Assembly Floor

Morning, California. The Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Ellis notices the absence of a quorum. Yeah. There isn't a quorum here, I presume.

No quorum means that you noticed there's no quorum. Okay. The sergeant arms will prepare the chamber bringing the absent members. Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Mister speaker.

Okay. 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 Noshta will offer today's prayer.

Reverend Noshta.

Please join me in a moment of reflection. Within our nation and around the world, we are truly living through uncertain times. But even when facing a future filled with unknowns, one thing remains constant. Regardless of circumstances, people throughout the world continue to hope for a better life. Last month, 60,000 people in mass movement attempted to cross over from Morocco into Spain.

One young man, Abdullah Buchi, said that he rushed to join the collective migration when he heard that the border was breached. Over 50 people died in the attempt. And the 21 year old, Abdullah Buchi, who is studying to be a teacher said, I'm a talented boy. I just want a chance. He felt that unlike Morocco, Spain gave him the chance to have a future.

Although the attempt was unsuccessful, he said that he will not give up hope. He is a dreamer, and his dream is timeless and within us all. Over one hundred years ago, both Patty and I, our grandparents were dreamers. They immigrated to America, a land they called Bay Coco, meaning the land of rice. A land where growing rice and growing a better future was possible.

Back then too, dreamers were challenged by those fearing change and diversity. And each generation of our families endured and strive to overcome the barriers that prevented their inclusion. Although there continues to be antagonism and hostility towards immigrants and the policies of immigration, with the enduring strength of human empathy and kindness, we can embrace our shared humanity and together keep alive that dream to become a more perfect union.

Knowing that America is not perfect, knowing that America itself is a dream in progress, let us be the dreamers to make America a beacon of hope for dreamers everywhere. With kindness and gratitude beyond words.

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

Members, please join me in saluting our nation's flag.

You 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, other appropriate legal remedies. Members, it's that time to make the announcement. There are 34 Assembly bills on the Senate floor without floor managers.

So our last week of work, you do want your bills passed. There are 34 Assembly bills on the Senate floor without floor managers. Please continue to work with the Senate to identify floor managers for your bills. For your bills on the Senate floor that already have floor managers, please encourage your floor managers to request that your bills are taken up. Reading of the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber Sacramento, Monday, 08/17/2026. The Assembly met at 1PM. The honorable Josh Lowenthal.

Majority leader Aguiar-Curry moves that 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 absences of the day for illness, Assemblymember Mckinnor. And onto our procedural motions, madam majority leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 45.5 to all Assembly members Schultz, Hoover, Nguyen, and Ransom to speak on adjournment memory today.

Boy, I got no good morning this morning. I got no greeting. I got no love at all.

I held on a majority list. You wait till my finale.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

There's a letter of legislative intent at the desk relative to AB 1854 Krell. I request unanimous consent to print the letter in the journal pursuant to Assembly rule 42C.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend joint rule 62A, the final notice requirement to allow the Emergency Management Committee to meet tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26 at 9am in Capital Room 127 for the purpose of hearing SB 1079 Stern.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Okay. Thank you, madam majority leader.

Members pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm re referring the following bills. Item 22, that's AB 760, by Assemblymember Ta to the Revenue and Taxation Committee. Item 37, that's AB 2700 by Assemblymember Patterson, the Utilities and Energy Committee. Item 39, AB 2772 by Assemblymember Berman to the business and professions committee. Item 45, that's AB 686 also by Assemblymember Berman to the elections committee.

And item 49, AB 1130, also by Assemblymember Berman, to the Elections Committee. Madam majority leader, you're once again recognized for your motions.

Everybody, I want you to have a wonderful day.

That's better.

I request unanimous consent to suspend joint rule 62A, the final notice requirement to allow the Business and Professions Committee to set AB 2772 Berman for the hearing upon adjournment of session today.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Alright, members. It's time to work. Just a moment. Alright, folks.

Let's start from the top. We're gonna begin with concurrence. Actually, excuse me. We're gonna begin with our second reading. File items one, clerk will read.

Senate Bill 813.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments deemed adopted, and that brings us to concurrence. We're on file items 2 through 70. We're gonna pass and retain on 2345. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 6.

Okay.

File line number 7, that's AB 2024 by Assembly Member Nguyen. The

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2024 by Assemblymember Nguyen and others, an act relating to outdoor advertising.

Assemblymember Nguyen, you are recognized. Thank you,

Mister Speaker. This bill is back on concurrence. It's a support support bill. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly Member Nguyen. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote.

All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Members, please report to the floor. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 43, Noes, 0.

Senate amendments are concurred in. We'll pass and retain on 8, 9, 10, 11 by line number 12. That's AB 375, also by Assembly Member Nguyen. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 375 by Assemblymember Nguyen, an act relating to the healing arts.

Assemblymember Nguyen, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. This bill is back on concurrence. This is a support support bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 44. No, 0.

Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on 1314. File item 15, AB 1655 by Assemblymember Bryan. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1655 by Assemblymember Bryan and others, an act relating to CalWORKS.

Assemblymember Bryan, you are recognized.

AB 1655 is back on concurrence. It is a fantastic bill, and I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Brian. 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, 41. No, 8. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item number 16 is AB 1728 by Assemblymember Alanis. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1728 by Assemblymember Alanis, an act relating to public post secondary education.

Assemblymember Alanis, you may open.

Thank you, mister speaker. AB 1728 is back on concurrence. This bill would expand the common course numbering system at California Community Colleges to include firefighting and law enforcement courses. There's no opposition on file, and I respectfully ask for a vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis. All debate having a 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, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. By the way, members, if your bills are ready to be flipped that are on concurrence, please go speak with majority leader. Please find the majority leader.

Assemblymember Haney, you are able to take up number 14. I I passed you. File item number 14. That's AB 1265 by Assemblymember Haney. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1265 by Assemblymember Haney, an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately tax levy.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. AB 1265 is back on con con concurrence. It will incentivize the conversion of unused and vacant historic buildings into housing and mixed use development. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. 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, 50. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Okay. We'll pass and retain on 17 and 18. File item number 19, AB 2008 by Dr. Patel. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2008 by Assemblymember Patel, an act relating the reporting.

Dr. Patel, you are recognized.

Good morning, mister speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 2008, a measure that will protect California's public schools from undue administrative burdens, while also enhancing accountability. It has enjoyed unanimous support in the legislature thus far and received no opposition. This is a good governance measure that respects both taxpayer accountability and the limited capacity of our schools. The amendments taken in the Senate clarify the requirements of the standardized reporting template and ensure that the automatic sunset provision is workable for the future.

The bill does not eliminate accountability. It makes accountability more efficient and effective. And I respectfully ask your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. Patel. 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, 53. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We'll pass and retain on 20, 21, 22.

File item 23, AB 1440 by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials presented by Assemblymember Connolly. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1440 by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, an act relating to health.

Assemblymember Connolly, you're recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. AB 1440 is a bipartisan ESTM committee bill back on concurrence, extends the sunset on the reporting and registration provisions of the medical supervision program. Senate amendments added one year to the sunset to extend until 2030. The bill has no opposition, has been on consent throughout the process. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Connolly. 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, 53, No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 24, that's AB 1598 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1598 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, an act relating to healing arts.

Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Good morning, members and mister speaker. AB 1598 is back on concurrence. This bill updates and standardizes California's behavioral health licensing laws by giving associates additional time for hardship and flexibility to complete licensing and aligning licensing to examination timelines. State Senate amendments adjust chaptering issues. AB 1598 has enjoyed bipartisan support and has no opposition.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 54. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on 25.

File item 26 is AB 1824 by Assemblymember Ramos. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1824 by Assemblymember Ramos, an act relating to Indian children.

Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, mister speaker. AB 1824 is back on concurrence. AB 1824 is a continuation of the legislature's efforts to update the California Indian Child Welfare Act. Amendments taken in the Senate were technical after working with judicial counsel and the Department of Social Services. Implementing this policy reflects meaningful collaboration and alignment of the state shared responsibility to protect tribal children and preserve tribal families.

I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ramos. 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, 56. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Okay. File item 27 is AB 1847 by Assemblymember Harabedian.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1847 by Assemblymember Harabedian and others, an act relating to wildfire relief.

Assemblymember Harabedian, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Good morning. The first bill I introduced after the Eaton fire was AB 238, which provides critical mortgage relief to survivors beginning the long road to recovery. AB 1847 keeps that promise by extending relief for families who are still displaced and unable to return home. Sadly, colleagues, less than 1% of the families who lost their home in the Eaton Fire have rebuilt their homes.

People are still struggling to survive today. No survivor should lose their home while fighting to rebuild it. I wanna thank our sponsors, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass, for their partnership and leadership in this fight. The Senate amendments have moved opposition to neutral. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Harabedian. 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 roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 51. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 28 is AB 1941 by our majority whip.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1941 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez and others, an act relating the metal theft.

Majority whip, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. AB 1941 is back on concurrence. The senate amendments were cost saving, clarifying in nature. The bill is support support. Thank you and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close role tally the votes. Ayes, 54. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 29 is AB 2025 by Assemblymember Pellerin. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2025 by Assemblymember Pellerin, an act relating to tenancy.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. My AB 2107 digital staging is back with clarifying amendments from the Senate. Bill has bipartisan support in both houses. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 56. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 30. We're gonna pass and retain on file item 31.

Pass and retain on file item 32. File item 33 is AB 2305 by Assemblymember Kalra. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2305 by Assemblymember Kalra and others, an act relating to attorneys.

Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. AB 2305 will prohibit corporate investors controlling or interfering with litigation decisions. Senate amendments incorporate feedback from the state bar, particularly around creating a parallel structure and making clear that an attorney shall not enter a contract with the corporate legal funder that would violate this bill. Amendments also define non recourse litigation finance and corporate legal funder. This bill is received bipartisan support and respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Kalra. All debate having to 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. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass temporarily on file item 34. File item 35, that's AB 2577 by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 2577 by Assemblymember Connolly, an act relating to toxic substances.

Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. AB 2577 is back on concurrent. Senate amendments are clarifying and technical in nature. This bill will strengthen judicial oversight and restore accountability to prop 65 enforcement. It is a bipartisan support.

No opposition. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Connolly. 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 of the votes. Ayes, 55. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass and retain on 36, 37.

We're gonna pass temporarily on 38, pass and retain on 39, pass temporarily on 40. File item 41 is AB 2777 by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, presented by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2777 by the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, an act relating to water quality.

Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. AB 2777 provides the state water board with flexibility when administering the Clean Water Revolving Fund. Senate amendments made one technical change. The bill is supported by water agencies and has no opposition. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Connolly. 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, 55. No, 0.

Senate amendments are concurred in. File item number 42. That's AB 2785 by the Committee on Elections presented by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2785 by the Committee on Elections, an act relating to elections.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and members. AB 2785 is an elections committee bill that streamlines data collection for the state's official redistricting database. The bill has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Pellerin. 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, 53. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Pass and retain on file item 43. File item 44, that's AB 31 by Assemblymember Ramos. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 31 by Assemblymember Ramos, an act relating to peace officers.

Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized. Thank you, mister speaker. AB 31 is back on concurrence. This amendments in the Senate were were made for the tribal police program to make it permanent and repeal the sunset. This would allow for the time necessary to ensure our tribal partners and department of justice can continue to work on the missing and murdered indigenous persons crisis in the state of California.

I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ramos. 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, 56. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass and retain on 45 and 46.

File item 47, that's AB 744 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 744 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.

Madam assistant, majority whip, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker and members. AB 744 is back on concurrence with Senate amendments. AB 744 modernizes California's tight house laws to better reflect how alcoholic beverages are packed and sold today. The bill allows manufacturers and wholesalers to provide certain stocking and merchandising services for wine and distilled spirits and containers up to 500 milliliters. This provides a greater flexibility for retailers while maintaining existing tight house restrictions and safeguards.

The Senate amendments clarify that the provisions apply to containers intended to be consumed without mixing with another substance, including products sold individually or in multi packs. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your eye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 59. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Okay. We're gonna pass temporarily on 48, pass and retain on 49, 50, 51. File item number 52 is AB 1645 by our majority whip. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1645 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez and others, an act relating to corrections.

Mister majority whip, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. AB 1645 is back on concurrence. The Senate amendments are clarifying technical in nature to reflect a feedback from the CDCR. This is a support support bill with no opposition. Thank you.

I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzales. 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, 56. No, 2.

Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 53 is AB 1713 by Assemblymember Ransom. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1713 by Assemblymember Ransom and others, in act relating to public postsecondary education.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Colleagues, Assembly Bill 1713 is back on concurrence. You may recall that this bill helps students with pre existing disabilities transition into our university systems. Senate amendments make technical changes to incorporate feedback from the universities. The bill has bipartisan support and no opposition.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom. 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 the votes. Ayes, 61. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Assemblymember Bonta, we're gonna take up file item 34. We're going backwards a little bit, folks.

File item 34. That's AB 2348 by Assemblymember Bonta. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2348 by Assemblymember Bonta, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Good morning, mister speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2348, which is back for concurrence. AB 2348 strengthens and promotes transparency in Medi-Cal AIM programs. Amendments were cost saving and reflect technical assistance from the administration. It has broad support, no opposition, and received unanimous support in the Assembly and the Senate.

I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bonta. 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, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Going back to where we had left off, we just dispensed with file item 53, which brings us to file item 54. That is AB 1740 by Assemblymember Zbur.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1740 by Assemblymember Zbur and others, an act relating to cultural resources.

Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, I I I rise today to present AB 1740 sponsored by the city of Santa Monica and Streets for All, which is back on concurrence. When AB 1740 was initially introduced early earlier this year, it was a very different bill. Conversations over the past number of months between the city of Santa Monica and the commission and our bill sponsors put reached an agreement that puts Santa Monica on a path to a certified coastal program.

The bill before you today represents a win win win approach and enjoys the support of the Coastal Commission.

Consistent with the agreement to move forward with an LCP, AB 1740 now provides clear timelines, accountability measures, and reporting requirements designed to ensure the LCP for Santa Monica is completed and implemented after a number of decades. The bill also concurrently provides for smart climate strategies by giving the Coastal Commission new tools to support investments in transit, bike lanes, and pedestrian transportation across the straight the state by creating an expedited statewide permitting process within the Coastal Commission's jurisdiction.

The, this process eliminates requirements for traffic studies and empowers the executive director to waive permit requirements if she deems the project provides commensurate and enhanced public access to the coast. This bill in its current form has received unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1740.

Thank you. Assembly members board. 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, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 55 is AB 1775 by Assemblymember Ward.

The clerk will read

Assembly Bill 1775 by Assemblymember Ward and others, an act relating to veterans.

Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 1775 is back on concurrence with amendments to incorporate technical assistance from implementing departments. The bill has received bipartisan support and has no registered opposition. Respectfully request your Aye vote on concurrence.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. I'll debate having cease clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Support support. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes Ayes 52, Noes 1. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Okay. We are gonna go back a little bit. We're gonna go back to file item number 43. File item 43, that is AB 2787 by the committee on water parks and wildlife. Sounds like a great committee, by the way.

Presented by Assemblymember Papan. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2787 by the Committee on Water Parks and Wildlife, and Accolade and the Public Resources.

Assemblymember Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise today to present AB 2787, the Water Parks and Wildlife Committee's omnibus bill. The bill does two things. It makes technical changes to invasive mussel sticker programs on, Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake to ensure that we have uniform treatment between California and Nevada. And then the bill also makes some technical changes to ground water based and reprioritization, procedures to ensure clarity for the Department of Water Resources.

This bill has no opposition and and no no votes. I respectfully request an Aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Papan. I'll debate having seized clerk who opened 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 the Ayes 56, Noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 56 is AB 1794 by Assembly Member Ransom. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1794 by Assemblymember Ransom, an act relating to healing arts.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. Colleagues, Assembly Bill 1794 is back on concurrence. This bill allows medically fragile people to receive life sustaining intra formulas. Senate amendments made clarifying and conforming changes to ensure this bill is consistent with pharmacy law. The bill has no opposition and unanimous support.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom. 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, 57. No, 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. And file item number 57 is AB 2076 by Assemblymember Lowenthal presented by our assistant speaker pro tem.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2076 by Assemblymember Lowenthal and others, an act relating to business.

Madam Assistant Speaker Pro Tem, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2076 is back on concurrence, It is support support. And on behalf of the Speaker Pro Tem, I respectfully request your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker Pro Tem. All 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.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 56, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Okay. Members, we are going to stop with concurrence for the moment.

Okay. Sorry. We we are going to move on to our Senate bills. You do want our bills to come back here, don't you? Gotta do some Senate bills, folks.

We gotta do some Senate bills. Okay. Here we go. We are going to begin with file item 183, everybody. File item 183.

That is SB608 by Senator Menjivar presented by Assembly Member Elhawary. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 608 by Senator Menjivar and others, an act relating to sexual health.

Assemblymember Elhawary, you are recognized.

Speaker and members, I rise to present SB 608 by Senator Menjivar. The purpose of this bill is to protect and prepare our young people when making some of the most personal decisions. SB 608 will prohibit pharmacies and retailers from asking for proof of age when purchasing contraceptives. Public schools for grades 7 through 12 cannot prevent or stop their school health centers from providing condoms from being distributed as part of health education and public health programs.

And it will provide the California Department of Education the authority to monitor compliance of the California Healthy Youth Act.

Members, on behalf of Senator Menjivar, I ask you to support youth health and wellness, promote health equity, and curb STI transmission among California's young people. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Elhawary. 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, 42. No, 16. The measure passes. File item 184. That's SB 633 by Senator Blakespear, presented by Assemblymember Pellerin.

The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 633 by Senator Blakespear, and act like the beverage containers.

Assembly Member Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 633, which will require beverage container manufacturers to verify the amount of recycled plastic they use via third party certification process and report it to CalRecycle. Although many popular drinks advertise the amount of recycled plastic in their bottles, there there is currently no verification process. A robust third party certification of this plastic would help regain trust in the recycling system and encourage more sustainable business part practices.

S v six three three would ensure that recycled plastic is actually recycled and give confidence to the public that their diligence at the recycling bin is having an effect.

Recent amendments strengthen the bill by clarifying the third party verification process, placing responsibility for compliance with recycled content requirements on plastic manufacturers, and increasing penalties for non compile compliance. These amendments address opposition concerns, and the bill now has no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

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

All Members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 42, Noes 13. The measure passes. File item 185 is SB675 by Senator Padilla, presented by Assembly Member Mark Gonzales. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 675 by Senator Padilla, an act relating to the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District.

Mister majority whip, you may open.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, I rise present SB 675 on behalf of Senator Padilla, which would restructure the board of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District to increase the board of membership to include five elected city representatives and five public members with backgrounds in agricultural labor, environmental justice, special districts, and public health.

SB 675 would also require the district to post information related to air permits on a public website in order to afford great public access to information already required to be publicly available. Imperial County continuously deal with some of the worst air quality in the state. The American Lung Association states it's one of 20 counties in the nation to receive an F grade.

All three measures of pollution, ozone, short term particle pollution, and year round particle pollution. With the reductions in the Colorado River, the Salton Sea, and the shrinking faster exposing toxic lake beds, continuing pesticides, fertilizers, the DDT, and heavy metals, which contribute to dangerous dust storms in the area, the county has one of the highest childhood asthma hospitalization rates in the state, nearly twice as high as the state average.

Given the uniqueness set of environmental circumstances in Imperial County, the bill closely mirrors the change in San Diego's Air District 7 from seven years ago, creating a broader representation on the critical public board and ensures the residents of Imperial are fully informed on the quality in their community. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Gonzalez. The other senator, Assemblymember Gonzalez, you are recognized, sir.

Thank you, mister speaker. Members, I rise, in opposition to SB 675. As the, member that represents this specific district, let me be clear. I care deeply about clean air, about our environment, and the health and safety of the people I represent. But good intentions don't always make good policy.

Frankly, this legislature has an issue with passing legislation far too often without thinking how this will impact the people and communities that have to live and carry the financial burden. We shouldn't be taking local control away from the people closest to these issues. This bill also creates new responsibilities and costs for local agencies. We need to make sure there's an adequate funding and that the timelines are realistic and achievable. Otherwise, we are simply passing costs down to local government and ultimately hurting our local economy.

I believe there's a better path forward. Let's work with here's how we could do it. We can work with local stakeholders, including our farmers and our local leaders. Revisit the timelines, identify the necessary funding, and develop a solution that actually works for the county. No piece of legislation is perfect, and we should be willing to take the time to get this right.

Again, this bill, I I believe in its merits, but it unfortunately, we need to work together at the local level to make this happen. That's not what this took place. So, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill. Let's rework this down in the district where it belongs instead of bringing it up here. With that, I respectfully ask for a no vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, do you wish to close?

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, mister majority whip. 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.

Mister Gonzales has moved the call. Okay. Continuing on file item 186 is SB 747, also by our majority whip. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 747 by Senator Wiener and others, and I believe the civil rights and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Yeah. Mister majority whip, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker, Members on behalf of Senator Wiener. And as a proud principal coauthor, I rise today to present Senate Bill 747, the No Kings Act. Let's start off with a history lesson. Our nation was founded on the fundamental right to freedom, liberty, and democracy, one where people and communities could thrive without the fear of government oppression.

Our founding fathers were sick and tired of a king, one who infringed upon our rights, started unjust wars, and terrorized our communities under the guise of safety.

Today, we find ourselves in the same situation, and this bill stands for the basic idea that no one is above the law, that the rule of law still exists even under a fascist authoritarian regime. Current law allows citizens to sue local and state officials if their civil rights have been infringed upon. Unfortunately, Supreme Court rulings have curtailed existing laws, stripping citizens' rights to defend themselves in a court after facing illegal oppression by federal officials.

SB 747 fixes this by creating a pathway for Californians to sue any official, federal, state, or local, who violates the rights on the US Constitution. It's simple.

If federal law won't hold federal officials accountable for violating constitution, then it is the responsibility of every state to do so instead. This president and his allies may try to create an authoritarian terrorist state, but California isn't going to let them get away with it without accountability. There is no rule of law.

Thank you, Assemblymember Mark Gonzales. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. There is urgency on this bill.

This is a 54 vote bill. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Mister Gonzalez has moved the call. Pass and retain on 187. 188 is SB 772 by Senator Cabaldon presented by Assemblymember Schultz.

Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 772 by Senator Cabaldon and others, an act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized.

Yes. Good morning, mister speaker and members. Today, I rise to present SB 772 on behalf of Senator Cabaldon, a targeted measure that modernizes the infill infrastructure grant program. Why am I talking about the IIG program? It's simple.

It provides gap funding for the infrastructure that makes higher density affordable and mixed income housing possible, water, sewer, streets, parks, and transit connections. It has not been updated since 2019, and the legislature has passed significant housing and land use forms since that time. SB 772 aligns the program with those reforms, and it include parcels adjacent to previously developed parcels and make sites eligible under SB 35 and AB 2011 eligible for funding. Those sites still have to meet the program's affordability and transit standards.

Additionally, the measure directs HCD to consider a project's walkability to essential services and its access to on demand transit, counts transit stops already planned in a regional transportation plan, allows funding for nature based infrastructure that reduces wildfire, flood, heat, and sea level rise risk, and lets the city or county apply without a developer as a co applicant.

Colleagues in closing, if I might, I have it here in my notes that it passed without any opposition and by a very healthy margin, a commendable margin. Thank you, mister speaker. I love the chance for us to show up the Senate here. It passed 34 to 0 in the Senate. And colleagues, I think we can send it off with a better margin than that.

So on behalf of the senator, I ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 59. No, 0. Measure passes. Pass and retain on 189, 190.

File item 191, SB 891 by Senator Cervantes, presented by Assemblymember Ramos. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 891 by Senator Cervantes and others, an act relating to state government.

Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, Mister Speaker. Today, I present Senate Bill 891 on behalf of Senator Sabrina Cervantes. As you may know, existing law requires a Department of Justice to study and report on how to increase state criminal just to protect and investigative resources for reporting and identifying missing Native Americans in California, particularly women and girls. California has the largest native American population in the country with nearly a 109 fairly recognized tribes. Specifically, California is home to over 700,000 native American and Alaska native people.

But California also ranks as fifth in the number of cases of missing and murdered indigenous people. In order to bolster our state's response to the MMIP crisis, SB 891 will establish a bureau of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and persons within the Department of Justice. The bureau would be empowered to facilitate collaboration between victims' families, tribal governments, and state, federal, and out of state law enforcement agencies.

This will help reduce the confusion and conflict that can often come with law enforcement cases overlapping jurisdictions by law enforcement agencies at different levels and in different localities. This bill would also allow the bureau to assist in investigating MMIP cases in California when appropriate, including cases involving human trafficking.

The bureau would also be required to publish data on the number of missing and murder indigenous cases and facts on those cases as well as submit an annual report to the legislature. Over the last several decades across our country, the size and scale of the crisis of murder and missing indigenous people has become clear and clearer and must be addressed. SB 891 will further improve transparency, statewide coordination in California's response to this crisis.

This bill has received bipartisan support through the legislative process and is sponsored by the Yurok Tribe. I ask you to vote Aye on SB 891.

Thank you. Assemblymember Ramos. 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. Clerk will close the roll tally of votes. Ayes 59, Noes 0. Measure passes.

Passer in tandem, 192, 193, 194. Okay. It looks like we're gonna lift the call on file item 80 185, the clerk will post. We'll close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 45, Noes 19.

Measure passes. We're at file number 195, that's SB 991 by Senator Menjivar presented by Assemblymember Ahrens. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 991 by Senator Menjivar and others, an act relating to residential care facilities for the elderly.

Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized.

Thank you, mister speaker. I rise to present SB 991 on behalf of Senator Menjivar. This bill requires CDSS to categorize different types of abuse that occur in our residential care facilities for the elderly. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes, 61. No, 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on 196, 197, 198, 199

File item 200 is SB 1077 by Senator Gonzalez, presented by our assistant speaker pro tem. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1077 by Senator Gonzalez and others an act relating to CalFresh.

Assembly Member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. I rise to present Senate Bill 1077 on behalf of Senator Gonzalez. This bill will require the California Department of Social Services to develop a communications and contingency plan for disruptions to CalFresh benefits. On 10/01/2025, the Federal Government shut down for forty three days, resulting in over 5,000,000 Californians receiving their November CalFresh benefits late.

During the shutdown, lawsuits and conflicting court rulings created uncertainty around the availability and timeliness of benefit disbursements And, California had no way of filling the gap to issue replacement benefits.

SB 1077 strengthens coordination and communication during federal shutdowns by requiring CDSS to create a plan that shares resources and provides regular updates to CalFresh recipients and stakeholders. It also will require CDSS to develop the infrastructure to disperse state funded benefits to CalFresh recipients during a federal shutdown if appropriated by the state. SB 1077 will ensure that the state is prepared to respond to future federal shutdowns by protecting the continuity of CalFresh for millions of low income Californians.

Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your Aye vote on S SB 1077.

Thank you Assemblymember Rodriguez. I'll debate having ceased Clerk will open the wall. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote. All Members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote, Ayes 59, Noes 0. The measure passes. File item 201 is SB 1083 by Senator Perez presented by doctor Patel. The clerk will read

Senate bill 1083 by Senator Perez an act relating to school employees.

Doctor Patel, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. SB 1083 builds on SB 848, which was enacted into law last year and established a statewide data system to track egregious misconduct by school employees. That law was an important step forward by in improving transparency, strengthening accountability, and helping ensure that individuals with serious allegations cannot quietly move between school sites without scrutiny. But as implementation has moved forward, additional refinements are needed to ensure that the system operates with consistency and fully protects students.

To that end, the bill strengthens the investigation process by requiring local education agencies and private schools to investigate credible allegations of egregious misconduct and complete those investigations even if an employee leaves, establishing clear investigation timelines and procedures.

It also requires the statewide system to immediately notify an employee's current employer when a prior school employer reports that the employee left while an investigation into egregious misconduct was pending. In addition, 10 SB 1083 extends critical protections to contracted employees who interact with students. Together, these reforms strengthen the statewide system, promote fairness, and ensure that all individuals working with students are held to consistent rigorous standards because student safety remains our highest priority.

This bill is sponsored by the California School Employees Association, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, California of California, and California Federation of Teachers and SEIU California. I respectfully ask your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, doctor Patel. I'll debate having a cease clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 59, no zero. The measure passes. File item two zero two is SB 1091 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assembly member Harbedian. The clerk will read

And Senate bill 1091 by Senator Caballero and others an act relating to Housing.

Assembly member Harbedian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise on behalf of Senator Caballero to present SB 1091, an important bill to stabilize low income families in their communities and prevent tenant displacement through the acquisition and preservation of existing homes. SB 1091 creates the community anti displacement and preservation program or better known as CAP within the Department of Housing and Community Development, HCD. This will be funded by the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 if approved by voters this November.

SB 1091 is one important step to prevent displacement and homelessness and to stabilize families in homes they can afford. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tallying the vote size 44, Noes 10. The measure passes. File item 203 is SB 115 by Senator Perez, presented by Assembly member Schultz. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 115 by Senator Perez and others and acclimated to law enforcement.

Assembly member Schultz, you are recognized.

Good morning again, Mister Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 115, the Preserve California Rights Act on behalf of state Senator Sasha Renee Perez. SB 115 will ensure that state laws are upheld by California law enforcement during joint operations with federal and out of state law enforcement by requiring interagency agreements, expressly stating that California law enforcement will not violate state law.

Unfortunately, and as we all know all too well, especially those of us from Los Angeles, recent federal operations have ignored state protections and created fear and disruption in our communities, including around sensitive areas like churches and schools and often with the use of state resources. Specifically, in some of these instances, such operations have relied on state and local law enforcement resources, diverting those resources from public safety towards activities that may have intimidating effects on those in our communities who need help the most.

For example, in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department established a perimeter around a factory while immigration enforcement agents performed a workplace raid and violently arrested protesters. In another instance, California Highway Patrol officers in Santa Ana stopped an activist who was following border patrol agents. Footage from the same incident also shows federal agents entering a CHP parking lot, sparking activist concerns about agency coordination. I'll note that these concerns are further heightened by the national security presidential memorandum seven or NSPM seven.

As this administration in the District of Columbia continues to misdirect resources and its priorities, California must ensure that state and local law enforcement remain focused on protecting our constituents and promoting public safety and are not drawn into enforcement actions that undermine community trust and inflict harm on people that call the state home.

SB 115 will uphold the safety and rights of Californians by requiring interagency agreements with the Federal Government and out of state law enforcement to expressly state that California law enforcement will not engage in racial profiling, criminalization of protected speech, or the use of unauthorized military equipment under state law. It will also prohibit federal law enforcement from acting beyond their federal jurisdiction to stop and arrest Californians except when requested by state law enforcement and when there is probable cause of an imminent threat.

I will close with noting that amendments recently adopted by the Senator address key remaining concerns from opposition and have moved both the police chiefs and poor act to neutral. On behalf of Senator Perez, I respectfully ask for your Aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Schultz, 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. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote Ayes 43, Noes16. The measure passes. Pass to maintain on 204. File item number 205, that's SB 1114 by Senator Cabaldon presented by Assembly members of board.

The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1114 by Senator Cabaldon and others an act relating to data collection.

Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 1114 on behalf of Senator Cabaldon. With increased hostility from the Federal Government against communities of color, immigrants, LGBTQ plus groups, there's an urgent need to protect data collected by state agencies from being used for malicious purposes. SB 1114 will protect vulnerable California's data by placing constraints on how state agencies are allowed to share that information with any entity outside of this of California state government.

Specifically, this bill will require SOGI SC data or data on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex to be shared only when explicitly mandated for participation in a federal or interstate program or when the information is required because of a subpoena or warrant that's enforceable in California.

Privacy is a fundamental is fundamental to dignity, safety, and equality. SB 1114 will help ensure protections remain strong for LGBTQ plus communities. This is an LGBTQ plus caucus priority bill. On behalf of Senator Cabaldon, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 1114.

Thank you. Assemblymember Zbur. 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 47, Noes 12, the measure passes. File item two zero six is SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar presented by our assistant speaker pro tem. Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1125 by Senator Menjivar and others an act relating to drinking water.

Assembly member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present SB 1125 on behalf of Senator Menjivar. Approximately 1,600,000 households have household water debt. In LA County alone, water rates rose 60% from 2015 to 2025 according to a recent UCLA Luskin Center report. Unlike in the energy space, there is no statewide assistance for families who are falling behind in their water bills.

SB 1125 establishes upon appropriation, the foundation for the first ever statewide water rate assistance program for low income residents in California, avoiding any prop 18 barriers to assistance. Recent amendments reflect the author's office the author's office's discussion with state water board to authorize the implementation of a partial program to serve as an interim step towards eventual statewide implementation, along with technical clarifying changes. This bill is co sponsored by the Clean Water Action Community Water Center and Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability.

It has no opposition. On behalf of Senator Menjivar, I respectfully urge your aye vote on SB 1125.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally of the vote size 48, Noes nine. The measure passes will pass and retain 207, 208, 209, pass temporarily, 210, pass retain, 211 twelve, file item 213. 213. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson, presented by Assembly member Stefani. Members, this is a 54 vote bill. Clerk will read.

Senate bill 128 by Senator Grayson, an act relating to crimes and making an appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present SB 1208 on behalf of Senator Grayson, which will help law enforcement recover cryptocurrency stolen through scams and return it to their victims. Californians lost 3,000,000,000 to online scams last year alone, and cryptocurrency is increasingly being used to move and hide stolen money. Right now, prosecutors can seize cryptocurrency tied to fraud. But when the criminals are overseas, it cannot be prosecuted.

There is no clear process for for returning those assets to victims. SB 1208 fixes that gap by creating a clear judicial process to get stolen money back into the hands of the people it belongs to while protecting due process. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Aye 61, no zero. The measure passes. File line two fourteen is SB 1213 by Senator Reyes presented by our assistant speaker pro tem. Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1213 by Senator Reyes act relating to greenhouse gases.

Assembly member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise to present SB 1213 on behalf of Senator Gomez Reyes. This bill represents a partnership between the environmental community and industry partners that will ensure California maintain its national leadership in the development of clean, medium, and heavy duty vehicles. Although heavy duty vehicles make up a relatively small share of vehicles on the road, they are disproportionately responsible for transportation related pollution.

The development of zero emission medium and heavy vehicles is critical to addressing the environmental and public health consequences of air pollution, especially in our most disadvantaged communities.

Fortunately, California has programs such as the California Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Program Vouch Incentive Project, HVIP. Earlier this year, CARB announced that this program delivered more than 1,000,000,000 in funding for fleets statewide, equating to more than 2,000 fleets. As we provide funding for this sector, we must also ensure meaningful price transparency. S v twelve thirteen is an accountability measure that protects taxpayer dollars by requiring manufacturers to disclose vehicle prices before their medium and heavy duty vehicles can qualify for any state incentive programs.

Under the bill, California Air Resources Board will display pricing information on its public website.

This bill aims to increase funding opportunities by directing CARB in coordination with the governor's office of business and economic development, GO Biz, and the California infrastructure and economic development bank, Ibank, to explore alternative financing opportunities to encourage the deployment of zero emission medium and heavy duty vehicles and report its findings to the legislature. Amendments taken from the Appropriations Committee remove all opposition from this bill. On behalf of Senator Gomez Reyes, I respectfully urge your aye vote on SB 1213.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 59, no zero. The measure passes. File item two fifteen is SB 1237 by Senator Blakespear presented by our majority leader. The clerk read.

The Senate bill 1237 by Senator Blake Spear and others an act relating to civil rights.

Madam majority leader, you may open.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. On behalf of Senator Blakespear, I rise to present SB 1237, a priority of the legislative woman's caucus. California has strong pay equity laws, but they only work if they are enforced. The state requires large employers to report pay data to CRD, but the department is missing data for at least 400,000 workers.

SB 1237 increases the penalty of repeated non compliance from $200 to a thousand dollars per employee, creating a stronger tool for enforcement of the law and com combat wage discrimination. I respectfully 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.

Quick, we'll close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 45, no 16. The measure passes. File item two sixteen is SB 1242 by Senator Choi, presented by Assembly member Hadwick. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1242 by Senator Choi and others an act relating to courts.

Assembly member Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today, I rise as a proud coauthor to present SB 1242 on behalf of Senator Choi. This bill allows a family member in a care court proceeding to submit information about a respondent's condition, treatment history, and housing status to the care team from consideration. SB 1242 addresses this by improving the flow of information between families and the care team, while also requiring the care team to review the information that is submitted to them. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember, Hadwick. Excuse me. All debate having ceased Clerk open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye, 16, no zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain on 217.

Pass temporarily on 0218. File item 219is SB 1276 by Senator Rubio, presented by Assembly member Bauer Kehan. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1276 by Senator Rubio and others an act relating to crimes.

Assemblymember Bauer Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1276 on behalf of Senator Rubio. This bill is a really important protection for California's children. It clarifies that it is a crime to watch a live stream or to AI generate content of a sexually exploited child. This is a support support bill and something we need to do urgently for California's children. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. I 64, no zero. The measure passes. File item 220 is SB1312. We will pass temporarily on 1312 on file item 220.

Got that. Okay. So file item 221 is SB 1322 by Senator Richardson presented by Assembly member Rubio. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1322 by Senator Richardson an act relating to public social services.

Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. Today, I rise to present SB 1322 by Senator Richardson, which would increase access to housing grants for tribal communities while ensuring tribal sovereignty is continuously honored. Native Americans in California are twice as likely to live in poverty and experience homelessness than the rest of the state's population.

Although the Department of Social Services, CDSS, has taken steps to address this reality, its community care expansion programs remains complex for tribal applicants seeking to navigate state regulations, property ownership rights, and preserving tribal sovereignty. These ongoing challenges create significant barriers to developing affordable and stable housing.

SB 1322 would require CDSS to align the community care expansion programs grant process with federal tribal housing practices and exempt tribes from providing real property when federal restrictions limit land ownership. SB 1322 improves access to critical grant funds and advances California's commitment to addressing housing instability in tribal communities. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

You, Assemblymember Rubio. All debate how it's ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye 62, no zero. The measure passes. We're gonna pass and retain on 0222, 223, 24, 25.

File on 226, SB 1379 by Senator Cervantes, presented by doctor Jackson. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1379 by Senator Cervantes and others, an act relating to local government.

Doctor Jackson, you are recognized. Thank you very

much, Mister speaker. SB 1379, on behalf of Senator Sabrina Cervantes, is an attempt to fix a broken system in my region, the county of Riverside. At its core, the goal is simple. When an individual dies in custody in jail county jail, the family and the public deserve transparency and the truth in a timely manner.

Right now in Riverside County, the same department that may be responsible for the death of a person in custody in jail is also responsible for investigating and determining the cause of death.

Families are left navigating a system where they cannot access timely information and question the accuracy of the findings. This leaves many families with no option but to go through the court system. This has led to nearly 100,000,000 in settlements to Riverside County taxpayers. The current system in Riverside County is not only unjust, but it is also costly. We owe the families the truth.

We owe our communities accountability and transparency, and we owe taxpayers a system that they can trust. Respectfully ask for an aye vote, Mister speaker.

Thank you, doctor Jackson. 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 votes. Ayes 43, noes 19. The measure passes. And members, if you are pulling yourself off a vote, if you're doing it while I'm calling out the vote count, that's that's rough for for everybody up here.

So stay consistent with your vote, please. Passing retained on 0227. File item 228 is SB 1388 by Senator Durazo Durazo, presented by Assembly member Caloza. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1388 by Senator Durazo and others, an act relating to housing developers.

Assembly member Caloza, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. SB 1388 establishes the affordable housing risk reduction program to help affordable housing providers reduce insurance costs by providing technical assistance. This will support providers in pursuing alternative models and securing more affordable insurance options than available in the current market. California is facing a dual crisis in affordable housing and insurance crisis. Many affordable housing providers are facing limited availability of insurance coverage, significant premium and deductible cost increases, and reductions in the scope and quality of coverage.

Insurance premium hikes have been as high as 500%. Given the insurance challenges, many providers have expressed interest in alternative risk financing options to increase availability and affordability of insurance coverage. However, several affordable housing non profits lack the technical expertise necessary to evaluate, establish, or participate in these models. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on behalf of Senator Durazo.

Thank you. Assembly member Caloza. 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 46, Noes nine. The measure passes. File on 0229 is SB 1393 by Senator Maguire presented by Assembly member Papan.

Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1393 by Senator Maguire, an act relating to fish.

Assemblymember Papan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise on behalf of Senator Maguire to ask for your support of SB 1393 concerning salmon and crab. Who doesn't love those two concepts? SB 1393 updates the fishing game code to strengthen the steelhead report restoration card program, extends and refines Dungeness crab fishery management, and sets clear rules for vessel transit through closed crab fishing areas. By extending key crab management and marine life protection programs through 2037.

The bill provides greater certainty for fishermen while maintaining safeguards against marine life entanglements. The bill also creates a practical monitored process for vessels to transit through closed waters without undermining those protections. For steelhead, SB 1393 improves compliance and data collection so the state has better information to manage and restore these important fisheries. California's coastal fishing industry supports more than a 100,000 jobs and drives hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity each year.

SB 1393 delivers the smart, modern management of our fisheries the smart, modern management that our fisheries need. This bill is received unanimous bipartisan support for the crab and the salmon. I respectfully request an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes, Ayes 61, no zero. The measure passes by 11, excuse me. Pass and retained on 230. File item 231 is SB 1423 by Senator Stern presented by Assembly member Rogers. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1423 by Senator Stern an act relating to land use.

K. Let's dial that one back. We are gonna pass temporarily on that item.

Okay. Okay. Passed temporarily on '2 '30 '1 and '2 '30 '2. Two thirty three is SB 329 by Senator Blakespear, presented by Assembly Member Dixon. The clerk will read.

It's Senate Bill 329 by Senator Blakespear and others and app related to alcohol and drug programs.

Assembly Member Dixon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and colleagues. I rise to present SB 329, which sets clear timelines for the Department of Healthcare Services to investigate complaints regarding alcohol and drug treatment facilities. A 2024 state auditor report found that certain categories of investigations took nearly a year on average to be completed. In some cases, investigations lasted more than two years. These investigations responded to complaints of overcrowding, insufficiently credentialed staff, mishandled medications, and expired food.

SB 329 requires DHCS to assign complaints to investigators within ten days, and complete investigations within one hundred and twenty days. SB 329 protects patient safety and improves enforcement of health and safety standards in drug treatment facilities. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote. Thank you.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Ayes 61, Noes 0. The measure passes. Okay. A couple announcements.

I am updating a rereferral that was announced yesterday, Members, 77.2 rereferral. It's AB 131 by Assembly member Petrie Norris is now rereferred to the utilities and energy committee and the Appropriations Committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. And I am also announcing that we are going to recess now under call for caucus meetings, Democratic caucuses meeting in the Members lounge, Republican caucuses meeting, Capital Room 125. Again, we remain under call while in recess for caucus meetings.

Members must request a pass in order to leave the building.

Vote changes can happen at the dais. If anybody needs to make a vote change, you may do so at the dais.

Yes. I want to announce a vote change. Diane Dixon, AB 1775, from yes to no.

Vote change. Assembly Member Dixon, Assembly Bill 1775, Aye to no.

The House is back in session. Please return to your seats as we return to our business. Colleagues, to begin, we're gonna have a moment of silence. If I can get your attention, please. On behalf of the women's caucus, we will pause to take a moment to recognize the passing of an iconic woman.

We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of music legend and trailblazer, Dolly Parton. Dolly inspired generations of women to dream big, lead with courage, and be unapologetically themselves. She broke barriers, open doors, and used her platform to lift up others with humor, grace, and heart. Her legacy, one of courage, generosity, and possibility. Dolly showed women and girls everywhere what it means to know your worth, use your voice, and bring others along with you.

Her impact will live on for generations to come. Colleagues, please join in a moment of silence to honor the life of miss Dolly Parton. Thank you, colleagues. As a return to business, we will start by lifting the call on item 186, SB 747. The clerk will post.

Members, this requires 54 votes. 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 17. On the urgency, Ayes 54, Noes 17 on the bill. Members, pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I am re referring the following bills, AB 502, Pellerin, to the elections committee, and AB 912, Wilson, to the local government committee. Starting at the top of concurrence, we're gonna go to item six, AB 181 by Assembly Member Lee. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1801 by Assembly member Lee an act relating to detention facilities.

Assembly member Lee, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1801 is back on concurrence. Private prisons do not make good neighbors. This bill ensures that local communities are engaged when their cities want to open a private immigration detention facility. Senate amendments are technical and clarifying and respectfully ask for aye vote. Thank you.

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, 44. Noes, 13. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Item 17, AB 1732 by Assembly member Alvarez. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1732 by Assembly member Alvarez and others an act relating to environmental quality.

Assemblymember Alvarez, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I present Assembly bill 1732, housing for students and faculty. It is here on for concurrence vote. It extends existing streamlining for housing projects at our public campuses. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the row. 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 telling the vote. Aye, 60, no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 38, AB 2731 by Assembly member Addis. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2731 by Assembly member Addis an act relating to alcoholic beverages.

Thank you, madam speaker. And thank you to those who like their alcoholic beverages. This is a bill that is back on concurrence after unanimous vote out of the Senate AB 2731, 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. ayes 66 no zero.

Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 40, AB 2774 by Assembly member Berman. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2774 by Assembly member Berman an act relating to healing arts.

Assembly member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 2774 is the sunset review bill for the physical therapy board of California. The Senate amendments adjusted various fee caps and made conforming changes. 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. Ayes 67, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 48, AB 1116 by Assembly member Berman. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1116 by Assembly member Berman and others an act relating to elections.

Assembly member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1116 would allow more eligible Californians to register register to vote online. Senate amendments delayed implementation and clarified the application process and provided greater flexibility to the secretary of state in determining the process to collect signatures. 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. No, 17. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 58, AB 2172 by Assemblymember Gipson, the Gipson, the Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2172 by Assemblymember Gipsonan act relating to taxation.

Assemblymember Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, madam speaker and members. Assembly bill 2172 is back on current. This bill's received support support, no opposition. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly member. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the role. 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 66, no zero.

Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 60 AB 2343 by Assembly member Patel. The clerk will read

Assembly bill 2343 by Assemblymember Patel and others an act relating to Substance Use Disorder.

Assemblymember Patel, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 2343 is back for concurrence with clarifying amendments made to the definition of the consumer protection platform and how the fees are structured. This received bipartisan support in the Assembly and received unanimous support on the Senate floor. 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 64, noes one. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 61, AB 2361 by Assembly member Pacheco. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2361 by Assembly member Pacheco and others, an act relating to insurance.

Assembly member Pacheco, you're recognized.

Thank you. And good afternoon, madam speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2361, which is back for concurrence. AB 2361 reforms California's treatment of vicarious liability for peer to peer vehicle sharing platforms by aligning liability with fault while preserving strong insurance protections for injured parties. This bill has received bipartisan support and 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 61, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 62, AB 2395 by Assembly member Sharp Collins. The clerk will

Assembly bill 2395 by Assembly member Sharp Collins an act relating to child support.

Assemblymember Sharp Collins, you're recognized.

Thank you, and good afternoon, madam speaker and members. Today, I am here to present Assembly Bill 2395, which is back for a concurrence. This bill updates requirements and created the uniformity for the government old child support debt reduction program. Assembly bill 2395 strengthens an underutilized social safety network program that can support the Californians that are currently trapped into poverty by overwhelming child support debt, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote for 2395.

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 11, Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 628 2483 by Assemblymember Elhawari, the clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2483 by Assemblymember Elhawary and others, an act relating to wildfires.

Assemblymember El Hawari, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. AB 2483 is back on concurrence. It creates a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated individuals who served on CAL FIRE hand crews. The bill enjoys no opposition and has received bipartisan support. 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. Ayes 65, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 64, AB 2534 by Assembly member, Kalra. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2534 by Assembly member Kalra and others, an act relating to domestic violence.

Assembly member Kalra, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 2534 is a measure that will protect individuals from being forced into a marriage and help survivors be safe from a forced marriage. Those back with Senate amendments has received bipartisan support and passed the Senate floor with a 40 to zero vote. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no for the debate. The clerk will open the goal. 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 rule and tally the vote. I 66, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We'll pass and retain an item 65.

Item 66, AB 2593 by Assembly member Elhawary. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2593 by Assembly member Elhawary, an act relating to corrections.

Assembly member Elhawary, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. AB 2593 is back on concurrence. The bill clearly present prohibits any staff, administrator, or supervisor from interfering with care prescribed by a licensed healthcare professional. This bill has received bipartisan support. Thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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. Aye 64, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 65, AB 2543 by Assemblymember Ransom with clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2543 by Assemblymember Ransom and others an act relating to emergency preparedness.

Assemblymember Ransom, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 2543 is a necessary emergency preparedness measure now back on concurrence. Senate amendments modified the bill to require an assessment to the legislature that evaluates the impact of emergencies on fuel and transportation access and how that affects the health and safety of Californians. And with that, 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.