Assembly Floor

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

[Roll Call]

Members, a 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. Assembly member Quirk Silva will offer today's prayer. Assembly member Quirk Silva.

Thank you, madam speaker. Heavenly father, we come together today with gratitude for our lives, our communities, and the privilege of serving the people of California. At a time when anger can come easily and differences can divide us, please remind us of the kind of people we want to be. Let us choose patience when we could choose anger, understanding when we could choose judgment, and kindness when it would be easier to turn away. We think of people who have spent their lives lifting others up.

Dolly Parton has used her success to give children the gift of reading. Mother Teresa devoted herself to people living in poverty. Princess Diana used her platform to bring attention to and compassion to people who were often overlooked. Their examples remind us that a life of service is measured not by how loudly we speak, but by how much good we do for others. As scripture teaches us, love your neighbor as yourself.

Help us carry that simple message into our work today. Give us the wisdom to listen, the strength to disagree with respect, and the humility to remember the people we serve. May we leave this chamber having done our part to bring a little more kindness, dignity, and understanding into the world around us. Amen.

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing and join us in the flag salute. Assemblymember Hadwick will lead us in the pledge. Please place your right hand on your heart and pledge the greatest nation in the world.

I pledge allegiance to the flag...

For our guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the chamber from interfering with legislative biz proceedings or disrupting the orderly conduct of official business. Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies. Members, there are still 22 Assembly bills on the Senate floor without floor managers. 22 Assembly bills without floor managers. Please continue to work with the Senate to identify floor managers for your bills.

And for your bills on the Senate floor that have already had floor managers, please encourage your floor manager to request that your bills be taken up. Reading from the previous day's journal.

Assembly chamber of Sacramento, Monday, 08/17/2026. The Assembly met at 1PM. The honorable Josh Lowenthall

Majority leader, Aguiar Curry, and Assembly member Dixon 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 to motions and resolutions, the absences of the day, there are none. Madam majority leader, you're recognized for your procedural motions. Madam majority leader, you're recognized.

Good morning, madam speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 45.5 to allow Assembly members Ellis, Stefani, Lackey, and Soria to speak on and driven in memory today.

Without objections, that shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule one one eight a to allow Assembly members, Ellis and Stefani, to have guests in the rear of the chamber.

Without objections, that shall be the order. Members pursuing to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm re referring the following bills. Item 27 AB 40 Bonta to the natural resources committee. Item 33 AB 750 Quirk Silva to the housing and community development committee, and item 48 AB 1853 Pellerin to the elections committee. Members, we would first be taking up a vote on the consent calendar.

Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar? Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second day consent calendar.

A Senate Concurrent Resolution 194 by Senator Seyarto relative to service dog appreciation month.

The clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All members who desire to vote, vote. All members who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye, 58, no's, 0. The consent calendar is adopted. The clerk will read the remaining item on the consent calendar.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 197. Ayes 68, noes, zero.

Madam majority leader, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. There is a rules committee's resolution at the desk to suspend joint rule 61 b 16, the deadline to amend on the floor. I ask that we take up that rule waiver now.

The clerk will read.

Resolve that joint rule 61 b 16 be suspended to permit amendments to Senate bills 344, 813 and 1130 to be considered for adoption.

Members, this rule suspension is not debatable and or takes 54 votes. The clerk will open the roll. A majority leader is asking for an aye vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

The majority leader has asked to move the call. We're gonna begin with the third reading file, Senate bills. Item 98, SB 1247 by Senator Padilla, presented by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1247 by Senator Padilla and others, an act relating to minors.

Assemblymember Bauer Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1247 by Senator Padilla. This is a really critical bill that deals with the way that children are being exploited online as minors and then become of age and realize they wanna take that material off the Internet. This puts the power back in the hands of those minors and protects them as they enter adulthood. 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.

The clerk will close the role and tally the vote. Aye 51, no's 1. Senate amendments are concurred in.

The measure passes.

We're gonna pass and retain on item 99 and 100.

We're gonna pass separately on item 101. Item 102, SB 1223 by Senator Padilla presented by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1223 by Senator Padilla an act relating to Affairs.

Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Members, I rise today present SB 1223 on behalf of Senator Padilla. The bill would require state and county fairs to use competitive bidding standards in the awarding of contracts, prohibit sole source contracting except for contracts related to emergency response or live musical performances.

Competitive bidding requirements are an important tool for transparency and accountability by promoting fair competition and ensuring the state is securing the best service at the best price.

Fairs are a public resource that are enjoyed by many throughout the state, and we must close this loophole to help combat the corruption that is plaguing a cherished public tradition.

Members, this bill 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. Aye, 64, no, zero. The measure passes.

Will pass and retain item 103 and 104.

Item 105, SB 1238 by Senator Wahab, presented by Assemblymember Zbur. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1238 by Senator Wahab, an act relating to common interest developments.

Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 1238 on behalf of Senator Wahab. Under current law, neither an HOA manager nor an HOA management company is subject to licensing and oversight by a state agency. Homeowners seek to hold an HOA, management company accountable, must report, resort to lawsuits, and expensive and cumbersome process where homeowners are often at a distinct disadvantage.

SB 1238 will protect homeowners who reside in communities with a homeowners association by requiring additional disclosures to the homeowner and ensuring that HOA managers and the board act in a homeowner's best interest.

Specifically, SB 1238 will protect homeowners by, one, requiring HOA managers provide a duty of care and the highest good faith effort to the HOA and its members. Two, clarifying that HOA reserves should not be expended on on on authorized litigation.

And three, ensuring that inspection ratings are transparent and understandable for the homeowner, the HOA board and the HOA manager who's responsible for ensuring buildings are habitable and compliant with the state's current health and safety standards.

On behalf of Senator Wahab, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 1238.

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 43, no,0. The measure passes.

We're gonna pass temporarily on item 106. Pardon me.

We're gonna pass and retain on 106. We're gonna take up 107 SB 983 by Senator Weber Pierson, presented by Assemblymember Boerner, the clerk will read.

Senate Bill 983 by Senator Weber Pierson, an act relating to public contracts.

Senator Boerner, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I rise today to present SB 983 on behalf of Senator Doctor Weber Pierson. SB 983 authorizes the Port of San Diego to utilize job order contracting, JOC, for their repair, remodeling, and repetitive work. Currently, when maintenance is needed on the port's property, the port must go out for competitive bidding for each individual project. This can result in major delays and can interrupt port operations.

Instead, job ordering, order contracting establishes long term contracts with prequalified contractors. This reduces the time and resources spent on procurement activities, offers flexibility in project scoping and timing, and is particularly beneficial for in addressing unplanned or emergency repairs efficiently.

Specifically, this bill does the following, establishes a pilot program allowing the Port of San Diego to use job order contracting, requires that the maximum dollar amount that may be awarded on any single job order may not exceed $1,000,000, requires the contracts to be executed for an initial contract term of no more than 12 months, and may be extended or renewed for two subsequent annual terms, and sunsets the pilot on 01/01/2037 among other provisions.

The author has worked closely with several labor stakeholders including the building trades, ILWU, and the Teamsters. This final amended version of the bill is a result of those conversations, and the author would like to thank those organizations for their time and engagement on this effort.

Thank you, 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 on tally of the vote. Ayes 49, No's 2, the measure passes.

We'll pass and retain on 108 through 111.

Item 112, SB 959 by Senator Grayson presented by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 959 by Senator Grayson and others, an act relating to education finance and declaring the OCC their office to take effect immediately.

Senator Bauer Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. This is a critically important bill to deal with how we pay our schools on days when we have wildfire smoke. Obviously, in high fire since this is important, but smoke travels, this could affect any of us. 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.

Members, there is an urgency clause on this. It requires 54 votes. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 57, no 0.

The measure, urgency. Ayes 57-0 on the measure, the measure passes.

Item 113, SB 1443 by the Committee on Education presented by Assemblymember Patel. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1443 by the Senate Committee on Education an act relating to elementary and secondary education.

Assemblymember Patel, you are recognized.

Good morning, Madam speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1443 on behalf of the Senate Education Committee. This is the committee's omnibus bill making various technical conforming, clarifying, and noncontroversial revisions to the education code and other areas of statute related to education.

Recent amendments address chaptering out issues. Per tradition, objection to any provision by the affected agency, the Department of Finance, or any of the four legislative caucuses prevents the provision from being included in this bill.

This is a consensus measure that has no opposition. Thank you, 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. Ayes 55, no 0. The measure passes.

Item 114, SB 769 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assemblymember Petrie Norris. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 769 by Senator Caballero and others, an act relating in infrastructure finance and making it appropriation and therefore.

We're gonna pass temporarily on item 114. We'll pass and retain on item 115 through 118. Will pass temporarily on 119. Pass and retain on 120 through 124.

Taking up 125, SB 1359 by Senator Stern, presented by Assemblymember Berman. The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1359 by Senator Stern, and act relating to natural gas.

Assemblymember Berman, you're recognized.

We're gonna pass temporarily on item 125.

Item one, we're gonna pass and retain on 126 through 133, bringing us to 134, SB 802 by Senator Ashby presented by Assemblymember Krell. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 802 by Senator Ashby and others and accurately in the housing.

Assembly member Krell, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker, and good morning members. I rise today to present you with Senator Ashby majority leaders bill, Senate bill 802. This creates a joint powers of authority for Sacramento County to address the homelessness crisis. If any of you have walked a couple of blocks away from here, you've seen it, that we have people struggling struggling on our streets with drug addiction, with mental illness, or just too poor to pay their rent.

We've been working on this for decades and have made little progress, even though the state has hundreds of millions of dollars right here in the Sacramento region, we still have little to show for it and we're still struggling.

And part of that has to do with our lack of coordination between the cities, the agencies, and the county of Sacramento. Senate bill 802 creates a joint powers of authority. While this is something that could happen without a bill, it hasn't happened, and that's why we're bringing this bill now. I hope that you will support this.

This is our efforts here in Sacramento to make sure that we are efficient with taxpayer money, that we help people get off the streets, that we restore our, K Street Mall and our downtown, and that we improve the lives of both the people who are living on our streets and the small businesses and community members who are being impacted by this.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote. This has bipartisan support. Appreciate the support, of members of both parties on this and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Thank you, madam speaker. I rise in support of SB 802, and I wanna commend my colleagues from the Sacramento region, the center from Sacramento, my colleague from from Elk Grove, and and all of the local officials who have weighed in throughout this process. We spent a lot of time on this bill over the last two years.

There was a lot of, feelings about it, and I think that, ultimately, we got to a great place, you know, when we think about homelessness and housing, these are not challenges that stop, because there is a particular, county, city line, or jurisdiction that nobody can see. This is a problem that exists across our state, across our region, and we will do better when we work together and we cooperate.

And so we commend the local officials who are working together to set up this JPA as we speak, and we hope that they're successful in doing that. And I think this bill has helped us tremendously to be able to move that process along. And so with that, as the housing Chair, respectfully pass for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Signo for the debate. Assembly member oh. Madam Quirk Silva, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I also rise in support of SB 802. And members, you've heard me say this before on the floor that legislation can be messy and difficult and complex. And I'm pleased to see a resolution here by our all parties, but I wanna reflect, as some of you know, that I started up here in 2012. And when we look at homelessness, I have moved forward with several pieces of legislation with hope.

And yet when we look at what we see not only in Sacramento, but in many counties across the state, there is a point where sometimes I do feel hopeless. And it isn't because we haven't focused on this issue. It's because it's been an elusive issue that's complicated with jurisdictions, not only fighting, but jurisdictions that want to transport the issue from one either county or city to another. And we know the solution.

The solution is more housing, more mental health beds, and we have, as a body, worked in that area.

And yet, we still find ourselves, seeing people matter of fact, just I live on o 0.071. And as I walk here almost every day, Aye, interface as we all do with somebody that's homeless. And it's heartbreaking to see and yet it now becomes something that I'm not sure that we're gonna find the solution. But I do applaud this piece of legislation because we have to keep trying. We have to keep focused on what can we do better?

What have we not done? What are the areas that we've missed? Where have we failed? And with that, I ask for your support on SB 802.

SME member DeMeyer, you're recognized.

Thank you. I rise in strong support of SB 802 because it creates a vehicle for government to work together. But my colleague from Orange County just said we have to work we have to focus on what doesn't work. I think it's clear what doesn't work. We've spent $24,000,000,000 since 2019 on homelessness programs.

Much of it cannot be accounted for, and the results are dismal. We have a worse homeless problem today than we did in 2019. People say, why? If we're throwing so much money at a problem, why are we not moving the needle? And the reality is there is a politicized mindset that has infected our approach to homelessness in California.

It's called Housing First. Now, Housing First sounds like a good thing, but the reality is if this joint power authority that we're creating today to encourage collaboration is prohibited from actually using evidence based, outcome based solutions to homelessness, we're not gonna move the needle. We're gonna waste money. All the data shows that the root cause of homelessness is substance abuse and mental health problems. The root cause.

People who are economically displaced, well, you can nod your head and say, oh, roll your eyes. But the reality is the data is clear. The data is clear that economically displaced homeless people, we have programs to help them. But the root cause of eighty percent, these are people who need a substance abuse counselor. These are people who need intervention on drug habits.

Rules. Clean, sane, and sober rules. But guess what? This joint power authority under California state law and regulation will be prohibited from spending money and attaching rules to those individuals that they have to stay off of drugs, or they have to take their mental health medication, or they have to go to their treatment facilities, or they have to do a work requirement or volunteer requirement. Why are we limiting tools to these programs and throwing good money after bad?

That's the question that we should be wrestling with. Again, I do not oppose a joint powers authority. It allows for collaboration. That's no, no controversial step. But what is more controversial is the fact that this legislature limits the ability of homelessness programs to get to the root cause.

Most of the money now is going to developers. Million dollar per unit condo towers. Motel rooms at $6,500 on average per month through project room key. And I would argue that some of those developers are getting that money because they have political ties. Comes back to the form of campaign contributions.

This is not a way for us to solve homelessness. It is a way for us to waste a colossal amount of money on top of the $24,000,000,000 we've already wasted. So the question was asked, what more can we do? Whatever model, whatever intervention that you think will work as long as you show results. We wanna pay for performance.

That should be what we approach. Not with the philosophy, not with the political agenda, but rather fund what works. With that, I asked for a yes vote on SB 802, but I don't have a whole lot of hope that a joint powers authority with the strings attached will be able to do much good.

Senator Patterson, you're recognized.

Great. Thank you, madam speaker. First of all, I wanna say I agree with a lot of, what my colleague from San Diego has said, and I know there's legislation that has gone through this legislature or at least the Assembly to address some of those. I know one of my colleagues from San Francisco, the Chair of the Housing Committee, has had an, piece of legislation to address that exact issue. And that's, you know, the Housing First, really is problematic.

Right here in Sacramento, actually, there's, I believe it's called Saint, Saint John Center for Change, which which doesn't take in any government money specifically because it wants to not allow substance abuse on its campus, and they have children there as well. And it has over an eighty percent success rate of getting people into housing and, getting these women, jobs as well and getting them back on their feet.

So I really do think the state needs to address the underlying issue, regarding homelessness and and agree with that. That said, on this piece of legislation, SB 802, you know, I've lived in the Sacramento region for a majority of my life, proud graduate of the finest institution West of the Sacramento River, Sac State. And, you know, and I really think Sacramento is an amazing community.

I don't represent any of it, but I I really wanna see the economic development here in Sacramento. And for a couple years, my family and Aye, we moved to the Bay Area and, you know, we enjoyed some things about it. But when we came back during that time, we were shocked at the increase in homelessness that occurred here in Sacramento.

I actually think SB 802 in even its earlier forms and more controversial forms is a model of what every region in the state of California should be doing. The cities and and the county government should be forming a JPA on their own, really, but we should be encouraging this.

And even if sometimes taking a little bit of a a stick to make it happen, This is exactly what needs to happen. The local governments aren't talking to each other about homelessness, and especially in the Sacramento region and some of the urban core cities where homelessness continues to grow. And even if you see decreases over time, we're still we're still just kinda we're not really addressing the core issues.

And I think SB 802, it does mandate that some that the local governments actually come together and talk to each other about how to address some of these fundamental issues we have here in Sacramento. But Sacramento is a great place.

It's a beautiful community. And I think SB 802 is needed and should be looked at as a model for every single region in the state. And with that, I ask for an aye vote.

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

Speaker. Yay. Okay. Thank you, madam speaker. I just I I have to rise on this issue when misinformation is spread.

And, I started an organization working on homelessness in my community. We fought for permanent supportive housing in my community. We house veterans. I directly referred people that I did outreach to in homelessness encampments throughout the Western San Fernando Valley to the housing that my community fought for. And and what I learned through all of this work is that Housing First absolutely works.

Housing First, the research shows is incredibly effective, the most effective way to keep people housed for a longer term. And so the made up facts coming from my colleague from San Diego that just dismiss research, years of research that shows that housing first works and, and and spreading that misinformation is incredibly frustrating. And the debate has been as if there this is an either or option, but it is not. There's other policies moving forward to make sure that sober living can be funded through state dollars.

And that is a solution being moved by our colleague from San Francisco right now.

We have to do all the things, but we have seen mental health and substance abuse happens throughout the country, everywhere. It happens all over the country. And yet homelessness is rampant here in California because people cannot afford housing. We have an affordability crisis that when there is all of these things come together, people cannot afford to live. And that is the number 1 driver.

People not being able to afford housing is the number 1 driver for homelessness, period, full stop. Research shows it. So if we're talking about facts and we're talking about why, we need to raise wages. We need to do all of the things that people across the aisle fight on a regular basis around our affordability crisis. We need to make sure that people can afford to live in our state.

And that is why we have a homelessness crisis. And all of the solutions that we have been pushing to address those things have not solved the problem, and it's frustrating. As someone who's worked on the ground on this issue, it's incredibly frustrating. But we have to make sure that we are not getting in the way of solutions that are going to make it better for millions of people. And with that, I respectfully request an aye vote on 08/2002.

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

Couldn't tell. Let me do that. Thank you. I I cannot add anything more factual than what everybody has spoken. I proposed to do an audit this year on homeless spending, and it did not get through the audit committee, but the facts are still relevant.

There is correct. As my colleague has said, $24,000,000,000 has been spent on homelessness since 2018. But that is only for nine nine state agencies that have spent money on homelessness, and it's an estimate. Nine state agencies in California are responsible for homelessness. So I hope in the city of Sacramento, this can help bring clarity because this is part of the problem.

And if you read the statewide papers like the LA Times, you know that's a serious problem of not only homelessness and in reality, but the money, a $100,000,000 spent on homelessness in Los Angeles, and the numbers are growing. I just wanna say one part about living in Sacramento as I have for four years, and some members know that I run every morning, taking my life in my own hands at 5AM when it's dark. But I'm still here, so it's okay. I do see homelessness, people sleeping.

More people are in my own anecdotal experience, more people are sleeping on the streets of Sacramento than I've ever seen before.

As fall starts to happen and weather gets cooler, I've already started to see fire start burning on the sidewalks. I once called the fire department 911 to report a fire in being built in front of a storefront. And I waited. I stopped my run. I waited, and the fire department never came.

So there's a Sacramento that created by the homeless, but there are no there must be a reason for this. There are no trash cans on the public streets, at least in the areas that I run, around the capital for an hour. And maybe that's because they don't want mattresses and other large objects put into the trash cans. But so the trash sits on the street. There's no street cleaning.

I don't know what the street cleaning public works schedule in Sacramento, but it does not change. I have run the same path for four years. The same trash is basically still there. So it's like the broken window theory in law enforcement. If you don't have a clean city, then the homeless are not going to be taking pride in the city sidewalk that they're living on.

So it is a problem in Sacramento, and I am sorry that it's taking legislation to get it done. I just urge the city of Sacramento to go out and walk the streets. The sidewalks, the crosswalks haven't been painted in years. The streets are filthy. I'm sorry to say this.

It's trash, trash, trash. And people property owners, I guess, trim their trees and leave the leaves on the ground. Doesn't get picked up. We're still dealing with dealing with leaves from last fall. So I really urge as maybe this agency can help say cities clean up your act, so not to make it so easy for the homeless to contribute to the trash.

And let them begin to take pride in where they are sleeping overnight. And they're on every sidewalk, and it's it's really a sad situation in our state capital. We should set the model for the state of California. So I hope that happens. Best of luck.

Thank you very much.

As I'm aware, Castillo, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I'm going to support this bill today, but I do want to touch on some things that the member from I don't know what city she's from, mentioned. And it has to do with the homeless and housing first. Right? And treatment.

If you know, I work for the County of Riverside Department of Mental Health. The last program I was in before being elected here was a mobile site program where we went out into the field, touched bases with a lot of the homeless population to see what the needs were. Was it housing? Was it, mental health treatment? Substance use treatment?

Story of before I left, I helped this gentleman who was a veteran. He was on substances. He was homeless for fifteen years. And he was placed in housing, Helped him get his application done for his benefits.

Assembly member Krell, you're recognized for your point of order.

Point of order. Can we

stick to the merits of Senate bill 802, please?

Yeah. Thank you.

Your point is well taken. Assemblymember Castillo, please stick to the merits of the bill we are voting upon.

Thank you. I went to a community meeting up here in I say in the Arden Arcade area, And a lot there's about 300 people there. And a lot of them were concerned about the homeless in the local area. And I say that to say that a lot of those individuals are seeing the increase. I I had a Porsche Pirate and that's what led me to get involved with the local groups.

And a lot of the people, there was 300 people in the local area were that were upset about the homeless situation and what's going on. I just feel that a lot of money being thrown into that is not helpful. They do need treatment. They learn need to learn skills. And again, I just say that we do need to pay attention to that as well.

Thank you.

Assembly member Kolozia, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I'll keep my remarks short and sweet. I just wanted to rise in support of SB 802, which I am proud to co author. Homelessness is something that faces not just Sacramento, but also Los Angeles and so many communities across our state. Senate majority leader for bringing so many people to the table to work to address this issue, and agree with a lot of the remarks that a lot of my Assembly Democrats have shared.

So thank you, madam speaker.

Thank you, Assembly member. Assembly member Ward, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I just wanna, you know, on the merits of the bill, really also commend the majority leader because all this bill does is ensure that the county, the cities, and the nonprofit organizations are formally structured to be able to coordinate. We know that coordination is key to make sure that effective goals are met, objectives are met, which are, reducing homelessness in a given area. And that coordination has been the start of success that we are seeing in other communities.

Thank you, madam majority leader, for bringing this to the Sacramento community.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 802.

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

Thank you, speaker. Just wanted to say really briefly on the merits of this bill, I stand in support. Also, you know, just wanna, again, put some little positivity. You know, there's a lot of finger pointing. Ninety one percent retention rate of the program that was created by this body.

So there is good work that is being done on treatment. There is absolutely work that's being done, and we created that in Kern County with a 91 retention rate of inpatient detox. So that work is being done. What's not being done is when we continue to defund health care. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Sign up for the debate. Assemblymember Crowell, would you wish to close?

Thank you, madam speaker. I wanna thank the members from all over the state. We all got here different ways, but it sounds like we're all supporting the bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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. I 63, no zero. The measure passes. Yep. You're gonna pass and retain in items one thirty five through one forty, bringing us to item one forty one by Senator Becker presented by a Senator Schiavo.

The clerk will read.

Senate Bill 923 by Senator Becker an act relating to privacy.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker and members. I rise to present SB 923 on behalf of Senator Becker. This bill strengthens the California Consumer Privacy Act by expanding the right to delete all personal data information a business holds on a consumer and by requiring online businesses to provide a web form to submit request to delete their personal information.

While most businesses provide multiple methods to submit privacy requests, online only businesses are only required to provide an email address for consumers to submit the request. The single method requirement offers minimal support for Californian seeking to exercise their rights.

Several states have adopted privacy laws that take the same approach in this bill. This is an opportunity for us to further secure every Californian's constitutional right to privacy. And with that, I respectfully request an aye vote on SB 923.

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.

Assemblymember Schiavo asked to move the call.

Members, if I get your attention, in an effort to keep these long days from being even longer, we ask that you please be here and ready to present your bills. Be here and ready to vote on bills. Please be respectful to the folks who are presenting, and please stick to the merits of the bill. Thank you.

Second reading, the clerk will read.

Senate Bill 1347342 with amendments and Senate Bill 1303 with amendments.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted.

Moving on to items on concurrence.

We have passed and retained on items 4 to 14.

We also pass and retain in items 15 and 16.

Members, pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm re referring the following bills.

AB 2499 Gipson and AB 2405 Gipson to the Health Committee.

We're now on item 17, AB 2194 by Assemblymember Valencia, the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2194 by Assemblymember Valencia, an act relating to MediCal.

Assemblymember Valencia, you're recognized.

Buenos Dias, Madam speaker. AB 2194 is back from the Senate on concurrence. I respectfully ask for a yes 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, 53, nos, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Item 18, AB 2290 by Assemblymember Lackey. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2290 by Assemblymember Lackey an act relating to civil actions.

Assemblymember Lackey, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for allowing me to bring 2290 back on concurrence. This bill authorizes the secure electronic transmission of certified deposition transcripts to the attorneys and the courts, and I ask for your support.

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 49, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

We'll pass and retain the item 19.

Item 20, AB 708 by Assemblymember Valencia. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 708 by Assemblymember Valencia and others, an act relating to youth athletics.

Assemblymember Valencia, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Buenas Diaz, once again members. AB 708 is back from the Senate on concurrence. I would respectfully ask for a yes 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 54, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Item 21 AB 1180 by Assemblymember Valencia. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1180 by Assemblymember Valencia an act relating to digital financial assets.

Assemblymember Valencia, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. Once again, buenos diaz members. AB 1180, my two favorite numbers, are back from the Senate on concurrence. I respectfully ask for yes.

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 role and tally the vote. Aye is 54. No 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass and retain on item 22.

Item 23, AB 2257 by Assemblymember Hart. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2257 by Assemblymember Hart an act relating to corrections.

Assemblymember Hart, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam speaker. AB 2257 is back from the Senate on concurrence. This is a modest Jail Reform Bill that allows Boards of Supervisors to be involved in the selection of a jail administrator. 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.

Assemblymember Hart moves the call.

We'll pass and retain item 24. Item 25, AB 1267 by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1267 by Assemblymember Pellerin and others, an accolade to marriage.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. I rise today to ask for your support of AV twelve sixty seven. Legislation that has been nearly a decade in the making, shaped by the courage of survivors who refuse to let what happened to them happen to another child. I would first like to thank all my incredible co authors and joint authors who are here on this floor and in the Senate. This is a bipartisan, bicameral bill.

For more than nine years, legislators who came before us, colleagues serving today, survivors and advocates, have worked to move California toward ending child marriage. They introduced legislation. They gathered data. They closed loopholes. And when children were still not protected, they kept coming back.

But the heart of this effort had has always been the survivors. They told us what it means to be a child in a marriage you did not freely choose. They told us about coercion and abuse hidden behind the appearance of consent. They told us how it can be for a minor how difficult it can be for a minor to ask for help, find an attorney, leave home, or escape the very adults who were supposed to protect them. And they did something extraordinarily brave.

They took some of the most painful chapters in their own lives and turned that into a fight to make sure no child has to endure what they endured. Their courage brought us to this moment. California is now one of only three states along with New Mexico and Mississippi with no minimum age to marry. Under existing law, a child can still marry with parental consent and a judge's approval. We know the consequences can last a lifetime.

Women who marry as children face greater barriers to education and economic independence, and greater risks of violence and unwanted pregnancy. California law recognizes 18 as the threshold of adulthood in nearly every consequential aspect of a young person's life, but not when it comes to marriage. 18 is the age of majority. It is when we entrust young people with the right to vote, enter into contracts, and make significant legal decisions for themselves. Notably, the age of sexual consent in California is 18 without exception.

Meaning that any individual who engages in sexual intercourse with a minor can be charged with statutory rape. That is unless that individual is the spouse of the minor. That contradiction should trouble every single one of us. Even with the judge's approval, child marriage can undermine the very protections we have created to shield minors from sexual abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and coercive control. A child should never be married to the person abusing or exploiting them.

A child should never be forced to choose between marriage and the family they depend on. And a child should never lose the protections of childhood because the adults around them have decided they are ready to marry. For nearly ten years, California has been moving toward this moment. Bill by bill, reform by reform, survivor by survivor. Today, we have the opportunity to honor everyone who carried this work before us, especially the survivors who had the courage to turn their pain into purpose.

They told us their stories. We listened. They asked us to protect the children who would come after them. Today, we can. AB 1267 sets the minimum age for marriage at 18, and finally ends child marriage in California.

Let us be the legislature that finishes this work. Let us put into law what should be beyond question. Children are children, and marriage is an adult decision. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

I'll get to the point. I I think you know, we live in a a world of shifting values, but certain values I hope are immovable. And this would be one of them. That the age of consent is not negotiable, and a wedding ring cannot be a shield for statutory rape. What is this culture doing?

I don't understand how we've waited this long, but it clearly is time now. And now is your opportunity to correct the wrongs of the past and send a very valuable message that we still do have values for our young and especially our young girls. Because I think that's where the majority of this takes place is with young girls. Heaven sakes, please vote yes for this.

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

Good morning. Oh, I'm sorry. Am I on? Okay. Thank you, madam speaker and colleagues.

I can't say it any better than the author of this legislation. I'm proud to be the joint author. Yesterday in Judiciary Committee, we had maybe five or six girl scouts who are 12, 13, 14 years old pleading with the committee. We don't want to get married. Protect us.

We want to be children. We want to play our soccer and our Girl Scout programs. We don't want to be forced into marriage. They care a lot about this, obviously. And I want to thank my colleague from Santa Cruz for her leadership and courage to address the issue of child marriage in California.

We discussed a multitude of issues on this floor and engage in heated debate often, especially during the end of session. However, I'm proud to see that ending child marriage in California is not a partisan issue. And when that comes to protecting children, both sides of the aisle are in lockstep. This has been a battle that has been waging for many years.

In fact, I looking at one of my colleagues from Orange County, Assemblymember, Kadi Petri Norris, who introduced a bill on this in '20 well, maybe 2018, 2020.

This bill has been going on for a long time, and it's finally gotten the support. I want to echo my comments from judiciary yesterday. It was heartwarming, total unanimity, total support, both parties. And this fight has been going on, and we have to make California. We shine in so many other areas.

Protecting children should be number 1. Cause number 1. It is imperative that we all stand up today to end the reprehensible and barbaric practice of child marriage in California. And as my colleague from where are you from? Antelope Valley?

Palmdale. Palmdale. So let's get back to remember what our values are and protect children. As the joint author, I strongly urge an aye vote on AB 1267. Thank you.

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

Thank you, madam speaker. I rise as a principal co author with gratitude for my colleague from Santa Cruz who was finally able to move this measure forward. As has been said before, this has been inexplicably a ten year battle. Our state recognizes 18 as the age of adulthood and consent, yet we have continued to allow child marriage in our state. This inconsistency is devastating and can be used to shield abhorrent conduct, leaving minors at risk of coercion, isolation, and abuse, and sex trafficking.

California should never allow a child to be pushed into marriage with lifelong consequences, especially with when pressure from parents, partners, or family members can make it extraordinarily difficult to say no. AB 1267 makes it clear, you must be 18 years of age to marry with no exceptions. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Assemblymember De Maio, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. I I rise in strong support for AB 1267, the bill to ban child marriage in California. We're one of the only states that still allows this absurd, predatory practice. And so this is something that all of us should be supporting. I believe that we will see a bipartisan consensus to set the minimum age for consent for marriage at 18.

But there's some hypocrisy in this bill, and I wanna point it out. The presenter of the bill correctly pointed out that quote, age 18 is the age of maturity to determine virtually every aspect in a young person's life. She went on to say in support of this bill, quote, age 18 is the age of consent for sexual activity. I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, in California, we still have policies that prey on young minors by allowing gender change operations, surgery

Point of order. Medication

by Assemblymember Pellerin, if you could please hold on.

The speaker to stick to the merits of this bill.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Your point is well taken. Assemblymember DeMaio, please stick to the merits of the bill being debated.

As I was saying, AB 1267 is incomplete. It does not shield our minors from making decisions about sexual activity without their consent. That is the purpose of the bill. That's how they off

This is a bill about the right

Assembly member, Pelerin, you are recognized for your point of order.

Thank you. This is a bill about the right to marry, and we're setting that age at 18.

Your point is well taken. Senator DeMio, please stick to the merits of the bill being debated currently.

I am speaking about the merits of the bill, but it's clear that some people don't like what they hear their opponents have to say. And so they limit free speech on this floor. That's what's happening right here. I've made my point. I'm gonna support this bill because it's a good bill, but it still is an incomplete bill.

And I'm hoping those that are supporting it in the name of making age 18 the age of sexual consent. Let's make sure that we fully honor that in all California policies. Let's bring back another bill to address some of the areas that are left on the cutting room floor, if you will, no pun intended, related to AB 1267. With that, I urge you an aye vote.

SMIRE P. G. Norris, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Members, I rise as a proud joint author of AB 1267, and, I too want to to thank the member from Santa Cruz for her leadership on this critically important issue. The reality is that right now, we are failing to protect children in California in a really important way. As you've heard from other speakers, California is one of just three states in the country with no minimum age for marriage. And here's the thing.

Even though states may allow children to marry, the US Department of State con considers marriage under the age of 18 in foreign countries to be a human rights abuse. So I am grateful and proud that today we have the opportunity to end that human rights abuse here in California. In closing, I just wanna thank the survivors and the advocates who have been fighting for this bill and fighting to protect, children across the state of California.

With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1267.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Asa Maricacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you. As a proud coauthor, I also stand in support of AB 1267. And I wanna thank my colleague from Santa Cruz for bringing this important bill forward. I was also present at the Judiciary Committee hearing, and we had some amazing Girl Scouts come and speak in support of this bill. And I am wearing my bracelet that they prepared in support of AB 1267.

And I respectfully ask for an aye vote on this very important bill. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly member Signa for the debate. Assembly member Pellerin, would you like to close?

Thank you, madam speaker. I am very grateful for my colleagues from Palmdale, Newport Beach, Thousand Oaks, Irvine, and Downey for your work on AB 1267 and to get us to this point. So for my my Girl Scout besties from San Jose who testified yesterday and all the children in California. And to honor the survivors and their stories, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this historic piece of legislation.

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, noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass and retain an item 26 through 28. AV five thirty nine by Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 539 by Assemblymember Schiavo, and I call you the health care coverage.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you're recognized. Thank you, madam

speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 539, the timely care act. It's backed on concurrence. We've made amendments in the Senate to address some of the opposition's concerns. This will eliminate unnecessary red tape to help make sure patients get the care they need when they need it by extending the duration of prior authorization to a year, or the duration of a physician's prescribed treatment.

With that, respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Signa for the 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 43, noes three. Set amendments are concurred in. Item 30, AB 550 by Assembly member Petrie Norris. The clerk will read.

Assembly vote five fifty by Assembly member Petrie Norris, an act of the fish and wildlife.

Assembly member Petrie Norris, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AV 550 is back from the Senate on concurrence. Amendments, have addressed some of the concerns of opposition and removed their opposition. The bill has received, broad bipartisan support. 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.

The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Aye, 56, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass on retain on item 31. Item 32 AB 739 by Assembly member Jackson.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 739 by Assembly member Jackson, and I'm pleading the common interest developments.

Assembly member Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, madam speaker. This bill is back on back from the Senate on concurrence. Senate amendments from the Department of Real Estate align the bill language with the Davis Sterling Act and addresses chaptering issues. 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. Aye, 58. No zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Members, we're gonna take a hiatus from business on the daily file to move to adjournment to memory. Obviously, the quorum call is in place and we have a very important adjournment in memory to do at this time. Please take conversations off the floor. All conversations off the floor. Please take all conversations off the floor.

Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to respectfully request that we adjourn today's meeting In memory of my father, Lawrence Michael Stephanie. He passed away at the age of 82 after an eight and a half year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. My dad was larger than life. His love for his family, his friends, his clients, and the people he worked with truly had no bounds.

He cared deeply about others and always wanted the best for people. While cleaning out his house when we were moving them, I found something he wrote in 1977. If you don't want your children reading your things, you might want to make a plan for that. He said, even though I'm involved in the retail clothing business, my underlying desire in life is to be the conductor of a symphony orchestra. And after reading what my dad wrote, I realized he really did become a conductor.

Not of an orchestra, but of a family, a business, a community, and so many lives. He used his humor, his charisma, his strength, and his heart to bring out the best in people. We looked to him for direction, and he gave it through the life he lived, the challenges he overcame, and the way he showed up for the people he loved. My dad grew up in a close knit Italian Catholic family in Merced.

My grandfather, who only had an eighth grade education because he had to work on the family farm to make ends meet, worked hard to provide an amazing education for his children.

So my dad left a home at a young age to attend Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose for high school, graduating in 1961. He then went on to the University of Notre Dame, which became one of the great loves of his life, graduating in 1965. Notre Dame wasn't simply where my dad went to school, it became part of who he was. He raised us on Notre Dame football. When Notre Dame won, life in our house was glorious.

He marched around singing the fight song. And when Notre Dame lost, it was a less joyful experience for everyone. After Notre Dame, my dad earned a master's degree in political science and economics from UC Berkeley. Volunteered for Vietnam as a first lieutenant in the United States army and worked in the international banking division of Bank of America before eventually returning to Merced to join the family business, Stephanie Clothers.

Although my dad was grateful for the opportunity to work with his father and brother in the successful clothing stores my grandfather, Joe Stephanie, founded in 1936, the clothing business ultimately wasn't where he was meant to be.

He left that world and became a financial advisor in 1979, showing us that it's okay to forge your own path, to be true to yourself, and willing to begin again. Though not every chapter of his life was easy, each one shaped the incredible man he was. He taught us that rebuilding our lives was possible. He went on to build a long and respected career in financial services with Paine Webber, Jackson and Curtis, which later became UBS.

He managed one of the most successful branch offices in Paine Webber's worldwide investment network for twenty three years.

He retired from UBS in 2017 after an extraordinary thirty seven year career. My dad led with integrity. What mattered most to him was always people. I read one retirement card from a client that said, even though I didn't have a lot to invest, you always greeted me personally, took my calls and made me feel special. That was my dad.

He believed deeply in service to his country. Inspired by President Kennedy's fam famous words, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. He volunteered for Vietnam and served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army. He received an army accommodation medal in 1968. And this is not surprising from a man whose eighth grade yearbook quote was, the highest of distinctions is service to others.

Above all else, my dad was devoted to his family. He was devoted to all six of his children, me being the oldest. The first four he shared with my mom Susan, and Sam and Allie, who he shared with my stepmom Terry, who we lost last year. One of the things I remember most was during a difficult period when four of us moved to Morgan Hill after my parents both remarried.

My four me and my siblings, every other Friday he drove to Morgan Hill to pick us up, brought us back to Merced, and every Sunday drove us home again.

He never once missed a weekend, not one. He came for his preschool graduations, band concerts, softball games, birthday parties, whatever mattered to us mattered to him. He picked us up in the Celica Supra or the Country Squire station Wagon while listening to Neil Diamond, John Denver, and Chuck Mangione on eight tracks. I love those rides. We talk about we what we wanted to be when we grew up.

We certainly sang the Notre Dame Bites song more than once or twice. Leaving him every other Sunday night was always so hard, but the gift of knowing he would always come back, he would come back for us, became foundational to who we are. He showed up. He wanted his children to feel safe, loved, protected and cared for. He also lovingly cared for two of his grandchildren, Micah and Gabriel, who he made sure graduated from high school.

And then there was this humor. My dad loved entertaining us. Stories about Prince Provolone and Pasta Chuta the Dragon in the Kingdom Of Manjamanjah getting into all kinds of shenanigans. He had a flair for drama and loved performing in Beller at Bellarmine in the Glee Club, and later at the Merced Center for the Performing Arts. He sang in the choir at Saint Patrick's Parish Church in Merced until he no longer could.

Every Christmas, my dad we would ask my dad, what is the reason for the season? Because it was a bit of his. And every year the performance of Jesus is the reason for the season became more and more dramatic, and it is an inside joke to me and all my siblings. Even when dementia began taking pieces of his memory and language, his humor somehow remained untouched.

My sister Chrissy and I were walking with him one day, and after something funny he said, we told him we love you dad.

And he looked at us and replied, well you gotta love somebody. He dressed impeccably, loved books and history, collected coins, and proudly showed them to anyone willing to look, especially his grandchildren. He visited almost every civil war battlefield with his Vietnam buddy, Jeff. Loved traveling to Italy to visit family, and was deeply proud of his Italian heritage. And he especially loved it when people told him he looked like Al Pacino.

My dad was my hero, my mentor, my confidant and my best friend. He motivated us with phrases like plan, focus, execute, and perseverance is the price of greatness. When my dad was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in January 2018, we were told he had five to seven years to live. Well, he defy those odds and he gave us almost eight and a half. For so long, we grieved him slowly as dementia took pieces of him from us.

And knowing how much my dad hated goodbyes, I sometimes think he's I sometimes think he simply wanted to stay as long as he could with us. Although our dad is gone, we know he will never leave us. He is in every good deed we do, every loving embrace, every flag salute, every funny joke we tell, every twinking light on a Christmas tree, every Neil Diamond song, every Notre Dame victory, and yes, even the losses too.

He lives on in the people he helped shape, the kindness he modeled, and the values he passed on. His life is still doing good in this world.

And although he didn't ever lead an orchestra, he conducted a beautiful symphony in his life. He was an incredible maestro. His score was a life well lived, and his music will continue long after he is caught. Not a day will pass that I won't think of him. I will forever miss him, but I will be eternally grateful to call him my father.

Here with me today is my mom, my sister Chrissy and her wife Betsy, and my little niece Sofia. Thank you all allowing for allowing me time to share my dad's life with you, and I respectfully request that we adjourn our meeting today in his honor.

Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian, a person who gave us a truly historic Californian. Members, we have another adjournment in memory with family present. Please take your desk, take conversations off the floor. Thank you, members. Assemblymember Ellis, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today, I rise I rise today to honor the life of Thomas Dennis Moore, who passed away on 08/13/2026 at the age of 83. Tom was born on 12/28/1942 in Los Angeles, California, the eldest of three. He proudly served three years in the United States Army where he was stationed in France during the Vietnam War era, working with cryptic technology. In 1968, Tom married his beloved wife, Sandy.

Together, they raised their children, Dennis and Kimberly, and built a life shaped by hard work, independence, and adventure. Their family lived in several communities before settling in Fraser Park, where Tom became a valued member of the Kern County community. On 10/31/1977, Tom began serving as a Kern County Sheriff's Deputy, a position he held until 03/24/1989. His years in law enforcement reflected the same commitment to service and responsibility that characterized his military career.

After leaving law enforcement, Tom followed his passion for construction and became a contractor building homes in Colorado, Pine Mountain Club, and Bakersfield.

His daughter, Kim, built a career in the restaurant industry, later becoming a senior manager before pursuing her passion in small business. His son, Dennis, followed his path in law enforcement, serving three years with the Arvin Police Department and twenty years with the Bakersfield Police Department. Dennis passed away on 08/09/2017 following a major medical instant incident while on duty. Dennis served his community with honor and integrity. He built a he built a life with his wife, Gina, raised three children in Bakersfield, Jarrett, Ashley, and Melissa.

Tom was laid to rest yesterday in the VA Cemetery in Dixon, California, and his legacy will live on through his daughter Kimberly and his grandchildren. From his service in the army to his years protecting the people of Kern County, the homes he built with his own hands, Tom dedicated his life to service, craftsmanship, and family. In the rear of the chamber is Tom's family, his wife Sandy, his daughter Kim, his daughter-in-law Gina, and his grandchildren, and Jarrett and Melissa.

It is our honor to adjourn in memory.

Thank you Assemblymember Ellis. Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian, Tom Moore. Members, we're going back to business on the daily file. We're gonna begin by lifting the call on the motion to join 61 rule, Clerk will post. This requires 54 votes.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the rule tally votes. Size 54, no zero. The motion carries. The rules are suspended.

Members pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm revising my rereferral of SB 328 by Senator Grayson from August 25 to re referral this bill to the Local Government and Natural Resources Committee. Madam majority leader, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. There's a message from the Senate for Assembly bills passed by the Senate yesterday. There's a supplemental file number 1 with these items so that the authors may take up take them up today for purposes of concurring and sending amendments. I request unanimous consent that we suspend the rules to take up these items.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend joint rule 62 a, the file notice requirement to allow the following committees to meet. For revenue and taxation committee to meet tomorrow, Thursday, August 27, upon the call of the Chair in the Capital Room 126 for the purpose of hearing the following bills. AB 672 Colosa, AB 760 TA, and AB 1519 Gibson.

For emergency management committee to meet Wednesday, August 26 upon adjournment of session in Capital Room 127 for the purposes of hearing SB 1079 stern. For the Health Committee to meet tomorrow, August 27 at 9am at Capitol Room 437 for the purpose of hearing the following bills.

A B 1199 Patterson, AB 204 zero five Gibson, AB 2499 Gibson.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Members pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re referring the following bills. Item one twenty seven, SB 344 by doctor Weber Pearson to the natural resources committee. K, folks. We're going back to our concurrence file.

We just dispensed with file item 32. We're gonna get file item 33. We're gonna pass and retain on 33. File item 34, that's AB 762 by Assembly member Erwin. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 762 by Assemblymember Irwin, and accolade the vapor inhalation devices.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 762 is back on concurrent Senate amendments, clarify CBTFA's enforcement authority to take action against illicit retailers, address conflicting, code sections, and provide other technical changes. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Erwin. 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. Assemblymember Erwin has moved the call.

Item 35, AB 801 by Assembly member Bonta. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 801 by Assembly member Bonta and others, faculty of financial institutions.

Assembly member Bonta, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. I rise on behalf of the beautiful people of Oakland, Alameda, and Emeryville, and the California Legislative Black Caucus to present AB 801, the California Fair Lending Examination Act. AB 801 requires the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to regularly examine every lender under its jurisdiction, banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies for compliance with fair lending laws applicable to the mortgage lending.

This ensures federal retreat from consumer protection doesn't translate into reduced accountability for California's lenders, particularly for communities of color who still face documented disparities in access to credit. Home ownership is the primary vehicle for intergenerational wealth and is the country's, way to be able to make sure that we have equity in our wealth system.

And California's communities of colors have been systematically cut out of it. First by law, then by lending practices that persisted long after. Since 2015, black and Latino borrowers have received conventional mortgage originations at roughly half the rate of white borrowers here with no meaningful improvement year over year. Federal enforcement has collapsed. This April, the CFPB narrowed accountability under the equal credits opportunity act.

HUD's fair housing office lost 65% of its staff, and the DOJ dropped its pending redlining prosecutions. The argument that federal oversight is sufficient is an argument about a system that no longer exists, and state authority without an examination mechanism is authority we cannot exercise. AB 801 closes the gap that exists right now with a regular examination cycle narrowed specifically to mortgage lending with exemptions for the smallest institutions and DFPI authority to align exam exam timelines and reduce costs.

Findings remain confidential and institutions, not the public, bear the cost. I'm grateful to the California Bankers Association, the California Credit Union League, and the California Community Banking Network for their engagement throughout this process and to the advocates who pushed this bill forward.

I respectfully request your eye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the Crip 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 41, noes, nine. The measure passes. Seven amendments are concreted. We're gonna pass temporarily on item 36.

Item 37 AB 164 by Assembly member Stephanie. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 164 by Assembly member Stephanie and others, faculty, and the product safety.

Assembly member Stephanie, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 164 is back on concurrence. This bill has been amended to clarify definitions and include technical assistance from the Department of Toxic Substances Control. 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 role

and tally the vote. Ayes 44, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Returning to item 36 AB 1539 by Assembly member Addis. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1539 by Assembly member Addis and others, backlighting to elections.

Assembly member Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Today, I rise to present AB 1539, the Protect Our Democracy Act that would strengthen constitutional safeguards and make it a crime under penalty of perjury safeguards and make it a crime under penalty of perjury to put a candidate on the ballot for president or vice president who is ineligible due to the twenty second or twelfth amendments. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 53, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 38, AB 1661 by Assembly member Brian. The clerk will be

Assembly bill 1661 by Assembly member Brian, an athlete to oil and gas.

Assembly member Brian, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1661 is a district bill. Two years ago, we passed legislation that shut down the largest urban oil field in our state, forced that polluter to pay into a local community repair fund. This bill allocates $5,000,000 from that fund and direct cash assistance to families who have been impacted negatively living close to that oil field. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Signa for the debate.

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and tally the vote. IAS 42, nos 12. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 39, AB 1664 by Assembly member Jackson. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1664 by Assembly member Jackson and others, and accolade into elections and declare on the overseas thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly member Jackson, you're recognized.

Thank you very much, madam speaker. This bill is back on concurrence. Senate amendments made technical changes and expanded options for county elections officials for notifying the attorney general's office. Respectfully ask for a nigh vote.

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Clerk will open the roll.

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Asa Marie Jackson asked to move the call. Item 68, AB 2161 by Assembly member Bonta. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2161 by Assembly member Bonta and others and app related to Medi Cal.

Assembly member Bonta, you're recognized.

Good early morning, f members. AB 2161 is back on concurrence. This bill makes changes to the implementation framework for the federal work requirements in Medical. Through health budget trailer bill in June, California adopted implementing language for these new federal requirements. This bill makes modest adjustments to that framework.

I respectfully request your aye vote.

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the rule and tally the vote. Eyes 41, Noes nine. Senate amendments are concurred in. Returning to item forty, sixteen sixty nine by Assemblymember Pacheco, the clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1669 by Assemblymember Pacheco and others, faculty of post secondary education.

Senator Pacheco, you're recognized.

Thank you and good afternoon madam speaker and members. I rise to present Assembly bill 1669, which is back for concurrence. AB 1669 ensures that college students may take a leave of absence for medical or mental health reasons and return to their studies through a clear protected process. The amendments in the Senate addressed implementation concerns from the higher education institution. This bill has bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

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the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 46, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 41, AB 1697 by Assembly member Carlra. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1697 by Assembly member Calra, an accolade to employment and declaring the OCCDRF to take effect immediately.

Assembly member Calra, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Senate amends on AB 1697 add intent and clarifying language on the delayed implementation. This bill is a product of extensive stakeholder engagement and has no opposition, received unanimous bipartisan support in the Senate. 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. Members, this is a 54 vote item. All those vote who desire to vote.

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Aye, 65, no, it's four. Then amendments are converted. We'll pass the retaining item 42. Item 43, AB 1761 by Assemblymember Rogers. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1761 by Assemblymember Rogers and others in accolades of electricity.

Members, please move conversations off the floor so we can move forward with business. Member Rogers, you're recognized.

Thank you so much, madam speaker. AB 1761 is back on concurrence. I wanna thank our senior legislative aide, Tricia Sarmiento, for her work on this and all of her bills this year. It passed the Senate with a bipartisan unanimous vote. I can only hope this body is justice wise.

With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember, sign up for the 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 44 and no six. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna lift the call on item 39 a v 1664. The clerk will post.

Member Jackson asked to replace the call. We're gonna move the call on item one forty one, SB 923. The clerk will post.

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and tally the vote. Ayes 41, Noes 13. Some amendments are concurred in. Members, pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm re referring item one twenty four SB 1228 Rubio to the governmental organization committee. We're gonna pass it for early

on item 44. We're gonna pass the routine in item forty five and forty six. Item 47, AB 1848 by Assembly member Ransom. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1848 by Assembly member Ransom and act like it's cede and making an appropriation therefore.

Assembly member ransom, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. Members, AB 1848 is back on concurrence. This bill ensures that the California agricultural seed program is healthy. Amendments taken in the Senate made technical changes to support the bill's implementation at the Department of Food and Agriculture. This is a support support bill.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member, signal for the debate.

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The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes, 55, no zero. Said amendments are concurred in. We're gonna pass the retain

of items 48, 49, and 50. Item 51, e b nineteen thirty two by Assemblymember El Hawari. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1932 by Assemblymember El Hawari and others, an act relating to emergency services.

Assemblymember El Hawari, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker and members. AB 1932 is back on concurrence. This bill reauthorizes and continues the crises act grant program to support community based responses to local emergency situations. 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. I see 52, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 52, AB 1943 by Assembly member Gibson. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1943 by Assemblymember Gipson and others, and act relating to people's safety.

Assemblymember Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, madam—Madam Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1943 is back on concurrence. Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Support-support.

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. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

We're gonna pass and retain on Item 53. Item 54, AB 1949 by Assemblymember Lee. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1949 by Assembly member Lee and others and accolades of Medi Cal.

Assembly member Lee, you're recognized.

Members, this is a bill about expanding access to acupuncture. No need to needle you. Please vote aye.

Thank you, Assemblymember. I'm seeing no further debate. The clerk will read. The clerk will open the roll.

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the vote. Aye, is 54, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 55, AB 1961 by Assembly member, Aron. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1961 by Assembly member Aaron's, and I'm appealing to protected orders.

Assembly member Aaron's, you're recognized.

Thank you, madam speaker. AB 1961 is back from the Senate on concurrence and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

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

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The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 56, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 56, AB 1980 by Assemblymember Kolozov. The clerk will read.

Assembly vote 1980 by Assemblymember Kolozov, an accolade to employment.

Assemblymember Kolozov, you're recognized. Thank you, madam speaker and members. I'm here to present AB 1980. This bill is back on concurrence and is a support support measure. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.