Assembly Floor

The Assembly is now in session. Morning, California. Morning. Good morning, Assembly Member Dixon. Good morning, Assembly Member Davies. Good morning, Mr. Hoover. I see that you're here. However, it is Assembly Member Wallis that notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant at Arms will prepare the Chamber and bring in the absent members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll call].

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

Please join me in a moment of reflection. Many years ago, unable to resist the banner announcing a dollar day sale at an old school hardware store, I found myself in the checkout line holding a blue plastic bucket price: $1. In front of me was an older gentleman also holding a blue plastic bucket. We smiled at each other noticing that we had both added knickknacks into our buckets all priced at a dollar. A voice called out from the doorway.

Dad, dad, ready to go? It was this gentleman's son who I assessed to be about my age. He walked over and asked, dad, what are you getting? Looking into his father's blue bucket, he said, you don't need any of those things. Then with a shrug, he added, I'll be in the car when you're done.

Hearing his son's words, he thoughtfully assessed his bucket, then he looked at me and said something I knew I would never forget. He said, you know, there was a time when before I bought something, I had to ask myself, do I really need this? And if I did, then I had to ask myself, can I afford it? After a thoughtful pause, he said, now I just asked myself, do I want it? I could tell that as he spoke, he was vividly remembering times of serious struggle.

Remembering times so hard that every penny counted. I quietly knew that my grandparents and parents had also endured times when life had no luxuries. When next we find ourselves buying something, anything, just because we want it, Let us remember that this feeling is a gift that we receive from our previous generations. That they struggle through hardships so that we, their future family, might have a better life. If only we could go back in time to thank them.

Instead, we can only thank them by living good lives, but we know that the deepest happiness of a parent or grandparent is to simply see their children and their grandchildren living happy and well. Namo Amida has tried to live with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

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

Members, please join me in placing our right hands over our hearts. Ready. Begin. I pledge of allegiance.

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, quick announcement for you. Members, please.

Members, there are still a 163 bills on the Senate floor without floor managers. 163 bills. Are any of those bills yours? Do your bills have floor managers? There are a 163 bills without floor managers.

Please continue to immediately work with the Senate to identify floor managers for your bills. For the bills on the Senate floor that already 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, Thursday 05/06/2026. The Assembly met at 9am. The honorable Josh Sloementhal, speaker pro tempore of the Assembly presiding.

Majority leader Agarra Curry moves, and Mister Hoover seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions there are none. Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the governor, there are none.

Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving on to motions and resolutions, the opposite of the dare is following, for personal business Assembly member Chen. And on to our procedural motions, madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 45.5 to allow Assembly members Haney, Flora, Stephanie, to speak on German memory terms.

Objection. Such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule one one eight eight to allow Assembly members Bonta, Flora, Haney, Shaivo, and Wicks to have guests on the rear of the chamber Objection. Assembly and and Assembly members to Ella Hari and Harbidding to have guests seated with their desk.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

Assume to Assembly rule 97. I request unanimous consent to re refer file item two eighty six SB 1395 validators to the Appropriations Committee.

That objection, such shall be the order.

At the request of the authors, please return file item one AB 1626 to the Senate for further action.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

At the request of the author, please place item ninety six SB 1003 Grayson on the inactive file.

Clerk will note.

I request unanimous consent to withdraw AB 2437 Chen from the engrossing and enrolling and return the bill to the Senate for further action.

Not objection. Session. I'll be the order.

I request unanimous consent to waive Assembly rule 69 b one, the amendment submission deadline for any floor amendments delivered to the chief clerk's desk office by August 21 joint rule 61 deadline. Floor managers will have until 5PM on Friday, August 21, to submit floor amendments at the discretion of the speaker. This includes any technical, contingent, enactment, or chaptering amendments.

Thank you, madam. Majority leader. Assembly member Hoover, you are recognized.

Hold unanimous consent and ask for a roll call vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly member Hoover. The Assembly member is withholding this unanimous consent. The motion is seconded by Assembly member Castillo. This requires 41 votes or, or it's for Madam, requires 41 votes mentioned in the rules. Clerk will open the roll. Mr. Hoover is asking majority, excuse me. Majority leader is asking for, Just a moment, folks.

Just a moment, please. Just a moment. Please excuse me, everybody. I have that one backwards. The second is actually by miss Ortega.

The motion is by the majority leader. Please forgive me for that that mistake. The role is open. The majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Mister Hoover is asking for a no vote.

Majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Mister Hoover is asking for a no vote. 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 42, noes 15. The motion carries. Again, forgive me for that mistake. Members pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re referring the following bills.

Item nine, AB 1267, Pellerint, the Judiciary Committee. Item 12, AB 1579 by Assemblymember of Valencia to the Governmental Organization Committee. And item two twenty one, SB 342, Senator Umberg to the business and professions committee. Okay. Members, if I could have your brief attention for this guest introduction.

Thank you, members. On behalf of Assemblymember Schiavo, I would like to welcome, Los Angeles City Council member Katie Yaroslavsky and Los Angeles, City Council staff who are joining us in the rear of the chamber today. Please join me in giving them a warm welcome to the California Assembly. Welcome. Okay, members.

We are gonna be moving on to business on the daily file. Without objection, we're gonna pass retain on file item two seventy three. We're gonna begin today with the Senate third reading file, Senate bills, and the Senate third reading file. We will pass and retain on file items fifty and fifty one. File item number 52.

That's SB 1364 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Assembly Member Krell. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1364 by Senator Menjivar, an act related to child custody.

Assembly Member Krell, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present you Senate Bill 1364 on behalf of Senator Menjivar. No survivor of sexual assault should be forced to co-parent with the person that raped them. This bill has bipartisan support, support support recommendation, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Krell. 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 57, noes zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 53 all the way to 69, 53 to 69. And then we're gonna pass temporarily on file item 70.

We're gonna pass and retain on 71, 72, 73, 74, 75. File Item number 76. That's SB 594 by Senator Padilla, presented by Assembly Member Wallis. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 594 by Senator Padilla and others, an act relating to local government.

Assembly Member Wallis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 594, on behalf of Senator Padilla. Senate Bill 594 would allow federally recognized Indian tribes to receive the same information from short-term rental facilitators that is currently available to cities and counties. Tribal governments also have the authority to levy and administer these taxes, but current law excludes tribes from receiving this information. Without it, tribes face greater difficulty collecting revenue that supports essential services.

SB 594 simply extends the existing authority under the Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 to tribal governments, ensuring they have the information they need to effectively administer their taxes. Members, this bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Wallis. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. 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: 63. No: zero. The measure passes. Gonna pass and retain on 77 all the way through 101.

77 through 101. Ready? Okay. File Item 102. That's SB 1117 by Senator Cervantes, presented by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1117 by Senator Cervantes and others, an act relating to land use.

Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to present SB 1117, which will help reduce impact fees on homeowners by clarifying existing ADU law to ensure local governments assess impact fees only on the portion of an ADU exceeding 750 square feet of interval living space. SB 1117 has received bipartisan support in both Houses and is a support-support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 52. No: zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on File Items 103 through 132. 103 through 132. That brings us to File Item 133: SB 239 by Senator Arreguín, presented by Assembly Member Pacheco. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 239 by Senator Arreguín, an act related to crimes.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. Today, I rise to present Senate Bill 239 on behalf of Senator Arreguín. SB 239 will help address threats and intimidation directed to local public officials, particularly election officials. In recent years, election administrators and local government officials across the US have reported increased threats, harassment, and intimidation related to election administration and politically contentious decisions. SB 239 recognizes that threats against election officials and local public officials are not just attacks on individuals.

They are attacks on the democratic institutions and public service that Californians rely on every day. SB 239 promotes public safety, strengthens confidence in our democratic process, and recognizes the unique harm caused when threats are used to interfere with the functioning of government. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Pacheco. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Ayes 59, noes zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain file item 134 through 161. 134 to 161, brings us to file item 162.

That is SB 946 by Senator Seyarto, presented by Assembly Member Johnson. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 946 by Senator Seyarto, an act relating to escrow agent rating services.

Assembly Member Johnson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present SB 946, on behalf of Senator Seyarto. SB 946 protects escrow professionals by making exist or consumer protections for escrow agent rating services permanent. Current law allows escrow professionals to see what is being reported, dispute and correct errors, and protect their personal information. This bill has received bipartisan support and no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Johnson. 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: 61. No: zero. The measure passes. Madam Majority Leader, you're recognized for your procedural motion.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly Member Schiavo to have a guest seated at her desk today.

Without objection, such shall be the order. We're gonna pass and retain on 163. File Item 164: SB 949 by Senator Becker, presented by Assembly Member Berman. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 949 by Senator Becker and others in accolades of environmental protection.

Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. The Santa Cruz Mountains hold significant ecological value as a vital hotspot for biodiversity along California's Central Coast, including San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. SB 949 would declare the Santa Cruz Mountains a resource of statewide significance, which will help better equip state entities to protect, restore, and preserve the region's natural ecosystems. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. 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.

Quick, we'll close the roll tally votes. I 63, no zero. The measure passes. Okay. We're gonna go back briefly to file item number 70.

We had passed temporarily on that item. We're gonna go back and take it up right now. File item number 70, that's SB 226 by Senator Cabaldon presented by our majority leader. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 226 by Senator Cabaldon and others, an act relating to local government.

Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present the SB 226 by Senator Cabaldon. SB 226 clarifies that sports and entertainment facilities are eligible for Infrastructure Revitalization Financing Districts. This bill allows local governments to fund major projects with the tax revenue they generate without burdening the taxpayer. This bill supports West Sacramento's new proposed ballpark and could help California maintain its Major League Baseball teams. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. 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 votes. Ayes 60, noes zero. The measure passes. Skipping back to where we had left off, we had just dispensed with file item 164. So we will pass and retain on 165 through 179. 165 to 179, that brings us to file item number 180. That's SB 1073 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas presented by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1073 by Senator Smallwood Cuevas and others and act relating to taxation and making making corporations pay for

Assembly member Quirk Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. SB 1073 allows Californians to make voluntary contributions through their personal income tax to return directly to support the historic Los Angeles black cultural district. This is a chance for California to give residents the opportunity to support their own community. SB 1073 has enjoyed bipartisan support in both houses and has no opposition on file. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk Silva. All debate haven't ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally of votes. Size 16, no zero. The measure passes. Just a moment, folks.

We'll pass and retain on items one eighty one through one eighty eight. Item one eighty nine, SB 1150 by Senator Jones, presented by Assemblymember Patel. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1150 by Senator Jones and others, an act relating to cancer data.

Assembly Member Patel, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present Senate Bill 1150, on behalf of Senator Jones. SB 1150 addresses the lack of consistent patient notice when cancer cases are reported to the California Cancer Registry. It is a support-support bill, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member. All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 58. No: zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on File Item 190 and 191.

Item one ninety two, SB 1191 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, presented by Assembly member Hadwick. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1191 by Senator Ochoa Bogue and others, an act relating to communications and the clarity of the OCDR of the SEC immediately.

Madam Speaker, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Today, I rise as a proud co author to present SB 1191 on behalf of Senator Arturo Bow. This bill extends the sunset date for the California High Cost Fund a and b programs for five years to 01/01/2033. Ensuring that residents of rural California have access to affordable basic telephone service through reliable networks.

California has a long standing commitment to affordable universal service, and these programs have been a key part of that that effort since they were first established in 1987.

Both programs have been reauthorized multiple times by the legislature. This bill has enjoyed unanimous support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, civil member. All debate having ceased. The clerk

will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

This has an urgency clause. It requires 54 votes.

All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the

row and tally the vote. Ayes 55, no zero on the urgency. Ayes 55, no zero on the measure. It passes.

row and tally the vote. Ayes 55, no zero on the urgency. Ayes 55, no zero on the measure. It passes.

We'll pass and retain on items 193 through 201, bringing us to 202, SB 1328 by Senator Cervantes, presented by Assembly Member Solache. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1328 by Senator Cervantes, an act relating to public post secondary education.

Assembly Member Solache, you're recognized.

Madam Speaker from the 818, I rise to present Senate Bill 1328 on behalf of Senator Cervantes. SB 1328 is an LGBTQ Plus Caucus priority that will ensure CSU and community colleges satellite campuses have access to the LGBTQ plus supports resources. Existing law already requires every main college campus have a confidential LGBTQ plus point of contact.

However, there are over a 100 satellite campuses across the CSU and community college systems where students lack access to culturally competent and confidential support. Students at these sites are often forced to travel hours, sometimes across entire counties to find help. Geographically should not determine whether a student has access to safety, support, and dignity.

This bill provides campus flexibility to determine the option most feasible for them, while ensuring that LGBTQ plus individuals who are not on the main campus have equal access to resources and support. SB 1328 is an LGBTQ Plus Caucus priority bill, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 44, noes 12. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain items 203 and 204, bringing us to 205, SB 1349 by Senator Gonzalez, presented by Assembly Member Connolly. The clerk will read

Senate Bill 1349 by Senator Gonzalez and others, an act relating to taxation.

Assembly Member Connolly, you're recognized.

Madam Speaker, give me one second here. I rise on behalf of Senator Gonzalez to present Senate Bill 1349, which directs the Legislative Analyst's Office to review five of our state's most costly tax expenditures. California spends approximately $94 billion annually through over 100 different tax expenditures, including tax credits, deductions, sales tax exemptions, and income exclusions. Unfortunately, for many of these programs, we have little insight into whether they are actually working.

SB 1349 directs the LAO to analyze these major expenditures, determining their impact on employment and in the economy, whether they are cost-effective use of resources compared to other options to achieve the same goals, and if not, where there are opportunities for reform or repeal.

In the face of structural budget deficits and reductions to core safety net programs from Medi-Cal to CalFresh, we need this independent data to determine which credits are delivering for Californians and which may need to be adjusted or repealed. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 1349.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 44. Noes: 17. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on Items 206 through 227, bringing us to 228: SB 661 by Senator Hurtado, presented by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 661 by Senator Hurtado, enacting to airports and making an appropriation therefore.

Madam majority leader, you're recognized.

Good morning, madam speaker and members. I rise to present SB 661 on behalf of Senator Hurtado. SB 661 establishes a dedicated framework for California to reinvest existing jet fuel sales tax revenues into our airport network for aviation purposes. Beyond the general funding shortfall, this bill helps bring California into compliance with long standing federal law and Federal Aviation Administration's revenue use policy.

SB 661 provides us with a strategic approach that maintains California as a leader in transportation, innovation, and economic opportunity.

Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the role in tallying

the vote. I 64. No zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on items two twenty nine through two forty four.

We'll pass temporarily on item two forty five. Pass and retain on items two forty six through two forty nine. Bring us to two fifty SB 1029 by Senator Sayarco presented by Senator Sayarto Davies. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1029 by Senator Sayarto and others and accolades of liens and making an appropriation therefore.

Senator Sayarto, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I'm here to present SB 1029. This measure closes a consumer protection gap in vehicle lien sales by ensuring surplus proceeds are treated as unclaimed properties, the state controller's office rather than remaining in the motor vehicle account. SB 1029 gives former vehicle owners a clearer, more appropriate path to reclaim money that belongs to them while also notifying California's how to claim these excess proceeds through the established state control and claiming property claim process.

This bill has received no no votes.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close

the roll and tally the vote. I 61, no zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on item two fifty one. Item two fifty two, SB 1064, presented by Assembly member Curry.

The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1064 by Senator Valley and others, an accolade of vehicular man air pollution.

Madam majority leader, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. SB 1064 reduces clean truck check testing for qualifying low use vehicles and equipment from twice a year to once a year. This makes it easier for rural and agricultural communities to comply while maintaining California's environmental standards. This bill's a support support and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 52. No zero. The measure passes. Move pass and retain an item two fifty three to two fifty five.

Item two fifty six, SB 1093 by Senator Allen presented by Assembly member Erwin. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1093 by Senator Allen and accolade in the housing.

Assembly member irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you,

madam speaker. I rise to present AB 1093 on behalf of Senator Allen. BOLO homes are an important source of affordable housing and home ownership in California. SB 1093 is directly informed by the experiences of my constituents in the aftermath of the LA wildfires. The Palisades fire destroyed over 700 rent stabilized units, approximately half of which were in two mobile home parks in my district, the Palisades Bowl and the Tahitian Terrace.

SB 1093 provides mobile home residents that have been displaced by disaster with guarantees of transparent communication, the opportunity to salvage any personal items, and the assurance that the of the ability to return and rebuild their homes has been thoughtfully considered. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no debate, the clerk

will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

Assent member Erwin has asked to move the call. Madam majority leader, you're recognized.

At the request of the author, please place item 332SB357 Menjivar on the inactive file.

Circle note. We'll pass and retain items 257 through 263. We'll pass temporarily in item two sixty four. Item two sixty five, SB 1166 by Senator Araugin presented by Assembly member Lee. The clerk will read.

The Senate bill 1166 by Senator Araugin and others and accolades of public employment.

Senator Lee, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I rise to present SB 1166 on behalf of Senator Araugin, which would authorize Alameda Contra Costa transit district employees access the public employment relations board for educating unfair labor practice charges. By moving these disputes superb, SB 1166 creates a fair and streamlined process for both workers and employees. Employers awarding AC transit employees the same just treatment that other transit employees currently enjoy. I respectfully ask your aye vote on this bill. Thank you.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Eyes 42 Noes 12. The measure passes. Will pass and retain at items two sixty six through two seventy three. Will pass temporarily on two seventy four.

Pass and retain on 275 through 294, bringing us to Item 295: SB 874 by Senator Weber Pierson, presented by Assembly Member Addis. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 874 by Senator Weber Pierson, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Assembly Member Addis, you're recognized.

Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. I'm here to present Senate Bill 874 by Senator Weber Pierson. We have an urgent problem in that we have behavioral health providers who are working extensively with children who are not background checked as part of their licensing or certification requirements.

Therefore, SB 874 would require the Department of Health Care Services to do two main things to address this: first, require background checks for all employees of behavioral health treatment providers that are providing Medi-Cal services, and second, require that the department get input from stakeholders to advise on standards for BHT services.

We all know that people who work with vulnerable children should absolutely be background checked. This bill is a support-support, and it has received bipartisan support in both Houses, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 60. No: zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on Items 296 through 304. Item 305: SB 1049 by Assembly Member--pardon me--by Senator Weber Pierson, presented by Assembly Member Arambula. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1049 by Senator Weber Pearson and others in activating the health care coverage.

Assembly member Arambula, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. I stand today to present Senate bill 1049 on behalf of doctor Akila Weber Pearson. SP1049 ensures that patient care is not disrupted by reimbursement challenges by allowing for a uniform right for health care providers to submit a corrected claim within ninety days following the plan's latest action and prohibiting plans from rejecting those corrected claims based on filing deadlines.

Providers should have a meaningful opportunity to correct a curable error rather than being automatically barred by a filing deadline they had no ability to meet or forced into drawn out and uncertain dispute process. At its core, SB 1049 is about fairness, ensuring that minor technical issues with claims don't interfere with medically necessary care.

Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 52, no zero. The measure passes. We'll pass the material items three zero seven, three o and three zero eight, bringing us to 309SB1186. Presented by Senator Patterson. The purple read.

Senate Bill 1186 by Senator Seyarto and others in act living the vital records.

Senator Patterson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Here to present, SB 1186 by Senator Seyarto. What this measure would do is it expedite the issuance of new birth certificates following an adoption. Would change it to eleven weeks. Currently, there's no statutory time frame.

It could take up to a year, and that slows down the ability for adoptive families to enroll children in things like school. So with that, I respectfully ask for Aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes, 54, Noes 0. The measure passes. Returning to item 306 SB 1059 by Senator Archuleta, presented by Assemblymember Pacheco. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1059 by Senator Archuleta, an act relating to employment.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you're recognized.

Thank you. Madam Speaker and Members, I rise to present SB 1059 on behalf of Senator Archuleta. Since 1982, California's employment training panel has helped employers train and retain workers while supporting the creation of skilled jobs across our state. While the panel has evolved over the past four decades, some of its attendance tracking requirements have not.

SB 1059 modernizes those requirements by allowing greater use of electronic records and attendance tracking. This simple update will reduce unnecessary paperwork, streamline administration, and allow the panel to operate more efficiently. This bill has received bipartisan support and has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 58, noes zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on items 310 through 319. Item 320, SB 1418 by Senator Cervantes, presented by Assembly Member Jackson. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1418 by Senator Cervantes and others, an accolade to elections and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Jackson, you're recognized.

Thank you very much, madam speaker. SB 1418 on behalf of Senator Sabrina Cervantes. This is a follow-up to Senate Bill 73, which is sponsored by the California attorney general, Rob Bonta. At the time, existing law was clear that after the certification of election results, the chain of custody of voter of voted ballots must remain intact even if there is an ongoing investigation, meaning those ballots must remain in the custody of the relevant county registrar.

This is to protect the evidentiary value of those ballots for future investigations or audits.

If the chain of custody is broken, there is no guarantee that the ballots have not been tampered with or altered. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, there is an urgency clause on this item.

It requires 54 votes. Assemblymember Jackson has asked to move the call.

We're gonna pass and retain on items three twenty one through three thirty three. Members, I'm receiving my earlier re referral pursuant to Assembly rule of seven seven point two of AB 1579 Valencia to the governmental organization committee. That bill remains on file and is eligible to be taken up. We're gonna return to we're going to go to concurrence. Beginning with file item five, AB 1894 by Assemblymember Rubio.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1894 by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio, an act relating to fish and wildlife.

Assembly Member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members for giving me the opportunity to present AB 1894 that is back on concurrence. AB 1894 was introduced in response to concerns from several water districts that prohibiting water imports to recharge groundwater supplies is detrimental to the community and the water supply we rely on. This bill appropriately balances ensuring water districts can replenish groundwater while preserving the ability to stop deliveries when there is a proven health and safety risk.

Amendments taken in the Senate narrow the bill to only apply to groundwater replenishment projects that follow a state-approved Invasive Mussel Control Plan. This bill has received zero no votes and has bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 57. No: zero. The measure passes. We-- pass and retain on Items One through Four, as well as Item Six. Item Seven: AB 871 by Assembly Member Stefani. The clerk will read.

Assembly vote eight seventy one by Assembly member Stefani and others, and I can look into elder and dependent adults.

Assembly member Stefani, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Members, eight seventy one is back on concurrence. Amendments were made in the Senate to narrow the bill to address stakeholder concerns, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you for always being such a great example of how we could do this quickly. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. I is 56, no zero. The measure passes. Item eight eighty twelve o one by Assembly member Jackson. The clerk will

Assembly bill 121 by Assembly member Jackson, an app related to juveniles.

Assembly member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, madam speaker. AB 121, amendments removed opposition. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll on tally of

the vote. Ayes 43, noes 13. The measure passes. And Senate amendments are concurred in.

the vote. Ayes 43, noes 13. The measure passes. And Senate amendments are concurred in.

We're gonna go over to item 49, House Resolution 137 by Assemblymember Patel. The clerk will read.

House Resolution 137 by Assemblymember Patel and others relative to Diwali.

Assemblymember Patel, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today in recognition of Diwali, the festival of lights. And I rise today for the millions of Californians for whom this is one of the most joyful seasons of the year, a celebration of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali resonates with many people, cultures, and regions. Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and those who even who are not religious find themselves in its message.

Because the longing for light is one of the most human things there is. We mark this holiday with candles, with sweets, with music and dance, and with the company of everyone we love. But I'll tell you the moment that has always moved me the most isn't the celebration. It's the moment just before when the candles are being lit, when we are together in the twilight. Diwali begins long before the first candle is lit though.

We clean our homes from top to bottom, clearing out the old to make room for what is new to come. We draw rangoli at our doorsteps, bright, which are bright intricate patterns of color to welcome in family, fortune, and the light. We put on new clothes and open up new books. Each is a small act carrying a greater meaning that every one of us deserves a fresh start, a clean page, and a new beginning.

Because darkness in Diwali is not simply the absence of light, It is everything we refuse to accept.

Ignorance, cruelty, despair. And in that darkness, something remarkable happens. We don't scatter, we draw closer. Friends, families, neighbors, strangers, shoulder to shoulder, deciding together that this is not how the story ends. The dias are lit at twilight to keep darkness away and to light the path to welcome prosperity.

But specifically also to show victory of light over darkness because the light never allowed the darkness to fall. And then once the flames are lit one at a time, we light up ourselves with a brighter spirit. This is the true heart of Diwali, and it's a truth that I see written across California. We've never been a state that waits in the dark for someone else to bring forward the light. We gather.

We build. People of every background, every faith, every origin. And out of that gathering, we make something brighter than any one of us can make alone. That is the promise of California. That is why so many who celebrate Diwali choose to call it home.

So as families across California in November this year, 2026, light that flame, let us remember what it means. The light was never going to arrive on its own. We are the ones who light it, and we are the ones that come together. Happy Diwali.

Assemblymember Bains, you're recognized.

Good afternoon, Members. I just wanna wish everybody a very, very happy Diwali. Thankful to my two colleagues for sponsoring this. For the Sikh community, this is happy Bandit Chorothevis as well. The story of Bandit Chorothevis is, one of our gurus, guru Hargobindji, was falsely incarcerated for standing up for religious freedoms, and he was given the opportunity to be released from prison.

And he said, I'm not gonna go alone. I'm gonna take all of the rest of the prisoners with me. So the emperor the Muslim emperor who had incarcerated him told him, well, whoever can touch you, you can walk out with them. So he had a sheet made with 52 straps, and he took everybody out with him. This is the story in the Sikh community that we celebrate with Diwali.

It's about unity. It's about equality. Whichever religion that you feel accustomed to, your identity, you should be welcome to celebrate that whether you're Jewish, whether you're Christian, whether you're Muslim, whether you're sick, whether you're Buddhist, whether you're Hindu, whichever religion is your identity, stand up for that identity. Be proud of your identity. And even if it means you stand alone, but stand up for the voice to be the voice of the voiceless.

So happy Diwali to everyone, and happy Banditio or Divas as well.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Assemblymember Kalra, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I wanna thank my colleague from San Diego for bringing this resolution forward. It's wonderful to have colleagues that have experienced the same similar experiences that I've had growing up, experiencing celebration of Diwali, Bandit Chordivas, being with family. And I I think today, at this moment, represents a real kind of evolution and growth in our community and not just the Indian or South Asian community, but as Californians.

Because when I grew up, you know, I came here in the late seventies, into the eighties, and the only ones that knew about Diwali were essentially Indians, right, like, for the most part.

And we would celebrate. It would be wonderful celebrations, wonderful memories at home or with family, friends, but it wasn't something that was widely known amongst the entire community.

And those memories are certainly cherished, but I must say that it it really brings me a lot of joy these days in the last few years to be able to go into the community, to go to cultural events, to go to the temple at Gurdwara and see celebrations happening of folks beyond the South Asian community where folks are celebrating with us and learning more about what, you know, Diwali means to us and what these cultural celebrations mean to us, Culminating in the efforts that we all took part in in in voting for in making the Valley a state holiday, I think is a culmination of many years and of generations of sacrifice for us to be on this floor with my colleagues from San Diego and Delano representing really the importance of diversity, importance of everyone's voice being part of our democracy.

And I I I think our colleague of San Diego described the Bali very well, so I won't get into the details of that as as she did a fine job.

But I will encourage folks to take this opportunity to go into the community. Diwali is on November 8 this year, and there's an opportunity for us to be able to go and and visit with our neighbors, with our community members. I know that in our in my district, certainly, there's plenty of opportunities and plenty of celeb large celebrations, small family get togethers that I'm sure, some of you may get invited to.

We have our Gurdwara, which has wonderful celebrations during the Diwali time here with Bandit Chor Divas that is open to everyone.

And so I I think that for me, when I see commercials on TV wishing a happy Diwali, it's something that I never would have imagined as a kid, who was oftentimes bullied for being different or not wanting to talk about, but be celebrated at home because it was it was foreign, to the the the classmates around me and not wanting to stand out and knowing that kids these days don't have to do that.

Kids can be very proud of all all of our children, whatever their background, whatever faith, they should be proud of who they are and be able to share it with their classmates and know that it's one other one additional celebration that we have here in California that we can all be proud of. So I I do wanna wish an early happy Diwali to everyone and really encourage folks to dig even deeper into the community. In every one of your districts, there will be Diwali celebrations.

I can assure you of that. So go find them. If not, we can help you find one.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Assembly Member Ransom, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues. I rise in strong support of HR 137 on behalf of Assembly district thirteen. I wanna say that Diwali is one of my favorite cultural holidays in my district, which as you know is home to a large Indian population. The first Gurdwara and a lot of history for the Indian community.

I can tell you that when I very first learned about Diwali, I was taught that it was a way of celebrating putting your self interest behind you and acting for equality and justice for the community.

And I wanna say that when we come together as a community to celebrate Diwali, what's coming up to Diwali, we really just see acts of self interest put aside and really people serving in our community and fighting to make sure that justice is available for everyone. And when we talk about festival of lights, which is why I decided to wear a light color, it really is important to carry that message with message with us every day of light over darkness.

And Diwali is a great reminder of that, especially when we have the cultural celebrations. And as an African American woman, just being welcomed to join in those cultural celebrations and, you know, the music and the dancing and all of the other things that go with celebrating light over darkness. It's not only welcoming, but it's a great example of what community is all about.

It's a time when families and communities come together to celebrate. And what's really exciting is there's no religious division. It's where you see the significance of Hindus and Sikhs and Buddhists, but they're all together. Everyone's together. And as our colleague from Delano mentioned, as a Christian woman, I'm also welcome.

And so we just wanna see more of that in life. Recognizing Diwali is about recognizing the humanity of people, of families, and what California is and should be about. California being home to the largest population of Indians in the nation, nearly one fifth of the country's Indian population lives here in our state, brings this diversity and the community spirit firsthand. And I'm just really proud of my community because they keep it in every just every city in my district has a Diwali.

And that means that not only are they welcoming the community, they always feed the community too.

And, you know, food brings people together. So with 08/8013 being home to a a really a great Diwali celebration. I could not let this go by without speaking on it. There's a deep long history, in my community, and this isn't a reporting reminder of contributions to our state and history that should continue for generations to come.

And so as we approach a time when there will be lots of debate about lots of different issues, some that we agree about, some that we don't agree about, Diwali gives us a powerful reminder of what we share.

The desire for our families to be healthy our children to have bright futures and our communities to live with peace and prosperity and so to everyone celebrating Diwali in the Assembly District 13 and across California, I wanna say happy Diwali and I wanna thank my colleagues for bringing this very, wonderful, exciting, uniting resolution. And with that, I'm gonna say, let's bring on the light. Happy Diwali.

Seeing and hearing no further debate. Assembly Member Patel, would you like to close?

Yes. With all of these wonderful words and my colleagues and their experiences sharing how inclusive Diwali is as a holiday, and how easily everyone can find a place for themselves in this festival of lights, I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Would you like the first roll to be open for co authors?

Yes. Please open the roll for co co authors.

All debate having cease, the clerk will open the roll for co authors. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is for co authors. All Members vote who desire to vote.

There are 63 co authors added. Without objection, we'll now take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor, say Aye. Opposed, say no.

The Ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Assemblymember Patel has shared a few traditional suites here today on every Member's desk in recognition of Diwali. Please enjoy them after session. Happy festival of lights.

We are going to lift the call on item three twenty. The clerk will post.

Members, this is a 54 votes. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. So we'll close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 54, noes 13, the measure passed. The urgency, ayes 54, noes 13, the measure passes.

We're gonna lift the call on item two fifty six, the clerk will post.

We'll close the roll and tally the vote. I 42, no 17. The measure passes. We're returning to concurrence. Pastor Martino, items nine and ten, bringing us to item 11, AB 1359 by Assemblymember Aaron. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1359 by Assemblymember Aaron's and others, and I'll call you to jury service.

Assemblymember Aaron's, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and colleagues. I rise today to present AB 1359, which is back from the Senate on concurrence. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally

the vote. Aye, 59, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 12, AB 1579 by Assembly member Valencia. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1579 by Assembly member Valencia and affiliated to tribal gaming and declare the oath of the oath of the effect immediately.

Assembly member Valencia, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. And we want to see as members, AB 1579 would amend the Yoavitham current gaming compact and extend it until 12/31/2051. With that, I respectfully ask for a yes vote.

Thank you, Assembly members. Seeing no further debate. The clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally of the vote.

Ayes 59, no zero on the urgency. Ayes 59, no zero on the measure. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item thirteen eighty sixteen eighty four by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read

Assembly bill 1684 by Assemblymember Ward and others in acclating the common interest developments.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1684 is back on concurrence with Senate amendments, which are clarifying in nature. Respectfully, I request your aye vote on concurrence.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close

the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 59. No zero. The measure passes. Item 14 AB 1711 by Assembly member Connolly.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1711 by Assembly Member Connolly and others, an act relating to fairs, and making an appropriation therefore.

Assembly Member Connolly, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1711 is back on concurrence. The bill will ensure that the revenue generated by fairs approved in the state budget is allocated in a timely manner. The bill has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 60. No: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 15: AB 1722 by Assembly Member Hadwick. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1722 by Assembly member Hadwick and others in Accolating the Fish and Wildlife.

Assembly member Hadwick, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1722 is back on concurrence. It's received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote? The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 49, noes won. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item sixteen eighty seventeen eighty four by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read

Assembly bill 1784 by Assemblymember Pellerin and others in acclating the post secondary education.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. AB 1784 is back with clarifying amendments to support support bill, and I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll

and tally the vote. I 63, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item seventeen eighty seventeen eighty six by Assembly member Harabedian, the clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1786 by Assembly member Harbidian and act living the public contracts.

Assembly member Harbidian, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Seventeen eighty six is back on concurrence, clarifying amendments in the Senate. Support support, respectfully, and ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly members, seeing no further debates, the clerk will open the roll.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll

and tally the vote. I 62, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We'll pass and retain on item 18. Item 19, a d 18 o nine by Assembly member Fong.

The clerk will

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

Assembly Member Fong, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1809 extends the sunset authorizing school districts and community college districts to use job order contracting. Senate amendments extend the sunset by 10 years rather than removing the sunset. Respectfully ask an aye vote on concurrence. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 45. Noes: 12. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 20: AB 1837 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1837 by Assembly member Mark Gonzalez and others in act relating the parking violations.

Assembly member Mark Gonzalez, you're recognized. Thank you,

madam speaker. And please present eighteen thirty seven back on occurrence and Senate amendments for clarifying technical nature, so we'll ask for a I vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk

will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close

the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 49, noes eight. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item twenty one eighteen sixty by Assembly member Mckinner. The clerk will read

Assembly bill 1860 by Assembly member Mckinner and accolade the school facilities.

Assembly member Mckinnor, you're recognized.

Mister speaker and members, Senate amendments to AB 1860 were technical and clarifying. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye, 16, no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 22, AB 1864 by Assembly member Berman. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1864 by Assembly member Berman, inoculating the gene synthesis.

Assembly member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1864 is back from the Senate. Amendments taken in the Senate allow for easier compliance and enforcement, ensure that penalties reflect the severity of the violation, and further clarify the responsibilities to providers and manufacturers. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member, seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the room. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. I 63, noes won. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 23, AB 1999 by Assembly member Calra, the clerk of

Assembly bill 1999 by Assembly member Calra and others, and accurately the professions and vocations.

Assembly member Kalra, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1999 is back on concurrence with Senate amendments. Bill has no opposition, has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member, seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the room.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tell you

the vote I 61 knows one. Then amendments are concurred in.

We'll pass and retain on Item 24. Pass temporarily on Item 25. Item 26: AB 2116 by Assembly Member Schiavo. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2116 by Assembly Member Schiavo, an act relating to financial institutions.

Assembly Member Schiavo, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB 2116 protects small businesses by bringing questionable lending practices into the light and requiring currently unregulated financial lenders to register with California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. This bill has received no no votes and has a bipartisan support. Respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 63. No: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 27: AB 2143 by Assembly Member Irwin. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2143 by Assembly member Irwin and others related to nvasive species.

Assembly member Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 2143 back on concurrent Senate amendments delay implementation by three months, add an appeals process, and make other technical changes. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote.

I 65, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 28 AB 2186 by Assembly member McKinner. The clerk will read

Assembly bill 2186 by Assembly member McKinner and others and act related to taxation to take effect immediately tax levy.

Assembly member McKinnor, you're recognized.

Mister speaker and members, Senate amendments to AB 2186 were technical and clarifying. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 46, noes Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 29 AB 2233 by Assembly member Ta, the clerk will

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

Assembly Member Ta, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This bill is back on concurrence. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 59. No: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 30: AB 2249 by Assembly Member Irwin. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2249 by Assembly member Erwin and accolade the cannabis.

Assembly member Erwin, you are recognized.

Thank you again, madam speaker. AB 2249 is back on concurrent Senate amendments have streamlined provisions of the bill to make a clearer standard of what makes cannabis attractive to children and to reduce the bill's fiscal impact. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote.

Ayes 56, noes won. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 31, AB 2255 by Assembly member Pellerin. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2255 by Assembly member Pellerin, an act relating to the political reform act of 1974.

Same member Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. AB 2255 is back with clarifying amendments. The bill is sponsored by the Fair Political Practices Commission, has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 54 vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. I 63, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We'll pass and retain on items 32 through 35.

Item 36, AB 2418 by Assembly Member Mark González. The clerk will read.

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

Assembly Member Mark González, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 2418, which is back on coherence. The Senate amendments did the following, narrow the scope of the bill, reduce the sunset to five years, added labor protections, and added an annual audit requirement. This bill has received unanimous bipartisan support. Thank you. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 62, noes zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We'll pass the retain on item 37. Item 38, AB 2576 by Assembly Member Harabedian. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2576 by Assembly member Harbidian and others, and act related to land use.

Assembly member Harbidian, you're recognized.

Thank you. Madam speaker, support support, please vote aye.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote.

Aye, 64, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item thirty nine eighty twenty six thirty four by Assemblymember Menjivar, the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2634 by Assembly Member Zbur, an act relating to workforce development.

Assembly Member Zbur, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, members. Today, I'm proud to present AB 2634, which strengthens the High Road Training Partnerships Program funding requirements to ensure that workforce investments lead to good-paying jobs and high-quality jobs. 2684 aligns the High Road funding requirements with California's vision for a true High Road workforce. This bill has enjoyed no opposition and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 53. Noes: seven. Senate amendments are concurred in. Returning to Item 33: AB 2380 by Assembly Member Papan. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2380 by Assemblymember Pappen and Aquila Pest Control.

Assemblymember Papan, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Good morning. So I rise today to present AB 2380 supporting the operations of county agricultural commissioners, which is back on concurrence. The bill had minor amendments in the Senate and has enjoyed bipartisan support. Respect the request and I vote.

Thank you, Assembly members. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes, 53, noes too. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 40, AB 2660 by Assembly member Alvarez.

Assembly bill 2660 by Assembly member Alvarez and others, and actually in the public for secondary education.

Assembly member Alvarez, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker, And good morning, twenty six sixty back on concurrence with, some added language on outcome data for the University of California. Spike Lee asked for aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the room. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. I 64, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 41, a d twenty seven sixty six by Assemblymember Arons, the purple wreath.

Assembly Bill 2766 by Assembly Member Ahrens and others, an act relating to public post secondary education.

Assembly Member Ahrens, you're recognized.

Madam Speaker, this is a support support, back on concurrence. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 64, noes zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Okay. File number 42 is AB 2780 by the Committee on Public Employment and retirement presented by Assembly member McKenna. Quick will read.

Assembly bill 2780 by the Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and Accolade to Retirement and making it appropriation therefore.

Assembly member McKinnon, you are recognized.

Mister speaker and members, Senate amendments to AB 2780 were technical and clarifying. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember McKinner. 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.

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 59, noes two. Seven amendments are concurred in. Okay. Members, it is time for our adjournment to memory.

The quorum call remains in place. Family is present. Let's give our respectful attention to those who are granted prior permission to speak on their adjournment in memory, and let's quickly take conversations off the floor. Thank you, members. Thank you, members.

If you could please and staff. Thank you. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, arise today to adjourn in the memory of Jeremiah Jerry Francis Hollissey, who passed away peacefully on July 17 at the age of 87. Jerry lived a life defined by service to his country, to California, and above all to his family. Originally from Boston, Jerry served in the US army before making California his home and dedicating much of his life to public service. A respected attorney in energy and labor law, he founded the law offices of Policy and Johnson in San Francisco.

He served on the UC Board of Regents, the California Transportation Commission, the California Economic Development Commission, and the State Coastal Conservancy. He was a trusted adviser to generations of California leaders and a close friend, including governors Jerry Brown, Gray Davis, and Gavin Newsom. He believed deeply in California and in our responsibility to strengthen the communities that we call home. But for all his professional accomplishments, Jerry's greatest legacy was the relationships that he built.

He was a devoted husband, father, stepfather, friend, mentor, and colleague whose generosity, wisdom, and integrity touched countless lives.

He also loved books, art, the weather, the red sox and Bruins, and eventually the forty niners and golden bears. We are honored to have members of Jerry's family and close friends with us today. On the floor are his sons, Sean and Jeremy, his daughter-in-law, Jennifer Cass, and his dear friends, Bob Bogganorth and Chris Hannon of the California State Building and Construction Trades. We are also joined in the gallery by Alex Makler and Avis Kowalewski of Calpine.

To Jerry's family on behalf of the legislature and the state of California, we extend our deepest consult condolences and profound gratitude for his lifetime of service.

Mister speaker, I respectfully ask that we adjourn in the memory of Jeremiah Jerry Francis Halsey.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian Jeremiah policy. Assemblymember Flora, you are recognized for your adjournment and memory.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today, I rise to adjourn in the memory of Maisie Jean Hastings who passed away on June 26 in Santa Rosa at the age of 88. Maisie lived a remarkable life defined by service to her community, a love of learning and the arts, and her eagerness to embrace every opportunity that came her way. She traveled extensively throughout The United States and abroad, including Canada, Europe, South America, and Australia. Maisie was preceded in death by her husband of thirty seven years, Paul Hastings.

She was survived by her daughter, Wendy Coy, her son, Lance Hastings, her grandchildren, Truman, Natalie, Madeline, Lauren, Grant, and her great grandson, James. Mister speaker, I ask we adjourn the memory of Maisie Jean Hastings and extend our deepest condolences to her family and her son, Lance Hastings.

Thank you, Assemblymember Flora. Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life the special life of this historic California, Maisie Jean Hastings. Members, we do have another German in memory, but quorum call has been lifted. Quorum call is lifted. Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise today to adjourn in memory of Clint Riley. Before anything else, Clint was a husband and a father. He was deeply devoted to his wife Janet and to his daughters Jill and Ava. And everything else we will remember about Clint, his extraordinary career, his philanthropy, his civic leadership, his love of San Francisco was built around a life rooted in family, faith, and service.

Clint Riley was in every sense, a legendary San Franciscan. There are people who live in a city. There are people who work in a city. And then there are people who become part of the identity of a city. Clint was one of those people.

For generations of San Franciscans and for people throughout California and across the country, Clint was a force in public life. He was a political strategist, a businessman, a philanthropist, a publisher, a preservationist, a champion of education in the arts, and a tireless advocate for the institutions that make a city strong. But to understand Clint, I think you also have to understand his faith. Clint was an active and devoted member of Saint Ignatius Parish in San Francisco.

And his Catholic face was not simply something he practiced on Sundays.

It was woven into the way he understood his responsibility to other people and to his community. He was deeply involved with Catholic charities, supporting its mission to serve people in need and to strengthen families and communities. That commitment to service, to using what you have to help others was a thread that ran through every chapter of Clint's life. Clint was born in Oakland, the son of a milkman, and went on to become one of the most consequential political consultants of his generation.

He helped shape some of the most important campaigns in California history, including the campaigns of Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and then congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.

And we know what happened next. Nancy Pelosi went on to become the first woman speaker of the United States House of Representatives and one of the most consequential leaders in our nation's history. Clint helped launch that journey. He helped redefine modern political campaigning. He understood that politics was ultimately about people, understanding them, listening to them, reaching them, and earning their trust.

He was tough. He was demanding. He held people to very high standards. But he also mentored people, taught young political professionals the craft of campaigning, and remained a source of counsel and guidance to people in politics long after his own consulting career had changed course. And perhaps the most remarkable thing about Clint's life is that his impact did not end when he left political consulting.

He could have simply walked away. Instead, he invested himself even more deeply in San Francisco. He helped keep the giants in San Francisco. He helped secure the public support necessary to create the Asian art museum. He invested in historic buildings and helped preserve important pieces of our city's architectural heritage.

He became a champion of the arts. And in 2020, when the future of the San Francisco Examiner was uncertain, Clint stepped forward and acquired the paper because he believed San Francisco needed a strong local press and that the institutions of our city were worth fighting for. That was Clint. He saw something worth saving and he fought to save it. He saw something worth building and he built it.

And perhaps most importantly, he saw people whose potential was greater than their circumstances and he invested in them. In 2007, Clinton Janet founded what became Bay Scholars, providing scholarships to students from low income families so they could attend college preparatory schools and have opportunities that might otherwise have been out of reach. Today, Bay Scholars has provided more than 14,000,000 in scholarship support and serves hundreds of students across the Bay Area. That is a remarkable legacy.

Because buildings can be preserved, newspapers can continue publishing, campaigns eventually end.

But when you invest in a young person's future, the impact can continue for generations. And that may be the clearest reflection of who Clint was. He believed in institutions. He believed in San Francisco. He believed in education and he believed in his faith and he believed in service.

He believed that if you are fortunate enough to have the resources and the opportunity to make a difference, you had a responsibility to do so. I attended Clint's funeral earlier this month at at Saint Ignatius Church, and it was a powerful reflection of the many communities and generations of people whose lives he touched. There were people from politics, business, philanthropy, journalism, the arts, education, and civic life. People who had worked alongside him decades ago. People whose careers he had helped shape.

People who had benefited from his generosity and people who simply loved him. During the service, father Greg Bonfiglio shared a story that I think captures Clint's life better than any resume ever could. As Clint's health declined and he could no longer speak, he communicated with a whiteboard. And and shortly before he passed away, Clint picked up the whiteboard and wrote three simple words after a question from the father and he said, tried to serve.

I cannot think of a more fitting final message for Clint Riley because he did try to serve.

He served his family. He served his church and his faith community. He served San Francisco. He served the people and institutions he believed made our city stronger. He served through politics, through philanthropy, through business, through journalism, through education, and through countless acts of generosity that will never make the headlines.

Clint's life cannot be captured by a resume. It cannot be captured by the campaigns he won, the buildings he restored, the businesses he built, or the institutions he supported. His legacy is found in people. It is in the student who received a Bay Scholars scholarship. It is in the San Franciscan who walks into a historic building that Clint Clint helped preserve.

It is in the reader who picks up the examiner, engages with local journalism. It is in the arts, educators, civic leaders, political professionals, and public servants who were influenced by his work. It's in the people who were challenged by Clint, mentored by Clint, supported by Clint, and inspired by Clint. It is in his beautiful wife and daughters who will continue their service, and it is in the city itself. Clint loves San Francisco.

Not always quietly and certainly not without criticism. But his commitment to our city was never in doubt. He believed San Francisco could be better and he spent his life trying to make it so. Today, my thoughts are with his wife Janet and his daughters Jill and Ava. They shared Clint with all of us and we know that no public tribute can begin to measure the depth of their loss.

But I hope they take comfort in knowing how deeply Clint was loved and respected and in the extraordinary legacy he leaves behind. San Francisco has lost an institution. California has lost one of its great civic and political figures and countless people have lost a mentor, a colleague, a friend, and a champion. But Clint's work will continue through the institutions he strengthened, the opportunities he created, the young people he invested in, and the city he loved so fiercely. He wrote those words, tried to serve.

I think all of us who knew Clint can say with confidence that he did far more than try. He served. He built. He fought. And he left San Francisco, California, and countless lives better for having been there.

Mister speaker, I respectfully ask that we adjourn in memory of Clint Riley today. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Stephanie. Members, please bring the names to the desk to be printed in the journal. All requests to adjourn a memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal. Moving on to announcements. Rules committee will be meeting upon adjournment of session right now in Room 126.

Members of the rural committee should report to Room 126 now. Members tomorrow, Friday, August 21 is the last day to amend bills on the floor. I'm ordering the Assembly desk to be held open through Friday, August 21 till 5PM for the purpose of processing floor amendments at the discretion of the speaker. Also, members, once again, there are still 163 Assembly bills on the Senate floor without floor managers.

Please continue to work with the Senate to identify floor managers for your bills and have them request that your bills be taken up.

Lastly, members, a reminder that we will have a lot of business to get through next week. Please arrive on time and be ready to take up your items. Session schedules as follows, Friday, August 21. No floor session, no check-in session. Monday, August 24, we have floor session at 1PM.

Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Majority leader Agi Aracari moves, and miss Davies Seconds that this house stands adjourned until Monday, August 24 at 1PM. The quorum call has already been lifted. We are adjourned. But changes from the dais.

Vote change, Davies. SB 1117 from aye to not voting.

Vote change, Assembly member Davies. Senate bill 1117. Aye to not voting.

Vote change, Agriya Curry. SB 1117 Cervantes from aye to not voting.

Vote change. Assembly majority leader, Agriya Curry. Senate bill 1117. Aye to not voting.

Vote change, Assembly member Erwin, AV seventeen twenty two, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Assembly member Erwin, Assembly bill 1722, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Patel, AB 2186, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Assembly Member Patel, Assembly Bill 2186, aye to not

voting. Vote change, El Hawari, AB 1722, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Assembly member El Hawari, Assembly bill 1722, aye to not voting.

Vote change, AB 1864, no to aye.

Vote change, Assembly member Tongi Pa, Assembly bill 1864, no to aye.

Vote change, AB 1999, no to aye.

Vote change, Assembly Member Tongue Paw, Assembly Bill 1999, no to aye.

Vote change, Chiavo AB 2380, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Assembly member Chiavo, Assembly vote twenty three eighty, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Chiavo, AB 2186, aye to not voting.

Vote change, assemblymember Chiavo, Assembly vote twenty one eighty six, aye to not voting.

Assemblymember Alan East, vote change. SB 1418 from aye to not voting.

To vote change, assemblymember Alan East, Senate Bill 1418, aye to not voting.

Vote change, Shiavo, AB 2186, not voting to aye.

Vote change Assembly member Schiavo, somebody vote twenty one eighty six not voting to aye.

Vote change, ransom, SB 1117, aye to not voting.

Vote change as somebody member ransom, Senate bill 1117, aye to not voting.

Thank you.