GOOD MORNING, THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS WILL
COME TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING. AS
WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISKS. SENATE CONTINUES
TO WELCOME THE PUBLICAN IS
PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH IN
PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE.
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE IS POSTED OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE. IT WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AS WELL
. LET ME ANNOUNCE IT NOW.
TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS
8772. AGAIN. THAT'S 8772268163
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS 648. 862
AGAIN. THAT'S 648862. I AM
CHEERING. MY NAME IS SENATOR
NEWMAN. I AM CHEERING TODAY'S
COMMITTEE IN LIEU OF THAT SHARE
SENATOR GLASER, WHO
UNFORTUNATELY HAS TAKEN ILL
TODAY, AND I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
UNDER SENATE RULES TO CHAIR
TODAY'S HEARING. I WILL MAINTAIN
DECORUM DURING THE HEARING IS
NECESSARY AND HIS CUSTOMARY ANY
ANY INDIVIDUAL HAS DISRUPTIVE.
MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
HEARING SERVICE, REMOTE SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED
. WE'RE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE STREET
BUILDING. I ASK ALL MEMBERS THE
COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN 2100.
SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR CORMAN
BEGIN OUR HEARING. AS OF RIGHT
NOW WE DO NOT YET HAVE A QUORUM.
AND I GUESS WE WILL START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. WE HAVE 12 BILLS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE
MEASURES ON OUR CONSENT CALENDAR
, WHICH WE WILL TAKE UP ONCE WE
HAVE A QUORUM. THOSE THREE OR A
B 16 19 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES, WHICH IS VIOLENT
NUMBER FOUR A B 17 98 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN, WHICH IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. AND
FINALLY, A B 25 77 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BIGELOW, WHICH
IS FILE ITEM 11 AGAIN. WE DO NOT
YET HAVE A QUORUM, SO LET US
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. UM AND
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, LET'S
GET STARTED, BUT TWO STAR LET'S
LET'S PLEASE SECTOR PLEASE DO
CALL THE ROLE JUST FOR THE
RECORD. NEWMAN HERE IN HERE.
GLASER. NIELSEN. NIELSEN HERE,
HERTZBERG. LEVER. VERY GOOD
AGAIN. WE DO NOT YET HAVE A
QUORUM. WE'RE STARTING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. WE DO, THANKFULLY
, HAVE AN AUTHOR. SO WE'RE GOING
TO START WITH ITEM FILE ON
NUMBER TWO. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REVIS WELCOME. YOU'LL BE
PRESENTING A B 9 75. AT THE
PODIUM. OKAY. I WAS GOING TO GO.
JUST STARTING THE COMMITTEE HERE
AND I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS. WELCOME.
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND GOOD MORNING. UM FIRST
, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
CHAIR STAFF FOR WORKING WITH MY
TEAM ON THIS BILL. SECOND I WILL
BE ACCEPTING THE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS, AS LISTED ON PAGE
EIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS.
89 75 DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS
FIRST A B 9 75 REQUIRES PUBLIC
OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES FOR
WHOM THE FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION THE F PPC
IS THE FILING OFFICER TO FILE
THEIR STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC
INTEREST FORM 702ND THIS BILL
PERMITS OF FILING OFFICER TO
DESTROY THE PAPER ORIGINAL ONCE
AN ELECTRONIC COPY HAS BEEN MADE
AND KEPT ON FILE. LASTLY THIS
BILL ALSO RECONCILES THE
TIMELINE FOR A PUBLIC OFFICIAL
TO REIMBURSE THE GIFTS. THESE
CHANGES WILL RESULT IN GREATER
TRANSPARENCY, STREAMLINE RECORDS
RETENTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
REDUCE IN REDUCTION IN PPC
RESOURCES DEVOTED TO FORM 700
FILING. AND ENSURE PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS. PROMOTING PUBLIC
TRUST IN THE WAKE OF COVID 19
MUST BE A PRIORITY FOR OUR STATE
WHEN THERE IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY,
INCREASE THE PROGRAM'S
EFFICIENCY AND SAVE VALUABLE
STATE RESOURCES. WE MUST PURSUE
IT. EACH YEAR THE F PPC RECEIVES
AND PROCESSES APPROXIMATELY
APPROXIMATELY 24,000 FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS FORM SEVEN
HUNDREDS. FROM HIGH LEVEL STATE
, COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS
DESPITE HAVING ACCESS TO THE F P
PCS ONLINE PLATFORM MINORITY OF
OFFICIALS STILL FILE THEIR FORMS
IN HARD COPY. PROCESSING THESE
HARD COPY FILINGS TAKES UP
VALUABLE STAFF TIME AND REQUIRES
THE F PPC TO LEASE SPACE
SUFFICIENT TO STORE ALL OF THESE
HARD COPIES. IN FACT, ACCORDING
TO THE F PPC, IT EXPANDS OVER
105 HOURS IN STAFF, TIME AND
$10,000 ANNUALLY ON THE
PROCESSING OF HARD COPY FORM
SEVEN HUNDREDS. UNIVERSAL E
FILING WILL ELIMINATE THIS
UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDEN AND WASTE OF PUBLIC
RESOURCES. AS WITH ANY PUBLIC
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. IT IS OF
PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THAT THE
INFORMATION DSPLAYED IS
ACCURATE AND NOT MISLEADING. THE
ACT RECOGNIZES THIS BY EXEMPTING
FROM THE GIFT RULES, A GIFT
RECEIVED BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL
THAT IS REIMBURSED WITHIN 30
DAYS OF RECEIPT, HOWEVER, TO
EXERCISE THIS EXCEPTION. THE
OFFICIAL MUST KNOW THE VALUE AND
SOURCE OF THEIR GIFT. IT CAN BE
DIFFICULT FOR AN OFFICIAL TO
TRACK DOWN AND DETERMINE THE
VALUE AND THE SOURCE OF A GIFT.
CURRENT LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE
THAT THE SOURCE OF A GIFT
PROVIDE THE RECEIVING OFFICIAL
WITH THE GIFTS VALUE UNTIL 30
DAYS AFTER THE CALENDAR QUARTER
, IN WHICH THE OFFICIAL RECEIVED
THE GIFT, IF AT ALL. AS A RESULT
, OFFICIALS OFTEN DO NOT RECEIVE
NOTICE OF THE VALUE OR SOURCE OF
THE GIFT AFTER THE 30 DAY PERIOD
TO REIMBURSE THIS HAS RESULTED
IN OFFICIALS VIOLATING THE
ANNUAL GIFT LIMIT AND HAVING TO
REPORT GIFTS FROM PERSONS THEY
WISH NOT TO ASSOCIATE WITH. A B
9 75 WILL FREE UP PPC STAFF
RESOURCES TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
IN GOVERNMENT AND INCREASED
TRANSPARENCY. TODAY I HAVE EDDIE
YEN LEGISLATIVE CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF CLERKS
AND ELECTION OFFICIALS
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL OVER THE PHONE. UM THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MR YEN. IF
YOU COULD PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR. AND
MY NAME IS EDWARD CHEN. I AM
INTERESTED EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CLERKS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS,
CLERK OF THE BOARD. LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RIVAS FOR
AUTHORING THE BILL AND ACCEPTING
THE ADJUSTED AMENDMENT. WE
SUPPORT A B 9 75 BECAUSE IT WILL
ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN. TOO MANY
COUNTIES EXPERIENCE FROM STORING
PAPER DOCUMENTS, BUT ALSO
ENCOURAGING JURISDICTION TO
ENHANCE THEIR TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORMS. THE STORE DIGITAL
COPIES OF RECORDS RATHER THAN
RELY ON PAPER DOCUMENT.
CURRENTLY FILING OFFICERS STORE
PAPER COPIES OF FORM 700 FOR
SEVERAL YEARS OF ALL THE LAW
ALREADY ALLOWS FOR ELECTRONIC
STORAGE OF THESE RECORDS, FILING
OFFICERS ACCEPTING PAPER COPIES
OF REQUIRED PHYSICALLY STORE
THEM. EVEN THOUGH ELECTRONIC
DATA STORAGE IS AVAILABLE AND
MORE CONVENIENT. EVERY 1975
ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN OF STORAGE
SPACE COST ASSOCIATED WITH
STORING PAPER AND STAFF TIME AND
MANAGING THE ACCESSING PAPER
RECORDS. LASTLY FOR THOSE
FINALLY, OFFICERS THAT DO NOT
CURRENTLY HAVE THE ABILITY THAT
IMMEDIATELY SCANNED PAPER
VERSIONS OF FORM 700 STORES
ELECTRONIC DATA. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT OUR AMENDMENTS
GOVERNMENT CODE 81009 WOULD BE
PERMITTED. PERMISSIVE SO AS TO
ALLOW JURISDICTIONS TIME TO
TRANSITION AT THEIR OWN PACE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOUR
COMMUNITY GIVE A B 9 25 ITS
APPROVAL, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU, MR YAN.
NOW LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THE
HEARING OVER HERE. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF A B 9 75? SEEING NONE. LET'S
GO BACK TO THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE, MISS MODERATOR IF
THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WANTED TO
WRITE IN SUPPORT OF A B 9 75,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. PARDON ME TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. UH,
POLAND, INDICATING THEN ENTERED
INTO Q AND IN 18 D SPECIALISTS
WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH YOUR LINE
NUMBER. MR CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE NO
ONE KILLING UP AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR. LET US
COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO
TEST RIGHT IN OPPOSITION OF 89
75. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM
WITH A MICROPHONE. SEEING NONE
BACK TO THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU
COULD PLEASE QUÊ THE LINE. SEE
IF THERE'S ANY WITNESS WAITING,
TOUCHED RIGHT? IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 79 75 ON THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE. TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. MR CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE NO
LINES QUEUED UP. APPRECIATE THAT
SIGN OF A GOOD BILL. LET US COME
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM, AND
BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, LET'S PLEASE
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. MADAM
SECRETARY. IF YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL, NEWMAN NEWMAN HERE.
LASER. NILSSON NILSSON HERE,
HERTZBERG LABOR LABOR HERE.
HEADQUARTERS IS NOW PRESENT
THERE. ANY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WHO WISH TO UH, BILL,
WE'VE GOT EMOTION FROM SENATOR
LEYVA ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS
JUST TO REITERATE YOU HAVE
INDEED ACCEPTED THE RECOMMEND
AMENDMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE THANK
YOU, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. AND SO THE MOTION IS.
D PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REEF REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. A B 9 75 ASSEMBLYWOMAN
THREE OF US MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. NEWMAN NEWMAN.
AYE. NILSSON NILSSON, I LASER
HERTZBERG. LABOR LABOR. AYE.
CURRENT VOTERS, 30, WE WILL
LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR THE TIME
BEING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SAM. REMEMBER RIVAS. ACTUALLY
LET'S DO THAT. LET'S LET'S GO TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE ARE
THREE ITEMS ON CONSENT. LET ME
READ THEM AGAIN THAT THE 1ST 16
19 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES.
SECOND IS A B 17 98
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN. THIRD IS
ASSEMBLY A B 25 77. IT'S
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BIGELOW. MADAM
SECRETARY. IF YOU COULD PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. NEWMAN NEWMAN. AYE.
NILSSON NILSSON, I LASER.
HERTZBERG LEVER LEVER? AYE. THE
THAT CURRENTLY STANDS AT 30.
WE'LL LEAVE THAT OPEN AND
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE
YOUR OWN BILLS. YOU'LL ALSO BE
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALAS. WELCOME
IN WHICH WHICH WE'RE GOING TO
START YOU WITH. MAYBE 13 7 IS MY
UNDERSTANDING. IS IT POSSIBLE TO
START WITH 21 72 FOR YOU? YES I
THINK THAT MR CHAIR IT IS
MONDAY. THAT'S THE LEAST WE CAN
DO FOR YOU. SO PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 21 72 TODAY I WANT
TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
SECRETARY OF STATE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS AS LAID OUT IN PAGE
FIVE AND SIX OF THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. I DO WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
DILIGENT ASSISTANCE ON THIS
BILL. THE PURPOSE OF A B 21 72
IS TO MODERNIZE THE POLITICAL
REFORM ACT OF 1974 TO REFLECT
THE 21ST CENTURY REALITIES SINCE
THE ENACTMENT OF THE POLITICAL
REFORM ACT. 1974 ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND OTHER ENTITIES ARE
REQUIRED TO FILE A PERIODIC
CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
REGARDING CAMPAIGN FINANCES.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE CAMPAIGN
STATEMENTS THAT ARE FILED WITH
THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON PAPER
ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE HENREDON
SIGNATURE. IN RESPONSE TO THE
ONGOING COVID 19 PANDEMIC, THE
VOLUME OF REQUEST FOR ONLINE AND
ELECTRONIC FILING OPTIONS HAVE
RAPIDLY INCREASED AS MORE AND
MORE BUSINESSES TRANSITION TO
ELECTRONIC PROCESSES. TO REFLECT
THE ELECTRONIC REALITIES OF THE
21ST CENTURY. 21 72 ELIMINATES
THE NEED FOR HENREDON SIGNATURES
AND INSTEAD AUTHORIZES A PERSON
TO FILE BY A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS
OR BY OTHER DIGITAL MEANS, AS
PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE AND REQUIRES THE FILING TO
BE SIGNED WITH A DIGITAL
SIGNATURE. THAT CONFORMS WITH
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
REQUIREMENTS DURING THE INTERIM
PERIOD BEFORE THEY KILL ACCESS
REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IS COMPLETED.
I HAVE WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL LINDSAY
MCCONNELL WITH A FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION, THE
SPONSOR OF THE BILL. THANK YOU
BELIEVE MR CONNORS ON THE PHONE
LINE, MR. CONOVER, IF YOU'RE
THERE, PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU
. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRENDAN
CONNOR, SENIOR LEGISLATIVE
COUNSEL WITH THE FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION. MISSION IS
TO SPONSOR A B 21 72 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES. AND
EXISTING LAW. THE POLITICAL
REFORM ACT REQUIRES CERTAIN
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS TO BE
FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S OFFICE IN PAPER FORMAT.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS,
ESPECIALLY, WE HAVE SEEN
BUSINESS INCREASINGLY MOVE
ONLINE AND TO REMOTE PROCESSES,
AND AS A RESULT, WE'VE SEEN
INCREASED REQUESTS FOR
ELECTRONIC FILING OPTIONS. THE
GOLD IS BUILT TO MODERNIZE THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT AND RELIEVE
SOME OF THE BURDEN OF PAPER
FILINGS AND THE NEED TOGETHER
HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES FOR THOSE
FILINGS, AND WE THINK THE BILL
EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISHES THE
GOAL. BY AUTHORIZING EMAIL
FILING WITH THE U. S WITH
DIGITAL SIGNATURE. THANK YOU TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES, YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION ON
THIS ISSUE AND THANK YOU FOR THE
COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERING THIS
BILL ESPECIALLY ASKED FOR YOUR
EYES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. LET'S COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM. IS
ANYBODY IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF
OF A B 21 72? SHAME THAT MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD, PLEASE
, HUGH, THE TELECONFERENCE NOW
IS THERE ANYBODY ON THE LINE
WHO'D LIKE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF
OF A B 21 72? TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT PRESS ONE THAN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. MR CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE
NO IN QUEUED UP. THANK YOU.
MOVING TO OPPOSITIONS OR ANYBODY
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WOULD
LIKE SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
ASSEMBLY BILL 21 72. SAYING NONE
. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
PLEASE PULL THE TELECONFERENCE
SIDE FOR ANYBODY WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME.
ONCE AGAIN, MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
ONE QUEUED UP. THANK YOU COMING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE HEARING
ROOM TO MEMBERS. MY COLLEAGUES
AND INPUT ON THE BILL GOT A
MOTION FROM CINDER LIVER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S STRATEGY. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE. JUST BE CLEAR.
YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. THAT IS
CORRECT. I AM OKAY. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
A B 21 72 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDMENT AND
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. NEWMAN NEWMAN.
AYE. NILSSON NILSSON, I LASER
HERTZBERG. LABOR LABOR. AYE. THE
THAT VOTE CURRENTLY SENDS HIS 30
. WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON CALL.
EXCELLENT SO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES. WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE?
WHAT'S YOUR NEXT BILL? IF I MAY
, MR CHAIR A B 16 31 VERY GOOD.
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A B 16 31
. UNDER EXISTING LAW, COUNTY
REGISTERS ARE REQUIRED TO
PUBLICIZE A LIST OF PRECINCTS.
IN WHICH MULTILINGUAL POLLING
PLACE WORKERS WILL BE OPERATING
AS WELL AS LANGUAGES THAT THOSE
WORKERS SPEAK FOR EACH ELECTION.
THEY ADMINISTER. THE STATUTE
CURRENTLY DOES NOT SAY THAT
WHICH MEDIA THIS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED
. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT, FOR
EXAMPLE, THAT THIS BE MADE
PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET. AS A
RESULT, THIS INFORMATION IS NOT
CONSISTENTLY POSTED ONLINE BY
OLIVER COUNTY REGISTRARS WHICH
LEADS TOO SERIOUS ACCESSIBILITY
ISSUES. FOR INSTANCE, DURING THE
APRIL 5TH ELECTION SPECIAL
ELECTION FOR THE CALIFORNIA'S
22ND DISTRICT FOR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, THE FRESNO
COUNTY REGISTRAR DID NOT PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE
ABOUT WHICH PRECINCTS WOULD
EMPLOY MULTI LINGUAL POLLING
PLACE WORKERS. IN 2022.
PROVIDING THIS KIND OF
INFORMATION ONLINE IS NO LONGER
OPTIONAL. IT IS EXPECTED WHEN
RESTAURANTS PROVIDE MENUS OR
MOVIE THEATERS PROVIDE SHOWTIMES
ONLINE. WE SHOULD EXPECT
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE BASIC
INFORMATION LIKE THIS ON THE
INTERNET. THE PURPOSE OF A B 13
16 31. IS TO BRING THIS PART OF
OUR ELECTION SYSTEMS IN LINE
WITH THE REALITIES OF THE 21ST
CENTURY. THIS BILL SIMPLY
REQUIRES COUNTY REGISTRARS TO
PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION ONLINE
EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
WEBSITES. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT
THE ISSUES OF HOW NON ENGLISH
SPEAKERS ARE ABLE TO INTERACT
WITH OUR ELECTION SYSTEM. IS ONE
THAT REQUIRES SERIOUS ATTENTION.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON
MAKING OUR ELECTIONS MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO LAWFULLY
REGISTERED VOTERS WHO SPEAK
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH IN
COMING YEARS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. MY
UNDERSTANDING. THERE ARE THERE
IS NO LEAD WITNESS AND
SUPPORTERS ARE CORRECT. AND SO
THERE IS THERE. ANYBODY HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TEST RIGHT ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 16 31. SEEING NONE. MR.
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PULL THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE TO SEE IF%
THERE'S ANYBODY SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY BILL 16 31 TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. THERE
ARE NOT LINED UP, MR CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO TEST RIGHT IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 16 31. SAYING THAT MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE
PULL THE TELECONFERENCE LINE FOR
ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TV 16 31. THANK YOU
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE
NO LINES QUEUED UP, MR CHAIRMAN
. THANK YOU BACK TO MY
COLLEAGUES DID ANY GOT EMOTION
FROM SENATOR LIVA
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK TONIGHT BEFORE
I VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MAYBE 16 31 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES MOTION IS DUE PAST
FIRST BE WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
NEWMAN ALRIGHT, I NILSSON
NILSSON, I GLASER HERTZBERG.
LABOR LABOR. AYE. VERY GOOD, UM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SURVIVORS AND
AN ADVENTURE A GUESS THAT THE
NEXT BILLION PRESENT IS A B 13.
OH, SEVEN. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT
IS CORRECT. MR CHAIR. THANK YOU
. PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO PRESENT
MY RE INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION BILL FOR RIVERSIDE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
BEGINNING WITH THE 2030 ROUND OF
REDISTRICTING. WE AS MEMBERS OF
THE LEGISLATURE DO NOT GET TO
DRAW OUR OWN DISTRICT. WHY
SHOULD THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
BORDER SUPERVISORS BE ANY
DIFFERENT? IN EARLY DECEMBER
LAST YEAR, THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED 4 TO
1 TO ADOPT A SUPERVISORIAL
DISTRICT MAPS. WITH THE 2020
ROUND OF REDISTRICTING THAT
FRACTURES THE LATINO COMMUNITY
IN THE COUNTY, DILUTING THE
COMMUNITY'S VOTING POWER IN
THEIR CAPACITY TO ELECT A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR CHOICE,
THIS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. CLEARLY
ILLUSTRATES WHY AN INDEPENDENT
CITIZENS REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION IS NEEDED TO DRAW
FAIR MAPS FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
MAYBE 13. OH, SEVEN WILL CREATE
SUCH A COMMISSION, AND BY DOING
SO RETURN THE POWER TO DRAW
DISTRICT LINES WERE IT BELONGS
WITH THE CITIZENS OF RIVERSIDE
COUNTY. THE COMMISSION WOULD
FIRST SPEAK. CONSTITUTED FOR THE
2030 ROUND OF REDISTRICTING.
THIS BILL'S MODELED AFTER THE
COMMISSION'S IN LOS ANGELES AND
SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S CREATED BY
SENATE BILL 958 AND ASSEMBLY
BILL 801. THIS COMMITTEE DID A
GREAT DEAL OF GOOD WORK AND
HELPING ENACT THOSE TWO BILLS IN
RECENT YEARS, MUCH LIKE L. A AND
SAN DIEGO COMMISSIONS, THE
PARTISAN MAKEUP OF THIS
COMMISSION WILL BE PROPORTIONAL
TO THE PARTISAN MAKEUP OF
RIVERSIDE COUNTY VOTERS,
INCLUDING VOTERS WITH NO PARTY
PREFERENCE. SIMILAR TO THE
COMMISSION'S CREATED BY THE
PREVIOUS TWO BILLS, AS STATED
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY COMMISSION
WOULD HAVE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS
MOST BASED ON CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
OR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SERVED AS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS OR CANDIDATES
FOR OFFICE IN THE PAST 10 YEARS
, AS WELL AS THEIR IMMEDIATE
FAMILIES WOULD BE INELIGIBLE TO
SERVE ON THE COMMISSION. THE
SAME WOULD BE TRUE FOR POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE
OR FEDERAL LEVEL THEY ARE
LOBBYISTS. THE GUIDELINES IN
THIS BILL, HELP ENSURE THAT
TRULY INDEPENDENT AND UNBIASED
CITIZENS ARE EMPOWERED TO DRAW
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS FOR
RIVERSIDE COUNTY IF OUR TWO MOST
POPULOUS COUNTIES IN OUR STATE
CAN USE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION
FOR DISTRICTING. IT IS TIME FOR
RIVERSIDE, OUR FOURTH LARGEST TO
JOIN THEM. THANK YOU. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS NO
LEAD WITNESS ON THIS BILL.
CORRECT IS THERE ANYBODY HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TRY ON BEHALF. OF A B 13 OH,
SEVEN. SITTING DOWN, MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU PLEASE. PAUL
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE FOR
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 13 OH, SEVEN. TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MAYBE 13. OH
SEVEN EXPRESS, ONE THAN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. TO GO TO LINE 19.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS DORA ROSE
FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN. VOTERS
OF CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF ABC. 13. OH, SEVEN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR MURRAY. IS
THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON THE
TELECOM? FURTHER LINES QUEUED UP
. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT BACK
TO THE HEARING ROOMS. ANYBODY
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO TEST RIGHT IN
OPPOSITION. TO A B 13 OH, SEVEN.
SEEING NONE. LET US GO BACK TO
THE TELECONFERENCE ON MR MORROW.
THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE LINE WILL
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
MAYBE 13 OR SOON. MR CHAIRMAN,
WE HAVE NO ONE QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU COMING BACK TO
MY COLLEAGUES HERE. GOT EMOTION.
MOVE THE BILL. LIKE I WILL SAY
PRIOR TO CALLING THE ROLL. I
UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DISTRICT
BILL. I UNDERSTAND IT'S MODELED
ON OTHER PREVIOUS BILLS THAT
PERTAIN TO COUNTIES BUT IN TERMS
OF THE BROADER PRINCIPLE AND THE
GOALS, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE,
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL. AND
WITH THAT, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYBE 13
OH, SEVEN, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES. MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE. NEWMAN NEWMAN, I
NILSSON NILSSON, NO LASER
HERTZBERG. LABOR LEVER. AYE.
THANK YOU SO THAT THAT BILL IS
HAS TWO VOTES FOR ONE AGAINST TO
LEAVE THAT ON CALL. AND SINCE
YOU ARE ON A ROLL,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES LET'S
HAVE YOU DO SOME OTHER PEOPLE'S
BILLS. SO I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALAS TODAY A B
24 94, PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS. I AM
PRESENTING A B 24 94 ON BEHALF
OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUDY SALIS.
THIS BILL IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY
OWN ASSEMBLY BUILT 13 7, WHICH
THIS COMMITTEE JUST HEARD. EVERY
24 90 TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT
CITIZENS REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION FOR CURRENT COUNTY
THE COMMISSION WOULD BE MADE UP
OF REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATS AND
DECLINING STATE VOTERS WHO LIVE
IN KERN COUNTY. THIS INDEPENDENT
COMMISSION WILL PROTECT
TAXPAYERS FROM HAVING THEIR HARD
EARNED DOLLARS WASTED ON
LAWSUITS LIKE THE ONE IN 2018,
IN WHICH CURRENT COUNTY WAS SUED
FOR NOT DRAWING FAIR MAPS.
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS.
REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OTHER
COUNTIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND
SAN DIEGO, ESTABLISHING A
SIMILAR INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION IN
CURRENT COUNTY WILL AID IN THE
CREATION OF A MORE FAIR MAPS. SO
MORE VOICES AND CURRENT COUNTY
COMMUNITY WILL BE HEARD AND
RESPECTED WITH ME TO TESTIFY BY
PHONE TODAY IS LAURIE PISSANT, A
WITH THE DELORES WORTH A
FOUNDATION. THANK YOU, MISS
PERCENT. PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING, SENATOR NEWMAN. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
LAURIE ASANTE AND I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT,
WORDS OF FOUNDATION AND THE
FACILITATOR OF THE GRASSROOTS
GROUP KNOWN AS THE EXCITABLE
MAPS COALITION. IN THE 2021
REDISTRICTING CYCLE. WE
COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY
OF INTEREST SURVEYS, THREE
MARKET COVID OUTREACH EVENTS AND
FOOD BANKS THROUGHOUT THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AND HIGH DESERT
HELD COMMUNITY MAPPING SESSIONS
EACH WEEK FOR OVER A YEAR,
ULTIMATELY ENGAGING OVER 5000
PEOPLE. WE PROPOSED MAPS FOR THE
CURRENT QUARTER SUPERVISORS THAT
EASILY DREW THREE EFFECTIVE
VOTING RIGHT BACK DISTRICT, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS DID WHAT THEY HAVE
ALWAYS DONE. THEY PAID HUGE
AMOUNTS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO
ATTORNEYS AND DEMOGRAPHERS TO
DRAW THEM A MAP THAT
CONCENTRATES POWER IN THE HANDS
OF WHITE, AFFLUENT RESIDENTS TO
THE PROFOUND DETRIMENT OF
CURRENT RURAL AND LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS. AND THE 78.6% OF THE
COUNTY WHO ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR
REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIRD VR. A
DISTRICT IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
CONTAINS REDLINING DISTRICT AND
OTHER AREAS OF HISTORICAL
DISCRIMINATION. IN LAST
TUESDAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION
CENTRAL DISTRICT FAILED TO
PROTECT THOSE CONSTITUTIONALLY
PROTECTED CLASSES IN THAT AREA.
CURRENT COUNTY HAS NEVER DRAWN A
VOTING RIGHTS ACT DISTRICT
WITHOUT BEING LEGALLY COMPELLED
TO DO SO. THEY HAD TO BE SUED TO
CREATE THE FIRST THEY HAD TO BE
SUED TO CREATE THE SECOND AND
NOW IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THERE
MAY EVEN BE A THIRD LOSS BECAUSE
THEY FAILED TO DRAW THAT THIRD
BR RATE WITH WELL OVER 50% OF
LATINOS IN CURRENT COUNTY. IT IS
ALSO THE CASE THAT WHEN THAT
SECOND ER, A DISTRICT WAS DRAWN.
DAY MANIPULATED THE PROCESS TO
ENSURE THAT WHITE AFFLUENT
VOTERS IN THE RICHEST PART OF
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WITH 98%
VOTER TURNOUT, THEY LITERALLY
HAVE OUT VOTED EVERY RURAL FARM
WORKER COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY
EVERY TIME THEY'VE HAD AN
ELECTION. BY COMPARISON, THE
STATE HAS SHOWN THAT BE THEY CAN
DRAW USING INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, STATE
AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT THAT
PERFORMED BEAUTIFULLY LAST
TUESDAY, TOTALLY IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE DEMOGRAPHIC STARE AND
THE HISTORY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
RESOLVE. I ASK THIS COMMITTEE TO
HELP US FINALLY GET THE FAIR
MAPS WE DESERVE IN CURRENT
COUNTY BECAUSE THEY SEEM HELL
BENT ON MAKING SURE THAT YOUR
POLICIES AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
DON'T EVER MAKE IT TO THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU'RE INTENDING THEM TO
SERVE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THIS
COMMITTEE FOR A VOTE ON A B 24
94. WE KNOW INDEPENDENTLY
DISTRICTING COMMISSIONS WORK.
AND WE REALLY WANT ONE HERE IN
KERN COUNTY. THANK YOU. AND
THANK YOU MISS PERCENT TO IS
THERE. ANYBODY HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY ON BEHALF. OF 24 94.
OKAY? AND I'M SEEING NONE. LET
US MOVE TO POSITION FOLLOWING
THE SAME PROCESS, UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE IS NO LEAD WITNESS.
ARE YOU THE LEAD WITNESS HERE?
YEAH, HE SAYS. OKAY SO PLEASE,
WE DO HAVE OPPOSITION HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM. MR YODER,
PLEASE PROCEED. CHAIRMAN OF
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
. EVERY MONDAY, UM, ON BEHALF OF
THE CURRENT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, THEY ARE OPPOSED TO
24 94. AND. I APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE, INCLUDING SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE FROM THE BOARDS LETTER.
WHICH NOTES THAT WE'RE TURNING A
NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING
PRACTICE INTO A PARTISAN,
CLEARLY PARTISAN IN EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THESE REDISTRICTING BILLS
. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS
HAPPENING. AND THEN THE SECOND
POINT I WANT TO MAKE TODAY IS
THAT THE REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS ARE HELD OUT AS
BEING PERFECT. AND THEY'RE NOT.
THE L. A COMMISSION THE SORT OF
THE BASIS OF THESE OTHER BILLS.
THERE WAS GREAT ACRIMONY. IN
THIS LATEST PROCESS. THERE WERE
CULTURAL ASSETS ALL OVER L. A
THERE WERE TAKEN OUT OF WHAT WAS
HISTORICALLY THEIR DISTRICTS.
THE PROCESS, THERE HAS BECOME
MORE PARTISAN. THE CURRENT BOARD
ONCE THE PROCESS TO BE LESS
PARTISAN. THIRD POINT I WANT TO
MAKE IS THAT ESPECIALLY SINCE WE
HAVE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHOR TODAY,
UM I BELIEVE SHE HAD ACTUALLY
THE, UM THE FORESIGHT THE
COURTESY OF GETTING A MILLION
DOLLARS IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR
RIVERSIDE. I DON'T WANNA IF
CREDIT IS DUE THERE. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I GIVE IT. I BELIEVE
THERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE
STATE BUDGET FOR THE CITY, THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. AND AS
FAR AS I KNOW, THERE ISN'T ANY
MONEY PROPOSED IN THE STATE
BUDGET SIMILARLY FOR THE CURRENT
COUNTY, AND SO I WOULD SAY TO
THE AUTHOR, I KNOW WE HAVE THE
SUBSTITUTE AUTHOR HERE, BUT I
WOULD SAY TO THE AUTHOR UM, YOU
KNOW, UM, MAYBE RESPECTFULLY GET
ON THAT, AS AS THE SUBSTITUTE
AUTHOR HAS FOR HER DISTRICT AND
THEN LAST, BUT NOT LEAST I HAD
THE I GUESS. GOOD FORTUNE. OF
WATCHING A LOT OF THIS STATE
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
PROCEEDINGS AND I WANT TO GO
BACK TO JUST THIS. THIS HOLDING
OUT OF THESE COMMISSIONS AS
BEING PERFECT. THREE OR FOUR
COMMISSIONERS AT THE END OF THE
STATE PROCESS BASICALLY BROKE
DOWN IN TEARS BECAUSE OF THE
IMPERFECTIONS THAT THEY KNEW
THEY HAD CREATED. THE ARMENIAN
COMMUNITY IN L. A. EVEN WENT SO
FAR AS TO CALL INTO THE BUSINESS
MEETINGS OF THE CITIZENS
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION TO
CONTINUE TO AIR THEIR VIEWS. AND
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY
BELIEVED THEY WERE BEING
DISENFRANCHISED IN THE STATES
REDISH INNING COMMISSION PROCESS. THIS IS THE COMMISSION'S
AREN'T PERFECT. THEY SHOULDN'T
BE HELD OUT AS SUCH THE CURRENT
BOARD AS OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR YODER. IS ANYBODY
ELSE HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM
LIKE TO TESTIFY? UH BRIEFLY IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. 24 94
SAYING NONE. LET'S GO BACK TO
THE TELECONFERENCE. MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE
PAUL, THE TELECONFERENCE. IS
THERE ANYBODY ON THE LINE WHO'D
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION?
TO A B 24 94. SPEAKING
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE THAT IS
ZERO AT THIS TIME. WELL, FIRST
GO TO LIVE 19. TOURIST LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA
CERTAINLY NOT IN OPPOSITION IN
STRONG SUPPORT, BUT I WAS CUTE.
LET ME IN, UH, FULLY ENDORSED
DELORES HUERTA. ARGUMENTS THANK
YOU. DULY NOTED. HAS ANYBODY ON
THE LINE MISS MODERATOR IN
OPPOSITION? OF A B 24 94. I
CERTAINLY DON'T ASK IF THERE IS
IN FAVOR OPPOSITION WHEN WE GIVE
THEM THEIR LINE NUMBER TO THE
PHONE LINES FOR, UH FOR SUPPORT
, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT
THERE IS MY MISTAKE. I
APOLOGIZE. UM APPRECIATE THAT.
SO LET'S ACTUALLY IF YOU DON'T
MIND PULLING, LET'S I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT. DISCONNECT HERE. SO
PAUL AT FIRST IS ANYBODY ON THE
LINE? IN ADDITION T THE LEGAL
AND VOTERS IN SUPPORT. LET'S GET
THAT ON THE RECORD. ALSO WE HAVE
TWO LINES QUEUED UP RIGHT NOW.
WE DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF
WHETHER THERE IS A REPORTER AND
SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. THEN
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, SIR. LINE
82. GOOD MORNING RESPONSIBLE
WITH THE HULU CALIFORNIA ACTION
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 84. AND THIS IS
SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN SUPPORT
OF THIS STUFF. OKAY AND AGAIN.
MY APOLOGIES FOR MAKING THIS
LESS THAN SEAMLESS. IS ANYBODY
ELSE ON THE LINE WANTS TO SPEAK
, UH, WITH WITH RESPECT TO A B
24 94. YES. PLEASE. FOR SYRIAN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. WE CAN
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MY NAME IS
ILEANA ANIKA. I AM A RESIDENT OF
THE COUNTY. CALLING AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 24 94 ON BEHALF
OF THE BUILDING FOUNDATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS
MODERATE ANYBODY ELSE SPEAKING
ON THE TIME WE HAVE NO FURTHER
LINES IN QUÊ. ALRIGHT APPRECIATE
THAT AGAIN. APOLOGIES BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES
HAVE THE MOTION FROM SENATOR
LEYVA UH, AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES. THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING THIS ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER IF YOU'D LIKE TO
CLOSE YES, THANK YOU. I
CERTAINLY JUST WANT TO ADD THAT
NO BILL IS PERFECT. NOT THIS
ONE. NOR MY OWN. HOWEVER WHAT I
DO KNOW IS THAT PLACING THE
POWER TO DRAW MAPS IN THE HANDS
OF THE ACTUAL COUNTY SUPERVISORS
WHO WOULD RUN FOR ELECTION IN
THOSE MAPS HAVE A VESTED
INTEREST IN DRAWING MAPS IN
THEIR FAVOR. THAT DOES NOT WORK
. IT HAS NOT WORKED IN MY OWN
COUNTY IN RIVERSIDE AND BASED ON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALAS
EXPERIENCE, IT DOES NOT WORK IN
CURRENT COUNTY. CURRAN COUNTY IS
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL BECAUSE
THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEIR
POWER BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE
PEOPLE. I SUPPOSE THAT IS
UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT THIS
ATTITUDE IS NOT IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF GOVERNMENT. FOR THE
VOTERS OF CURRENT COUNTY AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. IF
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYBE
24 94 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALAS.
MOTION IS DUE PASSPORTS FIRST BE
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE. NEWMAN
NEWMAN. AYE. NILSSON NILSSON, NO
LASER HERTZBERG. LABOR? AYE.
THAT VOTE CURRENTLY STANDS AS 2
TO 1 WILL LEAVE THAT ON CALL. AH
LOOKING FORWARD. WE ARE LOOKING
FOR ARTHUR'S. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE
AN AUTHOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LEVIN. YOU WERE BEHIND SOMEBODY
. WELCOME TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LEVINE. YOU WILL BE PRESENTING A
B 17 83. PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MEMBERS BROKE HER
TOE OF MR CHAIR AND CHAIR AND
SENATORS, MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS OF INSURANCE
COMPANIES ARE UNIQUELY IMPORTANT
TO CONSUMERS. AND CHANGES IN
CONTROL OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
CAN HAVE DRAMATIC IMPLICATIONS.
IMPLICATIONS FOR CALIFORNIANS A
B 17 83 INSURERS, GOVERNMENT
TRANSPARENCY BY APPLYING
EXISTING LOBBYING, REGISTRATION
AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO
INDIVIDUALS OR LOBBYING FIRMS
SEEKING TO INFLUENCE ENSURE
MERGER DECISIONS. THIS BILL
REMEDIES AN ONGOING PROBLEM
RECENTLY REPORTED IN THE
SACRAMENTO BEE, WHERE
CONSULTANTS WERE TO BE PAID $2
MILLION CONTINGENCY FEE TO
INFLUENCE THE APPROVAL OF AN
INSURANCE COMPANY ACQUISITION
WHILE EVADING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
LAWS FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
WHILE THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT
HAS TIGHT REGULATIONS,
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND
LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS, MANY OF
THESE RESTRICTIONS ONLY APPLY TO
LOBBYING ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
AND DID NOT CAPTURE BROAD SWATHS
OF ACTIVITY. THAT LOBBYISTS AND
CONSULTANTS MAY ENGAGE IN TO
INFLUENCE POLICY IN WAYS THAT
WILL AFFECT THEIR CLIENTS AND
CALIFORNIANS IN SIGNIFICANT
WAYS. A B 17 83 WILL CLOSE A
DISTURBING LOOPHOLE IN OUR
POLITICAL PRACTICES LAWS THAT
ALLOW A PERSON TO CIRCUMVENT
LOBBYING RULES AND PROHIBITIONS
WITH ME HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY.
IS JERRY FLANAGAN, CHIEF TRIAL
COUNSEL FOR CONSUMER WATCHDOG.
UM HENRY, SEAMUS FLANAGAN IS ON
THE LINE OR HE'S ON THE LINE.
MR. FLANAGAN, IF YOU COULD
PLEASE PROCEED. SPIRITUALLY WITH
ME TODAY. IF YOU COULD PLEASE
PROCEED. VIRTUALLY. AND SO WE
DON'T SEE HIM ON THE LINE AT THE
MOMENT, MR MODERATOR, IF YOU IF
YOU COULD CHECK, SEE IF THERE'S
A JERRY FLANAGAN ON THE LINE AS
THE LEAD SPORT WITNESS. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. WE DON'T APPEAR
TO HAVE MR FLANAGAN WITH US.
OKAY? SURE, AS WE CAN. ADD SOME
COLOR TO YOUR CLOSES. IS ANYBODY
HERE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT. OF A
B 17 83. ASSUME DONE. LET'S GO
BACK TO THE PHONE LINES. MR.
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE
QUÊ TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
. ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO
WRITE IN SUPPORT OF A PH SEVEN
A. B 17 83. TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
. PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WE DO HAVE A LINE QUEUING
UP ONE MOMENT WHILE WE PROVIDE
THE LINE NUMBER. WE WILL FIRST
GO TO LINE 53. AH! HELLO MR
CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS AT TRENT LANG
, CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY
CAMPAIGN NOT PREPARED TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT TESTIFIED. BUT WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT. YOU THINK
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL AND
URGED THE COMMITTEE TO PASS IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR LANG.
NEXT, PLEASE. WE'LL GO TO LINE
77. HI LINDSAY MCCONNELL WITH
THE POLITICAL PRACTICES
COMMISSION IN SUPPORT OF 80 17
83. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY
ELSE ON THAT? I WOULD LIKE TO
FIND SUPPORT OF A B. 17 83
CHAIRMAN. PARDON ME, MR.
CHAIRMAN WE HAVE NO OTHER LINES
IN. Q THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR.
LET'S LET'S RETURN TO THE
COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM. IS THERE
ANYBODY HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 17 83. ARE YOU
GETTING ME IN QUÊ? SEEING NOT
HERE IN THE COMMITTEE HEARING
ROOM. IS THERE ANYBODY ON THE
LINE? WHO'D LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION? A. B 17 83. AND
SPEAKING OF OPPOSITION ONE, THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME, I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE THE LEADER LEAD WITNESS
HERE. I'M WAITING TO GO ON THE
HOLDING. UH OKAY. LEAD WITNESS
AND SUPPORT. UNDERSTOOD THAT, MR
FLANAGAN, WE DID NOT SEE YOU ON
THE LINE. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD
AND PURSUIT? YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE
WAS LOST IN HOLD LAND. APOLOGIES
WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE, BUT I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY ON THE PHONE POLITICAL
REFORM ACT AS THE KITTY MEDIA IS
AWARE WAS ADOPTED IN THE WAKE OF
WATERGATE TO RESTORE PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE BY REQUIRING THE
PUBLIC'S BUSINESS TO BE
CONDUCTED OPENLY FOR ALL TO SEE.
AND THE RECENT SEGMENT OF THE
ARTICLE THAT WE SUBMITTED TO
COMMITTEE PERFECTLY CAPTURES THE
ISSUE OF THE SO CALLED
CONSULTANTS INFLUENCING
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS OF
AGENCIES WHILE AVOIDING PUBLIC
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT. THERE ARE
TWO FORMER LAWMAKERS WERE HIRED
BY A WORKERS COMPENSATION
INSURER TO INFLUENCE THE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S
DECISION REGARDING A MERGER AND
ACQUISITION AT STAKE WERE
POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IN OVERCHARGES TO
SMALL BUSINESSES. AND THE
CONSULTANTS WERE TO BE PAID $2
MILLION CONTINGENCY FEE CONTRACT
. THIS WAS ALL ACCOMPANIED BY
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CONCEAL THEIR TRUE SOURCE.
OBVIOUSLY, THESE EFFORTS HAVE
ALL THE HALLMARKS. OF LOBBYING.
A B 17 83 WOULD NOT CREATE ANY
NEW SUBSTANTIVE PROHIBITIONS. IT
WOULD SIMPLY APPLY EXISTING
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS TO THESE
TYPE OF MINISTER ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISIONS. A B 17 83 IS A
MEASURED APPROACH. STATE LAW
ALREADY DEFINED THE LOBBYISTS AS
ANYONE BEING PAID INFLUENCE
DECISIONS REGARDING AN
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. HOWEVER
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN
NARROWLY INTERPRETED TO EXCLUDE
EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE AGENCY
DECISIONS ON MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS. AND THIS BILL
WOULD SIMPLY UPDATE THAT THE
DEFINITION. A B 17 83 IS ALSO
CONSISTENT WITH THIS COMMITTEE'S
PRIOR INCREMENTAL AND TARGETED
CHANGES TO THE POLITICAL REFORM
ACT. FOR EXAMPLE, A 2010
LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE BILL, UH
, THAT WERE ADOPTED BY THE
GOVERNOR. UM UH, CHANGE THE
DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION IN WAKE OF A SEPARATE
POLITICAL CONTROVERSY AT THE
HELPERS TO ADDRESS INVESTMENTS
IN PUBLIC RETIREMENT ASSETS.
FINALLY I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
THE ANALYSIS FOCUSED ON A KIND
OF A TECHNICAL DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN QUALITATIVE LEGISLATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS. THE IMPORTANT ISSUE
HERE IS THAT THE TYPE OF
LOBBYING ADDRESSING HERE ARE
VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT WAS MEANT
TO COVER. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES
COMMISSION, WHICH WILL NOW
ADMINISTER THE BILL IS IN
SUPPORT. THERE IS NO OPPOSITION
ON RECORD. WE URGED THE
COMMITTEE TO ALLOW VOTERS TO
DECIDE WHETHER TO APPLY THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT ETHICS AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENT. TO THESE
TYPES OF INSURANCE COMPANY
MERGERS, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
COMEDIAN AGAIN. APOLOGIZE FOR
THE STAFF. YOU WITH THE PHONE
ALSO WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WITHIN. THANK
YOU, MR MR FLAGON APOLOGIZED TO
YOUR FRIEND ANY INCONVENIENCE.
SO, HAVING NOW HEARD YOUR
TESTIMONY? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE
IN THE HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. STILL KNOWN, MR MODERATOR
, IF WE COULD RETURN TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE, IS THERE
ANYBODY ON THE LINE WHO'D LIKE
TO STRIKE IN OPPOSITION TO A B
17 83? TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE, PERHAPS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. HAVE KNOWN MR
CHAIR. OKAY LET'S BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE GOT EMOTION
FROM SOONER, LEYVA. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR CHAIR AS THE WITNESS TESTIFY
, THERE IS NO OPPOSITION. I'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE OF THE STAFF WHO WROTE
THE ANALYSIS. EVERYONE WHO
TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT, ALSO THE
BRILLIANT INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTING BY THE B. THAT HELPED
SHINE LIGHT ON THESE PRACTICES
THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT SOME
RULES AROUND. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THAT WAS VERY
STRONG CLOSE. SO GLAD I GIVE YOU
THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO, MADAM
SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE
NOW CALL THE RULE. A B 17 83 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LIVING MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. NEWMAN NEWMAN, I
NILSSON NILSSON. I LASER
HERTZBERG. LABOR LABOR. AYE. SO
THAT BILL NOW HAS THREE VOTES TO
ZERO. WE WILL KEEP IT ON HOLD,
BUT IT WILL PASS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EVENT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORIDA THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. WELCOME
YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENTING BE
PRESENTING A B 2037. WHEN YOU
ARE READY, PLEASE PROCEED. RIGHT
WELL, GOOD MORNING, SENATORS.
HAPPY MONDAY. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT A B 2037. WITH PROFILE
WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL VOTING
LOCATIONS TO CALIFORNIA VOTERS
BY GIVING COUNTY ELECTION
OFFICIALS THE OPTION OF USING
VENUES LIKE VÀ HALLS AS POLLING
LOCATIONS. UNDER EXISTING LAW
VENUES THAT HAVE BARS OR SERVE
ALCOHOL CANNOT SERVE AS POLLING
LOCATIONS. THERE WERE EXEMPTIONS
MADE IN THE 2020 GENERAL
ELECTION, AS WELL AS A 2021
RECALL ELECTION TO ALLOW THESE
TYPES OF VENUES BE UTILIZED.
THROUGH A B 2037 COUNTY ELECTION
OFFICIALS WILL HAVE MORE POLLING
LOCATION OPTIONS, WHICH WILL
HELP VOTERS PERFORM THEIR CIVIC
DUTY WITHOUT OBSTACLES FOR MANY
YEARS TO COME. WITH ME ON THE
PHONE. WE HAVE RYAN RONCO WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CLERKS IN ELECTION OFFICIALS. MR
RANKO, WELCOME. PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING,
CHAIRMAN NEWMAN AND MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OKAY. WE CAN GREAT. THANK YOU.
I'M RYAN RONCO, PLASTIC COUNTY
CLERK RECORDER, REGISTRAR OF
VOTERS AND CO CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATIONS OF
CLERKS AND ELECTIONS OFFICIALS.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. PLEASED
TO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT A B 2037
. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA AND HIS
STAFF FOR THEIR IMPORTANT WORK
ON THIS BILL. DURING THE
NOVEMBER 2020 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION AND FOR ALL OF LAST
YEAR, INCLUDING THE SEPTEMBER
GUBERNATORIAL RECALL ELECTION
COUNTIES WERE ALLOWED BY YOUR
LEGISLATURE. THE TEMPORARY
ABILITY TO USE COMMUNITY
CENTERS, VETERANS HALLS, BANQUET
ROOMS AND LODGES. LOCATIONS
WHERE WE HAVE AVOIDED
APPROACHING IN THE PAST BECAUSE
THERE WERE ALSO PLACES WHERE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD.
MAYBE 2037 WOULD MAKE THIS
TEMPORARY CHANGE PERMANENT,
ALLOWING COUNTIES TO CONTINUE
USING THESE LOCATIONS GOING
FORWARD. FOR THE COUNTIES THAT
WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE
TEMPORARY LIFTING OF THESE
RESTRICTIONS. THEY FOUND THAT
THEY WERE BETTER ABLE TO HELP
THEIR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES WHERE POLLING PLACE
FACILITY OPTIONS ARE OFTEN
LIMITED. IT'S SURPRISING TO
THINK IN THE YEAR 2020 THAT IS
ACTUALLY 2022 THAT IT'S ACTUALLY
BECOMING HARDER AND EASIER FOR
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS POINT
SUITABLE FLOWING AT PLACES OR
VOTE CENTERS. FOR THEIR VOTERS.
HOWEVER, SADLY, IT IS. SCHOOLS
ARE LESS INCLINED SERVICE
POLLING PLACES BECAUSE OF
SECURITY CONCERNS THAT STRANGERS
ON CAMPUS CHURCHES ARE REFUSING
TO OPEN UP HIS VOTE CENTERS IN
RECORD NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY
DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
POLARIZING POLITICAL CLIMATE OF
THE DAY. SENIOR CENTERS ARE
SAYING NO BECAUSE WITHOUT
BETTERS, BRINGING IN GERMS
ENDANGERING THE HEALTH OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES. PROPER VOTING
CENTER LOCATIONS IS PARTICULARLY
DIFFICULT FOR VOTERS. CHOICE ACT
COUNTIES MUST HAVE FACILITIES
OPEN FOR FOUR OR 11 DAYS IN A
ROW. HAVING THESE HOLES IN LARGE
IS AVAILABLE CENTERS SITES HAS
BEEN THE PERFECT ALTERNATIVE TO
THOSE FACILITIES WHO ARE NOW
TELLING US NO, YOU'RE NOT WERE
NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVE YOU.
COUNTIES TO GO THROUGH AN
EXTENSIVE CHECKLIST OF PARKING
ACCESSIBILITY, PROXIMITY TO
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, 88
COMPLIANCE AND MORE IN ORDER TO
PICK THE RIGHT FACILITY FOR
COMMUNITY AS A POINT PLACE OR
VOTE CENTER. MAYBE 2037 WILL
ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO USE SOME
OF THESE FACILITIES THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES HAVE ENJOYED USING
FOR TWO YEARS NOW, ESPECIALLY IN
A TIME WHEN FINDING WILLING
FACILITIES ARE BECOMING
INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT.
THANK YOU. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE,AND I'M AVAILABLE
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR RONCO. IS ANYBODY HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 2037?
SEEN DONE. LET'S RETURN TO THE
TELECOMS AND MR MODERATOR, IF
YOU COULD FALL FOR ANYBODY ON
THE LINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TEST
RIGHT IN SUPPORT OF EVERY 2037?
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PRESSED
ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. MR
CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE NO IN CUBA.
PARDON ME. WOULD YOU HAVE THE
LION QUEUING UP ONE MOMENT WHILE
WE PROVIDE THEIR LINE NUMBER?
WE WILL OFTEN LINE 96 GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. YES, IT IS. JERRY. DON
PROBLEM IS. WE DIDN'T CATCH IT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GARY JOHNSON,
PARLIAMENT SUPPORTER. OKAY I
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY. THANK
YOU, AS ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE
TO TEST RIGHT SUPPORT. OF 2037
OTHER LINES IN Q AT THIS TIME,
MS MARGARITA LET'S COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM. IS
ANYBODY HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM
WOULD LIKE TO FIND OPPOSITION TO
BE 2037. SEEING NONE. MR.
MODERATOR BACK TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINES. ANYBODY ON
THE LINE AND LIKE JUST WRITING
OPPOSITION TO HB 2037. TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION PRESS ONE AND ZERO
AT THIS TIME. GUIDELINES IN QUÊ,
MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES
, COLLEAGUES EMOTION FROM
SENATOR LABOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FLORA. I COMMEND YOU ON THE BILL
SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE AND VERY
COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
VOTING CENTERS. UM WITH THAT
GLADYS SUPPORTED AMOUNT OF
SECRETARY IF YOU COULD PLEASE
CALL THE WRONG WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE DISRESPECTFULLY ASTRAY? I
VOTE THAT'S THAT'S A SOLID CLOSE
. NOW THAT ON SECRETARY IF YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. A B 2037
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FRISBEE WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION. NEWMAN I NIELSEN.
NIELSEN. I GLASER. HERTZBERG.
LABOR LABOR. AYE. UM THERE WAS
30 AND SUPPORT IS THAT CORRECT?
SO THAT WILL MOVE. WE'LL LEAVE
THAT ON CALL FOR SENATOR
HERZBERG WHEN HE ARRIVES, BUT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THE
LAST OF THE ASSEMBLY BILLS TODAY
AND THEN WE HAVE A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. WE'VE
GOT 89 72 FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BERMAN. WELCOME, SIR. UM, GOOD
TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES GREAT TO SEE ALL OF
YOU AS WELL. THIS IS AN
INTERESTING ANGLE IS MY FIRST
TIME IN THIS IN THIS HEARING
ROOM. DEEPFAKES ARE EXTREMELY
CONVINCING, FABRICATED PHOTOS,
VIDEOS AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OF
SOMEONE APPEARING TO SAY OR DO
SOMETHING THAT THEY DID NOT. THE
ABILITY TO ATTRIBUTE SPEECH AND
CONDUCT TO A POLITICAL CANDIDATE
. THAT IS FALSE. THAT NEVER
HAPPENED MAKES DEEPFAKES A
POWERFUL AND DANGEROUS TOOL IN
THE ARSENAL OF THOSE THAT WANT
TO WAGE MIS AND DISINFORMATION
CAMPAIGNS. WHICH IS WHY IN 2019
, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED MY A B
7 30 NEARLY CRAFTED BILL TO
PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF
DEEP FACE ANOTHER MANIPULATED
MEDIA WITHIN 60 DAYS OF AN
ELECTION. UNLESS THE IMAGE OF
RECORDING INCLUDES A DISCLOSURE
STATING THAT IT IS MANIPULATED.
NOTABLY THE BILL INCLUDED A
JANUARY 1ST 2023 SUNSET
PROVISION. THIS BILL, MAYBE 9 72
WOULD EXTEND THE SUNSET TO
JANUARY. 1ST 2027, KEEPING THE
LAW INTACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL
FOUR YEARS. DOING SO WILL
PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR
ELECTIONS IN THE COMING YEARS AS
DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES AND
BECOMES EVEN MORE MAINSTREAM.
MAYBE 7 30 RECEIVED WIDESPREAD
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN 2019.
VOTERS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT THE MEDIA THEY
ARE BEING SHOWN IS REAL OR FAKE.
SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR BERMAN. UM
DO WE HAVE WE DO NOT HAVE A
PRIMARY WITNESSES, MY AESTHETIC.
NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT YOU
ARE AWARE OF, SO PROBABLY NOT.
IS ANYBODY HERE IN THE IN THE
HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE TO TEST
FIVE AND SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL NYE 72. WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY
WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, JOHN ON
BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE HEARING
ROOM LIKE TEST DRIVE AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. SEEING MR
MODERATED. WE COULD GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE IS ANYBODY
ON THE LINE WOULD LIKE TO TRY
AND SUPPORT OF 89 72. TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT 110 AT THIS TIME.
THERE ARE NO LINES STUDIO, MR
CHAIRMAN. OKAY LET'S BRING IT
BACK TO THE HEARING WAS ANYBODY
HERE AND THE HEARING WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE 9
72. SAYING THAT MS MODERATOR, IS
THERE ANYBODY ON THE LINE? WHO'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION?
MAYBE 9 72. TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIRMAN, THERE
ARE NO LINES GET UP. ALL RIGHT,
COMING BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND THE INPUT ON
THE BILL. EMOTIONS TO SENATOR
LIVER, MR. BERMAN WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK
BROUGH. VERY GOOD. SO, UM, THANK
YOU FOR THAT. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYBE 9 72
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BERMAN MOTION
IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST BE WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON G
H. JUDICIARY. NEWMAN I NIELSEN.
NIELSEN KNOWN LASER. HERTZBERG.
LEVER LEVER. AYE. THAT VOTE
STANDS IS 2 TO 1 OR KEEP THAT ON
CALL. THANK YOU SHOULDN'T BE
GOVERNMENT. AND LAST, BUT
CERTAINLY NOT LEAST. WELCOME
SENATOR KAMLAGER. WE HAVE THE
CURIOUS SITUATION, THE CENTER
PRESENTING AN ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT, I'M SURE
YOU'LL EXPLAIN. WELCOME. PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. YES THIS IS A REMNANT
FROM MY TIME IN THE ASSEMBLY AND
DELAYED BECAUSE OF COVID. BUT
TODAY I AM HERE PRESENTING.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT THREE, THE CALIFORNIA
ABOLITION ACT. THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS SLAVERY,
BUT INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE IS
ALSO PROHIBITED, WITH ONE
EXCEPTION TO PUNISH CRIME. SO A
C A THREE SEEKS TO AMEND THE
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION TO
REMOVE SUCH CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE
, ABOLISHING SLAVERY AND
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE WITHOUT
EXCEPTION AND WITHOUT LOOPHOLES.
THIS AMENDMENT IS LONG OVERDUE.
TODAY 12 STATES PROHIBIT
ENSLAVEMENT AND INVOLUNTARY
SERVITUDE. NINE STATES PERMIT
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE AS A
CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT, AND
CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THOSE
STATES. SO DISSOLVING THE
VESTIGES OF SLAVERY IS MORE
IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
IN 2021, US SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY
OF OREGON INTRODUCED THE
ABOLITION AMENDMENT ALONG WITH
CONGRESSWOMAN NIKI MO WILLIAMS
OF GEORGIA. TO REMOVE
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE AS A
PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME FRM THE U.
S CONSTITUTION. VOTERS IN
COLORADO, NEBRASKA AND UTAH
VOTED TO REMOVE EXCEPTION
CLAUSES FROM THEIR STATE
CONSTITUTION. CALIFORNIA VOTERS
SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THE SAME THIS NOVEMBER.
OUR CONSTITUTION IS A DOCUMENT
OF PRINCIPLES SERVING AS A GUIDE
FOR ALL OTHER OPERATIONAL STATE
LAWS. AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE,
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR SLAVERY.
FORCED LABOR OR INVOLUNTARY
SERVITUDE ON OUR BOOKS WITH ME
HERE IN SUPPORT IS JAMELIA LAND
AND SAMUEL BROWN. OH, FOUNDERS
OF THE ANTI VIOLENCE SAFETY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT. A
SPONSOR, ORGANIZATION OF A C A
THREE AND AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH TO THE WITNESSES HERE OR IS
HERE VERSUS TO WELCOME. WELCOME,
SIR. PLEASE PURSUED. MORNING,
SENATORS. MORNING MY NAME IS
SAMUEL NATHANIEL BROWN. I AM THE
CO FOUNDER OF THE ANTI VIOLENCE
SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
PROJECT, ALONG WITH MY WIFE,
JAMELIA LAND. THE CULTURE OF THE
CALIFORNIA ABOLITION ACT
COALITION. I AM. UM. I HAVE AN
ASSOCIATE TO ARTS AND SOCIAL
SCIENCE AND ASSOCIATES OF ARTS
TRANSFER DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY
ABOUT 14 DAYS AGO, I WALKED THE
STAGE OF CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, AND I
GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE WITH
MY BACHELOR'S IN COMMUNICATIONS
STUDIES. I'M ALSO THE ORIGINAL
ART OF THE LANGUAGE THAT
EVENTUALLY BECAME A C A THREE. I
AM THE PART THAT MOST DON'T KNOW
IS I'M ONLY 175 DAYS REMOVED
FROM PRISON. AND I SERVED 24
YEARS. AND SO WHEN I SPEAK TO
YOU, I SPEAK FROM A VERY
INTIMATE PLACE. AND I CAN TELL
YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST, THAT
SLAVERY HAS NO PLACE IN 2022.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
ALL TO EVOLVE IN OUR SHARED
HUMANITY AND CLOSE A LOOPHOLE
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED A
LONG TIME AGO. THE FACT THAT THE
MATTER IS, DESPITE ALL THE
ACCOLADES THAT I JUST SHARED
WITH YOU, I'VE ALSO TAKEN
THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SELF HELP
PROGRAMMING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS. VICTIMS
SENSITIVITY VICTIM AWARENESS 10
P PROGRAM ALL OF THAT. WOULD
HAVE BEEN IRRELEVANT. IT ALL
WOULD HAVE BEEN MOOT IF I WOULD
HAVE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK.
BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO
DETERMINE THAT I WAS AN
UNREASONABLE RISK OF SOCIETY.
BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE 1 15 FOR
NOT REPORTING TO WORK ONE DAY,
NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS, AND THEN
I WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A 15 YEAR
DENIAL FROM THE BOARD OF PAROLE
HEARINGS. AND IF THERE WAS
MITIGATING EVIDENCE, IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN WALKED DOWN TO A 10
YEARS NOW THAN A SEVEN YEAR TO
NOW THAN FIVE YEARS AND NOW THAN
THREE YEARS NOW, AND SO THE
POINT THAT I'M MAKING IS AS LONG
AS FORCED LABOR TAKES PRECEDENCE
OVER REHABILITATION IN PUBLIC
SAFETY. THEN WE WILL BE STUCK AT
A STANDSTILL AND WE WOULD NEVER
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITIES AND THE HEALTH OF
PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN
CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS THAT WE
STRIKE WE TRULY STRIVE TO
PROVIDE AS A SOCIETY. SO I'M
HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A C A
THREE. AND I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
GIVE US A YES VOTE. THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU, MR BROWN.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
GRADUATION. IS THERE ANYBODY
ELSE HERE IN THE HEARING LIKE TO
TESTIFY? AND SUPPORT OF THE
SECOND WITNESS. I'M SORRY, VERY
GOOD. GOOD MORNING. I'M A TAD
BIT VERTICALLY CHALLENGED. SO
MICROPHONE IS PICKING YOU UP
PERFECTLY. OK THAT'S WONDERFUL.
I NEEDED IN THE HOUSE TO HOLLER
AT THE CHILDREN. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JIMMY LELAND S.
SAMUEL STATED EARLIER. NOT ONLY
AM I HIS WIFE, BUT I AM ALSO THE
CO FOUNDER OF THE ANTI VIOLENCE
SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
PROJECT. UM SAMUEL STATED HE WAS
INCARCERATED FOR 24 YEARS.
DURING THE COURSE OF THAT TIME,
UM SAMUEL WORKED AS A HEALTH
CARE FACILITY MAINTENANCE
WORKER. ESSENTIALLY THAT IS A
HOSPITAL JANITOR INSIDE OF THE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. AT THE
ONSET OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
SAMUEL WAS TASKED WITH GOING
INTO THE SALE OF THE FIRST
PERSON IN CALIFORNIA
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OF THE HIP
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID. WHILE
THE WORLD IS WATCHING, AND WE DO
NOT KNOW WHAT THIS IS GOING TO
BRING SAMUEL ASSES FORCED TO GO
TO WORK. NOT ONLY IS HE FORCED
TO GO TO WORK, BUT HE HAS
THREATENED THAT IF HE DOES NOT
GO TO WORK, HE WILL GET HIT WITH
A 1 15, WHICH IS A RULES
VIOLATION. WE'RE CALLING 1 15.
THE MODERN DAY WHIP, BECAUSE IT
IS SOMETHING THAT IS FORCING YOU
TO WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
TO BRIEF THINGS WITH YOU.
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION
2700 STATES THAT THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRCTIONS AND
REHABILITATION QUOTE SHALL
REQUIRE EVERY ABLE BODIED
PRISONER IMPRISONED IN ANY STATE
IN ANY STATE PRISON. AS MANY
HOURS OF FAITHFUL LABOR IN EACH
DAY ND EVERY DAY DURING HIS OR
HER TERM OF IMPRISONMENT, AS
SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR.
OF CORRECTIONS. THAT SOUNDS LIKE
FORCED LABOR TO ME. THAT SOUNDS
LIKE SLAVERY TO ME. IN ADDITION
TO THAT, AND THIS AND I WANT TO
BE VERY CLEAR. THIS IS NOT ABOUT
WAGES, BUT I NEED YOU ALL TO
UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF
THESE THINGS. SAMUEL WAS WAS
CONSIDERED A HIGH EARNER. WHERE
HE MADE 75 CENTS PER HOUR. THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS TOOK 55. OF 75
CENTS PER HOUR. YES, MA'AM. YOU
HEARD THAT CORRECTLY? WE JUST
RECENTLY RECEIVED A BILL IN THE
MAIL. FROM THE CALIFORNIA
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. FOR
$35,000. WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO
LEVY. GARNISH ANY MONEY THAT HE
MAKES. WHILE HE WAS INSIDE.
WORKING FOR 75 CENTS AN HOUR.
THIS IS THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT?
FORCED LABOR CAN DO. ON THE
MORNING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH
2019 BETWEEN NINE AND 10 WHILE I
WAS PERFORMING MY DUTIES AS A
STUDY CUSTODIAN ONE AND THE
CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT CENTER AT
CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, LOS
ANGELES COUNTY H F M CUSTODIAN
ONE WENDY WEST IN FRONT OF ME
AND TOLD ME THAT I QUOTE BETTER
TELL INMATE BROWN TO TAKE OFF
HIS NECKLACE. I WAS AWARE OF THE
CUSTODIAN WEST. IT HAD SEVERAL
UNNECESSARY CONFRONTATIONS WITH
INMATE BROWN IN THE PAST, AND I
KNEW THAT THE NECKLACE SHE WAS
REFERRING TO WAS RELATED TO HIS
RELIGION AND REFUSED TO ISSUE AN
ORDER ON HER BEHALF THAT I
DIDN'T AGREE WITH. AT THIS POINT
IT MAY BROWN WALKED INTO THE
ROOM AND I TOLD HER HE'S RIGHT
BEHIND YOU. WHY DON'T YOU TELL
HIM YOURSELF? HE THEN BEGAN
ANGRILY YELLING AT BROWN WITH
HER FINGER IN HIS FACE AND
DEMANDING THAT HE WROTE HIS
NECKLACE. BROWN CALI INFORMED
CUSTODIAN WEST THAT HE HAD A
RIGHT TO WEAR HIS RELIGIOUS
NECKLACE, AND IF SHE CONTINUED
TO INSIST HE REMOVED IT, HE
COULD FILE HE COULD FILE A
LAWSUIT AGAINST HER FOR
DISCRIMINATION. SHE SAID, QUOTE.
OH, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT. BROWN
THEN ANGER THEN OUT. BROWN THEN
WALKED AWAY. A FEW MINUTES
LATER, BROWN APPROACHED ME AND
ASKED IF I HAD DEALT WITH IF HE
HAD DEALT WITH THE SITUATION
APPROPRIATELY. I ASSURED HIM
THAT HE HAD A FEW HOURS LATER
WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT
PERMISSION FROM THE CUSTODIAN
SUPERVISOR, ONE OF HF M
CUSTODIAN WEST USED HER FAMILIAL
CONNECTIONS WITH CUSTODY STAFF
TO HAVE BROWN HANDCUFFED,
REMOVED FROM CTC AND RETURNED TO
HIS CELL. FURTHERMORE WITH THE
HELP OF THE SAME CUSTODY STAFF
SHE HAD TURNED TO PREVIOUSLY
CUSTODIAN WEST DRAFTED A RULES
VIOLATION REPORT, WHICH WAS
ISSUED TO INMATE BROWN. HE THEN
CONFRONTED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I
QUOTE BETTER BACK UP HER VERSION
OF EVENTS. HE ALSO USED THOSE
SAME CONNECTIONS TO ISSUE A 1 28
DROPPED PRONTO TO HAVE INMATE
BROWN REMOVED FROM HIS
ASSIGNMENT AS AN H FM OFFENDER
CUSTODIAN. WHEN OUR SUPERVISORS
DISCOVERED WHAT SHE HAD DONE,
CUSTODIAN WEST WAS REPRIMANDED,
REASSIGNED TO A NEW POST AND
INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THE PROPER
CHAIN OF COMMAND. BROWN WAS THEN
REASSIGNED AS ONE OF OUR WORKERS
CUSTODIAN WEST AGAIN TURN TO HER
CONNECTIONS TO HAVE INMATE BROWN
AND ASSIGNED AGAIN. THIS WAS
AGAIN OVERTURNED BY OUR
SUPERVISORS. THE RVR THAT SHE
HAD ISSUED TO INMATE BROWN WAS
ADJUDICATED AND HE WAS FOUND NOT
GUILTY. STUDY IN WEST THEN
TURNED TO HER CONNECTIONS AGAIN
TO HAVE SOME INFORMATION PLACED
INTO HIS FILE TO GET HER WAY. IT
IS CLEAR TO ME THAT CUSTODIAN
WEST HAS A PROBLEM WITH INMATE
BROWN AND HIS VINDICTIVELY
ATTEMPTING TO HAVE HIM PUNISHED.
THIS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT
THIS INCIDENT WAS IN FACT USED
AS A WAY TO DENY INMATE BROWN
PAROLE. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS
UNFAIR AS I WAS PRESENT WHEN
THESE THINGS HAPPEN, AND
CUSTODIAN WEST TRIED TO FORCE ME
TO GO AGAIN TO GO ALONG WITH HER
VERSION OF EVENTS THAT I KNEW
WERE INCORRECT. THIS IS SIGNED.
BUY A COW PIA EMPLOYEE WHO WORKS
INSIDE OF CDCR. THE WOMAN WENDY
WEST BECAUSE OF THIS LOOPHOLE.
IS ACTING AS A PLANTATION
DRIVER. SHE'S WIELDING THE WHIP.
TO KEEP HIM INCARCERATED.
BECAUSE THIS LOOPHOLE ALLOWS FOR
THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. AND
UNLESS WE COME TO YOU, AND WE
TELL YOU THAT THIS IS WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN THIS CULTURAL
SETTING. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW. AND
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH
THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. FOR
TODAY. AND A CLIMATE THAT IS SO
CHARGED. BUT WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN
THAT WALKS INTO A SCHOOL. WHEN
WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN THAT WALKS
INTO A GROCERY STORE. AND HAS
REPARATIONS AND WRITTEN ON HIS
GUN. AND GUNS DOWN PEOPLE WHO
LOOK LIKE ME. I ASK YOU. TO
STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
HISTORY TODAY. AND LET'S WRITE
SOME OF THE BRONX IN THIS
COUNTRY. IN 2022. AS PROGRESSIVE
AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS WE
SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES.
THAT OUR CONSTITUTION POSSESSES
LANGUAGE. THAT IS A DIRECT
VESTIGE OF SLAVERY. I ASK YOU
RESPECTFULLY TODAY. FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. MISS LIN, IS
ANYBODY ELSE HERE? IN THE
HEARING WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT BRIEFLY. HAVE THE THANKS
CHAIR AND SENATORS. I DON'T CARE
WHEN, WITH ACT, UM, HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE YOUNG WOMAN'S
FREEDOM CENTER, AND THE SISTER
WARRIORS, FREEDOM, COALITION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
RESPOND. NUNEZ WITH THE ANTI
RECIDIVISM COALITION, PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THE MEASURE, AND HERE
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AARON FISHER
ORGANIZED, INDIVISIBLE AS ACROSS
THE STATE AND ALSO WITH THE ANTI
VIOLENCE, AGENT ACCOUNTABILITY
PROJECT, AND I URGE YOU TO PASS
THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE HEARING ROOM
SEEING NONE. MISS MODERATOR. IF
WE COULD PLEASE GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE, ANYBODY'S
WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE E EIGHT. THANK YOU TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT. PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. WE'LL START WITH
LINE 102. GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
MINISTER KING. AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF. L S P C ALL OF US OR
NONE. CALIFORNIA PRISON FOCUS IS
PAID UIVERSAL AND SUPPORT OF
ABC AND STRONG SUPPORT OF ABC.
THANK YOU. BLIND 58. FIND 58.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE ONE OR
FIVE. YES. VERY HARD. AND ONE OF
FIVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO
THIS IS. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF
OF ALL OF US ARE NONE COMMUNITY
HEALER. AND I AM IN VERY STRONG
, OF COURSE FROM MY COMMUNITY
AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN FOR A
PRIEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 107. GOOD MORNING. SHARON
THE NUMBERS ALYONA SINGER ON
BEHALF BY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A
BAKERY. THANK YOU. FIND 1 17.
THE LINE IS TAKING THEMSELVES
OUT OF A FEW LINE 1 19. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
CURTIS, PLAYING WITH THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF THREE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 1 11.
PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO ALL MY
NAME IS TALK. WALT BONNER, THE
HOUSING ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF US
OR NOT, WHICH IS A PROJECT OF
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS-WITH CHILDREN, AND I'M STRONG
SUPPORT OF A C A THREE. THANK
YOU, SIR. FIND 1 24. YES. MY
NAME IS TROY WILLIAMS. AM
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR LEGAL
SERVICES FOR BUSINESS WITH
CHILDREN, PROUD MEMBER OF ALL OF
US TO NONE. ANY ABOLISHED,
ABUNDANCE COLLECTIVELY. CALLING
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF THREE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 80.
HELLO GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
MARVIN. GALLED AMIS, UM, FROM
PRESIDENT, LEGAL SERVICES
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN, AND I'M
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A C A
THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 25. OH, MY GOD. HELLO, THIS
IS ALYSSA. MORE FROM L S P C. M
2022 POLICIES AND I'M CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF 83. THANK YOU.
LINE 59. THAT MORNING, MR
TAYLOR'S UNDER AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FROM INSIDE OUT. A C A
STATE CALLING AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NEXT. LINE 36. THAT WILL BE
CURTIS HOWARD, LEAD ORGANIZER
FOR THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF ALL
OF US ARE NONE. TOTALLY IN
SUPPORT OF A C A C. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR. 9 15. UH THIS IS
MICHAEL DORADO CALLING FOR
STARTING OVER INK AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTY. WE'RE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A C A THREE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. BLIND 50. GOOD MORNING
CHAIRMAN. NAME IS /C. DRAZI I
AM CALLING FROM ALL OF US ARE
THEN BAKERS STILL IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A C A THREE. THANK
YOU, MA'AM. MR MODERATE BEFORE
WE GO FORWARD. HOW MANY IF YOU
COULD PLEASE? GIVE US AN IDEA
HOW MANY MORE COLORS OTHER THAN
THE QUÊ WE HAVE 42 LINES IN QUÊ
SER. VERY GOOD. PLEASE PROCEED.
LINE 38. HELLO HOW ARE YOU
DOING? THIS IS CHOPPED BUT
CALLING ON BEHALF OF RIVERSIDE.
ALL OF US ARE KNOWN LSC. IN THE
BONDAGE BONDAGE, COLLECTIVELY
STRONG SUPPORT OF A C A PRETTY.
LINE 28. HELLO THIS IS JACOB
TRUCK IT I'M AN ETHICS PROFESSOR
AT SCC AND FOUNDER OF SPECTRUM.
THANK YOU TO DJAMILA HAND. THANK
YOU. TO SAMUEL THE ANNUAL BROWN
AM AND STRONG SUPPORT. THEY SAY
THREE. THANK YOU. NEXT 9 86.
HELLO THIS IS ALMA ROBINSON AND
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL
JUSTICE WORKING GROUP THAT GREAT
CATHEDRAL. BOTH OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS THE
DIOCESE OF CALIFORNIA OR IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A C A THREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT. LINE
39. HELLO MY NAME IS DIANE
FIGUEROA, CALLING ON BEHALF OF
ALL OF US ARE NONE LEFT ANGELUS.
AND WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
A C A THREE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU NEXT. LINE 108. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS JOSIAH
WILLIAMS AND WITH THE COALITION
FOR ADJUSTMENT, EQUITABLE
CALIFORNIA SUBJECT AND ALSO THE
AMERICAN REDRESS COALITION TO
CALIFORNIA BAY AREA AND SHOWING
SUPPORT OF AC THREE. PLEASE
VOTE. YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT. FIND 57. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS CHRIS PAUL COBB. AND I
LIVE IN SACRAMENTO. I'M CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF A THREE AND I'M
ASKING THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
TO SUPPORT IT AS WELL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT. LOOK
LINE 1 13. LINE 1 13. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. MY
NAME IS DORSEY NON ON THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONS, WITH
CHILDREN AND PRAVACHOL FOUND OF
ALL OF US FOR NINE AND I'M
CALLING IN THE STRONG WERE URGED
TO SUPPORT THIS. THIS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. UM AND
I AM IN SUPPORT OF IT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NICE. LINE 94.
MARTIN PERLMUTTER FROM
INDIVISIBLE MEDIA CITY, BURBANK
AND A LONG TIME MATH TEACHER.
QUENTIN PRISON. AYE. SPEAKING
STRONG SUPPORT OF THREE AND
SLAVERY. THANK YOU NEXT. LINE
46. 9 46. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KEVIN
SANCHEZ. I'M FROM MARIN COUNTY.
AND I AM AS STRONG AS A BULL
WEEK. THREE WE NEED A AND THIS
STATEMENT. VERY THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SIR. NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 32.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
SAMANTHA HAMMER. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN, ALL OF
US OR NONE IN THE BAY AREA, AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT YOU TO THREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT. LINE
93. GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LINDA
PRESSURE AND I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF RACIAL JUSTICE AREA
AND ABOLISHED, FUNDED
SELECTIVELY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT. LINE 64. THE MORNING SHARE
REMEMBERS. MY NAME IS NAGOYA AND
I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF LITTLE
PILL, RIVERSIDE, ALL OF US OR
NONE, ABC AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THREE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT. LINE 71. HI MY
NAME IS A J UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
I SAY A I I'M CALLING ON BEHALF
OF THE AND ENTRY COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS
TRANSFORMING YOUNG MINDS, FUTURE
SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS ABOLISHED
BONDAGE COLLECTIVELY. AS WELL AS
ALL OF US ARE MOM AND I AM IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A C A THREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 1 16. LYON WON 16
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WE'LL MOVE ON
TO LINE 61. HELLO GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. PLEASE
PROCEED. WONDERFUL THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LIU BEI
BROWN. UM I AM A NEW
ABOLITIONISTS AND THE EDITOR OF
FRANCISCO BABY NATIONAL BLACK
NEWSPAPER, UM, AS WELL AS PART
OF THE PRISONER HUMAN RIGHTS
MOVEMENT, AND I STRONGLY
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THE
PASSING OF A THREE AND LEGAL
SLAVERY NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WORK
PEOPLE HAVE DONE. THANK YOU. AND
NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 47. HELLO MY
NAME IS SHARON TO YOU FROM THE
POLLS. CENTER IN SOME STUFF LONG
ENOUGH. MAMA SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF, UH, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN,
QUICKER, UPLIFTING RACIAL
JUSTICE. I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A PS THREE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1 32.
GOOD MORNING, THIS EVERY WONDER
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE YOUNG
WOMEN'S FREEDOM CENTER IN STRONG
SUPPORT THE BASIC GREEN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE.
LINE 68. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS SAVANNAH ELDER DRUM CALLING
FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE
STANDARD OF THE COALITION TO
ABOLISH SLAVERY, TEXTURES AND
DIRECTOR STATE OPERATIONS FOR
THE POLISH SLAVERY NATIONAL
NETWORK. I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT
OF FAMILIAR LAND AND SAMUEL
BROWN AND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A
C THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1 31. YES
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DARLING
COMEDY AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE
COALITION FOR JUST AND EQUITABLE
. CALIFORNIA AND AUSTIN ALSO THE
AMERICAN REDRESS. COALITION OF
CALIFORNIA URGE YOU TODAY TO
PASS AND VOTE FOR A C A THREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 37. HI MY NAME IS
JOHN DARLING. I WORKED WITH
ABOLISHED, LEAVING NATIONAL
NETWORK AND STRONG SUPPORTING
THREE AND THE WORK OF
ENGINEERING SONS, THE PRESENCE
OF TRANSITIONAL SLAVERY AND
SEVERAL, UM STATE CONSTITUTIONS
AND THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION IS
A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. WE JUST
, UM ACKNOWLEDGE AND NEEDS TO BE
BUT THE FOREFRONT AND IT'S ALSO
A HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS, RIGHT
VIOLATION, SO I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A C STREET TO, UM AND
HE'S COMING. RIGHT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1
33. TREAT THAT AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. AND
THIS IS YOLANDA NEVER ALREADY
WITH FAMILIES UNITED TO END L
WALK AND STRONG SUPPORTER
VITIATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. FIND 74. HELLO. HI
MY NAME IS KIMBERLY. I'M WITH A
NEW WAY OF LIFE AND ALL OF US
ARE NÀN FELLOW, AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AC THREE.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 42.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TATYANA
LEWIS. I AM A POLICY FELLOW AT
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS,
WITH CHILDREN CALLING ON I'M
ALSO PROUD MEMBER OF ALL OF US
ARE NONE AS WELL AS ABOLISHED
BONDAGE COLLECTIVELY IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A CREEK. THANK YOU,
PLEASE, AND INVOLUNTARY SERVICE
TO NOW. THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE.
FIND 109. BUT WORSE SPENDING
MORE. TO HOUSE THEM. YEAH, FEED
THEM. WHAT'S FACING SURE IF YOU
COULD, WE'D WE'D LIKE YOUR NAME
YOUR AFFILIATION IN YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL. HELLO.
FIND 109. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. OH,
YOU CAN HEAR ME. WE CAN PLEASE
PROCEED. OKAY MY NAME IS
SYLVESTER ANNIE JUNIOR FOUNDER
OF THE LOVE WE DON'T SEE AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A C
83. THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE
PARDON ME LINE 1 20. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS CHRIS LARSON
WITH THE COALITION FOR JUSTIN
EQUITABLE, CALIFORNIA, ALSO WITH
THE AMERICAN REDRESS COALITION
OF CALIFORNIA IN SACRAMENTO,
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A C
A THREE. PLEASE VOTE YES. THANK
YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1 10. MY
NAME IS MISS BINGO. BRITAIN AND
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A C A
THREE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE
YES, IN SLAVERY AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE GROUNDS FOR THEIR
TESTIMONY IN THEIR COURAGE.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. 9 78.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS THAT'S
WONDERFUL NEEDLES AND MICHAEL
RESPONSE SUPPORT OF THE THREE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. BY 96. THE PRESIDENT.
YOUR LINE IS UP. WE'LL GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. RIGHT? YES, LINE 96.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. 15 ME? YES.
PLEASE PROCEED. YES I WILL PUMP
DURING. MR GARY JOHN, SPEAKING
FOR US. A DELICATE AS TIME FOR
TIME DONE HIS THIRD SYSTEM I
HEREBY ENFORCED BEFORE, AS WELL
AS THE MEMBERS OF TIME. DON'T
FULLY SUPPORT H B. A GOOD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR JOHN. NEXT
PLEASE BY LINE, 45. BLIND 45.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WE'LL MOVE ON
TO LINE 33. YES GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS YUSUF ASAN. I'M CALLING
FROM THE A POLISH. WE RE
NATIONAL NETWORK AND I'M ALSO
THE CO HOST OF THE ABOLITION
TODAY, PODCAST CALLING AND
SUPPORT SUPPORT OF A C A THREE.
LOVE YOU VERY MUCH TO MERELY A
LAND SAMUEL BROWN AND SENATOR
COMMON LAGER URGED THE ASSEMBLY
TO VOTE. YES, ON A CH THREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 1 26. HELLO MY NAME
IS TONY MCGILL ARE COMMON ON
BEHALF OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN, ALSO A
PROUD MEMBER OF ALL OF US OR
NONE AND ALSO MEMBER OF THE
ABOLISHED BONDAGE COLLECTIVELY
COALITION. IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
88 3 AND ALSO JUST WOULD LIKE TO
EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THE
VISION OF THE O. G S IN THIS
MOVEMENT FROM CRITICAL
RESISTANCE TO YOU KNOW, COMRADE
GEORGE JACKSON TOWARDS ME? NONE
ANGELA DAVIS, ALL OF THE GIANTS
, THAT THE SHOULDERS THAT WE
STAND UPON FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING TO END SLAVERY FOR A
VERY LONG TIME. SO PLEASE VOTE
YES, ON 88 3. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. 91 18. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS PAUL BRILEY.
I AM WITH LEGAL SERVICES FOR
PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN AND
PROUD CO FOUNDER OF ALL OF US
ARE NINE, CALLING STRONG SUPPORT
OF THREE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 44. GOOD
MORNING. MY NEXT NEED A WATSON.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF FREE
INDEED. REENTRY PROJECT. BASED
HERE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, AND
I'M ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF THE
JETS, THE COALITION FOR JUSTIN,
EQUITABLE, CALIFORNIA AND
CALLING TO EMPLOY YOU TO VOTE
YES, ON A P A THREE. THE ACT IN
SLAVERY. INVOLUNTARY SORRY.
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE AS
PUNISHMENT FOR A CRIME. THE
SAYING GOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. WE'RE JUST TAKING YOUR NAME,
YOUR AFFILIATION AND YOUR
POSITION. APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU, MODERATOR NEXT LINE 11.
HELLO AND HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL MY
NAME IS IRIS PEOPLE AND I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE JET,
THE COALITION FOR A JUST AND
EQUITABLE CALIFORNIA URGING NEW
. YES. VOTES ON A C A THREE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 79. BUT
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS
CHANTELLE WATERHOUSE. AND I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF ABC AND I
AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE A
THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. SMARTER IN NEXT.
EVER AND WE LOST THE MODERATE.
SENATOR KAMLAGER ABLE TO HEAR ME
. WE CAN HEAR YOU. THANKS YOU'RE
BACK. OKAY ONE MOMENT. PLEASE
PURSUED LINE 18. HELLO. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES. GREETINGS MAX
PARTNERS AND THE NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR FOR THE
ABOLISHED SLAVERY NATIONAL
NETWORK ORGANIZATION INCLUDES
LEAD ORGANIZER'S THAT ABOLISHED
SLAVERY IN COLORADO AND NEBRASKA
AND UTAH. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CALIFORNIA BEING THE SIXTH STATE
THIS YEAR ON THE BALLOT TO DO
THE EXACT SAME THING. WE ARE
FIRMLY IN SUPPORT OF A CH THREE
AND MUCH LOVE TO THE ORGANIZED
BEHIND YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
SIR. NEXT, PLEASE. MR MODERATOR
. NEXT 75. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
STEPHANIE JEFF CALLING ON BEHALF
OF ALL OF US, AND THEN. THANK
YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1 40.
FIND 1 40 YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 97. LINE.
97 GO AHEAD, PLEASE. ONCE YOU
GET IN LINE, 97, YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WE CAN HEAR YOU. GOOD
MORNING. IS THAT ME? IS YOU
PLEASE PROCEED. OH THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS KATIE. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF
FOR ALL OF US OR NONE OF THE 40
. 88. 3 THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. LIKE LINE 87.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR MEMBERS, WITNESSES AND
FELLOW CALLERS. I AM RATIO.
PLUNKETT IS DIAMOND BAR AND I'M
CALLING HIM SUPPORT OF REJECT
THE COALITION FOR JUST AND
EQUITABLE CALIFORNIA. I AM
URGING YOUR YES. VOTE ON A C
THREE. PLEASE END INVOLUNTARY
SERVITUDE IN CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU TO SENATOR KAMLAGER
PARTICULAR. THANK YOU TO THE
BROWNS FOR YOUR POWERFUL
TESTIMONY, PEACE AND BLESSINGS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 1 50. OKAY HELLO.
MY NAME IS ALEXIAMOYER. I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONERS OF
CHILDREN AND I'M CALLING HIM
STRONG SUPPORT OF FREE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE.
LINE 60. GOOD MORNING SHARE AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CHRISTINE AWAY AND WHAT YOU'RE
SEEING COALITION. WE'RE TOAST,
SPONSORS THREE AND CALLING IN
THE STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1
56. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ANGEL RICE AND I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF EMPOWERING WOMEN
IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THREE THANK
YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LION 1 60.
HELLO MY NAME IS NOAH SANCHEZ SR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HD
83. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 1 61. HELLO MY NAME
IS JASMINE GARCIA CALLING ON
BEHALF OF L S P. C RIVERSIDE,
ALL OF US OR NONE. ABC IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF DAY THREE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LEIDEN,
1 67. HI MY NAME IS SANDRA
ORTIZ. UM I MEAN, EMPLOYED WITH
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS
WITH CHILDREN IN THE CHAPTER
ORGANIZED WITH THE SACRAMENT,
ALL OF US NONE AND ON BEHALF OF
ALL THE SLAVES INSIDE THE
INSTITUTION. RETIRED RESPECT
MYSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ALL MY
ELDERS, THEY'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS 1003 STRONG SUPPORT
OF 88 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. MR CHAIR. WE HAVE
NORTH. FURTHER LINES IN QUÊ
APPRECIATE THAT. LET US NOW COME
ROOM. THANKS FOR EVERYBODY WHO
DID CALL IN IS ANYBODY HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO SEE A THREE AND
LIKE TO SPEAK IN PERSON.SEEING
NONE. MISS MODERATOR, IF YOU
COULD PLEASE PULL THE TELECOMS
FOR ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION TO A C A THREE.
SPEAKING OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WILL OPEN LINE 29. LINE 29
HAS DROPPED OUT. WE DO HAVE A
COUPLE LINES QUEUING UP. FOR ONE
MOMENT LINE. 29 HAS RICK YOU'D
GO AHEAD, PLEASE. DID MORNING.
MY NAME IS GILANI SHADE FROM THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORK CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND I'M
CALLING IN STRENGTH. SUPPORT OF
ISSUE THREE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. OKAY MISS MODERATOR, PLEASE
PURSUED. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE 1
28. UH, MY NAME IS WILLIAM
PALMER. I THINK THE BPH TO THE
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT AND
EVERY FARMER ON CONSTITUTION
ACCEPTED PUNISHMENT TO GIVE
YOUTH OFFENDERS HEARING FOR
FREEDOM. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF
OF LIFE AFTER THAT. AND
DIFFICULT QUESTION IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A C A THREE. I WAS
TAKEN OUT OF THE Q FOUR SUPPORT
AND MANY OF MY OTHER FOLLOWERS
THAT THAT IS ON THIS CALL, SO I
HOPE YOU GIVE THEM ANOTHER
CHANCE. AGAIN MY NAME IS WILLIAM
PALMER OF LIFE AFTER MEXICAN
EXODUS COALITION WE WE'VE BEEN
STRUGGLING FOR 31 YEARS OVER 31
YEARS BEING SLAVERY, AT LEAST
ARE USED OFFENDERS, PLEASE AND
SUPPORT ABOUT CHILDREN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR GRAVERT. I'M
SORRY ABOUT ANY INCONVENIENCE IF
YOU FELL OUT OF THE QUEUE NEXT,
PLEASE. 1 58. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS KEITH WATTS. I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT GETTING IN LINE EARLIER,
BUT I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF UN COMMON LAW CALL IN STRONG
pSUPPORT OF SENATOR KAMLAGER.
DORSEY JAMELIA, SAM AND A C A
THREE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. I WE WERE HOPING TO
HEAR FROM OPPOSITION. BUT MISS
MODERATOR, IF WE CAN PLEASE,
LET'S JUST CLEAR THE Q ONE OR
THE OTHER. GO AHEAD. ANYBODY ON
THE LINE. WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
YES. GOOD 1 47 GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
AMONG THE CALLING OUT OF
SACRAMENTO, UM, COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE AND, UH, ALSO FORMERLY
INCARCERATED. I'M STRONGLY
SUPPORTED THREE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CIVIC DUTIES AND MAKING OUR
COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO
LIVE. IN ABOLISHED. THANK YOU.
BYE THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE.
LINE 1 54. HI THIS IS KARI.
SYSTEM IMPACTED, CALLING THEM
STRONG SUPPORT OF A C THREE AND
THE FAMILY STATEWIDE OF
CALIFORNIA AND BEHALF OF HIGH
DESERT FAMILIES AS WELL. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. LION ONCE 1 53 GO
AHEAD. HI CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
MY NAME IS SANDRA JOHNSON AND I
AM CALLING ON BEHALF OF LEGAL
AID AT WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
NONE AND I'M IN STRONG AND WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A C
THREE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING. MR
MODERATE. HOW MANY COLLEGE WE
STILL HAVE IN THE QUEUE? I
SUSPECT THEY ARE PREDOMINANTLY
SUPPORT. FOUR MORE LINES, SIR.
ALRIGHT, LET'S PROCEED. LINE 1
17. HI MY NAME IS IVANA
GONZALEZ. I AM CALLING ON BEHALF
OF LEGAL SERVICES REPRESENTS
WITH CHILDREN, MR. NONE AND THE
COALITION FOR FAMILY UNITY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF ENDING SLAVERY
IN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1 64.
HELLO. MY NAME IS JEAN MOSES.
AND CALLING AS A MEMBER OF FAITH
AND ACTION, EAST BAY AND
CALIFORNIA TO EXPRESS MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR A THREE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1
57. PIPING HEAR ME? YES, PLEASE
PURSUED. HI MY NAME IS JAN
WILLIAMS. I'M CALLING WITH, UM,
WITH THE ORGANIZATION NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY FOR AMERICAN SLAVE
DESCENDANTS OF LOS ANGELES AND
CALIFORNIA. FOR JUST. ECONOMIC
CALIFORNIA AND I'M CALLING IT
STRONG SUPPORT OF A C A THREE.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. LINE 1
73. HI MY NAME IS RANDY CARTER
AND I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF
LIFE AFTER NEXT AND EXODUS
COALITION AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
THREE THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
MATTER. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON
THE LINE? WE HAVE ONE LINE
QUEUING UP. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE
THEM THEIR LINE NUMBER ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE.
PLANE. FIND 1 63 GO AHEAD.
ALONE. LOAN 1 63 REMOVE
THEMSELVES FROM QUÊ. LET'S TAKE
LINE 1 79. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS ANGELIQUE. I'M PROUD CO
FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE WARRIOR
FRAME COALITION, AND WE ARE AS
WRONG SUPPORTERS AS A C A THREE
AND SEXUALLY ASKED, I VOTE THEIR
JOB GODPARENTS AND SAMUEL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR MODERATE. IS
THERE ANYBODY ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK ON THE ISSUE? THREE MORE
LINES. 1 63 IS RICK. YOU'D GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. HELLO MY NAME IS
MARIA RIOSGARCIA, WITH
ORGANIZATION CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF 88. 3. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE 1 74. HI
MY NAME IS SHERRY PALMER AND I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF LIFE AFTER
NET. AND UM, AFTER THIS
COALITION, I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE A THREE AND ALSO FOR
PERSONAL SUPPORT OF WILLIAM
PALMER ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND GOD BLESS
YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT,
PLEASE. LINE 1 80. HELLO I'M
SERIOUS. ROTONDO, CALLING FROM
UM. BERKELEY UNIVERSITY STUDENT
HERE AND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 88
3. THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR. IS
ANYBODY ELSE IS 68. MY NAME'S
JOSE MOTOR FORMALLY APPROACHED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. WE
HAVE NO FURTHER LINES IN CUBA.
THAT SEEMS HARD TO BELIEVE. SO
THANK YOU. AND AGAIN. THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY CALLING IT SORRY IF
THEY WERE ANY CHALLENGES GETTING
IN FOR SUPPORT, SO LET US TRY
ONE MORE TIME TO PULL THE LINE
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'D
LIKE TO SPEAK ONLY IN OPPOSITION
IN OPPOSITION TO ACTUALLY A
THREE. I THINK THE SUPPORTERS
HAVE BEEN FAIRLY WELL
REPRESENTED. ANYBODY IN
OPPOSITION. TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIRMAN, WE
HAVE NO LINES QUEUING. I
APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE YOUR
WORK. LET US BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. SENATOR LAILA.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, SENATOR
KAMLAGER. I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND IT'S A SMALL STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. INTO THE
BROWN FAMILY. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND
YOUR TENACITY. I REPRESENT CHINO
MEN'S PRISON AND SHEENA WOMEN'S
PRISON, SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH
SOME OF THE BS THAT GOES ON IN
THERE. SO AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COURAGE AND YOUR TENACITY.
I KNOW THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY
, BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT
YOU'RE DOING TODAY IS GOING TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN LIVES ALL
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU. I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE THE MOVE A CIA
THREE WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE, MR
. CHAIR THANK YOU, SENATOR
LEVITT ANYBODY ELSE? SO IT'S SO
I WANT ALSO COMMEND THE BROWNS
FOR BEING HERE. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. VERY VERY POWERFUL
TESTIMONY. SO I'M ONLY THE
STANDING CHAIR TODAY. SO I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SOME OF
THE UM. CONSTITUENCIES THAT
ACTUALLY DO HAVE CONCERN SENATOR
KAMLAGER SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF WORK WITHIN THE
CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM. RIGHT SO
STIPULATING THAT YOU KNOW THIS
IS A VERY WORTHY EFFORT. HOW HOW
? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? HOW
DOES THIS AFFECT THE ROLE OR THE
PLACE OF WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
IS PART OF SOMEBODY'S
REHABILITATIVE PROCESS. AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING
THAT COMES UP QUITE REGULARLY.
UM FIRST, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RESTATE THAT THE CONSTITUTION IS
A VALUES DOCUMENT. IT IS NOT A
POLICY DOCUMENT. THE LEGISLATURE
IS THE ONE THAT CRAFTS IN WORKS
TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE
OPERATIONAL IZING OF POLICY. AND
SO THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
VALUES. FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AS
IT RELATES TO BOTH SLAVERY AND
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE. WITH
REGARDS TO WORK IN OUR CAR,
SEVERAL SETTINGS. I ALSO WANT TO
STATE THAT INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE
IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE
FORCED TO WORK. AND WHEN YOU ARE
WHEN THAT IS ENFORCED BY THE USE
OR THREATENED USE OF PHYSICAL OR
LEGAL COERCION. SERVITUDE IS
ABOUT WORKING OR INVOLVED IN
SOME KIND OF LABOR THAT IS NOT
REHABILITATIVE. AND AS WE
CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CDCR
SHOULD LOOK LIKE, AND REALLY,
QUITE FRANKLY, HOW CAN A SHOULD
OPERATE? IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
PUSH THESE AGENCIES. TO LOOK AT
HOW YOU INCENTIVIZE WORK. OFTEN
TIMES MANY FOLKS ARE WANTING ARE
VOLUNTEERING FOR WORK. UM THEY
WANT TO WORK. WE WANT FOLKS TO
WORK. BUT THIS IS ABOUT NOT
PUNISHING SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE A
LEGITIMATE REASON. MEDICAL
ISSUES AND INJURY, A DESIRE TO
LEARN A DIFFERENT KIND OF SKILL
FROM BEING PUNISHED WITH
VOLUNTEERS, SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT. WITH THE REVOCATION
OF PRIVILEGES SUCH AS FAMILY
VISITATION, UH WITHOUT RETAIL,
FEAR OF RETALIATION OR ABUSE AND
WITHOUT THE TAKING AWAY OF GOOD
CREDITS. AND WITHOUT THE LEVYING
OF ADDITIONAL TIME ON SOMEONE'S
SENTENCE. AND SO THAT IS REALLY
WHAT IS AT THE HEART. IT IS NOT
ABOUT PEOPLE. INCARCERATED FOLKS
WAKING UP AND SAYING, I'M NOT
GOING TO WORK. IT IS ABOUT HOW
YOU LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF
WORK. HOW YOU ASSIGN WORK. HOW
YOU INCENTIVIZE HOW YOU HUMANIZE
THE PROCESS OF WORKING AND
POSSIBLY EVEN WHAT CORRECTIVE
ACTION. LOOKS LIKE. WE CERTAINLY
DON'T WHIP PEOPLE. OR TAKE AWAY
THEIR RIGHTS IF THEY'RE NOT
INTERESTED IN DOING A WORK OR A
PARTICULAR DUTY ON THE OUTSIDE.
AND AT SOME POINT SYSTEMS HAVE
TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE
INCARCERATED PERSON AND THE
WORKER. AND WHEN YOU ARE
RETALIATING AGAINST THE
INCARCERATED WORKER BECAUSE YOU
HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AND POWER TO
DO SO, THEN IT COMPLICATES YOUR
ABILITY. TO REALLY HAVE A
HUMANIZED WORKFORCE. AND
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE
IN THAT SPACE. SO AT THE END OF
THE DAY, THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING
SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT FOR
VOTERS TO DECIDE. AND IF IT
PASSES AND I HOPE IT DOES, THEN
IT WOULD REQUIRE CDCR AND CAL P
I A TO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS. BUT
TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. HOW
YOU TREAT PEOPLE AND TAKING
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE. OUT OF
OUR DOCUMENT OF VALUES FOR THE
STATE. AND I APPRECIATE ALL
THAT. SO HOW? HOW WOULD YOU
RESPOND? TO THE ASSERTION THAT
IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS
ISSUES AROUND RETALIATION AND
ABUSE OF AUTHORITY WAS SOMETHING
SHORT OF A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT. SO ONCE AGAIN, UM. I
WOULD HOPE THAT THOSE KINDS OF
DISCUSSIONS UM AND POLICY IDEAS
WOULD FIND THEIR WAY TO OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES WHERE
WE COULD HAVE A DEEPER
DISCUSSIONS WITH CDCR AND OTHER
AGENCIES. UM. TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THAT COULD LOOK LIKE, UM, I DO
THINK PERSONALLY, I THINK THERE
IS A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO
WORK. I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO
LOOK AT WHAT KINDS OF DUTIES YOU
HAVE. IN YOUR VARIOUS PRISONS
AND HOW TO HOLD FOLKS YOU KNOW,
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE WORK. THAT I
THINK IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM
PUNISHING PEOPLE AND TAKING AWAY
THEIR CREDITS AND TAKING AWAY
THE LIBERTIES THAT YOU STILL
HAVE. EVEN WHILE YOU ARE
INCARCERATED. WE KNOW THAT
NEBRASKA. WE KNOW THAT UTAH WE
KNOW THAT COLORADO HAVE ALL
PASSED THESE KINDS OF
AMENDMENTS. AND HAVE BEGUN TO
REDESIGN SOME OF THE ASPECTS
WITHIN THEIR PRISON SYSTEM TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS STILL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TO GET
TRAINED TO LEARN SKILLS. TO
REHABILITATE. SHOW APPRECIATE,
SO IT'S SO IT'S YOUR POSITION
THAT IT CONSTITUTIONAL IS
REQUIRED TO INSTIGATE THAT
CONVERSATION. THOSE THOSE, UM,
SOLUTIONS AROUND I DO THINK
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE, AND I
THINK SLAVERY DESERVE TO BE
ELEVATED. UM TO A DISCUSSION
ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION, BECAUSE,
AS WE KNOW YOU CAN CREATE A
POLICY THAT SAYS A WHOLE BUNCH
OF THINGS AND THE NEXT SESSION
YOU CAN CHIP AWAY AT IT. YOU CAN
SHIP AWAY A IT. YOU CAN CHIP
AWAY AT IT. AND IF THE LANDSCAPE
OF THIS BODY WERE TO CHANGE,
THEN THAT POLICY COULD
POTENTIALLY CHANGE. AND I
CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT
PROHIBITING SLAVERY AND
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE ARE FAR
MORE IMPORTANT THAN A POLICY
BILL. APPRECIATE THAT. UH, MY
COLLEAGUE, SENATOR, SENATOR
NIELSEN. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND THERE'S AN IMPORTANT
DISTINCTION HERE, THOUGH, THAT
HAS BEEN I'VE SEEN NO ONE FROM
SEE SACK. HERE TESTIFYING. THIS
HAS POTENTIAL HUGE BEARING. AND
OUR COUNTY JAILS, COUNTY
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, THEY'RE
ABSENT FROM THE HEARING. AND
PROBABLY NOT SURPRISED THAT THEY
ARE THEY LIKE TO DUCK A LOT OF
THINGS. BUT THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. AND VERY DEMANDING OF
THEIR INPUT. THE IMPACT ON THOSE
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. WHAT WILL BE
REQUIRED OF THEM. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY
EXPERIENCED. WITH REALIGNMENT
AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT
HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. INMATE
LAWSUITS. THAT HAD AFFLICTED
CDCR. MARCHED OUT INTO THE
COUNTY JAILS. AND ALREADY HAVE
HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON COUNTY
BUDGETS. THAT AT LEAST NEEDS TO
BE DISCUSSED. AND HAS TO BE MADE
AWARE OF THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED
HERE TODAY. FURTHER AN ISSUE. IS
INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY. HOW DO
YOU MAINTAIN INSTITUTIONAL
SECURITY? THERE ARE WAYS TO DO
IT. THERE ARE WAYS PROBABLY NOT
TO DO IT. I THINK I'M REASONABLY
FAMILIAR. WITH IT FROM MY
HISTORY. IN FACT, I'VE WORKED
VERY EXTENSIVELY WITH
INDIVIDUALS WITHIN CDCR, AND
I'VE PROBABLY BEEN ONE OF THE
GREATEST CRITICS OUT MY CAREER.
I'M IN THE BLACK CORRECTIONAL
WORKERS HALL OF FAME. FOR MY
WORK WITH BLACK CORRECTIONAL
WORKERS. IN THE PLIGHT THAT THEY
HAVE IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS. SO
I'M NOT UNFAMILIAR. BUT KEEP IN
MIND AS WE COME UP WITH NOBLE
IDEAS AND NOBLE WORDS. WHAT DOES
THAT ALSO MEAN FOR INSTITUTIONAL
SECURITY FOR FREE STAFF? AS FAR
AS THEIR WELL BEING IN THE
INSTITUTION. OF MAINTAINING
CONTROL OF THE INSTITUTION. IT
WAS MENTIONED THE SECURED
HOUSING UNITS. THOSE ARE NOT
PLEASANT PLACES. BUT SOMETIMES
THEY'RE EXTRAORDINARILY
NECESSARY. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO
GO ON A PATHWAY TO JUST TO
ABOLISH A LOT OF THESE
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS TO
MAINTAIN SECURITY. I FEAR WE'RE
GOING TO BE DOWN A VERY SORRY
PATH. SO MY QUESTION. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS IS JUST TO
BE WARY. SENSITIVE. BUT ALSO
WARY BECAUSE THERE ARE
CONSEQUENCES. AND I WORK
COMPLEMENT MR JONES BACK THERE.
HE IS A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE. IF
SOMEBODY WHO GOT PROMISE YOU
BROWN. EXCUSE ME, MR BROWN. MANY
DO NOT. AND MR BROWN. IT'S BEEN
MY EXPERIENCE. THAT IN THE PLANT
PLIGHT OF MOST INCARCERATED
THEY'RE CONSTANTS. BUT IT ALL
STARTS WITH A BROKEN HEART. THE
LACK OF NOURISHMENT AND LOVE AND
SUPPORT. THAT YOUNG CHILD. FROM
WHATEVER THE SYSTEM WAS
PARTICULARLY THEIR PARENTS.
THERE ARE MANY OCCASIONS WHEN I
WOULD OPT TO PUT A PARENT IN
CUSTODY. AND SEND THEIR CHILD
HOME. IF THAT WAS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE THEY WERE DIRECTLY
RESPONSIBLE. AND OFTEN I HAVE
WEPT IN MY HEART FOR THE CHILD.
THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE THEY
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE. IN LIFE.
THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY SAD.
BETTER DOES THE JOB OF PARENTS
TO DO ALSO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY?
AND THE JOB OF SOCIETY AND THE
LEGISLATURE. TO ENSURE THAT
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT
UNDERMINED, AND QUITE OFTEN HERE
IN THIS INSTITUTION, WE DO THAT
VERY THING. JUST SOME THOUGHTS
TO OFFER. IT'S A MERITORIOUS
ARGUMENT. THERE'S MERIT IN THE
BILL. BUT THERE ARE ALSO
QUESTIONS AND LONG TERM
CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE TO BE
ADDRESSED. AND I DO LOOK FORWARD
TO SEE SACKS SPEAKING UP ON THIS
MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO
THEM. THE THEY DON'T THINK THEY
NEED TO COMMENT, THEN THEY
BETTER COME FORWARD AND SAY THAT
AND NOT COME TO THE LEGISLATURE
AND ASK FOR HELP WHEN THEY GET
INTO THE MESS THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO GET INTO. THANK YOU, MR JOE.
IN REHEARSAL. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. THE OTHERS, PROBABLY
THE SHORTEST EVER READ. ALL OF
MY TIME IN THIS BUSINESS. THE
LAW SAID. THE LAW SAYS NOW IN
THE STATE CONSTITUTION, SLAVERY
IS PROHIBITED. THREE WORDS.
INVOLUNTARY SERVICES. SERVITUDE
IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT TO PUNISH
CRIME PERIOD. THAT'S THE CURRENT
CONSTITUTION. THE AMENDMENT
SIMPLY SAYS SLAVERY AND
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE ARE
PROHIBITED 123456 WORDS. BUT IT
IS INDEED WHEN YOU DRAFT
CONSTITUTIONS. UM STATEMENT OF
PRINCIPLES ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS A
PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE AS
DEMOCRACY. PLACES OF A LOT OF
WORDS AND THE 200. 77,000
STATUTES OR SOMETHING THAT WE
JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS WEEK THAT
WE HAVE IN THE BOOKS. THAT'S FOR
US AS ARTICULATED TO WORK OUT.
UH, IT MIGHT NOT BE EASY. THERE
MIGHT BE CHALLENGES. THERE MIGHT
BE WAYS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN. BUT THE QUESTION
BEFORE US, I THINK. IS WHO ARE
WE AS A PEOPLE IS OUR SOCIETAL
VALUES. AND WILL IT BE
DIFFICULT? MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW.
WHO IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT
PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW. BUT IT
SURE SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A
STATEMENT OF VALUES THAT I
SUPPORT AND WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL. THE SIX WORDS THAT WE
THINK WE NEED TO BRING BEFORE
THE PEOPLE. TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
THAT DETERMINATION. I SUSPECT
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT BECAUSE IT IS AT THE
CORE RAP RESOUNDING COMMON SENSE
AND I THINK IS INFORMED BY THE
CORE VALUES OF WHO WE ARE. AS
AMERICANS. AND SO FOR THAT I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY AND I WOULD HAVE
MOVED IT AND NOT SENATOR LEVER
MOVED THE BILL. THANK YOU,
SENATOR HERZBERG. SO, UM WITH
THAT, SENATOR KAMLAGER. I'M SURE
YOU WILL SPEAK TO THE ISSUE
RAISED ABOUT THE ABSENCE OF
SEASICK AND OTHER CONSTITUENCIES
HERE. THIS BILL IS OBVIOUSLY
BEEN IN PROCESS FOR A LONG TIME.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. WELL YOU KNOW, I AGREE.
UM I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE COME
TO THE TABLE TO, UM, BUT
SOMETIMES THE TRUTH CAN MAKE YOU
AFRAID. UM. AND MAYBE THESE ARE
GROUPS THAT DON'T WANT TO HAVE
DAYLIGHT SHINED ONTO WHAT IS
REALLY GOING ON IN OUR CARCERANO
SETTINGS? UM AND I WOULD
CERTAINLY WELCOME SOMEONE COMING
TO THE TABLE AND TRYING TO ARGUE
TO ME AS TO WHY WE SHOULD KEEP
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE ON THE
BOOKS. I WANT TO KNOW ALL OF THE
ARGUMENTS, UH, THAT YOU WOULD
LOVE ME BEFORE ME TO SUPPORT
KEEPING THIS ON THE BOOKS. I
THINK SENATOR HERZBERG FOR
SHARING HIS COMMENTS. AND ALSO
FOR THE STATEMENTS YOU MADE
SENATOR NIELSEN. UM I THINK THIS
IS REALLY ABOUT ABOLISHING.
CULTURE WITHIN OUR CAR SAROS
CITY SETTINGS RATHER THAN
ABOLISHING WORK. THERE MIGHT BE
A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS THAT CAN
BE HAD AROUND INSTITUTIONAL
SECURITY. BUT ONCE AGAIN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WORK. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WORKERS WITHIN OUR
CARS TO ROLL SETTINGS. WE ARE
NOT TALKING ABOUT INCARCERATED
PEOPLE LIVING. AND THE CULTURE
AROUND SURVIVING AND LIVING
WHILE INCARCERATED. TRULY THIS
IS SPECIFIC. TO HOW PEOPLE ARE
TREATED AS WORKERS WITHIN OUR
CAR, SURREAL SETTINGS WHERE THEY
ARE EARNING AS LITTLE AS EIGHT
CENTS. AN HOUR. AND IF, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, THEY ARE NOT
INCLINED TO WORK BECAUSE THEY
ARE SICK FOR HEALTH REASONS
BECAUSE THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
EARNINGS AND CREDITS DOING
SOMEPLACE ELSE. THEY CAN BE
PUNISHED AND RETALIATED AGAINST
AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE
PUNISHED AND RETALIATED AGAINST.
AND THIS IS ASKING US TO SHIFT
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
CONSTITUTION AND OUR OWN
NARRATIVE ABOUT OUR CAR, SURREAL
SYSTEMS. AND TO LEAN INTO
SOMETHING THAT IS MORE HUMANE
AND CERTAINLY CLEAR ABOUT HOW WE
SEE OUR FELLOW MEN AND WOMEN. SO
WITH THAT. I ASK THAT YOU SEE
THAT AS MY CLOTHES AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR THANK
YOU WITH THAT. LET'S CALL THE
ROLL. A C A THREE. SENATOR
KAMLAGER. THE MOTION IS BE
ADOPTED. BUT FIRST BE WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. NEWMAN I,
NILSSON NILSSON. I LASER.
HERTZBERG I LABOR LABOR? AYE.
EXCELLENT SO THAT THAT BILL IS
OUT. CONGRATULATIONS SENATOR
KAMLAGER LET US NOW GO BACK
REOPENED THE ROLE ON THOSE VOTES
FOR WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE A
COMPLETE RECORD AND PROCEED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FILE
ITEM ONE A. B 9 72
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BERMAN MOTION
IS DO PASS THE FURTHER WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. CRAM VOTE IS TWO EYES
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I AND THE
CHAIR VOTING. NO. GLASER.
HERTZBERG HERZBERG? AYE. 3 TO 1
. THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU.
FILE ITEM TO A B 9 75
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED BUT
FIRST AMEND AND BE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
. CURRENT VOTE IS THREE EYES TO
KNOW KNOWS WHAT THE CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE. LASER
HERZBERG. HERZBERG I BILL IS OUT
40 NOTHING. MAYBE. 13 OH, SEVEN.
CURRENT VOTE IS TO RISE WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING I AND ONE NOTE WITH
THE VICE CHAIR VOTING. NO MOTION
IS DO DO PASS. BUT FRISBEE WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE LASER.
HERTZBERG HERZBERG I, THAT BOAT
IS OUT 3 TO 1 A B 16 1916 19
THIS PART OF THE CONSENT TALENT
, MAYBE 16 31 A B 16 31 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FOR HIS
BE WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTE
IS THREE EYES. AND NO NOSE WITH
THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. VOTING
I LASER HERZBERG HERZBERG. AYE.
THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU. A B
21 72. A B 21 72 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EVENT IS MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT
FIRST AMEND AND WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CRIME VOTE IS THREE EYES AND NO
NOSE WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR. VOTING. AYE. LASER
HERZBERG HERZBERG. I 40 NOTHING
A B 17 83 A B 17 83 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEVIN MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FOR HIS BE WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CURRENT VOTE IS
THREE EYES AND NO NOSE WITH THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. VOTING.
AYE. LASER, HERTZBERG HERTZBERG
I BILL IS OUT FOR 20 A B 2037.
MAYBE 2037 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FLORA. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FRISBEE WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION. CURRENT VOTE IS
THREE EYES AND NO NOSE WITH THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. VOTING.
AYE. LASER HERZBERG, HER SPRING
I WAS OUT FOR TWO. NOTHING A B
24 94. MAYBE 24 94
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CELL IS THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FRISBEE
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE CRUMBLE
IS TWO EYES. AND ONE NO WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING. I AM THE VICE
CHAIR, VOTING NO LASER. NIELSEN.
EXCUSE ME, HERTZBERG. HERTZBERG
I THAT BILL IS OUT ON A VOTE OF
3 TO 1. LET'S MOVE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THOSE BILLS ARE
THERE'S THREE BILLS UNCONSENTED
BE 16 19 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES A B 17 98
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CRY IN A B 25
77 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BIGELOW.
POLICE CALL THE ROLL. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. GLASER
HERZBERG, CHRISTOPHER GUY. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ALSO OUT FOR
20. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COLLEGE
WITH THAT THIS HEARING OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
AND CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENTS IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.