MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ARCHULETTA ATKINS
FAITHS. BECKER. GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD CABALLERO CORTESI.
DOLLY! DODD. DURAZO EGGMAN
GLASER GONZALES GROWTH.
HERTZBERG HUESO HURTADO. JONES
KAMLAGER BLARED. LABOR LIMÓN
MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S MEN. NEWMAN
NIELSEN BROUGH. PAN PORTANTINO
ROTH. RUBIO. SKINNER. STERN.
HAMBURG WIECKOWSKI WIENER WILK.
A QUORUM IS PRESENT WITH THE
MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS. BEYOND
THE RAIL AND IN THE GALLERY.
PLEASE RISE. WE WILL BE LED IN
PRAYER THIS MORNING BY SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI AFTER WHICH PLEASE
REMAIN STANDARD STANDING. WE
WILL BE LED IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BY
SENATOR STERN. MERCIFUL GOD OF
CREATION. HELP US REMEMBER THAT
YOU UPHOLD AND SUSTAIN US IN THE
MYSTERY OF YOUR PRESENCE. WE
WISH TO BE LIKE THE SWIMMER OR
THE HAWK AND DENISE LIBERTINES
POEM, THE AVOWAL EVERYONE SLEEVE
FLOATING UPHELD BY THE GIFT OF
YOUR GRACE. AS SWIMMERS THERE TO
LIFE FACE TO THIS GUY AND WATERS
BEAR THEM AS HAWKS REST UPON AIR
AND AIR SUSTAINS THEM. SO WOULD
I LEARN TO ATTAIN FREEFALL AND
FLOAT INTO CREATORS DEEP SPIRITS
DEEP IN PARIS. KNOWING NO EFFORT
EARNS THAT ALL SURROUNDING
GRACE. AMEN.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS WERE GOING
TO GO ON TO PRIVILEGES. BUSY DAY
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. SENATOR
STERN. SENATOR STERN. WHAT YOU
HAVE A PRIVILEGE. ON THE FLOOR.
CAN YOU.
WELL WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT
ITEM MOVING ON TO PRIVILEGES OF
THE FLOOR. SENATOR DODD ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR DODD, THE
CALIFORNIA STATESENATE WOULD
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE AMERICAN,
THE AMERICAN PIPE ASSOCIATION
WHO ARE HERE CELEBRATING
CONCRETE PIPE WEEK. WELCOME TO
THE CALIFORNIA SENATE. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO STAND UP AND
ACKNOWLEDGE. WE'D LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WELCOME TO THE SENATE
FLOOR. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR WILL BE DEEMED READ.
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY WILL
BE DEEMED READ. REPORTS OF
COMMITTEE WILL BE DEEMED READ
AND AMENDMENTS ADOPTED. MOVING
ON TO MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND
NOTICES. MEMBERS WITHOUT
OBJECTION MEASURES REPORTED FROM
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
WITH THE RECOMMENDATION DO PASS.
WILL BE GIVEN THEIR SECOND
READING UPON BEING REPORTED IN
ORDER TO THIRD READING. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. MEASURES REPORTED
WITH THE RECOMMENDATION DO PASS
AS AMENDED WILL BE GIVEN THEIR
SECOND READING AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED AND RETURNED TO SECOND
READING UPON BEING REPORTED.
MEMBERS THIS IS THE TIME HERE TO
REMOVE BILLS FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE ANYONE? YES
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. SENATORS I WOULD
REQUESTTO MOVE FILE ITEM A 29 A
B 11 OH, TWO BY SOME MEMBER LOVE
FROM THE INACTIVE FILE FOR THE
PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT, SO NOTED.
OTHER SENATORS. IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE WHO HAS A ITEM THAT THEY
NEED TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME
TO DO IT. NO ONE ELSE.
VERY GOOD. OKAY SEEING NO OTHER
, UM, AMENDMENT OR NEED TO
REMOVE BILLS FROM THE CONSENT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. SENATOR
STERN. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE
TODAY TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF A
GREAT SERVANT TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UM. I'LL SCRATCH
THAT, AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE ITEM
AT THE END FOR THE GERMAN AND
MEMORY. I HAVE ANOTHER IMPORTANT
CENTER MARKS THOUGH. UM IN FACT,
A RESOLUTION. TO A LIFETIME OF
SERVICE. FOR ANOTHER GREAT
SERVANT TO CALIFORNIA. THE CHIEF
CONSULTANT OF THE SENATE WATER
COMMITTEE. HIS NAME IS DENNIS
O'CONNOR. HE'S BEEN SERVING IN
THE SENATE FOR MORE THAN 41
YEARS. I AM LESS THAN 41 YEARS
OLD. LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY.
UM, AND THE INSTITUTIONAL
KNOWLEDGE THAT ACCUMULATES OVER
A LIFETIME, LITERALLY. A
LIFETIME OF SERVICE, UM, HAS
CARRIED THIS SENATE THROUGH
CRITICAL MOMENTS IN HISTORY. IN
OUR WATER HISTORY, WHICH WE KNOW
IS OFTEN A PLACE FOR FIGHTING.
UH HUH. AND THAT POLITICS DEFY
LOGIC SOMETIMES HOW ABOUT DENNIS
HAS MANAGED TO STEER US THROUGH
THESE CHOPPY WATERS, IF YOU WILL
, UM WITH A PLUM AND A SENSE OF
LEVITY, BUT ALSO A DEEP
KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT THAT GETS US
THROUGH EVERY CRISIS SOMEHOW.
UM, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AND
ACTUALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, AND HE HAD WORKED AT
DIFFERENT POINTS AT DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, ACTUALLY WAS
AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA RESEARCH BUREAU. AND
THEN CAME UP AS THE FIRST SENATE
AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES
COMMITTEE CHIEF CHIEF TO MIKE
MACHADO. BACK IN THE DAY. AS THE
COMMITTEE'S EVOLVED. DENIS'S
CAREER EVOLVED, AND, UM, HE HAS
NOW BECOME THE CHIEF CONSULTANT
, SENATE NATURAL RESOURCE AND
WATER WHERE HIS THRONE IS IN
PREPARATION IS ACCESSIBILITY TO
LEGISLATIVE STAFF IN THE PUBLIC.
UM HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE
BECAME A SORT OF BRAND. UH AND
AN UNDERSTANDING OF MERIT OVER
OVER PRIVILEGED IN THE SENATE
THAT THAT STILL WILL CARRY ON
BEYOND HIS LEGACY. UM, HE WROTE
BILLS LIKE THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT,
WHICH STILL IS THE CENTERPIECE
OF OUR WATER STRATEGY TO GET
THROUGH THESE DROUGHTS IN THIS
STATE WATER BONDS, DAM SAFETY
THE 2009 WATER PACKAGE HISTORIC
SENATE INVESTMENTS IN THIS
ARENA. TRANSPARENCY THE WATER
WELL LOCATIONS. AS WELL AS
ONGOING GOVERNANCE ON MAKING
WATER CONSERVATION A WAY OF
LIFE. OVER THESE TWO DECADES. HE
SHARED HIS EXPERTISE, BUT HE
ALSO SHARED HIS QUIRKS. HE
DIDN'T DENY US ALL KNOWLEDGE OF
HIS SEMIANNUAL HAIRCUT, WHICH HE
HAS SINCE FOREGONE AND HIS LATER
WISER YEARS NOW BECOME A
PONYTAIL. BUT IF YOU IF YOU
FOLLOW HIM TO THE BACK CORNERS
OF HIS OFFICE, ESPECIALLY IN THE
OLD DAYS YOU COULD LISTEN TO
THIS AND MAYBE SOME ACID JAZZ
PLAYING OVER THE SPEAKERS. AND
UM PERHAPS, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU
DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHAT WAS GOING
ON BACK THERE, BUT, UM WHERE YOU
DON'T INTERRUPT THE MASTER AT
WORK, I SUPPOSE. AND I LEARNED
THAT VERY EARLY AS A AS A
STAFFER, UM, BUT HE WOULD ALWAYS
GIVE YOU THAT TIME. UM AND HE
HAD HIS OWN WAY OF GETTING ABOUT
THINGS. HE'S A LITTLE TOO MANY
PEOPLE KNOW. ALSO MASTER
CRAFTSMAN OF VARIOUS BEERS.
MEADE'S UM, SORT OF HOME BREWING
SCIENTISTS IF YOU WILL, UM AND
ALWAYS BROUGHT THAT JOVIAL
ATTITUDE UNDERNEATH. UM HIS
TOUGH AND SKEPTICAL EXTERIOR. IT
WAS ALWAYS THERE. SO THE SENATE
IS GOING TO DEARLY, MISS DENNIS
AND WE DON'T HAVE MANY PEOPLE
LEFT LIKE HIM, WHO CAN ACTUALLY
SEE BACK IN TIME, BUT, ACTUALLY
, UM, NAVIGATORS NIMBLY TO THE
FUTURE, SO WE'LL MISS THEM. BUT
WE KNOW THE VALERIE AND HIS
FAMILY WILL APPRECIATE HIM. UM
AND WE HOPE YOU YOU HAD A LITTLE
MORE ACID JAZZ IN THE DAYTIME
AND YOUR HOUSE, UM AND ENJOY THE
BREW. BUT JUST BE SURE TO SHARE
IT WITH US GOING FORWARD. WE'RE
NOT GONNA TO LET DENNIS LEAVE
THE SENATE FULLY EVER. HIS MIND
IS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS
BECAUSE THE WORK HE'S PUT IN, SO
, UM, THERE WILL BE RETIREMENT
CELEBRATION AFTER SESSION NEXT
WEDNESDAY EVENING. HE WANTS TO
SHOW UP. I HAVE A PREDICTION
THAT THE SNACKS WILL BE GOOD. UM
BUT WITH THAT, I KNOW WE DO HAVE
A RESOLUTION AND MAYBE A FEW
OTHER PAST CHAIRS AND MEMBERS
WHO WANT TO SPEAK BUT DENIS
O'CONNOR, THANK YOU FOR SERVING
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE YOU.
SENATOR HERTZBERG.THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO JOIN
WITH MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY. UM AND
RECOGNIZING DENNIS. I, TOO HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVICED
HERE. OF THE COMMITTEE. AND
WATER IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS
INFORMED MY IMAGINATION AND
INTERESTS. MOST OF MY LIFE. IT'S
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN YOU'RE
SOMEBODY FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. MOST PEOPLE JUST
TURN ON THE TAP. AND EXPECT
WATER TO COME OUT AND THERE'S NO
ISSUE. WATER IS AN ISSUE THAT IS
OFTEN INFORMED BY THE INTEREST
INFORMED BY FOLKS IN THE
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY OR THE
LIKE. AND I FOUND A SOUL MATE.
AND MR O'CONNOR. HE IS
EXTRAORDINARY IS INTEREST HIS
DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING HIS
WILLINGNESS TO LEAD EVEN TO THIS
DAY THIS MORNING ON MY EMAIL, I
HAVE ONE OF THOSE, UH, WATER
EMAILS FROM HIM THAT HE GOES AND
CAPTURES ALL THE ARTICLES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO KEEP ME INFORMED
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE
STATE. AND PARTICULARLY NOW IS
ALL OF US IN ALL CORNERS OF THE
STATE ARE FACING CLIMATE CHANGE
AND DROUGHT AND ALL THE
CHALLENGES. THAT IMPACT THE
WATER POLICY. IT WAS AS THE
CURRENT CHAIRMAN INDICATES IT
WAS HE WHO SAT DOWN WITH MY
CHIEF OF STAFF AND WORKED ON THE
MEASURE OF WATER IS THE
CONSERVATION OF LIFE. IT WAS HE
WHO SAT IN HEARING AFTER HEARING
ON THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES, BILL
CRAVEN HAD THE JOB BEFORE HIM
ANOTHER UNBELIEVABLE GIANT AND
THE ONLY THING IT MAKES ME SAD
ABOUT THIS. IS THAT THESE? YOU
KNOW THESE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE
WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THE BILLS.
THESE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE WHOSE
NAMES ARE IN THE FRONT PAGE OF
THE NEWSPAPER. BUT THESE ARE THE
PEOPLE WHOSE IMAGINATION IS
CREATIVITY WHOSE HARD WORK
INFORMS THE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC
POLICY THAT WE CELEBRATE AS
CALIFORNIANS AND I JUST WANT TO
GIVE THEM GREAT. SEND OFF. AND I
STILL HAVE A CELL PHONE NUMBER
AND I'LL BE CALLING WE LOVE YOU.
SENATOR LAIRD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT, UH, THERE
WAS A NIGHT. WHEN I DROVE UP TO
AN INTERSECTION AND SACRAMENTO
AND I PULLED UP NEXT TO A
VOLKSWAGEN VAN AND THE LICENSE
PLATE, SAID H. 20 WONK. AND I
THOUGHT, WHO IS THIS? IT IS OUR
RETIREE RIGHT NOW. HE HAS THAT
LICENSE POINT AND WAS JUST SAID
HE HAS A DAILY CLIPPING SERVICE
. FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ALL
WATER CLIPS THAT ARE ACROSS THE
STATE THAT WE ALL LIVE FOR.
DEFINED AND HE'S IN A RARE
POSITION AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED
WHERE. MOST RETIRING STAFF
MEMBERS DECIDE WHETHER TO GROW A
PONYTAIL WHEN THEY RETIRE. WE'RE
ALL ANXIOUSLY AWAITING TO SEE IF
HE CUTS HIS OFF. AND THE REAL
THING IS, IS THAT THE SENATE HAS
A LONG TRADITION. OF HAVING
STAFF MEMBERS THAT GO LONG TERM.
AND JUST HAVE THE DEPTH OF
KNOWLEDGE THAT AS AS WE CHANGE
THAT KNOWLEDGE SURVIVES, AND
DENNIS HAS BEEN PART OF THAT FOR
VERY LONG TIME, AND IT WAS
ELUCIDATED HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE
ON EVERY LONG TERM THING,
PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO
WATER THAT HAS COME THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE IN THE LAST FEW
DECADES. HE WILL BE SORELY
MISSED. I WISH HIM WELL IN HIS
RETIREMENT, AND I WOULD NOT
DOUBT THAT MANY OF US WILL STILL
GET AN EMAIL BASICALLY SAYING,
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? OR HAVE
YOU THOUGHT OF THIS NO MATTER
AWAY. I THINK WE'LL STILL GET A
FEW OF THOSE. BUT HIS RETIREMENT
IS RICHLY DESERVED. SENATOR
JONES. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. I ALSO WANTED
TO RISE AS VICE CHAIR OF SENATE,
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER. AND
RECOGNIZES MR MR O'CONNOR FOR
THE GREAT SERVICE THAT HE HAS,
UM GIVEN OUR STATE AND AS A
REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE RECOGNIZE
THAT I ACTUALLY FOUND. I AGREED
WITH HIM A LOT MORE THAN WE
DISAGREED. AND ON POLICY, AND I
THINK THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW
THAT HE HAS A PROFESSIONAL
ATTITUDE OR REALISTIC ATTITUDE.
AND REALLY WHAT HAS A CARE FOR
THE STATE AND WANTS TO DO WHAT'S
BEST FOR THE STATE. MY STAFF
CERTAINLY HAS ENJOYED WORKING
WITH HIM AND SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY
OF HIM, WHICH IS REALLY THE
HIGHEST COMPLIMENT YOU CAN GET
IS FROM OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IN
THE BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE AISLE THAT, UH, RESPECT
YOU AND HONOR YOU AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK HERE AND THE GREAT
SERVICE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US
ALL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RETIREMENT.
AND AS OTHER MEMBERS HAVE
EXPRESSED, I HOPE THAT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM YOU
BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE LOTS OF
WISDOM TO STILL SHARE WITH THE
STATE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATOR MCGUIRE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST
WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. THE
SENATE. THE SENATE IS FILLED
WITH STAFF WHO GO ABOVE AND
BEYOND FOR THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT COULD NEVER
BE TRUE OR DURING THIS GLOBAL
PANDEMIC, AND DENNIS HAS BEEN AN
ANSWERING HERO AMONG STAFF.
ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE SECRETARY
OF THE SENATE'S OFFICE,
PREPARING THIS BODY TO CONTINUE
TO DO THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AND
THE WORST PANDEMIC THAT WE'VE
SEEN IN OVER A CENTURY. DENNIS
WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING EACH
OF THE COMMITTEES UP AND RUNNING
TO BE ABLE TO GET SESSION UP AND
RUNNING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
STATE HISTORY, TESTING OTHER
REMOTE EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE THE
JOB THAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY
DAY CAN BE DONE SMOOTHLY
EFFICIENTLY. AND EFFECTIVELY FOR
THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE, AND WE
OWE HIM A DEBT OF GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATORS IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER, UM, ACCOLADES, PLEASE
JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING AND
THROWING ON TO DENIS O'CONNOR.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
SUSTAINED APPLAUSE. WE ARE, UM
WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU AND WE'RE
REALLY THANKFUL FOR YOUR MANY,
MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF
SERVICE. MEMBERS WERE READY TO
MOVE ON TO CONSIDERATION OF THE
DAILY FILE. SECOND READING.
SECRETARY. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY JOINT
RESOLUTIONS. 25 30 29 ASSEMBLY
BILLS 3 92 24 13 28 63 21 OH, 97
32 AND ASSEMBLY BILL 26 68 THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ONTO UNFINISHED
BUSINESS FILE ITEM NUMBER 34.
SENATOR MCGUIRE. PLEASE READ.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 53
BY SENATOR MCGUIRE RELATIVE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE MCGUIRE THE FLOOR
IS YOURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MADAM PRESIDENT, RICE PRESIDENT
SCR 53, WHICH IS A CRITICAL
RESOLUTION THAT DECLARES A
CLIMATE EMERGENCY THAT THREATENS
THIS STATE, OUR NATION AND OUR
PLANET. SCR 53 ALSO PROCLAIMS
THE GOLDEN STATE'S COMMITMENT TO
DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO
COMBAT THIS GROWING CRISIS.
AMENDMENTS TAKEN TO THE ASSEMBLY
EXPAND AND REPHRASE SOME OF THE
EXAMPLES OF MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES IN THIS RESOLUTION,
BUT RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS ITEM? ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SAYING
NONE PLEASE. CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA ATKINS. BATES.
BECKER. FORGES. BRADFORD. I
CABRERA ORTEZ. I DOLLY. GOD. I
TERRAZZO. AYE, EGGMAN. EGGMAN. I
GLASER. GONZALES. I GROWTH.
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. I
FURTADO. JONES. KAMLAGER I
GLARED. I FLAVOR AYE, LIMÓN.
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S
MEN. I NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN.
OCHOA, VOGUE. PAM. I PORTANTINO
AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE WIECKOWSKI
. AYE. WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
BATES. GORGEOUS. DOLLY! GROVE.
HURTADO. JONES. MELINDA'S.
NIELSEN. PHð BOGUE. ROTH. WILK.
28 NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO FILE
ITEM. SENATE THIRD READING FILE
ITEM NUMBER 44 SENATOR DODD. HE
IS READY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
CONCURRENT CURRENT RESOLUTION 1
19 BY SENATOR DODD RELATIVE TO
SACRAMENTO SAN JOAQUIN DELTA
WEEK. SENATOR DODD. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS SCR 1 19
PROCLAIMS THE LAST WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER 2022 IN EACH YEAR
THEREAFTER AS SACRAMENTO SAN
JOAQUIN DELTA WEEK IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THE SACRAMENTO
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA IS A UNIQUE
INVERTED DELTA FORMED BY THE
CONVERGENCE OF CALIFORNIA'S TWO
LARGEST RIVERS. THE SACRAMENTO
RIVER IN THE SAD JOAQUIN RIVER.
SIMPLY PUT, THE DELTA IS THE
LIFEBLOOD OF CALIFORNIA'S WATER
SYSTEM. TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE
POPULATION DEPEND ON WATER FROM
THE DELTA WATERSHED FOR SOME
PORTION OF THEIR WATER SUPPLY.
FURTHERMORE THE DELTA REGION IS
HOME TO MORE THAN 500,000 PEOPLE
AND 200,000 JOBS. THE DELTA
REGION PROVIDES WATER TO THREE
MILLION ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL
LAND, FUELING BOTH LOCAL
ECONOMIES AND THOSE IN EXPORT
AREAS. HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.
THE DELTA IS ALSO HOME TO A VAST
ARRAY OF FISH, BIRDS AND
WILDLIFE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
RESOLUTION IS TO EXPAND THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE
SACRAMENTO SAN JOAQUIN DELTA
REGIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO A
HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THROUGHOUT ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ITEM, ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE?
SAYING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. FAITH. BECKER. AYE
FORGES. AYE, BRADFORD. I CABRERA
CORTESI. I DOLLY. DODD. I
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. AYE, LASER.
AYE GONZALES. I GROVE. HERTZBERG
AYE, WESSEL. I FURTADO. JONES.
KAMLAGER AYE, LAIRD. AYE, LIVER.
LIMÓN I MCGUIRE AYE. MELINDA'S.
MEN I. NEWMAN NIELSEN. I BROUGH.
I PAN PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
FATES. AYE. DOLLY! AYE. GROWTH.
AYE. HURTADO. JONES. MELINDA'S.
AYE. ROTH. 36 NO. ZERO THE
MEASURE PASSES MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 47 DOCTOR PAN HE HAS
PREPARED. PLEASE READ SENATE
RESOLUTION 99 BY SENATOR PAN
RELATIVE TO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS DAY. SENATOR PAN. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. SENATORS I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT S R 99, WHICH RECOGNIZES
JULY 19TH AS AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS DAY AND HONORS THE
THOUSANDS OF PRIMARY CARE AND
SUBSPECIALTY PEDIATRICIANS
ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE. FOUNDED
ON JULY 19TH 1929, THE AMERICAN
CANCER PEDIATRICS, THE NATION'S
LEADING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
. PEDIATRICIANS COMPRISED IT
OVER 67,000 PEDIATRICIANS WHO
ARE COMMITTED TO THE OPTIMAL
PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL
HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF
INFANTS, CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS, ADOLESCENTS AND
YOUNG ADULTS. DURING THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC, CALIFORNIA'S OVER
4000 PEDIATRICIANS HAVE BEEN A
TRUSTED VOICE FOR PARENTS AND
THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND BEYOND
THE PANDEMIC. PEDIATRICIANS HAVE
BEEN ON THE FRONT LINE,
EDUCATING FAMILIES AND BEING A
VOICE FOR OUR CHILDREN. I'M
PROUD TO SAY THAT AMERICAN CAMP
PEDIATRICS CHOSE TO COME TO
CALIFORNIA SO THEY'LL BE IN
CALIFORNIA FOR THEIR FIRST IN
PERSON NATIONAL CONFERENCE
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE SINCE THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC, WHICH IS
SET TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER, 7TH IN
ANAHEIM, SO PLEASE WELCOME THEM
HERE TO CALIFORNIA. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN WELCOMING AND RECOGNIZING
THE AMERICAN CARRIER PEDIATRICS
FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ENTIRE
LIST. PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP.
ESPECIALLY ASKED FOR AN EYE
BOAT. MEMBERS IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ITEM? DISCUSSION OR DEBATE,
SAYING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE.
ATKINS. BATES. BECKER. AYE
FORGES. AYE, BRADFORD. I CABRERA
CORTESI, DOLLY! GOD. AYE,
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. GLASER. I
GONZALES I GROVE HERTZBERG. I
WENT SO HURTADO. JONES. KAMLAGER
I CARED. I FLAVOR LIMÓN. AYE
MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S. MEN. I
NEWMAN I NIELSEN. OH, A BUG. I
PAN. I PORTANTINO I BROUGHT
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE STERN.
HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
BATES. DOLLY! GROVE. HURTADO.
JONES. MELINDA'S. NIELSEN.
BROTH. I 31 NO. ZERO THE MEASURE
PASSES. MEMBERS ARE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 48
SENATOR PAN IS PREPARED. PLEASE
READ. SENATE RESOLUTION 100 BY
SENATOR PAN RELATIVE TO
ESSENTIAL STATE WORKERS DAY,
SENATOR PAN THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SENATORS I'M PROUD TO ALSO
PRESENT S R 100, WHICH
RECOGNIZES AUGUST 8TH IS
ESSENTIAL STATE WORKERS DAY.
ESSENTIAL STATE WORKERS KEEPS
CALIFORNIA MOVING FORWARD AND
WE'RE CRTICAL DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THESE WORKERS WERE THE
ENGINEERS THAT MONITOR THEIR AIR
QUALITY. THE EDUCATORS IN OUR
JUVENILE JAILS JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THE NURSES IN OUR STATE
HOSPITALS AND SO MANY MORE ALL
ESSENTIAL HEALTH WORKERS TOOK 9%
PAY CUT AS THEY CONTINUE TO
PERFORM THEIR DUTIES DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THAT'S OUR 100 IS
SMALL GESTURE TO HONOR THE STATE
WORKERS, MANY OF WHOM LIVE IN MY
DISTRICT AND THE WORK THEY DID
TO KEEP THE STATE RUNNING DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. WELL, I
DON'T HAVE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK THEY HAVE
DONE DURING THE PANDEMIC. ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO PROVIDE
SOME EXAMPLES. REPRESENTATIVES
AT THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT IN DISABILITY
EVALUATORS THAT DISABILITY
DETERMINATION SERVICES WORKED 14
HOUR DAYS TO ENSURE CALIFORNIANS
WERE ABLE TO KEEP A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEADS AND FOOD ON THE
TABLES. REGISTERED NURSES
WORKING IN STATE HOSPITALS AND
PRISONS. RISK EXPOSURE TO COVID
19, WHILE PROVIDING VITAL
MEDICAL CARE TO INCARCERATE
PERSONS WHO HAD COVID 19 OTHER
SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS LIBERIANS
, INCLUDING THE TEACHERS,
LIBRARIANS OF THE DIVISION OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE ENSURED OUR
SPECIAL NEEDS, STUDENTS AND OUR
CHILDREN WHO ARE ON THE PATH OF
REDEMPTION RECEIVED THE QUALITY
EDUCATION. ENGINEERING AND
SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIANS ENSURED
OUR FOOD, AIR AND WATERS AND
ROADS REMAIN SAFE AND COMPLIANCE
WITH THE STATE LAW. NOW WE MAY
HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES ABOUT
POLICY AND SO FORTH. WE
HOPEFULLY CAN ALL AGREE THAT THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK ON
BEHALF OF PEOPLE, CALIFORNIA OUR
DIRECTION SHOULD BE HONORED. SO
THIS IS ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES OF
MANY PLEASE JOIN ME IN
RECOGNIZING THE STEADFAST
DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM
DEMONSTRATED BY ESSENTIAL STATE
WORKERS DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC, EXPECTEDLY ASPIRIN I
VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS RESOLUTION? ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SAYING
NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS.
BATES. AYE, BECKER. I FOR GIS,
BRADFORD. AYE, CARBONARA. AYE,
ORTEZ. I DOLLY. GOD. AYE,
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. AYE.
BLAZER. I. GONZALES. AYE, GROVE.
HERTZBERG I SO I HURTADO. JONES.
KAMLAGER I FLARED. I LABOR. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE. MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. OH, A BUG. I PAM
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. RUBIO I
SKINNER. I STERN I AM BERG.
WIECKOWSKI AYE WIENER WILK.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ATKINS. DOLLY! AYE. GROVE.
HURTADO. JONES. MELINDA'S.
NIELSEN. ROTH. WILK. AYE. I 33
NO. ZERO. THE MEASURE PASSES
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 50
SENATOR KAMLAGER. SHE IS
PREPARED. PLEASE READ. SENATE
RESOLUTION ONE OF THREE BY
SENATOR KAMLAGER RELATIVE TO
MUSLIM AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH,
SENATOR KAMLAGER. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS
. TODAY I RISE TO PRESENT SENATE
RESOLUTION 103 RETROACTIVELY
HONORING JULY 2022 AS MUSLIM
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. ISLAM
IS THE FASTEST GROWING MAJOR
RELIGION IN THE WORLD, FOLLOWED
BY APPROXIMATELY 1.6 BILLION
PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. WITH ROOTS AND
AT LEAST 77 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
AND IDENTIFYING RACIALLY AS
WHITE, BLACK, ARAB AND ASIAN
MUSLIM AMERICANS AREN'T
EXTREMELY DIVERSE POPULATION.
THE CURRENT POPULATION OF
MUSLIMS LIVING IN THE UNITED
STATES, A TAPESTRY OF ETHNIC,
RACIAL, LINGUISTIC, SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC GROUPS IS ESTIMATED AT
OVER 3,450,000 AND GROWING. IN
RECENT YEARS, ANTI MUSLIM
SENTIMENT HAS SPIKED ALTHOUGH
THE SENTIMENTS MANIFEST IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, ATTACKS ON
MOSQUES DIRECTLY TAKE AIM AT
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. EXISTING AND
PROPOSED MOSQUE SITES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY HAVE BEEN TARGETED FOR
VANDALISM AND OTHER CRIMINAL
ACTS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN
EFFORTS TO BLOCK OR DENY ZONING
PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR
EXPANSION OF THESE FACILITIES.
IN CALIFORNIA ALONE, WE HAVE
SEEN CLOSE TO A DOZEN ANTI
MOSQUE INCIDENTS. THIS
RESOLUTION AIMS TO HONOR THE
IMPACT MUSLIM AMERICANS HAVE HAD
ON OUR NATIONAL AND STATE
CULTURE. AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE IS A CONTINUED NEED FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND
POLICIES THAT ARE CULTURALLY
COMPETENT WHEN ADDRESSING THE
IMPACTS OF BEING MUSLIM AMERICAN
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. MEMBERS IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ITEM? ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SENATOR MAN. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. UM I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES FOR
PUTTING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD.
I ALSO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
REPRESENTING A SIZEABLE MUSLIM
POPULATION IN CITIES LIKE IRVINE
AND NEWPORT BEACH AND THE ANTI
MUSLIM HATE THAT WE'VE SEEN FOR
REALLY DECADES AT THIS POINT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE
ARE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IS A
VIBRANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITIES
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND, UH, I
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE NEED
TO CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY AND
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR AMAZON
POPULATIONS. SENATOR ALLEN. ARE
YOU? ARE YOU UP ON THIS? IS
THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SAYING
NONE YOU MAY CONCLUDE. THANK
YOU. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM ORANGE COUNTY FOR
HIS MIC. THANK YOU. I WANNA AH,
THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM ORANGE
COUNTY FOR HIS REMARKS AND
HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND AND
CELEBRATE SUCH A DIVERSE, UM AND
IMPORTANT, UM, COMMUNITY AND
PART OF THE TAPESTRY OF THIS
COUNTRY AND STATE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. BATES.
AYE, BECKER. AYE FORGES. AYE,
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I
BARROSO. AYE, EGGMAN. GLASER. I.
GONZALES. I GROWTH. AYE,
HERTZBERG. I SO AYE, HURTADO.
JONES KAMLAGER. I FLARED. I
FLAVOR LIMÓN MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S. I'VE MEN I NEWMAN
AYE, NIELSEN. I KNOW A BOGEY. I
PAN PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT RUBIO.
SKINNER. I'VE STERN. I AM BERG.
I WIECKOWSKI AYE WIENER WILK.
AYE. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ATKINS. HURTADO. ROTH.
37 NO. ZERO THE MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. WE'RE
GOING TO DO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR
AND OUR SPECIAL CONSENT CALENDAR
NUMBER 27 TOGETHER. IS THERE ANY
MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ANYBODY. SENATOR
EDMUND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D
LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM TO 74 A B 24
73 MR DESIREE IN FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SO ORDER AND
WHAT ANYONE ELSE.
SENATOR NEWMAN. WELCOME THANK
YOU. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE
PULL ITEM TO 69 ABBEY 18 55 BY
ASSEMBLYMAN NASSIRIAN FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SO ORDERED.
SEEING NO OTHER. ITEMS THAT NEED
TO BE PULLED OFF THE CONSENT.
GOING ONCE GOING TWICE. JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE WE'VE
CAUGHT THEM ALL. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 17 34 18 24 1959 2096 21 22
24 63 ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT
RESOLUTIONS 90 TO 1 21 1 20 TO 1
35 1 54 200 TO 5 AND ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TWO OF
SEVEN VERY GOOD. CALL THE ROLL.
POLICE ON FILE ITEM NUMBER 2 67.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. FAITHS. I. BECKER. AYE
FORGES. AYE, BRADFORD. I GOTTA
AYE, CORTESI. I DOLLY. AYE,
DODD. AYE, DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. I. GONZALES. I
GROW. AYE, HERTZBERG. I GUESS
SO. HURTADO. JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. I CARED. AYE LEYVA
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE
MELINDA'S I MEN I NEWMAN AYE,
NIELSEN. I KNOW A VOGUE I PAN
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT RUBIO.
SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I HAMBURG.
AYE WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WIENER.
AYE, WILK. I PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS. HURTADO.
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE. IS 37 NOS.
ZERO ON THE CONSENT CALENDARS,
EYES 37 NO. ZERO ON THE SPECIAL
CONSENT CALENDAR. MEMBERS ARE
GOING TO MOVE BACK TO MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS. SENATOR SKINNER
THANK YOU, MADAM. PRESIDENT
MEMBERS ARE RISE TO MAKE A
MOTION TO REMOVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER 8 16 A B 7 31 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAUER CON FROM
THE INACTIVE FILE AT THE REQUEST
OF THE AUTHOR. SO ORDERED.
REMEMBER MEMBERS WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENTS. SENATOR
PORTANTINO. YOU HAVEN'T
ANNOUNCEMENT WE'RE ALL WAITING
TO HEAR. UH, I DON'T KNOW. IS
THERE ANYTHING GOING ON TODAY? I
THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE SOCCER GAME LAST
NIGHT. OH WELL, WE PROBABLY NEED
TO HEAR ABOUT THAT, TOO. BUT I
THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
MORE IMPORTANT. UNDER PRIVILEGES
OF THE FLOOR. NORTH CAL BEAT SO
CAL 5 TO 2 LAST NIGHT. THEN
ALLEN DID VERY WELL. HENRY STERN
DID VERY WELL. BUT ANY OTHER
SENATORS. ANYWAY OH, NORTH CAL,
WHAT HAPPENED IN NORTH CAL? THEY
PLAYED. ANYWAY OH, I GUESS WE
SHOULD TALK ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS WILL MEET A HALF
HOUR AFTER A JOURNEY OF SESSION.
IN ROOM 2200 THE OLD ST CHANGE
WHERE I THOUGHT WE CHANGED ROOMS
THIS TIME, OKAY, HOLD ON. ONE
SECOND. LET ME LOOK. 2200
APPROPRIATIONS IN 2230 MINUTES
AFTER SESSION. MEMBERS WERE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO UM, MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS. I WANT TO ASK
YOU ALL TO TAKE YOUR SEATS. THIS
IS THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE
ADJOURN IN MEMORY MOTIONS FROM
THE SENATORS. AND WE'RE GONNA
START OFF WITH SENATOR OKOLOBO
WHO IS GOING TO, UM PRESENT. HER
ADJOURNED IN MEMORY. THE FLOOR
IS YOURS, MA'AM. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. A RICE
FREE JOURNEY IN MEMORY OF
SENATOR BOB DUTTON, A DEER
RESIDENT OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. AS MANY HAVE SAID.
SENATOR DUTTON WAS AN
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVANT.
TIRELESSLY SERVING HIS COMMUNITY
FOR OVER 50 YEARS. MOST RECENTLY
IN HIS CAREER, BOB SERVED AS A
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ASSESSOR.
BUT PRIOR TO THAT, HE WALKED THE
HALLS AND SAT IN THIS VERY
CHAMBER WHERE HE SERVED
CALIFORNIA'S 63RD ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT FOR ONE TERM AND
CALIFORNIA'S 31ST
SENATE-DISTRICT FOR TWO. DURING
HIS TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE, HE
TOOK THE LEAD ON HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND WAS
DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND DEFENDING THE
TAXPAYER. THOSE WHO KNEW SENATOR
DUTTON WILL REMEMBER ONE OF HIS
FAVORITE MEMORIES AS A STATE
LEGISLATOR. WAS PARDONING
SNEAKERS. THE BEAR. SNEAKERS WAS
AN ORPHAN, BLACK BEAR AND WILD
HEAVEN RANCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
IN BOB'S DISTRICT, WHO FORMED A
STRONG BOND WITH ANOTHER ORPHAN
BLACK BEAR. LITTLE BEAR. THE
PAIR WERE A FAVORITE OF THE
SANCTUARIES, VISITORS. AND WHEN
SNICKERS WAS MOVED TO A STATE
FACILITY, THE LOCAL SCHOOL
CHILDREN WROTE LETTERS ASKING
FOR SNEAKERS TO BE RETURNED TO
THE SANCTUARY. SENATOR DUTTON
HAND DELIVERED THE LETTERS TO
THEN GOVERNOR SORTS AND SAID.
THIS IS ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS.
I LIKE TO KEEP SNEAKERS IN MY
DISTRICT. GOVERNOR
SCHWARZENEGGER AGREED AND
SNEAKERS WAS QUICKLY REUNITED
WITH HIS FRIEND, LITTLE BEAR.
PRIOR TO COMING TO THE
LEGISLATURE, SENATOR DUTTON
SERVED ON RENTED CUCAMONGA CITY
COUNCIL AS WELL AS SERVING AS A
BOARD MEMBER AND PRESIDENT FOR
THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. HIS HEART OF SERVICE
INSTEAD. FAT FAST, STEADFAST
DEDICATION TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA
EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME R. C.
BOB. HE RECEIVED MANY HONORS,
INCLUDING LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR
BY THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF
CITIES, THE CALIFORNIA STATE
SHERIFF ASSOCIATION, THE
CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA
SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE. HE
ALSO SERVED A NUMEROUS COMMUNITY
AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE Y M C, A RED CROSS
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND
SEND BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S
COUNCIL. AS SUPERVISOR, JANICE
WEATHER EVER, SAID. BOB LOVED
HIS FAMILY. HIS COMMUNITY AND
HIS COUNTRY. HE WAS A LEADER AND
A GENEROUS SOUL WHOSE ADVOCACY
FOR TAXPAYERS IN OUR COUNTRY
WILL BE DEARLY MISSED. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SENATOR
DUTTON. PROBABLY AROUND 2007 AND
EIGHT AND WE HAD A LOT IN COMMON
BECAUSE HE ALSO CAME FROM A REAL
ESTATE BACKGROUND. WAS VERY MUCH
INVOLVED WITH THE LOCAL CHAMBER
. AND SO WE BOTH SHARED THOSE
TWO PASSIONS. HE WAS A GREAT
MENTOR, A GREAT FRIEND AND I
WILL SORELY BE MISSED. HE
ACTUALLY WAS ALSO THE GENTLEMAN
WHO, UM WAS KIND ENOUGH O COME
AND INSTALL ME AS THE CHAIR AND
PRESIDENT OF THE OF MY LOCAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND SO EVER
SINCE THEN, WE WERE JUST VERY,
VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF HIS
EFFORTS AND SUPPORT IN MY
DISTRICT. SENATOR DUTTON WILL BE
DEEPLY DEEPLY MISSED IN OUR
COMMUNITY IS DEDICATION TO
MAKING SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY A
BETTER PLACE TO LIVE WILL NOT BE
SOON FORGOTTEN. SENATOR NIELSEN.
MADAM PRESIDENT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, THE SENATE WHEN I
RISE, I ALWAYS BEGIN WITH LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE.
IT'S THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION
THAT I CAN MAKE OF MY
COLLEAGUES. IN THIS PARTICULAR
CASE, SENATOR DUTTON. TRULY IS
GENTLEMAN. GENTLEMEN OF THE
SENATE. MEMORABLE MEMBER OF THIS
AUGUST HOUSE. A LEADER. IN THIS
HOUSE. AND THOSE FEW WHO HAVE
SERVED IN LEADERSHIP ROLES. I
UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I CALL
SPLENDID LONELINESS OF
LEADERSHIP. BEING A LEADER IS A
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTRIBUTE. BETTER. IT'S ALSO A
BURDEN. SENATOR DUTTON DID NOT
DUCK FROM EITHER SIDE OF THAT
EQUATION. THEY PERFORMED WELL.
AND HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN
THE AREAS THAT HE CARED MOST
ABOUT HERE. THAN MOST, BUT HE
CARED ABOUT FOR THE PEOPLE. AND
THE CITIZENS THAT HE
REPRESENTED. HE CAME FROM THEM.
HE WAS OF THEM. HE CAME HERE AND
HE WENT BACK TO THEM. TO SERVE
YET AGAIN. IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
TO CREDIT. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN
THERE WAS ONLY ONE DIRECTION.
YOU CAME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TO THE LEGISLATURE, AND THAT WAS
TO TOP IT OFF UNLESS YOU WERE
GOING TO DO SOME STATEWIDE
QUESTS. BUT OVER A NUMBER OF
YEARS, IT'S BECOME MUCH MORE
ATTRACTIVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE TO GO BACK AND SERVE
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BOB DUTTON.
HAPPILY DID THAT. AND HE DID IT
WELL. AFFIRMING HIS COMMITMENT.
TO THE CITIZENS THAT HE
REPRESENTED. AFFIRMING THEIR
FAITH IN HIM. TO HAVE ELECTED
HIM TO SERVE THEM IN SACRAMENTO.
AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BOB
DUTTON. WILL BE MISSED. TRUE
MEMBER. TRUE MAN. OF THE SENATE.
SENATOR GROUP. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. IT'S WITH A HEAVY
HEART THAT I TODAY JOINED MY
COLLEAGUES IN HONORING THE LATE
SENATOR BOB DENTON. I SERVED
WITH HIM IN 2011 AND 12 WHILE I
WAS IN THE ASSEMBLY AND HE WAS
IN THE SENATE. UM I CAN TELL YOU
THAT WHILE I WAS JUST STARTING
MY CAREER IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
HE WAS COMING TO THE END OF HIS
SERVICE TO THE STATE I CAN TELL
YOU THAT IT WAS HE HAD A HUGE
IMPACT ON THIS INSTITUTION. BOB
ALWAYS LEAD WITH THE SERVANTS,
HEART, UM, AND A BELIEF THAT
GOOD GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALWAYS
STRIVE TO MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES
BETTER. HE NEVER STOPPED
BELIEVING THAT, UM, THAT GOOD
PEOPLE EXISTED AND THAT
GOVERNMENT SERVED. THE PEOPLE
WILL I CAN TELL YOU THAT BOB WAS
A PROUD FORMER MEMBER OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD, AND HE
UNDERSTOOD THE STRENGTH IT TOOK
TO SERVE WITH COMPASSION AND
UNDERSTANDING. OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS, I WAS HONORED TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH HIM ON LEGISLATION
TO ASSIST CALIFORNIA'S DISABLED
VETERANS AS A SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY ASSESSOR RECORDER. HE
KNEW FIRSTHAND THE NUMBER OF
UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERANS
THAT HIS OFFICE HAD TO TURN AWAY
SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT
DISABLED ENOUGH FOR CALIFORNIA
TO GET A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.
HE SOON REACHED OUT AND ASKED IF
I WOULD JOIN HIM ON A MISSION TO
FIGHT FOR THOSE MEN AND WOMEN IN
SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY. AND I
SAID YES, SIR. MY PRAYERS ARE
WITH THE FAMILY AND THE
COMMUNITY THAT KNEW AND LOVED
BOB AND AS AN ARMY VETERAN
MYSELF, I STAND TODAY IN HONOR
OF MY FRIEND, SENATOR BOB DUTTON
, ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL NATION
, STATE AND OUR COMMUNITY. I
THANK YOU, BOB. FOR YOUR SERVICE
TO THIS COUNTRY. I THANK YOU FOR
THE SERVICE TO THIS INSTITUTION
AND THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
THAT HE REPRESENTED. SENATOR
WILK. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
. I TO RISE TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE JOURNEY IN THE
MEMORY OF SENATOR BOB DUTTON AT
LEGENDARY SERVANT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY, WHO
EXEMPLIFIED LEADERSHIP ON THE
LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS. SENATOR
DUTTON OR RC BOB AS HE WAS KNOWN
TO MANY WHO LOVED AND RESPECTED
HIM, WAS A MODEL OF DEDICATION
TO HIS BELOVED RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. HIS TIME IN
ELECTED POSITIONS SPAN FOUR
DECADES, MOST RECENTLY AS
ASSESSOR RECORDER FOR SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DURING THIS
TIME IN THE STATE SENATE, AND AS
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER BOB WAS
KNOWN FOR HIS HUMBLE, CALM AND
COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO STATE
AFFAIRS. HE WAS REFERENCED
DURING HIS TIME AS SENATOR
PUBLICAN LEADER BY RENOWNED
WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST GEORGE
WILL DURING TENSE BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS IN 2011, AS QUOTE
AN ISLAND OF CALM IN THE EYE OF
THE STORM. QUOTE AS ELECTED
OFFICIAL. HE WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED FOR BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER IN THE PURSUIT OF A
BETTER CALIFORNIA. PARTICULARLY
INDEBTED TO HIM FOR MY SON,
SCOTT JR. SPENT TWO YEARS
WORKING FOR HIM ON HIS DISTRICT
STAFF, WHERE HE WAS A FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE AND ALSO HIS BODY
MAN AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH
SENATOR DUTTON, WHERE SENATOR
DUTTON MODELED HOW TO NOT ONLY
BE A GREAT PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT A
GREAT PERSON, AND I WILL ALWAYS
UH UM BE THANKFUL FOR THAT BOB'S
LOVE FOR HIS COMMUNITY WENT WELL
BEYOND HIS SPHERE OF ELECTED
OFFICE. HE WAS A VETERAN SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER IN VOLUNTEERED
WITH SUCH ORGANIZATIONS AS THE Y
M C. A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S COUNCIL. HE ALSO LOVED
VOLUNTEERING AS A COACH FOR HIS
DAUGHTER'S SOFTBALL TEAM, WHERE
HE LED MANY TO RECEIVE
SCHOLARSHIPS TO PLAY AT THE
COLLEGIATE LEVEL. I SEND MY
DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO HIS WIFE,
ANDREA, WHO HAD A LOVE STORY
THAT LASTED 40 YEARS. HIS
DAUGHTER KEIRA AND HIS FATHER,
TED, I ASKED THAT WE JOINED IN
HIS MEMORY AND MAINTAIN HIS
EXAMPLE. CITIZEN STATEMENT SHIP
IN THE MIND AS WE CARRY OUT THE
DUTIES, WHICH ARE CONSTITUTE
CONSTITUENTS HAVE ENTRUSTED US
WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING
HIS NAME FORWARD TO THE DESK SO
THAT HE MAY BE APPROPRIATELY
MEMORIALIZED BY THE SENATE. AND
SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE
FAMILY AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO SENATOR ARCHULETTA.
MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS.
ARRIVED TODAY AND SHARE OF THE
SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. TO ADJOURN IN
MEMORY OF A LONGTIME ADVOCATE
AND STAPLE OF OUR CAPITAL
COMMUNITY COMEDY. THOSE OF YOU
WHO SERVED WITH HIM. I KNOW YOU
REMEMBER HIM WELL. PEACH LONG
AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER LEFT AN
INDELIBLE MARK ON NUMEROUS
PIECES OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
LEGISLATION THAT IMPROVED THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOUSANDS OF
VETERANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND
ESPECIALLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
AS A BROTHER, PARATROOPER. PETE
SERVED WITH THE FAMED 101ST
AIRBORNE DIVISION AND SERVED TWO
TOURS IN VIETNAM, WHERE HE
RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS,
INCLUDING THREE BRONZE STARS,
THE PURPLE HEART. MERITORIOUS
SERVICE MEDAL. ARMY
ACCOMMODATION, MEDAL COMBAT
INFANTRY BADGE AND THE AIRBORNE
WINGS. HE SERVED 21 YEARS IN THE
UNITED STATES ARMY. AND HE ALSO
SERVED AS A RANGER AND MILITARY
OFFICER WITH ASSIGNMENTS RANGING
FROM VIETNAM TO THE U. S EMBASSY
IN JAPAN. PETE RETIRED FROM THE
MILITARY SERVICE IN 1986, HAVING
RISEN FROM THE RANK OF PRIVATE
TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL. AFTER HIS
MILITARY CAREER SPENT THE NEXT
DECADE WORKING FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, WHERE
HE WORKED IN A VARIETY OF
POSITIONS, INCLUDING CHIEF
POLICY CONSULTANT AND TO THE
LEVEL OF CHIEF OF STAFF. IN 1996
FOLLOWING HIS TIME WITH THE
ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHED HIS OWN
ADVOCACY FIRM, PETE CONATY AND
ASSOCIATES, WHERE HE PROVIDED
VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
WITH EXPERT KNOWLEDGEABLE AND
EFFECTIVE GUIDANCE IN
WASHINGTON, D C AND THE
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. HE
TOOK HIS HIS HIS HEART AND THE
THEORIES. HANDS ON. HE WAS
REALLY SOMEONE WE CAN ALL
APPRECIATE. HIS APPROACH TO
RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPED IN THE
STATE SENATE WITH STAFF. HAVE
MADE MEMORIES FOR SO MANY. HIS
PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE
LEGISLATURE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE AND VARIOUS STATE
AGENCIES OVER THE YEARS, MADE
FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OVER THE
YEARS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. PEACH
LONGTIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
PUBLIC POLICY OR WHY IN 2010, HE
RECEIVED THE CAL VET SECRETARY
AWARD FOR A LONG TIME ADVOCACY.
ON BEHALF OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
HIS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR
HIS ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MILITARY AND VETERANS
POPULATION. PETE DEDICATED HIS
LIFE TO HELPING VETERANS. HE WAS
PROFESSIONALLY MOST PROUD TO
ESTABLISH A PRISON DIVERSION
PROGRAM FOR VETERANS IN TROUBLE
WITH THE LAW DUE TO PTSD. AS
CHAIR OF THE SENATE MILITARY
VETERANS COMMITTEE AND A BROTHER
IN ARMS. I EXTEND MY HEARTFELT
CONDOLENCES TO PETE'S FAMILY AND
OUR VETERANS COMMUNITY. HIS
LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE
THOSE WHO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF
VETERANS THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FOR THOSE
WHO SERVED WITH HONOR AND
DISTINCTION. PETE SERVED OUR
COUNTRY WITH PRIDE AND HONOR. HE
IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 28
YEARS, LORI FIVE. BELOVED
CHILDREN AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
FOR THESE REASONS, AND MANY
MORE. I ASKED THAT WE ADJOURN IN
HIS LOVING MEMORY. REPEAT. REST
IN PEACE. MY FELLOW PARATROOPER,
GOD BLESS YOU. SENATOR GREW.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT
TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUE, THE CHAIR OF THE
VETERANS COMMITTEE AND
MEMORIALIZED PEAK CONATY, FEW
PEOPLE IN HISTORY OF THIS GREAT
STATE HAVE ADVOCATED MORE
EFFECTIVELY FOR VETERANS THAN
PETE. HIS ADVOCACY WENT BEYOND
THIS SIMPLE OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT LETTER. HE HAD A GENUINE
INTEREST IN PEOPLE, AND HE WAS
CONSTANTLY TRYING TO HELP
VETERANS FIND INTERNSHIPS. AND
STAFF POSITIONS AS LEGISLATIVE
STAFF IN LEGISLATIVE STAFF
OFFICES. HE HELPED VETERANS
ACCLIMATE BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE
. PETE SERVED HIS COUNTRY
HONORABLY AND COURAGEOUSLY FOR
21 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES
ARMY, RETIRING AS A LIEUTENANT
COLONEL IN 1986. PETE WAS A
GRADUATE GRADUATE OF OFFICER
CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT
BENNING, GEORGIA, AND HE WAS
INDUCTED INTO THEIR HALL OF FAME
IN 2016. AS A MEMBER OF THE
HUNTER AND FIRST AIRBORNE
DIVISION PIECE SERVED TWO TOURS
OF DUTY IN VIETNAM, EARNING A
PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS HE
RECEIVED ON HIS FIRST TOUR OF
DUTY. HE WAS ALSO SERVED AS AN
ARMY RANGER, A MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN
RECEIVING MANY MEDALS AND AWARDS
, INCLUDING THREE BRONZE STARS,
WHICH MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED A
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL AND AN
ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL. AFTER
HIS MILITARY SERVICE, HE SPENT
TIME AS A LEGISLATIVE STAFFER
AND OPENED HIS LOBBYING FIRM IN
1996 WHEN SHE RAN FOR 22 YEARS
STRICTLY ADVOCATING FOR VETERANS
AND THOSE THAT GAVE THEIR ALL OR
THOSE THAT GAVE THEIR TIME OF
SERVICE TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
PETE LED A FULL LIFE HAD A
WONDERFUL FAMILY, AND HE LED HIS
LIFE WITH MEANING AND HONOR AND
HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. UM
PLEASE JOIN ME IN REMEMBERING
THIS WONDERFUL MAN IN A JOURNEY
IN THE MEMORY OF PETE CONATY. I
DO WANT TO SHARE ALSO THAT MR
BARNABY IS ALSO A VETERAN. AND
MR BARNABY'S HEART IS VERY
BROKEN RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THIS
WAS HIS FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME
MILITARY CONNECTION TO OUR
COUNTRY. AND SO IF YOU GUYS
HAPPEN TO SEE MR BARNABY OUT THE
FUNERAL FOR PETE SERVICES FOR
PETE CONATY ARE TODAY BUT IN THE
FUTURE OF THE NEXT THREE WEEKS
IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE MR BARNABY
OUT PLEASE GIVE HIM A HUG
BECAUSE HIS HEART IS REALLY,
REALLY BROKEN OVER THE LOSS OF
HIS FRIEND THAT HE SPENT SO MUCH
TIME IN, UM, THE LEGISLATIVE
BODY IN THE LOBBYING BODY WITH
BUT ALSO THE CONNECTION THAT YOU
HAVE AS UNITED STATES MILITARY
VETERANS THAT SERVED OUR COUNTRY
. I ASK THAT YOU ADJOURNED IN
HIS MEMORY, SENATOR EMBURGH.
THANKYOU. MADAM PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS. UM I RISE ALSO. TO
HONOR THE MEMORY OF PETE CONATY
. I KNEW PETE WHEN HE WORKED FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MICKEY CONROY
BACK IN THE EARLY 19 NINETIES,
AND HE WAS SMART, PASSIONATE.
AND A PERSON, GREAT INTEGRITY,
THEN AND AS AN ADVOCATE FOR
VETERANS, HE WAS AN INSPIRATION
TO ALL THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT THE
HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF
VETERANS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. UM. PETE CHARITIES PASSING IS A
LOSS TO ALL CALIFORNIANS, BUT IN
PARTICULAR THE VETERANS HE SO
PASSIONATELY CARED ABOUT. UM, I
ASKED THAT WE ALL JOIN IN A
JOURNEY AND MEMORY OF PETE
CONTE. SENATOR PEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. SENATORS I TO,
UM, UM, WANT TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUES AND, UH, BERNIE?
MEMORY OF PETE KENNEDY? I GOT TO
KNOW PETE. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO
THE LEGISLATURE OF WHEN I SERVED
AS VICE CHAIR OF THE VETERANS
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR THE
ASSEMBLY, LIKE ENTERED THE STATE
ASSEMBLY. YEAH AND YOU KNOW PETE
COMEDY? UH NOT ONLY WAS HE A
REALLY AMAZING ADVOCATE FOR
VETERANS, HE WAS ALSO A GOOD
FRIEND AND, UH, HE REALLY CARED
ABOUT NOT JUST THE ISSUES THE
POLICY, BUT BEING SURE THINGS
WORK THAT VETERANS ARE REALLY
BEING SERVED. SO UM, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA MISS HIM. I'M GOING
TO MISS HIM. HIS SON ACTUALLY
SPENT SOME TIME IN MY OFFICE AS
WELL WORKED FOR ME, BUT HE'S AN
AMAZING MAN. AND WE'RE AND AGAIN
WISH THAT WE RETURNED HIS
MEMORY. THANK YOU. SENATOR NEW
NGUYEN. THANK THANK YOU, MADAM.
PRESIDENT I TO RISE TO ADJOURNED
IN THE MEMORY OF PETE CONNOLLY.
DÍAS UM. SENATOR RACHEL LETTER
MENTIONED. UH HE WAS A GRADUATE
OF THE ARMY OFFICER CANDIDATE
SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA,
AS WAS I USED TO USED TO RIB ME
THAT I WAS NOT ALSO A MEMBER,
THE OC S HALL OF FAME, ALTHOUGH
SOMEDAY I HOPE TO ACHIEVE THAT.
HONORED WHEN I SERVED AS THE
CHAIR OF SENATE VETERANS
AFFAIRS, PETE IT WAS HUGELY
HELPFUL TO ME AS A NEW MEMBER.
HE WAS ALSO HUGELY EFFECTIVE AS
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED AS
AN ADVOCATE, NOT JUST FOR THE
ORGANIZATIONS HE REPRESENTED,
BUT FOR EVERY VETERAN IN OUR
STATE, AND HE DID THAT FROM THE
HEART, AND HE DID THAT, WITH AN
ENERGY AND SPIRIT THAT WAS TRULY
IMPRESSIVE. HIS LEGACY WILL
CONTINUE. WE WILL MISS HIS CLEAR
VERY THOUGHTFUL VOICE, HIS
IMMENSE ENERGY AND HE'S VERY
WARM SPIRIT. AND SO AS SENATOR
GRAHAM MENTIONED THERE WILL BE
SERVICES FOR MR CONNELLY AT 11
AM TODAY, UH, I'LL BE JOINING
REPRESENTING THE SENATE AND I
ASKED THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN HIS
MEMORY TODAY. SENATOR DODD. I,
TOO WOULD LIKE TO LEND MY VOICE
TO THIS A JOURNEY. MEMORY, UM
WHILE IT'S CLEAR, UH MR KHAN ADI
HAD A GREAT CAREER IN MILITARY
AND ALSO REPRESENTING MILITARY
IN SACRAMENTO. INTERESTING FACT
IS WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE
PACIFIC WATER QUALITY
ASSOCIATION IN 1986 AND A MEMBER
OF THAT ORGANISM, LIFELONG
MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION. HE
WAS OUR LOBBYISTS HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. SO I GOT TO KNOW HIM
BEFORE I KNEW HE WAS EVEN IN THE
MILITARY DIDN'T SHARE ANY OF
THAT. HE WAS JUST FOCUSED ON
WHAT WE WERE DOING. I THOUGHT HE
WAS, INCREDIBLY, UH, UH, ASTUTE
SERVED AS WELL. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON THIS ADJOURNING MEMORY.
SENATOR LAIRD. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I THINK MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF
REMEMBERING PETE. I WORKED WITH
HIM ON THE FOUR DOOR VETERANS
CEMETERY. BUT THERE'S ONE THING
THAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED. HE
JUST HAD THIS HABIT IF YOU EVER
RAN INTO HIM. OF SAYING, WHAT
BOOK HAVE YOU READ LATELY? AND
YOU'RE AND SOMETIMES YOU WOULD
SHOUT ACROSS THE ROOM. I JUST
READ THIS. IT IS A GREAT BOOK,
AND HE WOULD ALWAYS EVEN IF HE
WAS SHOUTING ACROSS THE ROOM,
HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR WANT
TO GET A RECOMMENDATION AND I
THOUGHT THAT IS UNIQUE AMONG THE
LOBBYING CORE. IT WILL BE A VERY
PLEASANT MEMORY TO HAVE PEOPLE.
SENATOR ARCHULETTA, PLEASE MAKE
SURE TO BRING HIS NAME FORWARD
TO THE DEATH SO THAT HE MAY BE
APPROPRIATELY MEMORIALIZED. YEP,
SENATOR STERN. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. UM I RISE TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY OF ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S
GREAT WHO WE LOST TO EARLY
EARLIER THIS YEAR. UM BILL
BAXTER PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
67. AFTER TENACIOUS BATTLE WITH
CANCER. UM BUT HE LED A CAREER
THAT MANY WOULD DREAM OF, BUT
MOST OF US DON'T EVEN REALIZE
HAPPENS EVERY DAY WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT FIRE AND WHO ACTUALLY
UNDERSTANDS HOW FIRES MOVE
THROUGH THE FORESTS AND WILD
LANDS IN CALIFORNIA. BILL BAXTER
WAS A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA. HE
STARTED HIS CAREER GROWING UP IN
SAN LEANDRO, AND AFTER
GRADUATING C BERKELEY SCHOOL
OF FORESTRY, UM HE WENT OFF TO
THE FIRE SERVICE IN 12 COUNTY,
BUT HE STARTED IN THE FORESTS.
WHERE HE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE
LAND. BLACK AND WHITE
PHOTOGRAPHER. HE SCALED THE
COASTAL RANGES IN SIERRA NEVADA
AND SPEND TIME IN HIS BOLIVARS
YOSEMITE BUT IT WAS IN THOSE
FORCE OF 12 TO ME THAT HE
STARTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW
REDWOOD FOREST ECOLOGY WORKED
AND HOW WE COULD DEMONSTRATE NEW
PRACTICES AND STATE FORESTS THAT
THEY COULD SAVE LIVES. UM, HE
MOVED ON FROM THAT FORCE TO
COLLEGES JOINED THE FIRESIDE OF
CAL FIRE AND SPENT ABOUT 28
YEARS WORKING AT THIS ESTEEMED
AGENCY THAT IS THE BACKBONE OF
OUR STATE'S RESILIENCE STRATEGY
. HE LIVED IN FORT BRAGG AND
THEN LATER PUSHED HIM TO UK,
WHERE HE MET HIS WIFE. TERRY. IN
1999. AND IN THAT WORK. BUT THEY
CALL I GUESS AMONGST HIS CAL
FIRE BRETHREN, A LIFELONG PYRO A
MAN WHO LOVED FIRE AND HE HAD
FEARED IT APPROPRIATELY. HE
MAPPED THE FOREST OF THE STATE
AND STARTED TO HELP US
UNDERSTAND HOW, IN REAL TIME A
FIRE MOVES HE TAUGHT THE NEXT
GENERATION OF CAL FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS AT THE CAL FIRE
ACADEMY. BUT IF ANYONE THINKS
MAPPING FOREST OR UNDERSTANDING
OF FIRE MOVES IS EASY WORK OR IS
JUST FOR AN ANALYST, UM THEY
CAN'T APPRECIATE THE FEELING OF
BEING IN A HELICOPTER IN THE
MIDDLE OF FIRE ZONE AND HAVING
IT GO DOWN AND ALMOST LOSING
YOUR LIFE BUILDING THAT FIRE
MAP. BREAKING YOUR FEMUR DURING
THAT INCIDENT, ALMOST LOSING HIS
WHOLE CREW. UM. WAR LIKE
CONDITIONS THAT YIELD HUGE RISK
ON OUR PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE,
AND HE DIDN'T JUST TAKE THAT
TRAUMA AND BURY IT. HE STARTED.
AND DEVELOPED. THE CAL FIRES
EMPLOYEE SUPPORT SERVICES
PROGRAM THAT REALLY GETS AHEAD
OF THESE ISSUES. AND LOOKS AT
STRESS AND PTSD IN THIS DAY TO
DAY TRAUMA THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS
AND OUR WILD LAND FORESTERS HAVE
TO DEAL WITH, AND
INSTITUTIONALIZED IT. AND HE
COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF, THOUGH.
EVEN AFTER RETIRING, HE KEPT
TEACHING. FIRST RESPONDERS
SUPPORT NETWORK AND THE USHER
LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM U. C.
DAVIS. UM BUT HIS PERHAPS
GREATEST TEACHING, UH, IS NOW
THE SENATE'S BENEFIT. HIS
DAUGHTER, CATHERINE BAXTER. WHO
IS NOW SUCCESSOR TO A MAN WHO
RETIRED EARLIER TODAY. DENIS
O'CONNOR AND SHOWS YOU THAT IN
SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA WOMAN LIKE
CATHERINE BAXTER AND COME UP
INSTEAD OF HER FATHER. AND NOW
WE'RE NAVIGATING THE SENATE
THROUGH WILDFIRE POLICY AND HELP
US WRITE OUR BILLS AND DO THAT
WORK SO THAT WALKING
ENCYCLOPEDIA IS STILL WALKING.
UM BUT IN THE IN THE SHOES OF
HIS DAUGHTER, I KNOW HIS WIFE,
TERRI AND CATHERINE ARE BOTH
HERE TODAY WITH US, AND I KNOW
HE HE LEFT TOO SOON, BUT I
THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR THE SENATE TO RECOGNIZE, UM
, QUIET HERO WITHIN OUR RANKS,
AND HE SURVIVED NOT JUST BY THEM
, BUT HIS SON TODD, AND HIS STEP
SONS, RYAN AND CHRISTOPHER AND
HIS BROTHER, DAN. ALSO HIS
FAVORITE. THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS,
LILY, PENELOPE AND PHOEBE. SO WE
WILL MISS MR WILLIAM BAXTER. AND
ANY TIME YOU SEE A FIRE, MOVE OR
WALK THROUGH A FOREST. OR SEE
SOME SOME MAJESTY IN CALIFORNIA
THAT'S BOTH AT ONCE. DANGEROUS
AND BEAUTIFUL. KNOW THAT, UM
BILL BAXTER WAS PART OF
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT IS, AND
HIS DEPARTURE LEAVES US WITH
THAT POIGNANT VOID. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK TO BE
ADJOURNED IN HIS MEMORY. PLEASE
BRING HIS NAME FORWARD TO THE
DEATH, SO HE MAY BE PART. UH,
MEMORIALIZED BY THE SENATE.
SENATOR WILK. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. TODAY I RISE IN
MEMORY OF JACK MARIAN STEWART JR
. THE LONGTIME PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION OF FORMER SENATE
STAFFER AND A LOVING HUSBAND AND
FATHER. JACK PASSED AWAY AT THE
AGE OF 73 AFTER A LONG BATTLE
WITH CANCER. AS YOU KNOW, JACK
WAS A PILLAR IN THE CAPITAL
COMMUNITY AND WAS DEEPLY
RESPECTED BY ANYONE WHO HAS
WORKED WITH HIM. JACK WAS BORN
IN PENNSYLVANIA ON AUGUST 1ST
1948. HE WAS A MAN OF SERVICE
AND HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR OUR
NATION AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HE
SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE U. S
NAVY FOLLOWING HIS GRADUATION.
AFTER LEAVING THE NAVY, JACK
MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D C AND
WORKED ON THE STEP OF SEVERAL
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. HIS WORK ON
RONALD REAGAN'S PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN LED TO AN OPPORTUNITY
IN 1981 TO MOVE TO SACRAMENTO
AND BECOME THE STAFF DIRECTOR
FOR SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER
SENATOR BILL CAMPBELL. IN A
SHORT SPAN OF TIME, JACK GAINED
THE REPUTATION FOR BEING HONEST,
ATTENTIVE TO DETAIL AND
EXTREMELY WITTY IN 1984.
GOVERNOR GEORGE IMAGINE
APPOINTED JACK. CHIEF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. IN THIS
POSITION, HE OVERSAW THE STATE'S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS,
INCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S TOURISM
AND OVERSEAS TRADE AND
INVESTMENTS. IN 1994, SENATOR
CAMPBELL BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. AND
HOW'S JACK TO JOIN THE
ASSOCIATION AS HIS TOP DEPUTY IN
1998 JACK BECAME THE PRESIDENT
ASSOCIATION AND HELD THAT ROLE
UNTIL 2014. DURING JACK'S TENURE
AT CMT A. HE FOCUSED ON
ADVANCING CALIFORNIA'S BURGEONED
, BURGEONING HIGH TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRIES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
HELPING TO ENHANCE BASIC
MANUFACTURING, WHICH PROVIDES
MANY MORTGAGE MORTGAGE PAYING
JOBS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. HE SAW
THE NEED FOR CAREER TECHNICAL
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE SURE THE
LEGISLATURE WAS AWARE AS WELL.
HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING
PASS CALIFORNIA SUBSTANTIAL
WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORMS IN
BOTH 2007 AND 2012. WELL, HE WAS
DEDICATED TO HIS PROFESSION. HIS
PASSION WAS HIS FAMILY. HE LIVED
LIFE TO THE FULLEST, ENJOYING
MANY INTERESTS, BUT NONE MORE
THAN HIS FAMILY. HE WAS A LOVING
HUSBAND TO DIANE AND INCREDIBLY
PROUD FATHER OF VICTORIA'S A AND
ALEXANDRA. JACK STEWARTS LEGACY
HAS LEFT A LARGE IMPRINT ON
THOSE OF US THAT KNEW HIM AS
WELL AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
. HE WILL BE MISSED IN MY
DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS
FAMILY. I ASK THAT WE INJURED IN
HIS MEMORY TODAY. THANK YOU.
PLEASE BRING HIS NAME TO THE
DESK SO THAT HE MAY BE
APPROPRIATELY MEMORIALIZED.
SENATOR LEHMAN. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. TODAY I RISE TO ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF A LITTLE OLIVIA
NEWTON JOHN AND ACTRESS SINGER
ACTIVISTS, ICON AND RESIDENTS OF
SANTA ANNA'S IN MY DISTRICT.
OLIVIA PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 8TH
OF 2022 AT THE AGE OF 73 AFTER A
30 YEAR BATTLE WITH BREAST
CANCER. OLIVIA WAS BORN IN
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, AND
IMMIGRATED WITH HER FAMILY TO
AUSTRALIA WHEN SHE WAS SIX YEARS
OLD. SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH
SINGING AND PERFORMING AT A VERY
YOUNG AGE. AT THE AGE OF 14. SHE
FORMED HER FIRST MUSICAL GROUP
WITH THREE OTHER GIRLS FROM HER
SCHOOL SHORTLY AFTER SHE BEGAN
DOING SOLO PERFORMANCES ON LOCAL
RADIO AND TV SHOWS UNDER THE
NAME OF LOVELY, LOVELY SHE
RECORDED HER FIRST SINGLE TILL
YOU SAY YOU'LL BE MINE AT THE
AGE OF 18 ON A TRIP TO BRITAIN
THAT SHE WON FROM A LOCAL TV
TALENT CONTEST. SHE QUICKLY ROSE
TO FAME AND WON MANY AWARDS,
INCLUDING SEVEN BILLBOARD
AWARDS, FOUR GRAMMYS AND FOUR
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS. IN 1981
. SHE GOT A STAR ON THE
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME. OLIVIA
WAS NOMINATED FOR A GOLDEN GROVE
AS BEST ACTRESS IN THE ROLE THAT
SHE IS MOST FAMOUS FOR. SANDY
OLSSON IN GREECE. BUT OLIVIA WAS
SO MUCH MORE THAN A PERFORMER,
HER POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND
ACTIVISM. ADVOCACY INCLUDED
CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS.
SHE WANTED TO HELP THOSE WHO DID
NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
NAVIGATE THE DIAGNOSIS. SHE ALSO
ADVOCATED FIERCELY FOR ANIMALS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT. SHE LOVED
ANIMALS SO MUCH THAT SHE ALWAYS
HAD A PET, NO MATTER HOW BUSY OR
STRESSFUL HER CAREER WAS. SHE
HOSTED THE NATURE SERIES
WILDLIFE TO RAISE AWARENESS ON
HOW TO PREVENT ANIMAL
EXTINCTION. OLIVIA IS SURVIVED
BY HER HUSBAND, JOHN EASTERLING
. DAUGHTER CHLOE ROSE, LATIN Z
AND SIBLINGS SARAH AND TOBY
NEWTON JOHN AS THESE SUMMER
NIGHTS COME TO AN END. OLIVIA
WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER VOICE
ICONIC ROLE IN GREECE. ACTIVISM
AND HER HOPELESS DEVOTION TO THE
CAUSE IS SHE CARED ABOUT PLEASE
BRING HER NAME FORWARD TO THE
DESK SO THAT SHE MAY BE
APPROPRIATELY MEMORIALIZED.
SENATOR WIENER. MY APOLOGIES.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM
I, UM I NEED I HAVE TO RISE ON
BEHALF OF ALL, UH, GAY BOYS
EVERYWHERE LIKE MYSELF IN THE 19
SEVENTIES 19 EIGHTIES FOR THE
FOR THE FOR THE GAY ICON OLIVIA
NEWTON JOHN. SHE UH UM AND I
WANT TO GREECE WAS AMAZING. BUT
XANADU IS EVEN MORE AMAZING. AND
FOR INSPIRED MANY OF US TO BE IN
ROLLER SKATING, BUT OLIVIA
NEWTON JOHN ALSO SHE WAS VOCALLY
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ
PEOPLE LIKE IN THE EARLY 19
EIGHTIES, WHEN WE HAD THE
BACKLASH AGAINST DISCO THE YOU
KNOW, REMEMBER THAT THE BURNING
OF ALL THE RECORDS WHICH WAS A
COMPLETELY RACIST, HOMOPHOBIC
BACKLASH WHEN AIDS WAS ON ON THE
RISE. WHEN FOR IF YOU WERE A
PERFORMER TRYING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL, IT WASN'T
NECESSARILY THE LEAST RISKY
THING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. AND
SHE DID THAT. SO SHE WAS JUST AN
AMAZING PERFORMER, AMAZING HUMAN
BEING AND REST IN PEACE. THANK
YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. WE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT SHE SENT
APPROPRIATELY MEMORIALIZED BY
THE SENATE. MOVING BACK ONTO ARE
MOVING BACK TO PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR. SENATOR DODD, YOU HAVE A
PRIVILEGE YOU'D LIKE TO
ANNOUNCE. YES MADAM PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS UH, CALL THIS A BIT OF
CATHOLIC GUILT. I'M NOT SURE.
BUT YOU'LL RECALL THAT I STEPPED
UP ON THE FLOOR WITH THE ORANGE
AND BLACK BROOM. WHEN THE GIANTS
TOOK THREE FROM THE DODGERS.
BACK IN JUNE. WELL, MY GOOD
COLLEAGUE FROM L. A CUT ME SOME
SLACK AS THE DODGERS TOOK EIGHT
IN A ROW FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO
GIANTS. I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR GOOD
SPORTSMANSHIP AND CAMARADERIE
HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
CONGRATULATIONS. SENT. SENATOR I
ALSO UNDERSTOOD YOU WANTED TO
SENATOR DIED. DON'T BE
DISTRACTED BY HEATHER OTHER
MEMBERS. UM I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENT
TODAY, OR MAYBE NOT. WELL.
THAT'S FOR YOU. OH, OKAY, WELL,
I'LL READ IT. IT'S A HAPPY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO SENATOR SKINNER.
IT'S HER BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. AND
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
WE'RE RECOGNIZING HER. AND ALSO
WE HAVE SENATOR GLASER, WHO HAD
A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY
AND SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT
TO HIM AS WELL. BIRTHDAYS ARE
IMPORTANT IF THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS, SENATOR ATKINS THE
DESK IS CLEAR. SENATOR BATES.
I'M SORRY. I EVEN HAVE IT
WRITTEN DOWN, SENATOR BATES.
MHM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
. THE SENATE WILL BE IN RECESS
UNTIL ALL LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
IS RECEIVED AT THE DESK, AFTER
WHICH THE ADJOURNMENT MOTION
WILL BE PLACED. WE WILL
RECONVENE MONDAY AT TWO PM THE
SENATE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL
ALL LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS IS
RECEIVED AT THE DESK. AFTER
WHICH THE ADJOURNMENT MOTION
WILL BE PLACED. WE WILL
RECONVENE MONDAY AT TWO PM SEE
YOU ALL.