Senate Floor

Secretary, please call the roll.

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A quorum is present. Would the members and our guests be on the rail and in the gallery please rise? We will be led in prayer this morning by Senator Grayson, after which please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

Please join me in prayer and your thoughts. Lord, we stand in this chamber today with the weight of responsibility upon our shoulders to serve as trustworthy stewards of the people's resources. We give thanks for the wisdom, the judgment, and good common sense to forecast in some cases, plan for in many cases and endure in all situations such as droughts, famines, other natural disasters, conflicts, and may we never attempt to stand without the thought of leaning upon you for our provision and care.

As we have learned from nature, investing a colonel according to the ground will lead to the return of 800 colonels. So let us wisely invest that which will lead to returns that can be counted as blessings for all of Californians.

Lay upon those who have to gracious who have to graciously make way for provisions for those who have not. Help us to know the truth that if we righteously give, it will come back pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Oh, hey, God. Any miracle you can send our way would be greatly appreciated and humbly received in your name. Amen.

Members and guests, please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag.

Privileges of the floor, there are none. Messages from the governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read. Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments adopted. Under motions, resolutions, and notices, pursuant to Senate rule 29.10 c, the following bills are referred to the committee on rules.

File item a 23, AB 2929. And pursuant to Senate rule 29.10 d, the following rules are referred to the committee on rules. File item 87, SB 331. Item 88, SB 420. Item number 90, SB 549.

Item number 91, SB 561. File item 67, SB 675. File item 93, SB677. File item 52, SB741. File item 96, SB804. File item 97, SB828. File item 104SB938. File item 117SB1312. File item 82SB1322. And file item 84SB1388. We will now move to consideration of the daily file. Under second reading file, items one through six. Secretary, please read.

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Second reading will be deemed read. We will now move to unfinished business starting with file item number 20, SB925. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 925 by Senator McNerney in equity into fusion energy.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President, distinguished members. SB925 tasks the California Energy Commission with developing a statewide road map for the development of fusion energy right here in California. Developing a road map will help make fusion, make California the fusion capital of our country. This is a big economic opportunity. We can't let it pass by.

I respectfully ask for your aye and before I close, I'd like to say that this has enormous support with the across the aisle, and with the problem solvers caucus. And with that, I will ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no, Senator Jones, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and members. I rise in support of SB925 and encourage all of us to lean into this and vote aye. If California is ever gonna make its green energy goals and, reduce carbon emissions, this has to be a part of that portfolio. Please support SB925.

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

Yeah. I'd just like to say we all think Silicon Valley is a great economic opportunity, but I can tell you what, Silicon Valley is skinny little wires. Fusion is fat wires. We're gonna make a ton of money if we get this right. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you.

Secretary, please call the roll.

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Secretary, please call the absent members.

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Senator McNerney moves the call. We will now move to file item 22, SB 1135. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1135 by Senator Blakespere enacting to wildlife.

Senator Blakespere, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president and members. SB 1135 is back on concurrence. The bill establishes the statewide wildlife coexistence program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Assembly amendments grant CDFW rule making authority, clarify that feasibility must be considered when identifying best nonlethal practices, and allow dogs to pursue wolves when guarding livestock, crops, or property. By emphasizing proactive nonlethal measures that reduce the harm associated with wildlife confrontations, we can create a safe environment for everyone.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Grove. You are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I respectfully rise in opposition to SB 1135. Rural California has a wolf problem. Wolves are threatening the safety of families, children, pets, and livestock. While the state envisioned a healthy wolf population as preying on the deer population, wolves are very smart and have decided that it's easier to just take a baby calf that's dropped on the ground from being born, rip it apart, and feed off of it instead of chasing a deer up a hill and across the terrain.

As a result, ranchers are upside down in the state, and they've experienced significant pressure on their cattle herds. We also have mountain lions, which this bill does not address, but they're eating, even the wolves are eating pets. A mountain lion killed a child in our in in the North State while they were walking on a path. We have a serious population with apex predators.

While the goal of reducing human wildlife context conflicts is important, the Assembly amendments significantly broadened the bill in expanding CDFW's regulatory authority in creating additional administrative reporting requirements.

Did they measure the body of the little calf to see if the bite mark was like the Wolf? And they have to do all this testing, call in experts to make sure that it's actually a Wolf kill, even when you have it on video that it's a Wolf kill. However, these expanded responsibilities with CDFW come without dedicated funding. There's no funding for this program.

We can't expect our rural communities to pick up the bill for every regulatory requirement when they're already struggling to deal with economic consequences and wolf restorations or reintroductions into the wild.

For these reasons, I respectfully ask for a no vote. And I would just mention that I don't believe that the author has wolves, mountain lions, and apex predators in her district that are dealing with the same same situations that we're dealing with in the rural areas. And I think we need to take the rural areas seriously with this situation and respectfully ask for a no vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, Senator Blake Spear, would you like to close?

Well, thank you. I think it's important to recognize that we did not reintroduce wolves into the state of California. They traveled over the border from Oregon into California, and we have apex predators including bears, wolves, mountain lions, coyotes, a whole range of different animals that need to coexist with humans. So this is a coexistence program, and the point is to manage and promote human wildlife coexistence. So we are sharing the state of California.

And the point of this program which was discontinued is to restart it, Not there are no costs that are going to be borne by local communities. It's to restart the program so that it's formed, and in the future, it could be funded by the state. Its focus is on proactive, nonlethal measures, and it has been very effective with bears.

We have similarly emphasized nonlethal con conflict mitigation strategies, and there's been an 84% decrease in the number of black bears that have to be killed because of their interaction with humans. So this is tried and true.

California is not the only Western state that has apex apex predators. We are looking at what are best practices across Western states, and this human wildlife coexistence program is something that we should have in the state of California, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Alan. Alvarado-Gil. No. No. Archuleta.

Aye. Adegaine. Ashby. Aye. Becker.

Aye. Cabaldon. Aye. Caballero. Cervantes, Choi, no Cortesi, Dali, Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, Grove, no Hurtado, Jones.

No Laird. Limon. McGuire. I McNearney. I Menjivar.

Nilo. No. No Padilla. I Perez. Reyes.

Richardson. Rubio. Aye, Ciardo. No. Small.

Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert. Aye, Valdez. Aye, Weber Pearson.

Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Allen, Arreguin, Becker, Caballero, Dali, Hurtado, Laird, Limon, Menjivar, Perez, Reyes, Richardson.

Senator Blakespear moves the call. We will now move to File Item 53: SB 865. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 865 by Senator Ashby, an act relating to music festivals.

Senator Ashby, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. This is SB 865, the Music Festival Preservation Act. Assembly amendments work to streamline the grant-making process and clarify some eligibility requirements. SB 865 has had no opposition and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Senator Ashby moves the call. We will now move to File Item 59: SB 998. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 998 by Senator Gonzales an act relating to educational equity.

Senator Gonzales, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and members. I rise today to present SB 998, which is back on concurrence. Assembly amendments do the following.

Establish a Deputy Coordinator for Anti-Native American prevention discrimination, requires a report on complaints related to religious discrimination be disaggregated by religious groups in California, and clarify that the discrimination prevention coordinators may collaborate with one another within the purview of their roles and responsibilities on issues of discrimination that involve the intersectionality of protected characteristics ensuring that all incidents of discrimination are attended to accordingly.

This bill will ensure that our schools are safe places for all students regardless of their background, and I respectfully ask, for your aye vote on concurrence in the Assembly amendments.

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

Allen, aye. Alvarado-Gil, no. Archuleta, aye.

Ashby, aye. Becker. Blakespear. Cabaldon, aye. Caballero. Cervantes, aye.

Choi, no. Cortese, aye. Dahle, no. Durazo, aye. Gonzalez, aye. Grayson, aye. Grove, no.

Hurtado. Jones, no. Laird. Limon.

McGuire, aye. McNerney, aye. Menjivar. Niello, no.

Ochoa Bogh, no. Padilla, aye. Perez. Reyes. Richardson.

Rubio, aye. Seyarto, no. Smallwood-Cuevas, aye. Stern, aye.

Strickland, no. Umberg, aye. Valladares. Wahab, aye.

Weber Pierson, aye. Wiener, aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Becker, Blakespear, Caballero, Hurtado, Laird, Limon, Menjivar, Perez, Reyes, Richardson, Valladares.

Senator Gonzalez moves the call. We will now move to File Item 71: SB 1077. Secretary, please read.

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

Senator Gonzalez, you are recognized.

Thank you. All right. Madam President and members, I rise to present SB 1077, which is back on concurrence. Amendments taken in the Assembly incorporate feedback from the Department of Social Services to make implementation more feasible, clarifying the intent of the bill, extending the deadline for the strategic communications plan to January 1st, 2028, and replacing the individual notification to all CalFresh recipients with updates to a website landing page and social media posts. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on concurrence, SB 1077.

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

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Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Senator Gonzalez moves the call. We will now move to file item 75, SB1114. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 1114 by Senator Cabaldon, in accolade linked to data collection.

Senator Cabaldon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. SB1114 is the bill to constrain the sharing of sexual orientation, gender identity, and other sexual characteristics data by state agencies with federal agencies. The Assembly amendments simply clarify some of the implementation and timeline, questions that we're reporting, and also remove its applicability to the Department of Mortared Vehicles as that has been the subject of separate legislation. I was urging I vote.

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

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Secretary, please call the absent members.

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Senator Cabaldon moves the call. We will now move to file item 79, SB 1237. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1237 by Senator Blaisebee and accruing to civil rights.

We will move past that bill and go to file item one zero three, SB 937. Secretary, please read.

Senate Bill 937 by Senator Gonzales in act related to law enforcement.

Senator Gonzales, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present Senate Bill 937, which is back from the Assembly on concurrence. Amendments taken in the Assembly address many of the primary concerns raised by the opposition by striking language that would have prohibited use, within, certain feet of children where they're visibly present. And also amendments include, the allowance of officers to use explosive breaching devices and flashbangs if done on a joint law enforcement task force in compliance with the California Values Act.

I respectfully value ask for your vote on, aye vote, excuse me, on SB937.

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

[Roll call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call]

Senator Gonzalez moves the call. We will now move to file item one zero nine, SB 1116. Secretary, please read.

Senator eleven sixteen by Senator Caballero and Aquilaine to land use.

Senator Caballero, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, madam president. I rise to present SB 1116, which is which is back on concurrence from the Assembly. The Assembly amendments were technical in nature and addressed chapter issues. It has broad bipartisan support and no no votes. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Alan. Hi. Alvarado-Gil. Hi. Orcheleta.

Hi. Hi. Ashby. Hi. Becker.

Blaisebier. Caballero. Hi. Cervantes. Hi.

Choi. Hi. Cortese. Dali. Aye, Durazo.

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

Aye, Laird. Aye, Limon. McGuire. Aye, McNerney. Aye, Menjivar.

Nilo. Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla. Aye, Perez. Aye, Reyes.

Aye, Richardson. Aye, Rubio. Aye, Ciarto. Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern.

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

Aye, Weiner. Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Becker, Blake's beer, Cabaldon? Aye. Cortese? Aye. Limon, Menjivar, Perez.

Senator Caballero moves the call. We will now move to file item one fourteen, SB 1244. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1244 by Senator Allen, inequity to health care coverage.

Senator Allen, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. This bill is back in concurrence. It requires health insurance brokers and agents and related professionals that advise public agencies on employee health care to disclose compensation they receive for selling those benefits before entering or renewing a service contract with the agency.

Amendments taken in the Assembly reduce burdens on agents and brokers by clarifying responsibilities for those agents and brokers, extending some timelines, striking certain onerous disclosure requirements, applying certain disclosure requirements on agents and brokers who serve large public entities, and clarifying the bill's application to public joint labor management trust. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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

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

Joy, Cortese, Dali, Durazo, Gonzales, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Jones, Laird. Aye, Limon. Maguire. Aye, McNearney. Aye, Menjivar.

Nilo. Achalbo. Padilla. I Perez. I Reyes.

I Richardson. Rubio. I see Arto. Smallwood Cuevas. I Stern.

I Strickland. Humbert. Aye, Volodares. Wahab. Aye, Weber Pearson.

Aye, Weiner. Aye. Strickland, Aye. Cabaldan, aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Alvarado-Gil? Aye. Cervantes? Aye. Choi?

Dale? Grove? Jones? No. Limon?

Aye. Menjivar? Aye. Nilo? Richardson?

Aye. Aye. Sjarto? Ballaterres?

Ayes 32. Nos one, the amendments are concurred in. We are now going to go back and file to file item 79, SB 1237. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 1237 by Senator Blakespear on equity and civil rights.

Senator Blakespear, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and colleagues. SB1237 is back on concurrence. This bill is a legislative women's caucus priority bill that strengthens enforcement of California's pay equity reporting law to combat wage discrimination. Assembly amendments remove the requirement for CDR to report on civil penalties and instead required the department to annually report the number of pay data reports submitted. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you.

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

[Roll call]

Hi, Arreguin. Hi, Ashby. Hi, Becker. Hi, Blake Spear. Hi, Cabaldon.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call]

Ayes, 30. Noes, 10. The amendments are concurred in. Senators, we will now move to Assembly third reading, starting with file item one thirty, AB96. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 96 by Assembly member Jackson, and equating to Medicill.

Senator Perez, you are recognized.

Good morning, miss president and members. I'm here to present AB 96, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement to become a certified Medi Cal peer support specialist. Peer support services are recognized evidence based practice by the substance abuse and mental health services administration. Peer support specialists are individuals who have identified as having lived experience with the process of recovery from mental illness, substance use disorder, or both. Either as consumers of these services or as family members of the consumers.

They are evaluated on their ability to connect with consumers, facilitate recovery, and provide support rather than on their academic achievements. Skills like communication, empathy, relatability, cultural competence, self awareness, and conflict resolution are crucial, not a high school diploma. In fact, requiring a high school diploma or equivalent creates artificial barriers to entry and limits access for individuals with the potential to excel in peer support roles.

The peer support services are integrated across various medical and treatment settings, including peer led organizations, respite centers, outpatient services, inpatient care, and mobile crisis teams in all 58 California counties. While California has a significant behavioral health workforce, California mental health services act has certified 9,437 medical peer support specialists.

They have achieved an overall pass rate of eighty nine percent. This workforce is critical to serving the behavioral health services act target populations including those experiencing chronic homelessness and multiple behavioral health conditions. Those who are justice involved and those at risk of institutionalization. By removing the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for certification, AB 96 would eliminate barriers to becoming certified peer specialists, creating a tremendous opportunity to increase the peer workforce. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Senator Grove. You are recognized.

Thank you, miss madam president. I rise in support of AB 96 as well. I think this body tremendously puts a too much emphasis on a college degree or a professional, degree. And the reason why I say that is because I'm a juvenile delinquent, and I barely made it through high school, and I went to a continuation school, and I'm one of 40 in the state of California. I have, one of the most incredible nonprofits ran by a guy named Manny Carrizales.

He is spent most of his life in prison, and he rescues kids, pre prison intervention, And just like United States military veteran, if you're a combat veteran, you'd rather talk to a veteran to give you counseling, not somebody who's got a PhD and a degree that's never seen combat. So I think peer to peer counseling means in the same situation that you are seeking help for.

If you look at formerly incarcerated people, I think Mister, Silva would be a perfect person to be able to reach those incarcerated people, not us. We wouldn't know how to do that, but he's been there, done that. And so I appreciate Assemblymember Jackson for bringing this field forward and respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

I just wanna thank the good Senator from Bakersfield and would respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the

roll. Allen. Hi, Alvarado-Gil. Hi, Archuleta. Hi, Adeguin.

Hi, Ashby Becker. Hi, Blake Spear. Hi, Cabaldin. Hi, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes, Aye, Choi, Aye, Cortazzi, Aye, Delhi, Aye, Durazo, Aye, Gonzales, Aye, Grayson, Aye, Grove, Aye, Gordado, Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Lumon.

Aye, McGuire. Aye, McNearney. Aye, Menjivar, Nilo. Aye, Padilla. Aye, Perez.

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

Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Umbert. Aye, Volodares. Aye, Wahab.

Aye, Weber Pearson. Aye, Weiner. Aye, Niloy.

Senator Perez moves the call. We will now move to file item 143, AB 1338. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1338 by Assemblymember Solache, an act relating to the Department of Transportation.

Senator Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister madam president, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate. Today, I rise to present A Bill AB 1338 on behalf of Assemblymember Solache, which would resolve a unique local and land utilization challenge with the city of Lynnwood. This bill would allow the city to transfer a public purpose coming in from one city owned property to an adjacent city owned parcel more suitable to fulfill the public purpose.

AB 1338 addresses a unique set of challenges and offers a targeted solution to allow the city of Lynnwood to bring affordable housing to a historically underserved community. Again, this is a district specific bill that received bipartisan support in a committee and overwhelmingly supporting the floor.

With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

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

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Senator Rubio moves the call. We will now move to file item one fifty, AB 2783. Secretary, please read.

Senate bill 2783 by the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, and accrediting to court reporters and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. Members, I rise to present SB 2783 on behalf of the Assembly committee on judiciary. AB 2783 extends the sunset date for the remote court reporting pilot program to 07/08/2028. Established in 2023, the pilot is authorized in 13 superior courts statewide. Five courts for are participating and seeing positive results including improved reporter efficiency, greater transcript access, and working conditions.

The extension will allow courts to build on these successes, expand participation, and collect additional data. The bill the bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

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

Becker. Hi, Blaisebier. Hi, Cabaldon. Hi, Caballero. Hi, Cervantes.

Hi, Choi. Hi, Cortese. Aye, Tali. Aye, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales.

Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Hurtado. Aye, Jones. Aye, Laird.

Aye, Limon. Aye, McGuire. Aye, McNearney. Aye, Menjubar. Aye, Nilo.

Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla. Aye, Perez. Reyes. Aye, Richardson.

Rubio. Aye, Ciardo. Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Stern. Aye, Strickland.

Aye, Humbert. Aye, Volodares. Aye, Wahab. Aye, Weber Pearson. Aye, Weiner.

Aye.

Senator Reyes moves the call. We will now move to file item 151, AB2788. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2788 by the Assembly Committee on Transportation and equity to transportation and making an appropriation, therefore.

Senator Cortese, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. AB2788 is a transportation omnibus bill. These are purely technical provisions in nature. This omnibus bill has received zero no votes throughout the process, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

[Roll call]

Senator Cortezi moves the call. We will now move to file item one fifty nine, AB 168. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 168 by Senate member Wilson, enacting nature transportation.

Senator Wiener, you are recognized.

I thank you, madam president. I rise to present AB 168 on behalf of Assemblymember Wilson. This bill gives the high speed rail inspector general additional tools to provide strong oversight and ensure the success of this critical project. These tools include appropriate staff to conduct reviews of the project and contracting authority to acquire oversight tools. We need to make sure that every limited dollar that the project has access to goes as far as possible.

The increased independence and tools a v 16 o eight gives to the inspector general will help ensure this happens. This project is critical for the future of California, and we need to do everything we can, to get it delivered as quickly and cost effectively as possible. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Allen. Hi. Alvarado-Gil. Hi. Archuleta.

Hi. Hi. Hi. Ashby. Becker.

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

Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Deli. Aye, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales. Aye, Grayson.

Aye, Grove. Aye, Hurtado. Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, Aye, McGuire, Aye, McNearney, Aye, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Padilla, Aye, Perez, I Reyes, I Richardson, I Rubio, I See Arto, I Smallwood Cuevas, I Stern, I Strickland, I Umberg, I Volodares, Assembly bill 306 by Assemblymember Schultz, inequity into building standards.

Senator Perez, you are recognized. Thank you, madam president. I rise to present AB 306 by Assemblymember Schultz. AB 306 authorizes the California Building Standards Commission to hear and decide qualifying appeals involving local administration of state building standards. California's 540 jurisdictions independently interpret and amend state building standards leading to inconsistency and inefficiency.

The current appeal process provides no practical path for an affected person to independently seek state review of a local code interpretation. The current process also leads to the following negative outcomes. Design solutions deemed acceptable in one jurisdiction may not be accepted in surrounding jurisdictions. Manufacturers, design professionals, and others pursuing innovative alternative means and methods determinations like a path to independent state review.

AB 306 establishes a workable process for resolving building code issues that have statewide significance while preserving local authority over matters that are appropriately addressed at the local level.

AB 306 has received bipartisan support in the Senate and no no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you. Senators, it is really quite loud in here. I'm gonna ask that you take your conversations to the back of the gallery. Seeing no further discussions or debate, secretary, please call the roll.

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

Hi, Becker. Hi, Blake Spear. Hi, Cabaldin. Hi, Caballero. Aye, Cervantes.

Aye, Choi. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Dali. Aye, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales.

Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Cortado. Aye, Jones, Aye, Laird, Aye, Limon, Aye, McGuire, Aye, McNerney, Aye, Menjivar, Aye, Nilo, Aye, Ochoa Bog, Padilla, Aye, Perez, Aye, Reyes, Aye, Richardson, Rubio, Aye, Ciardo, Aye, Smallwood Cuevas, Aye, Stern, Aye. Strickland?

Aye. Umberg? Aye. Volodares? Aye.

Wahab? Aye. Weber Pearson? Aye. Weiner?

Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Grove? Aye. Bachalbauch. Aye. Richardson.

Aye.

Ayes 40. No zero. That measure passes. We are now at file item one ninety five, AB 2378. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2378 by Assemblymember Gabriel, an accolade to criminal justice.

Senator Blakespear, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise to present AB2378 by Assemblymember Gabriel. This bill creates an office of community violence intervention within the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer and support California's CalVIP grant program. CalVIP funds evidence based community led programs focused on reducing shootings and homicides in communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence. The new office will provide technical assistance to CalVIP grantees, coordinate statewide violence prevention efforts, collect program data, and pursue additional federal funding.

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

[Roll call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call]

Ayes 31, noes five. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 198, AB2505. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2505 by Senate member Carrillo, an act relating to energy.

Senator Archuleta, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. Today, I rise to present Senate Bill 2505 on behalf of Assemblymember Carrillo. The problem this bill addresses is that hydrogen refueling stations currently can't access a dedicated utility meter or direct service line in the same way that other infrastructures can. AB 2505 fixes this by letting utilities extend a service line from the nearest point on the grid and install a dedicated meter for hydrogen stations.

This bill has no opposition, no no votes, and receives bipartisan support. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you. Senator Strickland, you are recognized.

I rise in support of AB 2505. And when you go down the line, this is gonna be a historic, piece of legislation that we'll look back to in years, that have made a difference in California. For those reasons, I ask for your aye vote.

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

I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes, 39. Noes 0. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 200, AB 2605. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2605 by Assembly member of Arambula, an act relating to state government administration.

Senator Cortese, you are recognized.

Thank you again, madam president and colleagues. California's long standing issues providing public defense to individuals accused of crimes as a real cost to some of the state's poorest and most under resourced counties. This has created a system where many defendants report never even having met their attorney and repeated failures to investigate the accusations made against them. This bill addresses the issue by establishing reporting requirements on the nature of public defense services provided across the state. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objections, Ayes 39, noes 0. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 207, AB 1054. Secretary, please read.

I'll send the bill ten fifty four by Senate member Gibson, inequity into retirement.

Senator Cortese, you are recognized.

Thank you again, madam president. I rise to present AB 1054, the deferred retirement option program or DROP. This on behalf of Assembly member Mike Gibson. This establishes a drop program for participating state bargaining unit, five highway patrol officers in bargaining unit eight peace officer firefighters. It's an additional tool to retain experienced public safety personnel who might otherwise retire, helping preserve institutional knowledge in our workforce capacity.

This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Alan. Hi, Avril McGill. Hi, Archuleta. Hi, Adegin. Hi, Ashby.

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

Aye. Choi. Aye. Cortesi. Aye.

Dali. Aye. Gonzales. Aye. Grayson.

Aye. Grove. Aye. Hurtado. Jones.

Aye. Laird. Aye. Limon. McGuire, I McNearney, I Menjivar, I Nilo, Ochoa Bog, I Padilla, I Perez, Aye, Reyes.

Aye, Richardson. Aye, Rubio. Aye, Ciardo. Aye, Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern.

Aye, Strickland. Aye, Umberg. Aye, Volodares. Aye, Wahab. Aye.

Weber Pearson? Aye. Weiner? Aye.

Please call the absent members.

Hurtado? Aye. Limon Nilo? Nilo, aye.

Ayes, 39. No zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file two zero eight AB 1439. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1439 by Assemblymember Garcia an act relating to public retirement systems.

Senator Padilla, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, madam president and colleagues I rise to present on behalf of Assemblymember Garcia. This bill is a worker friendly bill, which asks UC Berkeley Labor Center to independently study labor standards on CalPERS and CalSTRS funded projects, giving us information we need to better understand the impacts on workers, project costs, and construction timelines.

Recent amendments narrow this measure into a study bill, provides legislature with findings that include important data about our public employees, directs the attorney general to inform the department and manage health care whenever enforcement action is taken. This bill has received broad bipartisan support.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 28. Noes 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 224, AB 2247. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2247 by Assembly Member Elhawary, an act relating to victims of crime.

Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, you are recognized.

Thank you. Good morning, Madam President and colleagues. I am proud to present AB 2247, on behalf of Assembly Member Elhawary, a bill that would establish the Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act, or T.H.R.I.V.E. Act in LA County. This bill would fund fast and responsive mental health services for people 25 and under impacted by gun violence, including victims and witnesses.

Existing systems that are supposed to provide mental health services to survivors are riddled with red tape and can be a financial burden. AB 2247 aims to simplify the process, providing survivors with a list of mental healthcare providers or peer-support specialists in the county and establishing a mechanism to ensure survivors are not required to pay for these services out of pocket or wait to be reimbursed. When children and youth get the support they need to heal, they set up a brighter future for us all. On behalf of Assembly Member Elhawary, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 31. No: six. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 228: AB 2374. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2374 by Assemblymember Fong, an act relating to post secondary education.

Senator Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. Senators, I rise to present AB 2374 on behalf of Assembly member Fong. AB 2374 establishes a state level designation for Asian American and native Hawaiian Pacific Islander serving institutions. Minority serving institutions were established by the Federal Government to address educational inequity. The Federal Government has provided millions of dollars to these institutions, many of which are in California, to address student retention and graduation rates of underserved students.

AB 2374 will recognize public and private higher education institutions that show effort and commitment in helping NAPISI and all students succeed. AB 2374 is a companion to my bill, AB 1255, which establishes a state level Hispanic serving institution designation and follows SB 1348 Bradford, establishing black serving institution, black serving institution designation. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on behalf of Assembly Member Fong.

Thank you, Senator Cabaldon. You are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. As the incoming vice Chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, I rise in support of the bill and urge an aye vote.

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

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes, 34. Noes, 5. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 237, AB 1128. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1128 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi an act related to Housing.

Senator Allen, you are recognized.

Members, this, bill would establish a limit on annual mobile home space rent in the city of Torrance. It's about, it seeks to protect mobile home residents from excessive rent increases and, in so doing, seeks to help preserve one of California's remaining sources of affordable home ownership in the community of Torrance. Since 2022, residents at Skyline Mobile Home Park in Torrance have experienced rent increases totaling approximately 46% over a relatively short period.

Mobile home residents are excluded from the statewide rent camp and unlike most residential renters and this is about creating a predictable limit on annual increases for this particular community. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 25. Noes, 10. That measure passes. We will move to file item 242, AB 1457. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1457 by Assemblymember Bryan, an act relating to non use.

Senator Reyes, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I rise to present AB 1457 on behalf of Assemblymember Bryan. This bill promotes community engagement in the development of environmental justice elements and sets a compliance deadline for existing requirements. Ten years ago, California made a promise through SB 1000 by Senator Leyva, which required local jurisdictions with disadvantaged communities to include environmental justice in their general plans when they update two or more elements. Today, a decade later, that promise has not been fully delivered.

In 2023, UC Irvine found that only 33 jurisdictions out of over 250 had an environmental justice element. Too many communities, too many communities have been left without the protections they were promised. AB 1457 closes a compliance gap. It sets a clear deadline for jurisdictions that have not yet adopted an environmental justice element. It strengthens transparency so communities can see what is being proposed.

It includes meaningful public engagement so residents can can participate in shaping their own neighborhoods. Every Californian should have the opportunity to live in a community that is healthy and safe. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 28, noes 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 247, AB 2241. Secretary please read.

Assembly bill 2241 by Assemblymember Boerner, an act relating to school playgrounds.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized on this support support bill.

Thank you, madam president, distinguished members and colleagues. I rise to present AB 2241 on behalf of Assembly member Boerner. This is based on a fifth grader's idea, to make sure that, from, La Costa Elementary School in Carlsbad, to make sure that all kids have access to playground equipment. For children with disabilities, physical activity through play is important to their growth, development, and providing physical and mental stimulation.

AB 2041 would make sure that all public school playgrounds are accessible and inclusive for every single child.

On behalf of Assemblymember Boerner, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on this support support bill.

Thank you. Senator Strickland, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president, members. This is a vital bill for kids across the state of California. For those reasons, I ask for your vote, Aye vote on 2241.

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

Again, we'll ask for your aye votes. Thank you.

Thank you. Senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes 39, Noes oh, ayes 40, Noes 0. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 250, AB 1842. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 1842 by Assembly member Harabedian and accrediting to emergency relief.

Senator Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you, madams. Thank you, madam president. This bill is not about firefighters. However, I am honored to rise and present AB 1842, the California Mortgage Relief Act on behalf of Assembly member, Harabedian, who has displayed incredible resilience. AB 1842, a critical bill that establishes a clear statewide framework to help homeowners whose homes become uninhabitable following a major disaster access mortgage forbearance and avoid foreclosure while they recover and rebuild.

This bill provides a streamlined process for obtaining temporary mortgage relief for up to one year while ensuring borrowers remain protected from unnecessary penalties and harmful servicing practices. After hard work and extensive no no negotiations with stakeholders and opposition coalition. Opposition has moved to neutral due to that work. This bill received unanimous bipartisan support coming out of the Judiciary Committee. I wanna make sure that I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

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

Adegin. Hi. Ashby. Aye, Becker. Aye, Blake Spear.

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

Aye, Telly. Aye, Durazo. Aye. Gonzales. Aye.

Grayson. Aye. Grove. Aye. Hurtado.

Aye. Jones. Aye. Laird. Aye.

McGuire. Aye. McNerney. Aye. Menjivar.

Aye. Nilo. Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla. Perez.

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

Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland. Aye, Humbert. Aye, Volodares. Aye, Wahab.

Aye, Weber Pearson. Aye. Weiner? Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Alvarado-Gil? Aye. Aye. Badia? Aye.

Aye. Sciarto? Aye. Choi, note aye.

Ayes 40, note zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item two fifty seven, AB 1595. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1595 by Assemblymember Schultz, and accolade to criminal procedure.

Senator Cortese, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and senators. I rise to present AB1595 on behalf of Assembly member Schultz. This bill strengthens California's criminal legal system by ensuring courts can correct wrongful convictions while preserving appropriate judicial discretion. Under current law, whether a court can meaningfully consider new evidence may depend on which post conviction statute applies and whether the person is still in custody. That can create significant barriers for people seeking to present evidence that could demonstrate a wrongful conviction.

There is great need to create a consistent statewide framework to promote equal treatment and predictable outcomes across all counties and AB1595 helps provide that framework. I'd like to note that the California District Attorney's Association, CDAA, is now neutral following the most recent technical amendments, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

[Roll call]

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call]

Senator Cortese moves the call. We will now move to file item 258, AB163. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1603 by Assembly Member Schultz, an act relating to pesticides.

Senator Gonzalez, you are recognized. Senator Gonzalez, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam President and members. I rise to present AB 1603 by Assembly Member Schultz. PFAS are a large class of chemicals that are used in many consumer products and industries because they are long-lasting and waterproof. However, they are associated with numerous serious human health effects and build up in water, soil, and our bodies.

Because of PFAS's problematic properties, the Legislature has acted in years to prohibit their use in many consumer products, such as textiles, food packaging, cosmetics, menstrual, and children's products. However, over 50 pesticides containing millions of pounds of PFAS are still regularly used on California crops each year without the knowledge of many growers and consumers, and AB 1603 requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to identify and list PFAS pesticides in a public database, track their use, and share that information with the County Ag Commissioners.

This bill will inform growers, the public, and local governments about the pesticides registered in California that contain PFAS and provide greater transparency about the use in the state. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

[Roll call].

Secretary, please call the absent members.

[Roll call].

Ayes: 31. Noes: five. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 259: AB 2429. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2429 by Assembly member Blanca Rubio and Aquilento Childcare.

Senator Becker, you are recognized. Ladies and gentlemen support support measure.

Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, the Senate arise to present AB 2429 on behalf of Assembly member Rubio. This bill updates the early childhood mental health consultation programs to reduce administrative burdens, provide more flexible, relationship based support for educators and teachers. The Senate amendments were technical in nature. The bill is no opposition.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no opposition, ayes 40, no zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item two sixty six, AB 2460.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2460, PASA member, Celestia Rodriguez, and Accolade to Pupil Health.

Senator Perez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President. Today, I rise to present AB 2460 on behalf of Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez. AB 2460 will ensure schools are prepared to support students when immigration enforcement causes fear, trauma, or instability at home. This bill does not create a new mental health program. It simply updates California's existing school behavioral health referral protocols to include guidance for supporting students during a local emergency related to immigration enforcement or deportation.

AB 2460 helps schools respond with care, clarity, and consistency by making sure students and families can be connected through appropriate behavioral health supports. Recent amendments instruct local education agencies to review current policies and ensure consistency with new guidelines, reducing costs for complying local education agencies. I respectfully ask for your Aye vote on AB 2460. Thank you.

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

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 30, No 6. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 281eighty one, AB 16

Assembly Bill 1629 by Assembly Member Haney, and equating to health care coverage.

Senator Gonzales, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam President and Members, I rise to present AB 1629 on behalf of Assembly Member Haney, which will protect patients from upfront costs for out of network dental care by requiring insurers to pay dentists directly when patients have an assigned assignment of benefits. These restrictions force patients to travel long distances when out of network providers are largely excluded from receiving direct payments with insurance companies.

AB 1629 will end this limbo by requiring insurers to reimburse dentists with a written assignment of benefits regardless of their contracting status. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

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

[Roll Call]

Secretary, please call the absent Members.

[Roll Call]

Ayes 30, Noes 10. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 286, AB 864. Secretary, please read.

A Senate Bill 864 by Assembly Member Ward, inequity into hazardous waste.

Senator Allen, you are recognized on this support support bill.

Alright. This bill provides a path for the DTSC to undertake a public process to solicit feedback and consider the adoption of federal regulations to make it easier to recycle solar panels at the end of their useful life. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, Ayes 40, Noes 0. That measure passes. We will now move to file item 289, AB 1931.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1931 by Assembly Member Papan, an act relating to insurance.

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

Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues' rights to present on behalf of Assembly Member Papan. This bill helps protect homeowners from costly repairs by creating an optional limited lines license for utilities to offer home protection products, helps them pay for expensive unexpected repairs. The bill ensures robust consumer protections through Department of Insurance oversight respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, Ayes 40, Noes 0. The measure passes. We will now move to file item 295, AB 350. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 350, by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to health care coverage.

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

Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, I rise to present AB 350 by Assembly Member Mia Bonta. This is bill is focused on providing health care coverage for children with fluoride treatments. AB 350 passed the Assembly floor with overwhelming support and also passed the Senate health and appropriations committee with unanimous bipartisan support. With that I ask for an Aye vote. Thanklyou

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, Ayes 40, Noes 0. The measure passes. We will now move to file item 297, AB 2561.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2561 by Assembly Member Valencia an act relating to privacy.

We will skip that and move to file item 300, AB 1751. Secretary, please read.

I'll send it to bill seventeen fifty one by Assembly member Kirk Silva, enequity to housing.

Senator Arregain, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. I rise to present AB 1751 on behalf of Assembly member Quirk Silva and Wicks. AB 1751 builds on recent housing reforms by expanding access to one of the most attainable paths to home ownership, town homes. Home ownership is moving further away for many Californians. Only 80% of households can afford a medium price single family home.

That's why this bill is important by allowing ministerial approval of qualifying townhome projects that meet clear and objective standards. This approach reduces delays, provides certainty, and helps bring more ownership opportunities within the reach of working Californians. This bill has enjoyed bipartisan support in both houses, and I respectfully ask for a nigh vote.

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

Allen. Aye. Avril McGill. No. Archuleta.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Ashby. Aye.

Aye. Becker. Aye. Cabaldon. Aye.

Caballero. Aye. Cervantes. Aye. Choi.

Cortese. Aye. Dali. Aye. Durazo.

Aye. Gonzales. Aye. Grayson. Aye.

Grove. Aye. Hurtado. Aye. Jones?

Aye. Laird? Aye. Dimon? Aye.

Aye. McEnerney? I didn't know. Aye. Nilo?

No. Ochoa Bog? Sorry. No. Padilla?

Ciarto. Aye. Smallwood Cuevas. Aye. Stern.

Aye. Strickland. Aye. Umbert. Aye.

Volodares. Aye. Wahab.

Okay. That one. Okay. But we're we're always

Aye. Weber Pearson? Aye. Weiner? Aye.

Ochoa Bog, not aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Becker? Choi?

Ayes 36. Nos two. That measure passes. We will now move back and file to file item two ninety seven, AB 2561. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2561 by Assembly Member Valencia, an act relating to privacy.

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

Thank you, Madam President. Members, I rise to present File Item 297: Assembly Bill 2561 by Assembly Member Valencia. AB 2561 would ensure consumers maintain control over their preferred privacy settings by prohibiting changes without their consent. Please vote aye on AB 2561.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes: 40, noes: zero. The measure passes.

We will now move to File Item 305: AB 1599. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1599 by Assembly Member Ahrens, an act relating to transportation.

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

Thank you, Madam President and colleagues. This is a support-support measure. On behalf of Assembly Member Ahrens, AB 1599, I'm proud to present it, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objections, ayes: 40, no: zero. The measure passes. We will now move to File Item 311: AB 2181. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 2181 by Assembly member Zuber, enacting into housing.

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

Thank you, madam president. AB 2181 is narrow clarification that ensures density bonus potential can only be used in valuations for hotels or motels when it's real, approved, invested. Does not restrict any housing development. I thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes 40, no zero. The measure passes. We will now move to file item three eighteen, AB 1666.

Secretary, please read.

A Senate bill 1666 by Senate member Rogers, enacting to forestry.

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

Thank you, madam president and distinguished senators. I rise today to Sprint AB 1666 on behalf of Assemblymember Rogers. This thoughtful bill was recently narrowed to remove opposition, and has received bipartisan support in both houses. Colleagues, even Barbee, would support it. AB 1666 establishes one or more bio biomass innovative parks and accelerates a s a sustainable wood waste bioeconomy in California.

California's biomass surplus has been dangerously neglected to date, exacerbating the ongoing risk of catalytic of catastrophic wildfire, undermine state climate and air go air quality goals, and invites pest innovations. AB 1666 seeks to address this challenge and support an equitable and sustainable economy leading to economic development and high high road jobs in rural and tribal areas. Senator, at the end of the day, AB 1666 additional benefits include improved air quality, innovation, reduced wildfire risk, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes 40, no zero. The measure passes. We will move to file item three twenty four, AB 1721.

Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 1721 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi, an act relating to pupil safety.

Senator Ochoa Bogh, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate. On behalf of Assemblyman Muratsuchi, I rise to present Assembly Bill 1721, which will ensure that school safety plans remain practical, effective, and focused on protecting students and staff. Current law requires every school to maintain a comprehensive school safety plan. Over time, the Legislature has added many new requirements, including 14 bills since 2013. While these changes addressed important issues, they've also made safety plans overly complex and compliance-driven.

AB 1721 directs the Education Commissioner to consult with the State Board of Education and stakeholders, including educators, parents, students, first responders, and mental health professionals to review and recommend ways to streamline and improve school safety plans. AB 1721 is supported by teachers, administrators, and law enforcement, and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes: 40, no: zero. That measure passes. We will now move to File Item 328: AB 2409. Secretary-- Secretary, please read.

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A Senate bill 2409 by Senator Valencia, inequity linked to digital assets.

Senator McNerney, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president. And support support measure. Distinguished senators. I'm rising today to present SB 2409 on behalf of Assemblymember Valencia. AB 2,409 prohibits California public officials from issuing MAME coins and bars digital asset exchanges from listing any meme coin that uses the likeness or image of a living public official.

When a public official's meme coin is listed on an exchange, it becomes accessible to a global market, monetizing their public position for profit. Public office is not a business opportunity, and we must modernize our anti corruption safeguards as digital assets to become increasingly accepted in our communities. I appreciate your time and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objections, ayes 40, no zero. That measure passes. We will now move to file item three twenty nine, AB 2765.

Secretary, please read.

Sunny bill twenty seven sixty five by Assemblymember Arons and Accolade into nutrition assistance and to carry the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Senator Mcdearney, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam president and distinguished colleagues. I rise today to present AB 2765 on behalf of Assembly member, Aaron. As AB 2765 ensures equitable and current equitable current and former foster youth do not lose access to critical nutritional benefits during tr the transition to reduce basic benefits, such as nutrition as a result of HR 1. Reverend Doctor Luther King would be very proud of this bill. As a result of amend of recent amendments adopted on this bill.

The bill is now directs the California Department of Social Services to pursue ex pursue exemptions, the time and work requirements for foster youth with medical and behavioral diagnosis identified in their case plans. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this.

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

Allen. Hi, Avarado Gill. Hi, Archuleta. I I again. I Ashby.

I Becker. I Blake Spear. I Cabaldon. Caballero. I Cervantes.

I Choi. Cortesi. Aye, Dali. Aye, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales.

Grayson. Aye, Grove. Cortado. Aye, Jones. Aye, Laird.

Aye, Ramon. Aye, McGuire. Aye, McLernie. Aye, Menjivar. Aye, Nilo.

Ochoa Bog. Padilla. Aye, Perez. Aye, Reyes. Aye, Richardson.

Aye, Rubio. Aye, Seattle. Smallwood Cuevas. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Volodares? Aye.

Weber Pearson? Aye. Weiner? Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Cabaldon? Aye. Choi? Gonzales? Aye.

Grove? Nilo? Ochoa Bog, Sildarto?

The measure. It passes. We will now move to file item three thirty, AB 2078. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2078 by Assembly Member Rogers, an act relating to employment.

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

Thank you, Madam President. AB 2078 provides flexibility for stationary engineers by adding them to a list of employees whose meal breaks are governed by their collective bargaining agreements. There's support on both sides. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objection, ayes: 40, no: zero. The measure passes.

We will now move to File Item 331: AB 2314. Secretary, please read.

Assembly Bill 2314 by Assembly Member Rogers, an act relating to childcare.

Senator Ochoa Bogh, you are recognized on this support-support measure.

Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, on behalf of Assemblyman Rogers, it is my honor to present AB 2314, which creates a clear, timely process for transferring funds where they are most needed and requiring transparent written responses from the Department of Social Services. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Seeing no further discussion or debate, senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Seeing no objections, ayes: 40, no: zero. The measure passes. We will now move to File Item 339: AB 2392. Secretary, please read.

A Senate bill 2392 by member Fong, in equating to public post secondary education.

Senator Ochoa, you are recognized.

Thank you. Madam president and ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, on behalf of Assembly member Fong, I rise to present Assembly Bill 2392. Last August, the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and Privacy and Consumer Affairs held a hearing to review the California State University's AI empowered initiative. A key finding from the joint oversight hearing was that with AI tools, including chat GPT, EDU were deployed without accompanying training being provided.

AB 2392 seeks to remedy this gap by convening a working group among our public higher education segments to develop responsible generative AI procurement standards and provide training to students, faculty, and staff.

The bill helps ensure that California's public higher education systems are thoughtful and transparent as they adopt generative AI tools and that these tools come with adequate safeguards and user preparation. The bill has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Alan.

Archuleta. Ashby.

. Becker.

aye. Aye, Cortesi. Aye, Dali. Aye, Durazo. Aye, Gonzales.

Aye, Grayson. Aye, Grove. Aye, Cortado. Aye, Jones. Leonard.

Aye, Limon. Aye, McGuire. Aye, McNerney. Aye, Menjivar. Aye, Nilo.

Aye, Ochoa Bog. Aye, Padilla. Aye, Perez. Reyes. Aye, Richardson.

Aye, Rubio. Aye, Seattle. Small. Aye, Stern. Aye, Strickland.

Humbert? Aye. Aye. Volodares? Aye.

Weber Pearson? Aye. Weiner? Aye.

Secretary, please call the absent members.

Cabaldon? Jones? Aye. Perez? Seyarto?

Aye. Strickland? Aye.

Senator Ochogeau moves the call. We will now move to file item three forty, AB 206. Secretary, please read.

Assembly bill 206, boss member Michelle Rodriguez, enequity to Delco daycare centers.

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

Thank you, madam president. Assembly bill 2,006 enables the Department of General Services to establish a process for licensed childcare providers to operate in state owned office buildings offering working California families a safe and reliable option. Their support on both sides, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.