the remaining cal items on the consent calendar. If there is no other business, pro Tim Limon, the desk is clear.

Thank you members for that very productive morning session. We have eleven more days until the end of the legislative year, and our next session will be on Monday, August 24 at 2PM. Thank you. The Senate

is in recess until all legislative business has been received. We will reconvene Monday, 08/24/2026 at 2PM.