Assembly Floor

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

Agriakuri, Aarons, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Avila Fanias, Banes, Bauer Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Burner, Bonta, Brian, Calderon, Colosa, Carrillo, Castillo, Chen, Connolly, Davies, De Mayo, Dixon, El Hawari, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Gibson, Jeff Gonzales, Mark Gonzales, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Erwin, Jackson, Johnson, Cora, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo, Mckinner, Marisucci, Quinn, Ortega, Pacheco, Pappan, Patel, Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie Norris, Quirk Silva, Ramos, Ransom, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Rubio, Sanchez, Chiavo, Schultz, Sharp Collins, Solace, Soria, Stephanie, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallace, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, Sabur, Mr. Speaker.

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Members, I wanna thank the 33 members who decided to show up on time. The rest of you, if you could join us on the floor, that would be much appreciated. I believe that the members that are here will be getting passes to leave on time before the call is lifted. But those of you that are not here will be finishing out the day. Thank you, Assemblymember Pappan.

And Assemblymember Soria? Okay, Mister Culra.

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

Please join me in a moment of reflection. While a student in Japan over fifty-years ago, I was able to visit the home where my mother grew up. I stayed in mom's family home that had a traditional thatched roof. It was on a hillside where the farm terrace rice patties, about 10 miles from Hiroshima City Center. My Uncle Akita took me to the Peace Memorial Museum, but he asked me to go in alone.

He was an atomic bomb survivor and needed no reminders. Hours later, we drove home in silence. Once home, my Auntie Toyoko asked me how it was. Seeing my look of disbelief, she smiled and said, what you saw today was nothing. Later, they both shared what they witnessed that day and in the days that follow.

The morning of the atomic bomb, they were fortunately inside when they heard the explosion that rocked the house. They went outside to see the mushroom cloud rising over the city. Their innocent eyes had never seen such a cloud and they remarked, it's so beautiful. Then they noticed that in just one small area, the roof was on fire. And he said that, looking up the hill, every roof that dotted the hillside was on fire the exact same amount.

Nothing else, just the thatched roofs. It was so impossibly absurd. They initially laughed as they rushed to put out the small fire. A flash of over 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit ignited fires well beyond the blast. They were fortunate to have been inside.

Only later did they realize the horrific destruction, loss, and pain that mushroom cloud represented. One of my teachers who survived the bomb also commented on how beautiful the mushroom cloud was. Eighty-one years ago this month, my family in Hiroshima were among the last people who would have such innocent eyes to see beauty in the bomb. That day changed the world forever. With our wisdom eyes open, we know that there is no beauty in a mushroom cloud, and there are no winners in a nuclear war.

Let us try our best to live our lives with kindness and gratitude beyond words.

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing to join us in the Flag Salute. Assemblymember Ellis will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Please put your hand over your heart and follow me. I pledge allegiance to the flag.

May be seated. To our guests and visitors today, State law prohibits persons in the Chamber from interfering with legislative proceedings or disrupting the orderly conduct of official business. Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies. Members for your bills that remain on the Senate floor, please encourage your floor managers to request that your bills be taken up today. Make those requests today.

You can do that by text, by smoke signal, by interpretive dance. Whatever you do, make sure that they make the request to take up your bills today. Reading of the previous day's journal.

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

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

Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving on to motions and resolution, the absences for the day for illness, Assemblymember McKinnor, get well. Assemblymember we want you back, we need you back.

Onto our procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motion.

Good morning, Mister Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly rule 45.5 to allow Assemblymembers Fong, Ortega, Irwin, and Zbur to speak on an adjournment in memory today.

Without objection, such shall be the order.

I request unanimous consent to suspend the Assembly rule 118 to allow Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez to have a guest seated at her desk and for Assemblymembers Fong and Ransom to have guests in the rear of the Chamber.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Members pursuant to Assembly rule 77.2, I'm re referring the following bills. Item 43, AB 387, Alanis to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee, and item 57, which is AB 1707 by Assemblymember Davies to the Business and Professions Committee. Okay. We are moving on to business on the daily file, time to work.

We're gonna begin with our second reading, file items 1-3. The Clerk will read.

Senate Bills 1079, 328, and Senate Bill 344.

All bills will be deemed read, and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Members, we're going straight into our Senate third reading file. Let's go. We're gonna begin with file item 169. File item 169, everybody.

File item 169. That is SB 259 by Senator Wahab presented by Assemblymember Pellerin. Clerk will read.

Senate bill 259 by Senator Wahab, an act relating to elections and declaring the urgency thereof. Take effect immediately.

I'm sorry, Mister Reed and clerk. Members, this is a 54 vote bill. This is a 54 vote bill. Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you, speaker and colleagues. I rise to present SB 259 on behalf of Senator Wahab. SB 2459 is a response to the federal and local actors that have interfered with elections by undermining or obstructing the vote by mail process. In March of this year, the Trump administration issued an executive order that aimed to rewrite the rules for federal elections.

This executive order directs the United States Postal Service to only send ballots to individuals on a federally prepared mail in and absentee participation list.

Federal courts have deemed this executive order unconstitutional and warned that implementation will cause confusion and disenfranchise eligible voters. To ensure that future elections are protected from voter suppression tactics, SB 259 will create a new felony to deter anyone in a position of authority from interfering with the delivery or submission of a vote by mail ballot. Regardless of party affiliation, every eligible voter should be able to cast a ballot freely, securely, and with confidence that it will be counted.

Election security should not impede access to the ballot. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Pellerin. Assembly member De Maio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in opposition to SB 259 because it puts the convenience of mail in ballots at risk for millions of California voters. We wanna make voting as simple and easy and accessible as possible because we want to increase public participation in our democracy. However, in order to increase public participation in our democracy, we must assure voters that they can trust and have confidence in the way in which our election is conducted.

All the Federal Government is asking is that this state, California state, do its job.

Do what red states and blue states across the country do, and that is check the eligibility of voters registered on your voter lists. Constantly look at your voter lists, compare them to databases of people who have moved, people who have passed away, people who are not eligible because of their citizenship status. Check and improve the accuracy of your voter list, but California What

am I looking at?

Steadfastly refuses to do this. SB 259 is the wrong reaction here. Instead of not cooperating with common sense best practices in election administration, we should be rising to the occasion. We should do be doing this not because it's a Republican or a Democrat idea, but because this is a California. This is a an American idea to have well run elections in our state.

So you can blame the Trump administration all you want, but what they're asking us to do is improve the accuracy of our voter lists. Why is that so hard? We are rising in support of ensuring that all Californians have the convenient option of mail in ballots. We can either continue to have a partisan food fight on this issue, or we can do something good in a bipartisan and balanced way for the health of our democracy, please. Let's amend SB 259.

Let's ask the secretary of state to provide a data sharing agreement with the Federal Government, authorize county election officials to use every available reliable government database to improve the accuracy of our voter lists. And I will see, at that point, we will be fully compliant with the request the Federal Government has made, and there will be no worries about our mail in ballots and convenience in this election. But some wanna take us and put us on a collision course. That's not leadership.

That's not being balanced, and it's not good for democracy.

I urge a no vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember DeMaio. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Pellerin, do you wish to close?

I have great confidence in our elections officials and our voter lists that are accurate. And this bill makes sure that they are entitled to vote, and it does not it prevents anyone from interfering with the delivery of those ballots. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

Members, this is a 54 vote bill. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This is a 54 vote bill. Assembly member.

Assemblymember Pellerin has moved the call. There are several members who have not yet keyed in today.

Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Point of information. The on time

State your point.

The on time caucus has been made aware of a rule that if you are more than 30 minutes late, you have to explain yourself to the group. Is that true?

Thank you, Assemblymember Hadwick and thank you for making this point of information. We will explain what's in the rules. Part of the rules that we have all voted on and agreed to include Section 110 in Mason's, and I will read those now. If a member is not recorded on the attendance role within 30 minutes after the start of the session. Thank you, members.

If a member is not recorded on the attendance role within 30 minutes after the scheduled start of session, the member shall stand up before the Assembly and explain the reason why the member is late before the member is recorded on the roll call for any vote.

If a member does not explain if a member does not explain the member's reason for being late, any other member may raise a point of order. And under this rule, whereupon the tardy member's vote may not be recorded until an explanation is made. So therefore, after after 30 minutes, then a portive order would be ruled in order. I did, I mentioned that already. Assembly rule excuse me.

Assembly rule 110. Thank you, Madam clerk. Assembly rule 110. We're gonna continue on.

That point, that point of order could be made today. That point of order could be made at any point.

Okay. Starting at the beginning of the Senate third reading file, we're gonna begin at the beginning folks. We're gonna pass and retain on 95 through 103.

95 through 103. File item number 90 excuse me. 104 is SB 1090 by Senator Perez, presented by Assembly member Harabedian. The clerk will read

The Senate bill 1090 by Senator Perez and others, an act relating to land use and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Assembly member Harabedian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise as a principal coauthor to present SB 1090, the keep Altadena Lands and Altadena Hands Act on behalf of Senator Perez. SB 1090 establishes a temporary three year moratorium on certain state housing density laws in Altadena. This is to prevent development pressures from undermining long term rebuilding efforts following the 2025 Eaton Fire. This bill grew directly from Altadena residents and Eaton Fire survivors.

They have called for the same protections provided to other communities impacted by the January 2025 fires. Survivors have raised serious concerns about predatory speculation, and investors who have targeted damaged properties, threatening to permanently displaced families, particularly Altadena's historic black community.

Investor purchases increased dramatically after the Eaton fire, accounting for nearly 49% of properties sold from February through July 2025, compared to just about 10% during the period in 2024. Existing housing laws already recognize that disaster recovery can require different rules.

SB 684 and SB 1123 exclude certain high fire hazard areas, but those protections do not cover Altadena because it is not designated as a high fire severity zone.

Stop and think about that for a second. A community that just burned down is still not considered a high fire severity zone. This bill tries to fix that problem. It addresses that discrepancy and provides a temporary three year similar accountability for Altadena. This will ensure that residents are not pressured into selling their property at a vulnerable moment, and that our community can recover on its own terms moving forward.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Harabedian. Assembly member Patterson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in support of this measure. As many people know here, I am very supportive of housing legislation that has come through to make it easier and cut local barriers, to building housing. But I think in this case, when a community has been devastated by wildfires, we can't allow that tragedy to change, change the community in the in which existed in the first place.

You know, when the individuals are returning to their homes, they ought to be able to return to a location in which they consider to be their home.

And if it's changed in many ways and it becomes less of their home, less of the place that they recognize. And they've already been through so much devastation and recovery that we have to allow them to find peace back in the location in which they live and they raise their families and the community in which, they've lived for all these years. So with that, I look forward to supporting this measure.

Thank you, Assemblymember Patterson. Assemblymember Brian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and colleagues. I too rise in support of this measure. I had the privilege of going on a bus tour through Altadena, just two weeks ago, and I met with a black family whose home had burned down and has been rebuilt already. And no small part due to the leadership of our colleague from Altadena and local leaders and others, the community has been traumatized. And that's just one of a handful of homes that have been rebuilt.

And the idea that speculators and corporate buyers could come in and buy this historically black neighborhood is unconscionable. And we should do everything we can to protect the families who were there and ensure that they can remain the families who are there. And I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Brian. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Harabedian, do you wish to close?

Thank you. To my colleagues from Rockland, Los Angeles, respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Harabedian, all debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 60, no zero. The measure passes.

Excuse me. Aye 60, no zero, on the urgency.

Aye 60, no zero on the measure. The measure passes. Thank you, Madam clerk.

Pass to retain on file item 105, 106. File item 107, SB 1168 by Senator McNerney, presented by Assembly member Rogers.

Clerk will read.

Senate bill 1168 by Senator McNerney and others an act related to Energy.

Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.

Thank you so much, Mister speaker. SB 1168 would direct the CPUC to assess methods to, one, ensure that data centers pay their fair share for transmission and distribution upgrades, two, ensure that data centers pay for their fair share of load increases. And three, to alleviate rate pressures on residential customers, I ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Rogers. Assemblymember De Maio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in strong support of SB 1168, which is what I was talking about yesterday, a balanced approach to this issue. These are not additional regulations or mandates. These are just specifying that a data center has to pay for the incremental increase in infrastructure associated with a massive data center being put in a community. That should not be a cost that is put on the backs of residential rate payers or other small businesses.

We are not against data centers if they can show that they are not going to increase the cost to consumers and the surrounding community, and that they bring in the water and electricity necessary, to support their operations. I look forward to, working with our colleagues across the aisle, in the next legislative session on similar bills like this, balanced, cost neutral, but also economically vibrant bills to ensure we have California as a leader in the jobs associated with technology, without having costs borne by our communities.

I urge a yes vote on SB 1168 to make sure that data centers pay pay their fair share of utility costs.

Thank you. Assemblymember De Maio. Assemblymember's board, you are recognized.

Members, Mister speaker, members, I rise in strong support of SB 1168 as well. This is one of a package of bills that are focused on data centers and making sure that that rates are not being borne by, you know, normal rate payers. This is something that's complimentary to a number of other bills that are moving forward in both the Senate and the Assembly. And with that, I ask for your strong strong support.

Thank you. Assemblymember Zbor. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Rogers does not wish to close. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. High 65, no zero.

The measure passes. File item 108. Okay. Then we're gonna pass and retain on 108 through. 123, 108 through.

123. File item 124, that's SB 1111. It's like good luck or something. That is by Senator Ashby, presented by Assembly member Bauer Kehan. The clerk read.

Senate bill 1111 by Senator Ashby, enact relating to digital replicas.

Assembly member Bauer Kehan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to present eleven eleven on behalf of Senator Ashby. The rise of artificial intelligence presents an opportunity for innovation in California, but the lack of a comprehensive legal framework for addressing digital replicas and nonconsensual images and videos is troubling. This leaves individuals vulnerable to various forms of exploitation, identity theft scams, misinformation, and misrepresentation of character. Since 2019, the creation of AI generated deep fakes has risen over 500%.

SB 1111 establishes a framework to hold AI users accountable by creating clear legal standing for victims and defining the boundaries of AI technology. The bill expands liability for a very specific set of instances when someone uses another person's voice likeness to create a digital replica without their consent. SB 1111 has no opposition and has received bipartisan support. On behalf of Senator Ashby, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Bauer Kehan, all debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 59, no zero. The measure passes. Passer 18 on one twenty five through one thirty six. One twenty five through one thirty six, file item one thirty seven.

That's SB 574 by Senator Umberg, also presented by Assembly member Bauer Keihan. SB 574 by Senator Umberg. You wanna pass temporarily? Pass temporarily? We're gonna pass temporarily on 137.

File item 138 is SB 811 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assembly member Blanca Rubio. Clerk will read.

It's Senate bill 811 by Senator Caballero and others, an act relating to hazardous waste.

Assembly member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 811 on behalf of Senator Caballero. This Bill establishes a statutory framework to ensure comprehensive and safe regulation of metal shredding facilities in California. Following the veto of SB 404 over concerns with material clarity, Senator Caballero introduced SB 811 to address these concerns and incorporate the administration's input and technical amendments.

The author's office has been in frequent communication with the small shredders, and the most recent version of the bill ensures that small shredders are not classified as hazardous waste facilities and gives them the extra time for permit applications, financial assurance, requirements, and the ability to use their existing process to manage residue.

My colleague, Senator Caballero has worked hard for two years to strike the best possible balance with this bill by ensuring the that metal shredding facilities are well regulated while recognizing the difference between these facilities and those facilities that treat, store, and dispose of hazardous waste.

This bill will ensure that California has a robust regulatory process for a metal shredding industry and remains a sustainable or sustainability leader in reducing reuse and recycling. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Rubio. Assemblymember Ellis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise in respectful opposition to 811. Coming out of the chemical process world and working with the Department of Toxics, it's very onerous for a small company to apply for permits and have staff and consulting staff that is very expensive that you can't afford. There are clear differentiations between the large shredders and the small shredders.

So you take a large shredder and they have thermal oxidation, metal precipitation, metal stabilization, whereas the small shredders, they'll take that and just haul it straight to disposal.

So I really hope you will consider going down on this simply because we don't wanna impose more regulation and cost on small shredders. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ellis. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Rubio, do you wish to close?

I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you Assemblymember Rubio. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Assemblymember Rubio has moved the call.

Just a moment, everybody.

Okay. We are going to continue forward by passing and retaining on 139 all the way through 149, we're gonna pass temporarily on 150.

We're gonna pass and retain on 151 through 167. Assemblymember Pellerin. File item 168. That's SB 1078 by Senator Laird, presented by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read.

Senate bill 1078 by Senator Laird and others, an act relatd to gift certificates.

Assembly member Pellerin, you are recognized.

Thank you. Speaker members, I rise to present Senate bill 1078 by Senator Laird. Last year, we passed legislation increasing the amount consumers can redeem for cash on a gift card from under $10 to under 15. This was good for consumers, but it created a practical problem for businesses that already had gift cards printed with the old $10 limit. SB 1078 provides a simple fix for the next two years.

Businesses can use their existing supply of gift cards as long as they let customers know at the time of purchase that they can redeem a remaining balance of less than $15 for cash. This avoids throwing away perfectly good gift cards, saves businesses, especially small businesses, the cost of replacing them and make sure consumers know about their new rights. The bill is sponsored by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and is a support support bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

This is a 54 vote bill. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 56, no zero, the measure passes. Okay, members, we are going to go to the concurrence file. We're gonna begin by passing and retaining on file items four through 12.

File item number 13, that's AB 2242 by Assemblymember Davies. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2242 by Assemblymember Davies an act related to pupil safety.

Assemblymember Davies, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2242 is back in concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate correct a cross reference issue and has been on consent the entire time. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Davies. I'll debate

having cease clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll on tally of votes.

Size 59, no zero, Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen. Assemblymember Pellerin is asking to lift the call on file item 169. That's SB 259, the clerk will post. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes.

Ayes 54, Noes 14 on the urgency. Ayes 54, Noes 14 on the measure. Immediate transmittal to the Senate. Passer 18 on fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, file item 18. AB 1945 by Assembly member Hadwick.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1945 by Assemblymember Hadwick and others, an act relating to municipal utility districts.

Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 1945 is back on concurrence. This bill delivers more affordable energy to hardworking Californians in Lassen County. Senate amendments limited the scope of the prepayment program to customers who have paid a deposit. This bill has enjoyed unanimous support and has no opposition.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 61. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Pass through intent on file item 19. File item 20, that's AB 2129 by Assemblymember Flora. Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2129 by Assemblymember Flora an act relating to state employees.

Assemblymember Flora, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2129 is back on current, so respect last night vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Flora. All debate happens. Cease clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. ICE 56, Noes one, send amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on file item 21. File item 22, AB 2118 by Assembly member Hoover.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2118 by Assemblymember Hoover and others, an act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Hoover, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2118 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments defined mixed-use development and address chapter end conflicts. Respectfully request an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 52. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on 23, 24, 25. File Item 26, AB 2477 by Assemblymember Chen.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2477 by Assemblymember Chen, and I have related to professions and vocations.

Assemblymember Chen, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. This bill is background concurrence. I respectfully ask for a vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Chen. I'll debate having ceased clerk who opened the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the role and tally votes. I see 56 no zero, Senate amendments are concurred in. Mister Hoover, state your point of order, please.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I noticed that my colleague from India was actually recorded as late on the roll this morning. I would respectfully request that he explain to the body why he was late. Thank you.

Mister Gonzales, just a moment please. All members, I'd like, I'd like you to listen to this. We have already recorded votes today. So by the nature of this point of order, I'm gonna say that your point is not well taken. The precedent of what you're standing up and asking for is an important one.

There is a there's a tremendous amount of frustration by members who are arriving here on time who feel as though other members don't consider their time to be as important. That's how people feel. Therefore, going forward, that point of order should be made before that member has taken a vote, and this Chair will honor that. Please arrive on time. Respect your colleagues' time.

And if you aren't gonna be here on time, be ready to explain yourself before the State of California. Your point is not well taken.

We continue. File item 33, that's AB 912 by Assembly member Wilson. You are recognize, excuse me.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 912 by Assemblymember Wilson, an act relating to Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District.

Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized. Decorum, please.

Thank you, Mister Speaker, members, I'm pleased to present AB 912, a local district bill that was got and amended over in the Senate. This bill proposes amendments to the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater Districts Enabling Act in order to modernize the composition of the district's board of trustees and improve governance efficiency, responsiveness, and operational effectiveness. This bill has received unanimous support and, the support of all of the parties involved in the bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 61, noes 0, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 34, that's AB 302 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 302 by Assemblymember Bauer Kehan and I'm relating to local educational agencies.

Assemblymember Bauer Kehan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. AB 302 is back from the Senate, and I'm seeking concurrence and Senate amendments. Permission to use a prop, Mister speaker?

Without objection.

Thank you. So this telephone, which is in many of our kids' pockets every day, all day during school, means of communication for our kids on their extracurricular activities. We need to ensure that they can participate in sports and leadership without having to be on addictive feeds. That is

what this bill does. It ensures that in addition to addictive feeds, kids have

other ways to get does. It ensures that in addition to addictive feeds, kids have other ways to get activities and information. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote and concurrence in Senate amendments.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I 16, no zero, Senate amendments are concurred in. Okay.

We'll pass and retain on '35, 36, and 37. Pass temporarily on '38. Pass and retain on '39. File item 40 is AB 40 by Assembly member Bonta. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 40 by Assemblymember Bonta and others, an act relating to environmental quality.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Good morning, members and Speaker. I rise today to present AB 40, the Community First Coal Review Act on behalf of the beautiful people of Oakland, Alameda, and Emeryville. AB 40 is about one thing, ensuring our constituents have the facts when mass coal terminals try to open in their backyard. We cannot ask communities to live with the consequence of major industrial projects while relying on environmental reviews that are outdated and fail to reflect what a facility will actually handle.

AB 40 ensures that when California considers large scale coal infrastructure, our environmental review process accounts for current information about the type and volume of coal being handled and the potential impacts on nearby communities, air quality, and our environment.

Even when uncovered coal trains move through our communities, they release fine particulate matter. A health impact assessment of coal trains in the San Francisco Bay Area found that exposure to coal train fine particulate matter was associated with increased mortality, cardiovascular, and respiratory hospitalizations, and asthma exacerbation. The study also found that the population burden, that the pollution burden is not shared equally. At a time when the Federal Government is pushing to expand coal infrastructure, California should not be moving backwards.

We should be making sure our environmental standards reflect the best available information and continue to put the health of our communities first.

Our communities deserve transparency. They deserve to know what is coming into their neighborhoods, what the potential impacts are, and what can be done to protect their health. AB 40 is a common-sense, community-first approach to environmental review and makes sure major coal projects are evaluated based on current realities. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 43, noes 16, Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 41 is AB 2674 by Assemblymember Schiavo. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2674 by Assemblymember Schiavo, an act relating to air pollution.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2674. This is a bill you haven't seen because it was a gut and amend on the Senate side. This is the Landfill Data Transparency Act. My community was very involved in a recent landfill methane regulation that went through the California Air Resources Board—the strongest, I believe, in the country because of my community's advocacy.

And one of the most important things that that does is it requires landfills to report their temperature data and monitoring to CARB, and we wanna make sure that information is public and publicly available and publicly posted on their website. Often, communities and neighbors of landfills are a canary in the coal mine. They're the first ones to raise alarm bells when something is wrong, which is what happened at Chiquita Canyon in my community.

This bill is, I think, an important transparency and accountability bill, and we, look forward to getting that data on the 11 landfills around the state that have requested waivers to operate at higher temperatures that we should all be concerned about in our communities.

This bill has received bipartisan support and no opposition, and with that, I respectfully request an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 64. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna go backwards to File Item 38, please. File Item 38.

That's AB 2318 by Assemblymember Elhawary, the Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2318 by Assemblymember Elhawary and others, an act relating to law enforcement.

Assemblymember Elhawary you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2318 is back on concurrent. Senate amendments are clarifying in nature. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Elhawary, all debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, ayes 41, noes 16, Senate amendments are concurred in. We've already passed and retained on 39. We've dispensed with 40 and 41. We're gonna pass temporarily on 42.

Pass and retain on 43. File item 44, AB 690 by Assemblymember Schultz. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 690 by Assemblymember Schultz an act relating to criminal procedure.

Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker, colleagues. AB 690 is back in the Assembly for concurrence. Amendments in the Senate limit the prohibition on flat fee contracts to only cases involving the death penalty or life without parole. It further delays implementation one year to start 01/01/2028 and makes other technical and clarifying changes. Respectfully asking for your aye vote today.

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

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 47, noes 10, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 45 is AB 713 by Assemblymember Solache. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 713 by Assemblymember Solache and others, an act relating to public post-secondary education.

Assemblymember Solache, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present AB 713, the Opportunity for All Act, back for concurrence. This bill would allow students at the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges, equal access to campus jobs regardless of immigration status. Senate amendments add only a co-authors. One of the most significant challenges in the inability to access paid on campus employment includes jobs needed to complete their degrees.

These work opportunities are critical as students prepare themselves to fill skill shortages and become better positioned to support their families, communities, and The US economy. I wanna recognize the brave students, allies, the partners who have dedicated years building the opportunity for our coalition, especially the late Ken Wong. Our students are simply asking for an equal opportunity to work and contribute to the communities and campus they call home. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 713.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 46, noes 12, Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on 46. File item 47, AB 1534 by Assemblymember Irwin.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1534 by Assembly Member Irwin and others, an act relating to workforce education and development.

Assembly Member Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1534 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments clarify guardrails on unaccredited entities, specify expenditure reporting for federal workforce funds, and align bill language with recently enacted legislation. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Irwin. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 62. No: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item 48: AB 1556 by Assembly Member Haney. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1556 by Assembly member Haney, an act relating to public health.

Assembly member Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 1556, which is back on concurrence and will strengthen and clarify California's approach to drug free recovery, housing protecting options for people who are working towards recovery. This has brought broad bipartisan support passed 40 to 0 off the Senate floor. Respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. All debate having ceased, Clerk open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

The Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Aye 66, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Pass and retain on '49 and 50, pass temporarily on '51. File item 52 is AB 1581 by Assemblymember Ramos. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1581 by Assemblymember Ramos an act related to pupils.

Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 1581 is back for concurrence. AB 1581 will require the Department of Education to report statewide outcome data for Native American students in our public schools. I ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 66. No: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item 53 is AB 1586 by Assembly Member Ramos. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1586 by Assembly Member Ramos, an act relating to pupil health.

Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1586 is back on concurrence. This bill would ensure that school resource officers have both the training and the tools needed to respond in the cases of overdose on school grounds. I ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Mr. Ramos. Clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 69. No: zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Members, we're gonna take a pause from business on the daily file. And to take up an adjournment in memory, there's a family present. So I ask that if we could take a pause also from working bills on the floor. Quick pause, please. And take any and all conversations off the floor.

Appreciate that members. We could have the back door close, please.

Appreciate that members. We could have the back door close, please.

Assembly Member Fong, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Today, I rise to adjourn in the memory of Jose Luis Rocha, the beloved father of my legislative director who passed away on July 16, 2026 at the age of 68 after bravely battling cancer. Jose Luis was born on March 18, 1958 in Gómez Farías Michoacán, Mexico. At three years old, he and his family moved to Sacramento while continuing to travel between California and Mexico throughout his childhood. As a teenager in Mexico, Jose met the love of his life, Consuelo Alvarez.

They later married and settled in Elk Grove where they raised nine children, eight daughters, and their youngest and only son, Jose, and shared 45 wonderful years of marriage. Jose deeply valued education and earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from California State University, Sacramento. He went on to dedicate 25 years to public service as a correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, serving at Folsom State Prison and California State Prison, Sacramento, before retiring in 2013.

Above all, Jose Luis was a man of integrity and honor, a hardworking, loving, and selfless husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother who always put his family first. Jose Luis Rocha leaves behind a lasting legacy of love, public service, and devotion to family.

He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, former colleagues, and all those whose lives he touched. Joining us today in the rear of the Chamber and in the Gallery are his wife, Consuelo Rocha, and his daughters, Jessica, Christina, and Diana. I ask that the Assembly adjourn in the memory of Jose Luis Rocha and extend our deepest condolences to the entire Rocha Family. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Assembly Member Fong. Members, let us now observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian and part of our capital community, Jose Luis Rocha. Assembly Member Ransom? Members, before we return back to business on the Daily File, Assembly Member Ransom has a very special guest introduction and announcement.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, today, I would like to recognize Brenda Thibodeaux-Harris for all of her work here in the Legislature as she prepares to retire at the end of the year. Brenda Harris accepted a position in the California State Assembly with the Chief Clerk's Office in 2011 where she served as the assistant clerk, the principal clerk, and executive secretary before becoming the secretary of the Emergency Management Committee in 2022.

During her more than 15 years with the Assembly, Brenda has shown exemplary professional service and a strong work ethic that has benefited our team greatly. However, I believe that what we will all remember most is how Brenda made us feel. For the limited number of you who don't know Brenda, she is more or less the mayor of this capitol. She has built numerous deep relationships with staffers and members alike.

No matter where she goes around the capitol, nearly everyone she passes will recognize her and stop to say hello. It is obvious that she cares deeply about the people here as demonstrated, but how she consistently makes time to connect with others and to mentor younger staffers. Now, as she is gearing up to retire where she will focus on her passions, and as she continues to grow her wellness and real estate business and spend more time with family, friends, and especially her two daughters, their families, and her grandchildren, we want Brenda to know that we appreciate the work you've done and that you were a great addition to the EM committee, and we are going to miss you.

We wanna thank you for your service and always making sure that I hit the right button for the microphone in the Emergency Management Committee hearings, and although we tried to keep this a secret, true to Brenda's nature from the Clerk's Office, she read the Daily File. So she knew this was happening. So with that, we really appreciate your attention to detail and all that you've done, and we wanna wish you the very best of luck in your retirement, Brenda. Please join me in recognizing Brenda Thibodeaux-Harris.

By the way, members, while we're in a congratulatory mood, I see retired Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez in the rear of the Chamber. Welcome back, Freddie. It's nice to see you. Welcome back. Mr. Haney, let's go ahead and take yours up while we wait for Ms. Ransom. Members, we're gonna continue on with our business on the Daily File. We're gonna go to File Item-- pass temporarily on 54 to File Item 55: AB 1633 by Assembly Member Haney. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1633 by Assemblymember Haney and others an act relating to detention facilities to take effect immediately, tax levy.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. And members, AB 1633 will hold private for profit detention companies operating in our state accountable by imposing a tax on their gross income from operating detention facilities in California. We made amendments in the Senate, and thank you and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. Members, this is a 54 vote bill. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally votes. Aye is 55, no, 17. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Moving back, backwards to file item 54, that's AB 1590 by Assemblymember Ransom.

Assembly Bill 1590 by Assemblymember Ransom and others, an act relating to career technical education.

The Clerk will read.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized, just a moment.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker, colleagues back on concurrence is AB 1590, which is a bill to ensure that we fully fund the allocation for critical career technical education programs. Senate amendments were technical working with the administration. This is a California Legislative Women's Caucus priority bill. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 65, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Bylaw 56 is AB 1640 by Assemblymember Stefani. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1640 by Assemblymember Stefani and others an act related to business.

Assemblymember Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1640, which has come back on concurrence. Amendments in the Senate were taken to reduce costs and clarify the bill's scope. This is the support support bill, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Circle close the roll, tally votes. High 64, no zero, Senate amendments are incurred in. Pass and retain on file item 57. File item 58, AB 1769 by Assemblymember Ramos. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1769 by Assemblymember Ramos and others, an act relating to public post-secondary education.

Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized.

Thank you. This bill is back for concurrence. I ask for your aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 62. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass temporarily on 59.

Okay. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re-referring AB 282 by Assemblymember Pellerin to the Elections, Public Safety, and Appropriations Committees. Mister Assistant Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Mister Speaker, I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62A, the file notice requirement to allow the following committees to meet and hear the following bills. Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism to meet and hear AB 387 Alanis today, Friday, August 28, upon adjournment of session in Room 126. Elections Committee to hear AB 282, Pellerin, during their hearing scheduled today, August 28, upon adjournment.

And for Business and Professions Committee to hear AB 1707, Davies, at their hearing scheduled for Sunday, August 30.

Without objection, such shall be the order. Okay. We passed temporarily on 59. File item number 60, AB 1832 by Assemblymember Ransom. Assemblymember?

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1832 by Assemblymember Ransom and other, an act relating to communications.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Colleagues, back on concurrence is Assembly Bill 1832, which is a bill to strengthen and increase statewide access to the vital 211 response services across California. You all may know that 211 is very critical in how we respond and recover to both disasters as well as to access to resources for our communities. Senate amendments were technical and clarifying.

And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will closed the roll, tally of votes. Aye, 67. No 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 61 is AB 1844 by Assemblymember Pacheco.

The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1844 by Assemblymember Pacheco, and I am related to judge's retirement.

Assemblymember Pacheco, the you are recognized.

Good morning, Mister speaker and members. Assembly bill 1844 is back for concurrence. AB 1844 updates the judge's retirement system too to allow judges to designate a non spouse beneficiary to receive survivor retirement benefits and to extend existing survivor protections to all vested judges. Amendments taken, in the Senate were technical in nature. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your eye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally votes, size 64, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 62 is AB 1845 by Assemblymember Krell. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1845 by Assemblymember Krell and others, an act relating to post secondary education.

Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Good morning, everybody. I rise to urge your vote for Assembly Bill 1845 today. I wanna thank the Survivor Policy Coalition for their terrific advocacy on this bill, which ensures that human trafficking prevention, perevention, and protocols be intertwined into current college campus title 9 training. Thanks so much and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Krell. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 69, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 63 is AB 1846 by Assemblymember Stefani The Clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1846 by Assemblymember Stephanie an act related to juveniles.

Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 1846 is back on concurrence. It strengthens California's kin first placement framework for children in foster care. Amendments taken in the Senate were technical and clarifying, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll tally of votes. Size sixty nine, no zero. Said amendments are concurred in. File item 64 is AB 1897 by Assemblymember Haney. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1897 by Assemblymember Haney an act relating to mentally disordered offenders.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

This bill is back on concurrence. It passed off the Senate floor 40-0, support support. I respectfully ask for aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Haney. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye 68, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 65 is AB 1904 by Assemblymember Gibson. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1904 by Assemblymember Gibson and others, an act related to teachers.

Assemblymember Gibson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. Assembly bill 2,633 is back on the occurrence. Support support. No opposition respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes, aye, 70. No zeros. Senate amendments are concurred in.

We're gonna skip back to file item we're gonna skip backwards to file item number 59. That is AB 1798 by Assembly member Wilson. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1798 by Assembly member Wilson and others an act relating to insurance.

Assembly member Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, AB 1798 is back on, back for concurrence. This bill received bipartisan support in the Senate, and the amendments clarify, the uses of genetic material. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote. Size 46 knows 11 Senate amendments are concurred in. We continue on with our file.

File item 66 is AB 1906 by our Majority leader. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 1906 by Assembly member Aguiar Curry, and act related to health care coverage.

Madam majority leader, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Members, AB 1906 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments incorporate technical assistance from the administration. This bill is support, support and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam majority leader. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally votes. Aye 69, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File Item 67 is AB 1907 by Assemblymember Addis. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1907 by Assemblymember Addis and others, and act relating to the California Health Benefit Exchange.

Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 1907 is back on concurrence with tremendous support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 69. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're gonna go backwards, back to File Item 37, Mister Berman.

File item 37.

File item 37 is AB 2313 by Assemblymember Berman. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2313 by Assemblymember Berman an act relating to energy.

Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2313 would give customers with a planned service line replacement the option to instead discontinue their gas service and use a portion of those funds to electrify their home. Amendments taken in the Senate create a 1% program cap to limit participation in the program, allow utilities to propose additional limits to the program, and require that the incentive level must be less than the avoided cost, and ensure that continuing gas customers benefit from the reduction in capital spending.

This bill has the recently have the support of 28 senators, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote on concurrence and Senate amendments.

Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. All debate having cease, clerk will open the roll.

With apologies, Mister DeMaio. Madam Clerk, let's strike the roll, please. Strike the roll.

Mister DeMaio, you are recognized. Again, my apologies.

Thank you. Yesterday, I spoke on a similar bill warning that the effort here is to ban natural gas appliances. And what the legislature is doing with a Bill like AB 2313 is you are taking those steps to the eventual goal of banning all natural gas appliances in the State of California, mandating retrofits. That's the destination. This is just the very first step of it.

AB 2313 would also increase the utility fees on consumers, divert that money to individuals so that they can get a, quote, government monetary incentive to go all electric in their home. And I know that this is seen as well. We're just you know, giving a little bit of money out there, a little carrot to get people to do the right thing. Well, who pays for the carrot?

Other Californians will pay higher utility rates so that government in its infinite wisdom, could say, you know, I don't think you should be cooking or heating your home or heating your water with natural gas appliances.

Instead, we want you to use electric. Not only is this an assault on consumer choice, not only is this going to cost people more money, but it's not even good for the environment. 98% of the value of natural gas is harnessed when you use natural gas at the point of use, a stove or water heater, 98%.

Whereas if you use a natural gas peaker plant in New Mexico, because in the middle of the night, you're cooking your food or you need to heat your home on a winter night, that electricity isn't provided by solar. It's provided by natural gas peaker plants in New Mexico, in Arizona, far away.

And that means that the environmental impact is the same, but the value of the energy is less than 40%. You know, my mama taught me when I was growing up to be an environmentalist. You waste not, you want not. This is a really bad policy for the environment. It's really bad for consumers in terms of limiting their choice saying, nope.

You're only allowed to use electric because that's what this is putting us on the path for, and it also increases their cost of living. It imposes rate increases on other consumers so we can come up with this financial incentive for the chosen few to go all electric. This is insane. Let's not go down this path. I urge a no vote on AB 2313.

Thank you, Assemblymember DeMaio. Again, apologies. Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.

Thanks much, Mister speaker. I rise in support of AB 2313. I don't have any quips about what my mama told me about renewable energy. But what I do know is that the same folks who complain about where energy comes from and say that natural gas and other things are actually more environmentally beneficial are the same folks who fight things like goethermal, who fight things like offshore winds, who fight things like batteries, and the other things that are actually not only making our communities more environmentally friendly, but more resilient to things like stupid wars across this country.

If we are going to plan for a future where in which this nation is healthier, is more resilient, that we need to be taking steps and giving people the tools that they need to de energize or excuse me, to decarbonize their homes and their communities.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Rogers. Assemblymember Tangipa, you are recognized. Members if you could speak on an item, lift your microphones early. Assemblymember Tangipa, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. I rise in opposition to this bill because one of the members actually just stated that the entire goal is to end gas appliances. And not only that, there was a commitment from this legislature that they were going to take on the cost of living and affordability crisis here in California. And this bill sets the foundation for doing just the opposite.

If you're not gonna listen to us, I recommend that they listen to the UC Berkeley study, which actually looked at the policies coming out of Sacramento adding more than one third of the entire cost on to the principal.

Excuse me, Mister Tangipa. Just a moment. Assemblymember Berman, state your point of order.

I would ask my colleague to stick to the merits of this bill, this bill, and the specifics of this bill. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. Your point is well taken. Mister Tangipa, I think there's a certain amount of room. Stay within those boundaries, please. You may continue.

In the UC Berkeley study, it showed that the regulations that are put on our utility companies here make up one third of the cost. This is an additional regulation that is coming out of this legislative body that is on these utility companies.

When we made a commitment at the beginning of this year to take on affordability, bills like this do nothing to solve the affordability crisis. With more regulations coming out of Sacramento, this will lead to more costs.

We should focus on those issues and not refer to a stupid war that has nothing to do with this bill. Thank you.

Thank you. Assembly member Tangipa. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly member Berman, do you wish to close?

Thank you, Mister speaker. For those, who remember the movie Billy Madison, Billy's in an academic decathlon and he gives a rambling incoherent answer that has nothing to do with the question that was asked. That reminds me of the the comments just made by my colleagues from San Diego and Clovis who I can tell have not read what this bill does. Because this bill doesn't ban anything. It's a voluntary program that lets people participate if they choose to.

In this, in the specifics of this legislation, it specifically says that if continuing natural gas customers do not get a benefit from this program, this program will not go into effect. So this bill is meant to reduce natural gas rates for existing customers. It's meant to give people an option to transition from natural gas to electric appliances if they want to. And I respectfully ask for aye vote. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. All debate having ceased, clerk who open the role.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the role, tally the votes. Ayes 42, Nos 20. Senate amendments are concurred in.

We're gonna jump ahead to file item 110, folks. File item 110, that is SB 690 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. Clerk will read.

Senate Bill 690 by Senator Caballero and others, an act relating to crimes.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. It's a true honor to rise on behalf of Senator Caballero and present this bill. This may be one of her--she was here a second ago--this may be one of her last bills being presented on the Assembly Floor, and it is an incredibly important one. We have a situation right now in California, but frankly across the nation, where laws that were meant to protect us from trap and trace by law enforcement are being used with a strict liability standard to create lawsuit after lawsuit for some of California's smallest businesses.

So this bill is really directed at fixing those lawsuits and the expansive nature of what is happening across the spectrum to businesses in our communities. It is an important fix. It will ensure that strict liability standard cannot be applied in the context that it is currently being applied through a private right of action. Additionally, it is retroactive so that the lawsuits that have been filed will be subject to the law we are passing today.

But importantly, it continues to protect our communities from their private communications being taken from them in contexts where they have an expectation of privacy, and they should not have the content of their communication being sent. So the wire tapping that I know many of you are concerned about will stay intact, but this will protect against the strict liability lawsuits we are seeing across California. So I think it is an incredibly well-balanced bill that will help small businesses, and with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll; tally the votes. Ayes: 55. No: zero. The measure passes. We're gonna go back in our file order, back to concurrence. File Item number 68 is AB 1985 by Assembly Member Irwin. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1985 by Assemblymember Irwin, an act relating to student health.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 1985 is back on concurrence. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 62. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item 69.

That's AB 1996 by Assemblymember Bonta. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1996 by Assemblymember Bonta and others, and act related to children.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Mister Speaker and members. AB 1996, the No More Child Poverty Act, establishes the California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council within the California Department of Social Services. The council will develop a comprehensive plan with annual benchmarks to cut child poverty in half over the next ten years, evaluate the impact of policies across agencies, and identify ways to improve the existing programs. I wanna thank our colleague from Baldwin Park for getting us going with an earlier measure to this effect.

The Senate amendments narrow the scope of the bill.

I respectfully request an aye vote.

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

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 62. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on File Item 70.

We're gonna pass temporarily on 71. Pass and retain on 72. Pass temporarily on 73. Pass and retain on 74, by Mister Harabedian.

File item 75, AB 2058 by Assemblymember Harabedian. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2058 by Assemblymember Harabedian and others, an act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Harabedian, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present AB 2058 back on concurrence with technical and clarifying amendments. This bill would allow a first user of factory built housing to use either a local enforcement agency or a quality assurance agency to enforce and inspect the installation of factory build housing. It would also make it illegal to disassemble completed factory build housing during inspections, which we have seen. It would also limit inspection and permitting fees to no more than 50%.

This bill makes it faster and more affordable to build homes in California. I wanna thank all my colleagues that helped this bill get to this point. I respectfully ask for an Aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 65, Noes 0, Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass for retaining item file item 76, file item 77. AB 2,081 by Assemblymember Stefani, the clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2081 by Assemblymember Stefani and others and act relating to MediCal

Assembly member Stefani, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 2081 is back on concurrence, and this bill increases access to in home health care for vulnerable populations. Amendments taken in the Senate narrowed the bill to cut cost, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Stefani. All debate having cease, clerk open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Aye 68, no zero. Senate Amendments are concurred in.

File item 78. That's AB 2212 by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. The clerk will read.

Assembly bill 2212 by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan and others, an act relating to Postsecondary Education.

Assemblymember Bauer Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. AB 2212 is back for concurrence. This bill is simple and ensures that our students on college campuses are protected from online sexual harassment. It has the support support bill. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer Kahan. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 67, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 79, AB 2227 by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2227 by Assemblymember Connolly and others, an act relating to farm labor contractors.

Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2227 is back on concurrence. It will provide comprehensive protections for domestic farm workers against wage theft. Senate amendments base a surety bond on annual payroll instead of gross receipts, include the bond information on the Public Farm Labor Contractor Licensing Database, and give citation authority to the Labor Commission to better respond to Labor Code violations. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 43. Noes, 15. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item Number 80 is AB 1526 by the Committee on Governmental Organization, presented by Assemblymember Rubio. Assemblymember Rubio? Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1526 by the Committee on Governmental Organization, an act relating to horse racing.

Assembly member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I was actually working my bills. I rise today to present AB 1526, the annual committee on governmental organizations that makes technical clarifying and conforming changes to the to update the streamline existing horse racing statutes. This bill will help the California Horse Racing Board fulfill its statutory mandate. There is no opposition to this bill.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Assembly member Rubio. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the wall.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll tally of the votes. Aye 67. No zero. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 81 is AB 1741 by Assembly member Pacheco.

Assembly Bill 1741 by Assemblymember Pacheco, an an act relating to crimes.

Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mister speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1741 is back for concurrence. AB 1741 addresses the gap in state law to ensure that sexual battery committed during a residential break in, break in may be appropriately prosecuted. Amendments taken in the Senate were technical in nature. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Pacheco. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 66, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 82 is AB 1940 by Assembly member Calderon. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1940 by Assemblymember Calderon and others, an act relating to civil rights.

Assemblymember Calderon, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. AB 1940 is back on concurrence. The Senate amendment includes technical assistance from state departments and address this cost concerns. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Calderon. The debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 54, nos 8. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 84 is AB 2244 by Assemblymember Gabriel. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2244 by Assemblymember Gabriel and others, an act relating to food.

Assemblymember Gabriel, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2244 is back on concurrence with technical amendments from CDPH. This bill, supported by a broad coalition, has received bipartisan support and passed the Senate yesterday with no no votes. Respectfully request your aye vote on AB 2244.

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

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 54. Noes, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item 85 is AB 2369. That is by Assemblymember Rogers. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2369 by Assemblymember Rogers, an act relating to public utilities.

Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.

Thanks so much, Mister speaker. AB 2369 is back on concurrence. This bill will actually help increase investments in rural infrastructure related to electricity and transformers. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Rogers. All debate having cease, clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote. Aye 51 , no 6. Senate amendments are concurred in.

File item 87 is AB 2439 by Assembly member excuse me. File item 86, AB 2375 by Assembly member, Blanca Rubio. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2375 by Assembly member Blanca Rubio, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.

Assembly member Rubio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2375 back on concurrence. To clarify, ABC licensed retailer shall pay a supplier from the day of the delivery to avoid additional charges. There is no opposition to this bill, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Rubio. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll.

All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.