PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ARCHULETTA, ATKINS FAITHS.
BECKER GORGEOUS BRADFORD CABRERA
, CORTESI, DOLLY DODD, DORIS Ó.
EGGMAN GLASER GONZALES GROWTH
HERZBERG WEST. SO HURTADO JONES
, KAMLAGER LAIRD LEYVA LIMÓN.
MCGUIRE MELINDA'S MEN, NEWMAN
NIELSEN OCHOA, VOGUE, PAN
PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO SKINNER,
STERN, HAMBURG WIECKOWSKI WIENER
WILK. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY
. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WOULD OUR
MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS BEYOND
THE RAIL AND IN THE GALLERY,
PLEASE RISE WILL BE READ IN
PRAYER THIS EVENING BY SENATOR
CABALLERO, AFTER WHICH PLEASE
REMAIN STANDING WILL BE LEADING
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG. BY SENATOR STERN, SENATOR
CABALLERO. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. AS WE BRING OURSELVES
INTO AWARENESS OF GOD'S PRESENCE
THIS EVENING. LET US PRAY FOR
ALL WHO STILL LONG TO EXPERIENCE
GOD'S HEART OF MERCY. FOR ALL
WHO SUFFER AND STRENGTH STRUGGLE
ALONE. MAY THEY RECEIVE HEALING
AND SUPPORT. FOR ALL WHO
EXPERIENCE INJUSTICE AND
PERSECUTION. MAY THEY RECEIVE
STRENGTH AND COURAGE. FOR ALL
WHO GRIEVE AND MOURN, MAY THEY
RECEIVE COMFORT AND PEACE. GOD
OF MANY NAMES AND
MANIFESTATIONS. ALL OF THE DAYS
OF OUR LIVES ARE IN YOUR HANDS.
HELP US TO KNOW YOUR PRESENCE IN
EACH UNFOLDING EVENT. YOUR
ACTIVE, ENABLING GRACE IN EVERY
CIRCUMSTANCE AND YOUR ENDURING
CALL TO FOLLOW YOU EACH DAY WITH
COURAGE AND GRATITUDE. AMEN.
MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. WE HAVE A
VERY BUSY EVENING AHEAD OF US,
SO I'M GONNA ASK EVERYONE TO PAY
ATTENTION SO WE CAN STAY ON TASK
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 TO MOTIONS,
RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES MEMBERS
. THIS IS THE TIME TO REMOVE
BILLS FROM CONSENT. IF YOU HAVE
A BILL THAT YOU WANT TO REMOVE
FROM CONSENT, SENATOR RUBIO.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'VE
BEEN ASKED TO PULL A B 26 55 BY
RUBIO OF CONSENT. AND. A B 28-7
TO BUY WEBER AS WELL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR RUBIO MEMBERS
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO PULL
ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SEEING AND HEARING
NONE. VERY GOOD. SENATOR WILK.
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR JONES AND
WANT TO PULL A B 17 65 WILL NOTE
ANYONE ELSE. SENATOR OH KOBO.
SHE'S GOOD. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A MOTION TO REMOVE FIRELIGHT UM
1 77 A B 22 70 BY ASSEMBLY
MINISTER YOU ARE TO FROM THE
CONSENT COUNTER AT THE REQUEST
OF THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. THE DESK WILL NOTE.
SENATOR BECKER. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AT THE REQUEST THE AUTHOR
, PLEASE REMOVE FILE ITEM 191 A
B 2972. AND FILE ITEM NUMBER. 1
67 A B 14 67 FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
THE DESK WILL NOTE SENATOR LIMÓN
. THANK YOU. AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR, PLEASE REMOVE FILE
ITEM 192 A B 29 73 MEDINA FROM
CONSENT FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU, SENATOR
LIMÓN MEMBERS. ANYONE ELSE WANTS
TO WISH WISHES TO TAKE ANYTHING
OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SEEING
NONE. SENATOR BECKER. LOWER YOUR
MICROPHONE, PLEASE MEMBERS,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY FILE
. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE
SECOND READING FILE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ SOMETHING
ABOUT ASSEMBLY BILL 17 43 WITH
AMENDMENTS 26 87 23-14 WITH
AMENDMENTS 18 94 WITH AMENDMENTS
26 86 WITH AMENDMENTS 8 95 WITH
AMENDMENTS 26 63 WITH AMENDMENTS
27 75 WITH AMENDMENTS 28 17 WITH
AMENDMENTS 24 83 WITH AMENDMENTS
6 31 WITH AMENDMENTS 20 TO 36
AMENDMENTS. 18 11. 19 OH, TWO
WITH AMENDMENTS 22 78 WITH
AMENDMENTS 23 77 WITH AMENDMENTS
25 66 WITH AMENDMENTS 28 5 WITH
AMENDMENTS 29 64 WITH AMENDMENTS
ASSEMBLY BILL 5 51 5. OH, THREE.
AND 24 81. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. THE SECOND READING
FILE HAS BEEN READ.
MEMBERS ONE MOMENT WE ARE GOING
TO BE STARTING WITH THE BUDGET
TRAILER BILLS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO START WITH
FILE ITEM 1 35. SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 1 80 BY SOMETHING
MEMBER TING, AN ACT RELATING TO
THE STATE BUDGET AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BUDGET
BILL SENATOR SKINNER. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS AS WE BEGIN OUR VOTES ON
THE BUDGET, AND I PRESENT THE
BUDGET BILLS TONIGHT. LET ME
JUST GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT. THE
BUDGET BILLS BEFORE US TONIGHT
REFLECT THE CHANGES TO A B 1 54,
WHICH IS THE MAIN BUDGET BILL WE
PASSED ON JUNE 14TH. AND SO WE
WILL BE ENACTING TO BUDGET BILL
JUNIORS AND ALONG WITH THE
NECESSARY TRAILER BILLS. THAT
THEN APPROPRIATE AND ENACT THE
FULL BUDGET AGREEMENT OF BOTH OF
OUR HOUSES, BOTH HOUSES
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION. NOW THIS BUDGET
IS THE LARGEST BUDGET NOT ONLY
FOR CALIFORNIA BUT FOR ANY STAKE
IN THE HISTORY OF THE US THANKS
TO CALIFORNIA VOTERS WHO GAVE
CALIFORNIA A PROGRESSIVE TAX
SYSTEM THAT ENSURES THE
WEALTHIEST AMONG US PAY THEIR
FAIR SHARE. THIS HISTORIC BUDGET
TRULY PUTS CALIFORNIA'S WEALTH
TO WORK FOR ALL OUR SCHOOLS WILL
RECEIVE RECORD FUNDING ABOUT A
15% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR WITH
AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE NEXT
YEAR. ENDING THE DAYS OF
CALIFORNIA BEING AMONG DEAD LAST
IN STATES OF SCHOOL FUNDING. AND
WE DO THIS WHILE ALSO ACHIEVING
RECORD RESERVES FOR FUTURE
FINANCIAL SAFETY, INCLUDING PROP
98 SCHOOL RESERVES AND SAFETY
NET RESERVES. AND TO HELP THOSE
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN WHO REMAIN
IN DEEP POVERTY. THIS BUDGET
INCLUDES THE LARGEST EVER
INCREASED TO THE GRANTS THAT
SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES AND
ENSURES THAT THEY CAN ALSO
BENEFIT FROM CALIFORNIA'S CHILD
TAX CREDIT. AND AS THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO IMPACT MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES, THE BUDGET PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL RELIEF MESSAGES
MEASURES FOR THEM. AND AS VICE
CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS. I AM PARTICULARLY PROUD
THAT THIS BUDGET REPRESENTS
CALIFORNIA FIGHTING BACK AGAINST
EXTREMISTS IN OUR COURTS. AND IN
OTHER STATE LEGISLATURES THAT
HAVE STRIPPED AWAY ESSENTIAL
RIGHTS OF BODILY AUTONOMY AND
SELF DETERMINATION THAT OUR
NATION HAS HELD OVER 50 YEARS.
WITH THIS BUDGET. CALIFORNIA
ONCE AGAIN LEADS THE WAY WITH
INVESTMENTS THAT SECURE US AS A
NATIONAL CHAMPION FOR
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE. AND AS I
PRESENT TRAILER BILLS THIS
EVENING, YOU WILL SEE
TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS IN
HOUSING, HOMELESS SERVICES,
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR OUR SCHOOLS, HIGHER ED AND
MUCH MORE. AND NOW TO THE BILL.
THAT IS BEFORE US A B 1 80 LET
ME ALSO STATE THAT AS YOU WILL
SEE IN THE FILE, THERE ARE ABOUT
29 BILLS THAT WILL BE PASSING
THEY WILL BE DEPENDING ON THE
TIME THAT THEY WERE THAT TO
RESPECT OUR 72 HOURS, SO THEY
WON'T NECESSARILY BE IN THE BILL
NUMBER ORDER, BUT THEY WILL FILE
FOLLOW THE FILE ORDER. 81 80 IS
OUR BUDGET BILL JR AND THE MAJOR
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL INCLUDE
5.4 BILLION FR A VARIETY OF
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING 3.65
BILLION FOR INVESTMENTS IN
TRANSIT AND ONE OFA 1.5 BILLION.
FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM, AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR
A VARIETY OF OTHER PRIORITIES.
THIS ALSO APPROPRIATES 1.14
BILLION GENERAL FUND AND
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY RELIEF
FUND. FOR DROUGHT AND WATER
RESILIENCE. AN APPROPRIATE 619
MILLION GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT
THE TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED
INFRASTRUCTURE. IT APPROPRIATES
1.1 BILLION. IN THE CALIFORNIA
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND TO SUPPORT
RETENTION PAYMENTS OF UP TO 1500
FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
AT HOSPITALS AND SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES. AND APPROPRIATE THE
REMAINING 4.2 BILLION IN BOND
FUNDS FROM PROPOSITION ONE A FOR
OUR HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT,
SUBJECT TO THE COMPLETION OF A
REQUIRED FUNDING PLAN. MEMBERS.
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE, SENATOR NIELSEN. THAT IN
PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE SENATE MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE
BUDGET. FOR MORE. WITH THE
PROCESS. THAN THE BUDGET ITSELF.
I'M GLAD THAT THIS WILL BE MY
LAST BUDGET. BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS USED TO BE
THOROUGH. INTIMATE. REASONABLY
PREDICTABLE ABOUT PROCESS. WE
DON'T HAVE ONE NOW. EARLIER THIS
YEAR. WE WERE INFORMED WE WOULD
HAVE A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. I
WAS DELIGHTED. DIDN'T HAVE ONE
FOR A YEAR OR SO. CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE. WELL, IT WAS GONNA
HAVE 13 MEMBERS. WOW. THAT'S
REALLY GOING TO BE A PRODUCTIVE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. AND THEN
WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. SO HOW DID
THE BUDGET COME TOGETHER? WELL.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THEN WE GOT
TO DEAL WITH HERE BRIEFLY IN
BUDGET COMMITTEE BRIEFLY. NOT
THOROUGHLY. ALL THE PUBLIC GOT
TO CALL IN AND SAY HI. I SUBMIT
THAT THAT'S NOT A GOOD PROCESS.
MOSTLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE CITIZENS THAT WE
REPRESENT. MOST OF THEM REALLY
DON'T CARE. DON'T TAKE AN
EXERCISE. SUPPOSE BUT A LOT OF
THEM DO. AND WE'RE LETTING THEM
DOWN. WHEN WE DON'T PAY
ATTENTION. AND WE LARGELY DON'T
WE IGNORE THEM. INNOCENT,
ENORMOUS EXPENDITURE. AN
OBLIGATION. NOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO BE BLESSED WITH EXTRA
REVENUE. I DON'T EVEN CALL IT A
SURPLUS, BUT EXTRA REVENUE. I
WOULD ARGUE HERE NOT NEAR
ENOUGH. HAS BEEN EXPENDED.
TOWARDS REDUCING LONG TERM
OBLIGATIONS. SOMEHOW. BUT ONE OF
MY REAL ISSUES WITH THIS THE
PERIOD AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PUTTING
DOWN ON THE MESS. IT'S ALMOST
INSULTING. LIKE WE DON'T THINK
THAT WAS IMPORTANT. MAYBE NOT TO
US. CERTAINLY WAS TO A LOT OF
CITIZENS THAT WE REPRESENT. AND
NOW TO BLOODY DD KIND OF OFF THE
HOOK IF YOU WILL. VERY FEW OF
THEM. HAVE PAID A PRICE. WHETHER
ACCESS IS. WE HAVE ANOTHER
DEPARTMENT OF THIS GOVERNMENT.
LETTING VITAL INFORMATION. ABOUT
THE CITIZENS. OUT IN PUBLIC.
WHERE THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE
PERPETRATORS. I KNOW THERE'S
GOING TO BE AN INVESTIGATION. I
DOUBT THERE WILL BE A
CONSEQUENCE FOR THAT. BUT KEEP
IN MIND THAT THE BUDGET IS
PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING WE DO AROUND HERE.
SOMETIMES WE TAKE GREAT INTEREST
IN SOME OF OUR BILLS AND A LOT
OF THEM ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT.
BUT YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. THE
BUDGET. IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
PLACE. TO BE. I'M GOING TO BE A
NO VOTE ON THE BUDGET. BUT I
WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD IN THE
FUTURE. PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE
ATTENTION. AND FOCUS. TO THE
PUBLIC AND TO EACH OF US AND
WHAT IS THE BUDGET ALL ABOUT?
THANK YOU, SENATOR NIELSEN,
SENATOR TERRAZZO. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO
ADD TO OUR BUDGET SHARES
COMMENTS ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION PART PACKAGE PART
UM, REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK
THAT EVERYONE DID. TO GET $10.8
BILLION OVER FOUR YEARS, PLUS
THE 42.2 BILLION FOR HIGH SPEED
RAIL. TO ME, THAT TRANSLATES
INTO NOT JUST JOBS BUT A REAL
INVESTMENT. A LONG TERM
INVESTMENT IN THE ECONOMY OF
CALIFORNIA. AN ONGOING
INVESTMENT A LONG TERM AND IT'S
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT'S NOT
ONE PARTICULAR AREA WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO
CREATING CAREERS FROM MEN AND
WOMEN SO THAT THEY HAVE AN
ONGOING WAY OF SUPPORTING
THEMSELVES AND RAISING THEIR
FAMILIES AND HAVING SUCCESSFUL
COMMUNITY SO WITH THAT? THAT'S
THE PART THAT MAKES ME THE MOST
PROUD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR DURAZO, SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI RISE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BUDGET ACT OF, UH, 2021.
THIS IS THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR
THAT WE'RE IN A REMIND MEMBERS
THAT THE SENATE CLIMATE PACKAGE
, WHICH CALLED FOR 18.5 BILLION
ON CLIMATE STUFF, IT'S STILL
TOGETHER. THERE'S A CHUNK OF
MONEY OVER A BILLION DOLLARS PER
DROUGHT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
MONEY FOR WILDFIRE. VIRUS IS A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FOR
BIODIVERSITY. THERE'S SOME MONEY
FOR ZEB. SIGNIFICANT 619, BUT
THAT'S IN THIS BUDGET YEAR THAT
ENDS TOMORROW. RIGHT? SO THIS IS
THE THIS IS ADDITIONAL MONIES
ARE GOING IN THE DEAL THAT HAS
BEEN STRUCK WITH THE GOVERNOR ON
ENERGY RELIABILITY. YOU'LL NOTE
FROM THE NOTE THAT'S ABOUT $2
BILLION ARE IN THE CURRENT
BUDGET YEAR. THAT'S SPLIT
BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES ON THE STRATEGIC
RELIABILITY AND THEN, UM FOR
DISTRIBUTIVE ENERGY BACKUP
SYSTEMS OF 550 MILLION, SO THE
WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO IN
AUGUST AND THERE'S BUDGET WAS
FOLLOWING INTO BUT STILL SOME
ORGANIZATION THAT THE FRAMEWORK
THAT WE SET OUT HERE FOR OUR
CLIMATE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI MEMBERS
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SINGING HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CLOSE. OH ALRIGHT. CENTER
SKINNER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, ANYWAY, UM IN
MY CLOTHES. I. I KNOW THAT THE
SENATOR OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
TEHAMA DID NOT INTEND TO
DISRESPECT HIS COLLEAGUES ON THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE CHAIRS OF
THE SUBCOMMITTEES OR THE STAFF.
SO LET ME JUST CORRECT THE
RECORD. TO CHARACTERIZE THIS
BUDGET AS NOT REFLECTING INPUT
FROM THOUSANDS OF STAKEHOLDERS
AND THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS
OVER THE MANY, MANY, MANY HOURS
THAT EACH OF OUR BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEES IN BOTH HOUSES
HELD HEARINGS. AND THEN, OF
COURSE, REVIEWED DOCUMENTS THAT
WERE SUBMITTED AND THE STAFF WHO
POURED OVER THE MATERIALS THAT
WERE SENT AND THE MANY MEETINGS
THAT THEY HELD WITH CONCERNED
CITIZENS WITH STAKEHOLDERS WITH
PEOPLE THAT ARE DIRECTLY
AFFECTED BY THIS BUDGET. AND ALL
OF THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING AND
UNDERWAY SINCE THE GOVERNOR
FIRST PROPOSED THE BUDGET BACK
IN JANUARY. AND LET ME TELL YOU
I KNOW OF THE HUNDREDS OF HOURS
BECAUSE I COULD NOT EVEN
PERSONALLY KEEP COUNT OF THE
HOURS THAT I MYSELF PUT IN AND I
DIDN'T EVEN ATTEND ALL OF THE
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEES. SO I THINK
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR
ABOUT THAT. AND WELL, NO BUDGET
EVER SATISFIES ALL OF OUR NEEDS.
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS BUDGET FOR
CALIFORNIA AND FOR CALIFORNIANS
, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
THOSE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED
IN IT. I WANT TO THANK THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF, THE PRO
TEMP STAFF. OUR LEGISLATIVE
ANALYSTS AND ALL OF HIS STAFF.
THE ASSEMBLY, OF COURSE, AND
THEIR STAFF, THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. AND OF
COURSE, ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WENT
INTO THIS AND REALLY? THE STAFF
JUST DESERVES SO MUCH CREDIT AND
LET ME GIVE A PARTICULAR SHOUT
OUT TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DIRECTOR KEELEY BECAUSE THROUGH
BASEL ER, WHO I'VE HAD THE HONOR
TO WORK WITH OVER MANY YEARS.
BUT FOR WHOM THIS WILL BE HER
LAST BUDGET, AND WITH THAT, I
ASK FOR YOUR EYE BOAT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE. ARCHULETTA ATKINS
FAITH NÓ BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA CORTESI,
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. I WHEREAS Ó.
AYE, EGGMAN GLASER. GONZALES.
GROWTH. NÓ HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO
AYE, FURTADO. AYE, JONES. NO
KAMLAGER. I CARED. LABOR. AYE,
FLEMMEN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NO, I'LL THROW A
VOGUE. PAN. PORTANTINO I ROCK.
AYE, RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI
AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO.
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. GORGEOUS LASER.
GONZALES LAIRD. PHð A BUG. PAN.
AYE. 5 28 NO. SEVEN THE MAJOR
PASSES MEMBERS WERE MOVING TO
FILE ITEM. 1 36 SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1 81 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,
FINANCE AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS A B 1 81 IS
OUR EDUCATION OMNIBUS TRAILER
BILL, IT CONTAINS THE STATUTORY
CHANGES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
THE 2022 BUDGET ACT. AS I
MENTIONED IN MY OPENING. THIS IS
THE LARGEST FUNDING THAT ARE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS HAVE EVER
RECEIVED. AN ENDS ARE DISMAL
STATUS AS BEING ONE OF THE
LOWEST FUNDED PER STUDENT PER
CAPITA OF ANY STATE. IT
INCREASES THE FUNDING TO THE
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA BY
13% OVER 21 22 RATES AND MAKE
STATUTORY CHANGES TOO. TO HELP
EVEN OUT THE IMPACTS OF
DECLINING ENROLLMENT, INCLUDING
PROTECTIONS FOR THE 21 22
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR OUR
LOCAL EDUCATION. UM UNITS THAT
OFFERED INDEPENDENT STUDY
PROGRAMS. IT INCLUDES 3.5
BILLION IN DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT THAT CAN BE SED FOR ARTS
MUSIC, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS,
COVID RELATED COSTS AND
OPERATIONAL COSTS. IT SUPPORTS
THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR UNIVERSAL
TK EXPANSION. WITH FUNDING FOR
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS AND FOR FACILITIES,
FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL
ENROLLMENT IN TK AND FUNDING TO
REDUCE THE ADULT TO STUDENT
RATIO IN THOSE CLASSROOMS. IT
SUPPORTS OUR UNIVERSAL SCHOOL
MEAL IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH IS
YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE BECAME
THE FIRST STATE TO PROVIDE EVERY
STUDENT IN ARCADE THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS, TWO MEALS A DAY. AND IT
SUPPORTS THAT WITH 600 MILLION
FOR KITCHEN INFRASTRUCTURE
GRANTS THAT OUR SCHOOLS AND 100
MILLION TO HELP GOOD FOOD
PROCUREMENT. IT PROVIDES
SIGNIFICANTFUNDING FOR HOME TO
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
AND CLARIFIES THAT FEES FOR
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WILL NOT
BE CHARGED TO, UH UM. OR LOWER
INCOME PUPILS AND PROVIDES 4.2
BILLION IN GENERAL FUND FOR THE
SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM. IN
ADDITION TO EXHAUSTING THE 1.4
BILLION IN REMAINING BOND
AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES
INTO 2025. WITH THAT. I ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATOR
SKINNER REMEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH AYE, BECKER.
AYE, GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. SALLY. AYE, DODD. I
WHEREAS Ó AYE, EGGMAN. AYE,
GLASER. GONZALEZ. GROWTH. AYE,
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. AYE,
FURTADO. AYE, JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. I CARED. LEVER. LIMÓN
AYE, MCGUIRE. I'VE MELINDA'S
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. NIELSEN. I
KNOW A BOGEY. I PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE. SKINNER STERN. I AM
BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. WIENER.
AYE, WILK. 36 0. THE MAJOR
PASSES MOVING TO FALL OUT OF 1
37. SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 1 82 BY THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION, FINANCE
AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET, SENATOR SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. A
B 1 82 IS THE TRAILER BILL THAT
ADDRESSES THE COVID 19 IMPACTS
ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION OR
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS. THE
BILL ESTABLISHES THE LEARNING
RECOVERY EMERGENCY FUND IN THE
STATE TREASURY FOR RECEIVING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES
OF LEARNING RECOVERY. RESPONDING
TO THE COVID IN 19 IMPACTS THAT
HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED TO OUR
STUDENTS, LEARNING AND WELL
BEING. IT ALSO APPROPRIATE 8.55
TIME PROPOSITION 98 FUNDS, OF
WHICH 7.9 BILLION IS FOR LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES FOR LEARNING
RECOVERY INITIATIVES. AND 650
MILLION TO THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ASSIST
WITH BASIC NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS AND OTHER COVID 19 RELATED
SUPPORTS. AND WITH THAT, I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
SENATOR SKINNER REMEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. ARCHULETTA.
AYE, ADKINS. I FAITH AYE,
BECKER. AYE FORGES BRADFORD. AYE
CABALLERO I CORTESI DOLLY. AYE,
DODD. I DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
GLASER GONZALES GROWTH AYE,
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO I FURTADO.
AYE, JONES. AYE KAMLAGER. I
FLARED LEYVA. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S. I MEN?
I NEWMAN I NIELSEN. I KNOW BOTH
PAN PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN.
I AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ALAN, I.
GORGEOUS GLASER GONZALEZ LAIRD.
5 36 NO. ZERO THE MAJOR PASSES
HIGHLIGHTED. 1 59 SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2 10 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
AND ACT RELATING TO EARLY
CHILDHOOD AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. BABY TO 10 IS
OUR EARLY EDUCATION TAX CREDIT
TRAILER BILL. WHICH CONTAINS
STATUTORY CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT
OUR 2022 BUDGET ACT. MOST
SIGNIFICANTLY, THIS BILL EXTENDS
THE 21 22 BUDGET ACTIONS. THAT
WAVED FAMILY FEES FOR CHILDCARE
AND CREATED A HOLD HARMLESS
POLICY FOR THE 22 23 FISCAL
YEAR, INCLUDING PRESCHOOL. THIS
STABILIZES. THIS BILL ALSO
STABILIZES THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM BY PROVIDING
INCREASED RATE ADJUSTMENT
FACTORS FOR THREE YEAR OLDS.
STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS
AND FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
AND EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY TO
FAMILIES AT THE STATE MEDIAN
INCOME. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN
ADDITIONAL 250,000,001 TIME TO
THE INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION
EXPANSION PROGRAM AT OUR
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND
WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MEMBER
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I. ARCHULETTA AYE, ATKINS.
I FAITH BECKER. AYE FORGES.
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO. AYE.
CORTESI, DOLLY! DODD. I DURAZO.
AYE, EGGMAN. AYE, FLAYS ER
GONZALEZ. GROWTH. HERTZBERG. I
WISH SO. I FURTADO. AYE, JONES.
KAMLAGER I FLARED. LEYVA BY
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. WE'LL SHOW ABO I PANTS.
AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, FROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN.
I AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI.
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. STATES.
GORGEOUS. SALLY. GLASER.
GONZALEZ. GROVE. JONES. LAYERED
MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. WILK. SIDE.
SIZE 30 NO. ZERO THE MAJOR
PASSES FROM 1 38. SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1 83 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SO NOW I'M
PRESENTING OUR HIGHER EDUCATION
TRAILER BILL, WHICH APPROVES THE
STUDENT HOUSING PROJECTS AT THE
UC CSU AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEVEL. AND APPROPRIATE SWON 0.4
BILLION TO COVER THOSE STUDENT
HOUSING PROJECTS. IT INCLUDES
THE CAL GRANT REFORM ACT, WHICH
IS SUBJECT TO THE STATES. MULTI
YEAR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK AND THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN MAY,
2024 IT MAKES CALDERON AWARD
CHANGES STARTING IN 22 23 THAT
INCREASE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WHO
ATTEND INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. IT
DOUBLES THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS SUCCESS IN COMPLETION
GRANT TO OFFSET THE TOTAL COST
OF COLLEGE ATTENDANCE. SO WE CAN
ENCOURAGE FULL TIME ATTENDANCE
AND SUCCESSFUL ONE TIME CAN
COMPLETION BECAUSE AS WE KNOW,
OUR ENROLLMENT AT OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES HAS BEEN DROPPING. IT
ESTABLISHES NEW. AND ENHANCES
EXISTING STUDENTS SUPPORT
PROGRAMS AT OUR UC CSU AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS AND
SUPPORTS NUMEROUS ONE TIME AND
ONGOING INVESTMENTS. AT OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WITH THAT
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THAT YOU
SENATOR SKINNER DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE, SENATOR PORTANTINO. YES
MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. I JUST
RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 1
83 ARE NON PROFIT. INDEPENDENT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES PLAY AN
ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT ROLE, AND
THOSE STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE EQUAL
ACCESS TO CAL GRANTS. AND THIS
DOES THAT AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR PORTANTINO MEMBERS
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. CENTER
SKINNER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I ASKED HERE I VOTE AND
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. I CAN BORROW.
AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY! I THOUGHT I
WHEREAS Ó AYE, EGGMAN GLASER.
GONZALEZ. GROWTH. AYE,
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. I
HURTADO. AYE JONES, KAMLAGER.
FLARED. LEYVA. LIMÓN. AYE.
MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I WILL
TRAVEL BUG. I PAN PORTANTINO. I
ROCK. AYE, RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
I STERN I AM BERG. AYE
WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WIENER. AYE,
WILK. I KNOW KAMLAGER. AYE.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSOLUTE NOPE.
THAT'S IT IS 36 NO. ZERO THE
MAJOR PASSES WELL AND, UM 1 40
SENATOR SKINNER, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ 1 80
ASSEMBLY ABOUT 1 86 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH
AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. SENATOR SKINNER. BYLINE
IN 1 40. OH, NO, I GOT CONFUSED
BECAUSE, SHE SAID AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.
PUBLIC HEALTH. THANK YOU BETTER.
I WAS LIKE, OH, DO I HAVE THE
WRONG BILLS ANYWAY? THANK YOU.
MAYBE 1 86 IS OUR NURSING
FACILITY. FINANCE REFORM TRAILER
BILL. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS
ESTABLISHES A NEW MEDICAL
REIMBURSEMENT RATE. FOR SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES FOR OUR
CALENDAR YEARS 2023 TO 2026. IT
ALSO EXTENDS THE EXISTING
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY QUALITY
ASSURANCE B, WHICH WAS
ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED BY A B 16
29 IN 2000 AND FOUR AND IT
EXTENDS THAT UNTIL DECEMBER,
31ST 2026. IT EXTENDS THE
PANDEMIC RELATED 10% INCREASE
FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
FOR ANOTHER YEAR UNTIL THE END
OF 2023. IT INCREASES
REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES OF UP TO 5%
EACH YEAR TO COVER LABOR COSTS
AND UP TO 2% EACH YEAR TO COVER
NON LABOR COSTS. IT RAISES THE
REIMBURSEMENT LEVEL UPON WHICH
RATES ARE CALCULATED, RESULTING
IN HIGHER RATE INCREASES IF
FACILITIES MEET CERTAIN
WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
OR AN EQUIVALENT AGREEMENT. OR
THAT PARTICIPATE IN A STATEWIDE
MULTI EMPLOYER LABOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE. THE BILL ALSO
IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS FUNDING FOR
THE MEDICAL PHYSICIAN AND
DENTIST LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
FROM E CIGARETTE TAX REVENUE AND
PENALTY REVENUE FROM MEDICAL
MANAGED CARE PLANS. MEMBERS I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU. SENATOR SKINNER
REMEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH NÓ BECKER. I
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY!
NÓ DODD. DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES GROWTH NÓ
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. I HURTADO
AYE, JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I
FLARED. LABOR. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. NO I'LL
SHOW A BUG NO PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO. SIZE 28.
KNOWS EIGHT. THE MAJOR PASSES
FOLLOW THEM. 1 30 47. SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ ASSEMBLY BILL 1 94 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO TAXATION TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATE. AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. A B 1 94 IS
THE TAXATION TRAILER BILL. AND
MOST SIGNIFICANTLY CONTAINS.
THESE PORTIONS SUSPENDS THE
GENERAL FUND PORTION OF THE
SALES TAX RATE ON DIESEL FUEL
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST 2022
THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST 2023. WHICH
WILL REDUCE COSTS BY ABOUT 23
CENTS PER GALLON FOR DIESELS
FUELS. IT EXTENDS. THE
CALIFORNIA COMPETES TAX CREDIT
BY FIVE YEARS FROM 20 TO 23 TO
27 28. LIMITS THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT OF CREDIT THAT MAY BE
ALLOCATED TO 180 MILLION FOR
EACH YEAR AND MAKES CHANGES TO
THAT PROGRAM TO ENSURE CREDIT
SUPPORT THE CREATION OF FAIR
HIGH WAGE JOBS AND SUPPORT THE
RELOCATION OF JOBS FROM STATES
WITH DISCRIMINATORY LAWS.
BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST 2024, IT
PREVENTS THE OFFSETTING OF
DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS AGAINST
PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS. FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVED THE
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT OR
CALIFORNIA'S YOUNG CHILD TAX
CREDIT. AND WITH THAT MEMBERS I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU, SANDRA SKIN REMEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. TALENT.
AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE. ADKINS,
FAITH. BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE.
CORTESI, DOLLY! AYE, DODD. I
WHEREAS Ó AYE, EGGMAN. AYE,
GLASER. GONZALEZ GROWTH
HARTSBURG. I SO AYE, HURTADO.
JONES. AYE, KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LABOR. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. ICE.
MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. I WILL SHOW A BUG PAN.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. I STERN I
AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI WIENER.
I WILL. I PLEASE CALL THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. BATES. AYE.
GORGEOUS. GLASER. GONZALES.
GROWTH. HURTADO. AYE. FLARED. BY
35 NO. ZERO THE MAJOR PASSES
HIGHLIGHT IN 1 48. SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ ASSEMBLY BILL 1 95 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATED TO CANNABIS AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE PICKED
IMMEDIATELY BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET, SENATOR SKINNER THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. 81
95 IS THE CANNABIS TRAILER BILL,
WHICH CONTAINS STATUTORY
CHANGES. IN ORDER FOR TO ENABLE
US TO IMPLEMENT OUR 2022 BUDGET
ACT. NOW WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS
REFORMS THE CANNABIS TAX
STRUCTURE BY SUSPENDING THE
CULTIVATION TAX. BY MAINTAINING
A 15% EXCISE TAX AS REQUIRED. BY
PROPOSITION 64 UNTIL JULY. 1ST
2025 AND THEN ON JULY 1ST 2025
THE EXCISE TAX RATE. WILL BE
ADJUSTED TO GENERATE AN
EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF REVENUE
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GENERATED
BY THE CULTIVATION TAX. AND IT
MOVES THE EXCISE TAX COLLECTION
FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR TO THE
RETAILER. IT ALSO ALLOWS EQUITY
RETAILERS TO EFFECTIVELY REMIT A
12% EXCISE TAX. IT INCLUDES TAX
CREDITS FOR BOTH EQUITY
OPERATORS AND HIGH ROAD
EMPLOYERS. IT GUARANTEES 670
MILLION NEW REVENUES A YEAR FOR
YOUTH GROUPS, CHILDCARE,
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS. USING A MIX OF CANNABIS
TAX REVENUE AND 100 AND 50
MILLION GENERAL FUNDS SET ASIDE.
IT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND
ENFORCEMENT FOR CANNABIS TAX
COMPLIANCE, ILLICIT CANNABIS
ACTIVITY AND FAIR LABOR
PRACTICES AND ESTABLISHES
CANNABIS TASK FORCE WITH THAT I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR SKINNER. MEMBERS
DISCUSSION AND DEBATE, SENATOR
BRADFORD. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. AND I AGREE WITH MUCH
OF WHAT OUR BUDGET CHAIRS STATED
, UM, THIS IS A TRAILER BILL AND
IT CONTAINS NECESSARY CHANGES TO
IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN
THE BUDGET TO SHARE, WHICH
INCLUDES CANNABIS TAX REFORM.
AND RELIEF FOR EQUITY OPERATORS
AND ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT TOOLS
AGAINST THE UNLICENSED CANNABIS
MARKET. WHILE RELIEF FOR EQUITY
OPERATORS IS INCLUDED IN THIS
BILL. THIS RELIEF IS MINIMAL AND
INSULTING, COMPARED TO WHAT IS
BEING DONE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO
OTHER MARKET PARTICIPANTS,
ESPECIALLY CULTIVATORS. EQUITY
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN OFFERED ME
GROW CRUMBS WITH THE HOPES THAT
THEY WILL REMAIN QUIET, WHILE
OTHERS IN THIS INDUSTRY LARGELY
INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN MORE
RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE. ARE
GETTING TOTAL RELIEF SP 195
WOULD SUSPEND THE STATE'S
CANNABIS CULTIVATION TAX. TAKING
THE CULTIVATION TAX TO ZERO.
THIS WILL LARGELY BENEFIT
CULTIVATORS WHO ARE LOCATED IN
RURAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND
WILL HAVE MINIMAL IF ANY BENEFIT
FOR RETAIL CANNABIS OPERATORS
AND MORE URBAN AREAS OF THE
STATE. AND WHO HAVE BEEN.
CULTIVATES WHO HAVE BEEN
PROFITING FOR DECADES WHETHER
IT'S LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, ILLEGAL
MARKETS. THE BILL ALSO CONTINUES
. 15% EXCISE TAX ON THE RETAIL
SALES OF CANNABIS, KEEPING THE
PRICES THAT ARE PAID BY
CONSUMERS HIGH, MAKING IT
DIFFICULT FOR LEGITIMATE
CANNABIS OPERATORS TO COMPETE IN
THE MARKET, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW.
I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN
ATTEMPTING TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS
AND CREATE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
FOR EQUITY CANNABIS OPERATORS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS INDUSTRY
SINCE RECREATION CANNABIS WAS
PASSED IN 2016. SP 12 94 WAS THE
FIRST EQUITY BILL IN THE COUNTRY
, YET THERE CONTINUES TO BE
BARRIERS TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT
FOR EQUITY CANNABIS OPERATORS TO
GET A BREAK. IN 2019 AGAIN, I
CARRIED 12 94 WITH THE HOPES
THAT IT WOULD OPEN UP THE MARKET
FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS AS THAT
LEGISLATION HAS INITIALLY
IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
CANNABIS CONTROL 71% OF THE
EQUITY FEE WAIVERS HAVE GONE TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOCATED IN
RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. WHERE
IS THE RELIEF FOR EQUITY
OPERATORS AND MORE URBAN PARTS
OF THE STATE WHO HAVE SUFFERED
FOR DECADES WITH OVER POLICING
OVER INCARCERATION WHEN IT COMES
TO CANNABIS? NOT ONLY DOES THIS
BILL RETAINED 15% EXCISE TAX
COME JULY 1 2025, THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TEXT AND FEAR
ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ABLE TO
ADJUST THE TAX EVERY TWO YEARS
BY THE RATE. THAT WOULD GENERATE
ABOUT GENERATE THE AMOUNT OF
REVENUE EQUIVALENT TO WHAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FROM THE
CULTIVATION TAX. SO NOT ONLY DO
YOU ZERO OUT THE TAX CULTIVATION
YOU AUTHORIZED THE DEPARTMENT TO
INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX TO MAKE
UP FOR THE SHORTFALL IN FUNDING
, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR
RETAIL CANNABIS OPERATORS TO BE
COMPETITIVE WITH THE ILLICIT
MARKET. HAS BEEN 195 DOES
ATTEMPT TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF
LABOR IN THE CANNABIS MARKET.
INCENTIVIZE HIGH ROAD CANNABIS
EMPLOYERS WOULD TAX CREDITS UP
TO 250,000. BEGINNING IN 2023,
TAXABLE YEAR FOR PROGRAM OF
TOTAL PROGRAM OF 20 MILLION.
LASTLY SP 195 WOULD ALLOW EQUITY
RETAILERS TO HAVE RECEIVED AN
EQUITY FEE WAIVER FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF CANADA CONTROL TO
RETAIN 20% OF THE EXCISE TAX
THEY COLLECT. THAT IS 3% OF THE
15% THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO
COLLECT. AND WOULD ALLOW
CANNABIS EQUITY OPERATORS TO
CLAIM TAX CREDITS UP TO $10,000
BEGINNING IN 2023, TAXABLE YEAR
FOR PROGRAM TOTAL OF $20 MILLION
DISCREDIT DISCREDIT WILL MAKE
LITTLE OR ANY DIFFERENCE TO
THOSE STRUGGLING TO REMAIN
VIABLE IN THIS MARKET. LASTLY
THE DEFINITION OF CANNABIS
EQUITY OPERATOR OR LICENSE NEEDS
TO BE AMENDED SO THAT WE CAN
BETTER BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST. WHY
SHOULD PEOPLE OF COLOR CONTINUES
TO BE ON THE BOTTOM RUNG? OF THE
LADDER WHEN IT COMES TO
OPPORTUNITY, BUT AT THE TOP OF
THE HEAP WHEN IT COMES TO
POVERTY, PUNISHMENT AND NEGLECT
THANK YOU, SENATOR BRADFORD,
SENATOR WIENER. MM THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO FIRST
ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE
REMARKS OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM
GARDENA. I DON'T WANT TO
APPRECIATE HIS VERY ARTICULATE
UM, EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRAILER, BUT
I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE
TRAILER BILL TODAY. BUT I'LL BE
HONEST THAT I AM SUPPORTING IT
VERY RELUCTANTLY. ON THE FROM
EARLY ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND
I DON'T I WILL NEVER FULLY
UNDERSTAND WHY DECIDED THAT WE
NEED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE
RELIEF TO CULTIVATORS. BUT FAR
LESS RELIEF. AH TO RETAILERS,
AND WE SEE THAT IN THIS TRAILER
BILL THAT THE CULTIVATION TAXES
ZEROED OUT. I DON'T HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH THAT. THE
CULTIVATORS ARE STRUGGLING. I
SUPPORT RELIEF FOR THEM. UM BUT
THERE IS, BUT THE EXCISE TAX
REMAINS AT 15% AND CAN GO UP IN
THE FUTURE. AND I IS NOT WHAT WE
NEED FOR RETAILERS ARE RETAILERS
ARE REALLY STRUGGLING. AH RETAIL
PRICES ARE TOO HIGH. IN PART
BECAUSE OF OVER TAXATION OF THIS
INDUSTRY. AND THAT SIMPLY FUELS
THE ILLICIT MARKET. AND IT'S A
PROBLEM AND I JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION THE
ADMINISTRATION WOULD NEVER BUDGE
ON THAT. I AM SUPPORTING THE
TRAILER BILL BECAUSE IT DOES
CONTAIN THE TAX CREDITS FOR HIGH
ROAD EMPLOYERS SO REWARDING THE
CANNABIS RETAILERS THAT TREAT
THEIR PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES WELL,
INVEST IN TRAINING AND SAFETY
AND SO FORTH. AND ALSO BECAUSE
OF THE TAX CREDIT FOR EQUITY
OPERATORS. THAT IS AT LEAST
SOMETHING AND I'M APPRECIATIVE
OF THE SUPPORT FOR THAT, BUT I
WANT TO JUST BE CLEAR THIS
TRAILER BILL. DOES NOT SOLVE THE
PROBLEM. AND WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO FUEL THE ILLICIT
MARKET UNTIL WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
OVERREGULATION OVER TAXATION OF
SOMETHING THAT WE CLAIM WE WANT
TO SEE SUCCEED A LEGAL CANNABIS
MARKET. IS SIMPLY GOING TO FUEL
THE ILLICIT MARKET. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIENER, SENATOR HURTADO.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
RISE TODAY BECAUSE TYPICALLY I
RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT AND I
USUALLY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ANY
BILLS RELATING TO CANNABIS. BUT
TODAY I WILL BE SUPPORTING, UM,
THIS BUDGET TRAILER BILL AND I
WANTED REALLY EXPRESSED TO
EVERYONE. WHY AS SOME GOOD
LANGUAGE IN THE IN THE BUDGET
TRAILER BILL. THAT INCLUDES
ALLOWING STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO IMPOSE CIVIL
PENALTIES ON INDIVIDUALS WHO
KNOWINGLY RENT LEASE OR MAKE
AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
TO FACILITATE UNLICENSED
CANNABIS OPERATORS. IT ALSO
AUTHORIZES IT COUNTS IT. COUNTY
COUNCIL TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION
RELATING TO UNLAWFUL WATER
POLLUTION AND ANOTHER AND
UNAUTHORIZED WATER DIVERSIONS
CULTIVATION. THAT IS A MAJOR
MAJOR PROBLEM HERE IN THE STATE
, AND I THINK THAT THESE
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT TOOLS ARE
EXTREMELY NECESSARY AND I REALLY
WANT TO POINT TO HOW BAD THE
ISSUE IS. FROM SOME OF THE JUST
STATISTICS THAT I, UM PULLED OUT
IT STATES THAT IN 2021 LAW
ENFORCEMENT HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
ERADICATED 2445 OUTDOOR GROWTH
SITES. BUT CALIFORNIA HAS AN
ESTIMATED 4.7 MILLION CULTIVATED
PLANTS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. THAT
MEANS THAT $38 MILLION WAS
SEIZED JUST LAST YEAR ALONE, AND
THAT ALSO INCLUDES WEAPONS, SO
THESE ILLEGAL GROWTH SITES ARE
JUST A MAJOR MAJOR PROBLEM FOR
CALIFORNIA AND MEET IN MANY,
MANY WAYS, AND SO I THINK THAT
THIS BUDGET TRAILER BILL,
INCLUDING LANGUAGE TO HAVE THESE
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT TOOLS IS
EXTREMELY NECESSARY. AND I URGE
YOU TO, UM VOTE. AYE. ON THIS
MEASURE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
HURTADO CENTER KAMLAGER. THANK
I RISE. UM I WANT TO ASSOCIATE
MY COMMENTS WITH MY COLLEAGUES
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND GARDENA.
YOU KNOW, AS CHAIR OF BUDGETS OF
FOUR, WE HELD A HEARING. ON
CANNABIS TAX REFORM AND HEARD
FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM WITHIN THIS SPACE ON
WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS
BETTER. AND I THINK THERE ARE
SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS IN THIS
BILL. UM THE EQUITY FEE WAIVERS
. THE TAX CREDITS THE LABOR
AGREEMENTS. UM ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT, AND I WANT TO THANK
THE STAFF THE SENATE STAFF FOR
WORKING REALLY HARD. HAVING SAID
THAT, UM, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE
THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO.
YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS
CONTROL HAS A 45% VACANCY RATE.
SO EVEN IF THEY'RE TRYING TO DO
GOOD THINGS, THEIR HANDS ARE
ESSENTIALLY TIED BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE THE STAFF NECESSARY
TO REALLY ATTACK. ALL OF THE
CRITICAL ISSUES THAT ARE IN
FRONT OF THEM AND US AS IT
RELATES TO EQUITY AS IT RELATES
TO RETAILERS AND SMALL RETAILERS
, THOSE IN URBAN CENTERS BUT
ACROSS THIS STATE THAT ARE
GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE
STICK. YOU KNOW THEY ARE
CHALLENGED BY THIS SYSTEM, THEY
ARE CONTINUED TO BE PUSHED OUT
OF THE SYSTEM. AND THEY CONTINUE
TO HAVE TO TRY AND OPERATE
WITHIN THIS SPACE WITHOUT THE
KINDS OF CAPITAL SUPPORTS.
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND
RESOURCES THAT OTHER ENTITIES
HAVE AND ARE ABLE TO GET TO
ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE. AND IF
WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE SERIOUS
ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY, THEN WE
HAVE GOT TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES
AND ADDRESS IT. AND I WOULD JUST
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO REWIND THE
TAPE FOR THAT PARTICULAR HEARING
. AND HERE ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR SO LONG TO
STAY IN THIS SPACE AND THE
LEGALIZED IN THE REGULATED
MARKET AND DO WHAT WE HAVE ASKED
THEM TO DO. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL BECAUSE I THINK THE
STRIDES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OUR
REALLY GOOD BUT TO THE POINT
MADE BY MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
FRANCISCO. IF THE STATE DOESN'T
MEET ITS PROJECTED REVENUE
PROJECTIONS, THEN THOSE TAXES
ARE GOING TO GO BACK UP. AND SO
I THINK WE JUST HAVE A SHORT
WINDOW OF TIME TO REALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE THAT WILL BE FELT BY
THOSE SMALL RETAILERS. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOU, RIGHT? THANK YOU, SENATOR
KAMLAGER, SENATOR WILK. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I TO RISE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 1 95, AND I'D
LIKE TO ASSOCIATE ALL MY PRIOR
COLLEAGUES COMMENTS BECAUSE I
AGREE WITH ALL THAT THIS IS A
VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE. AH THIS
IS A GOOD STEP, BUT IT'S NOT
ENOUGH. I KNOW BOTH MY COUNTY'S
LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO,
BOTH IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE
, UM, WATER THREAT THEFT IS. IS
A BIG ISSUE. THE ECOLOGICAL
DAMAGE THAT PESTICIDES ARE DOING
FROM THESE ILLEGAL GROWS AND
THEN I PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 2500
ILLEGAL GROWTH. IN MY REGION AND
THEY'RE RUN BY THE MEXICAN
CARTEL, THE ARMENIAN RUSSIAN
GANGS AND THEN AND THEN CHINESE
GANGS THAT PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN
JEOPARDY. KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL
GETTING IN RURAL AREAS GETTING
SHOT AT AND SO I AM VERY PLEASED
THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL PANTIES
COMING TO MY DISTRICT IN A
COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND WE'RE GOING
TO DO A HELICOPTER TOUR OF THE
REGION BECAUSE HE UNDERSTANDS
HOW IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE IS. AND
I AGREE WITH MY FRIEND FROM
GARDENIA THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
AREAS IN THIS SPACE THAT WE NEED
TO WORK ON AND WILLING TO DO
THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I WILL
BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TODAY.
THANK YOU, SENATOR WILK, SENATOR
DOLLY! THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS? AYE. DON'T
THINK THERE'S ANYBODY ON THIS
FLOOR. THAT DOESN'T HASN'T HEARD
ME TALK ABOUT THE WATER DAMAGE
THAT WE'RE HAVING FROM ILLEGAL
GROWS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE RURAL
PARTS OF THE STATE. I JUST WANT
TO SAY I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE
BILL TODAY, BUT I WANT TO SAY
THAT UNTIL WE GET SERIOUS ABOUT
ENFORCING ON THE ILLICIT MARKET
. WE CAN DO ALL THE GIMMICKS WE
CAN TALK ABOUT HERE ABOUT. YOU
KNOW, INCENTIVIZING THE TAX FOR
THE RETAILER. BUT UNTIL WE
ACTUALLY PUT SOME TEETH IN THE
ENFORCEMENT OF ILLEGAL GROWTH.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET AHEAD OF
THIS BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH
EASIER. TO DO AN ILLEGAL GROW IN
CALIFORNIA AND SELL IT ON THE
OPEN MARKET THAN IT IS TO GO
THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. AND
THAT IS GOING TO HAUNT US UNTIL
WE GET SOME TEETH INTO IT, SO I
ACTUALLY INVITED, UH, ATTORNEY
GENERAL UP TO OUR DISTRICT AND
WE WOULD HAVE FLOWN IN FROM
SACRAMENTO UP THERE BECAUSE IT'S
A LONG WAYS, BUT HE DIDN'T
WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. ALONG
WITH THE SECRETARY OF RESOURCES
AS WELL, BECAUSE WHEN YOU REALLY
LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE
WATER DAMAGE IN AND AS MY FRIEND
FROM L. A TALKED ABOUT THE
ILLEGAL USE OF COAGULANTS FOR
WHICH IS, WHICH IS WHAT'S
KILLING ENDANGERED SPECIES TO
KEEP THE KEEP THE RATS AND OTHER
THINGS OUT OF THERE GROWS NOT
ONLY IN WAREHOUSES, BUT IN THE
BUT IN THE SIERRAS WE NEED WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON NEXT YEARON
PUTTING MONEY IN TO GIVE THE
COUNTIES THAT ABILITY TO BE ABLE
TO GO OUT AND ERADICATE THESE
ILLEGAL GROWS. UNTIL WE DO THAT.
WE'RE JUST PICKING AROUND THE
EDGES. THANK YOU, SENATOR DOLLY
MEMBERS FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEEING AND HEARING DONE
, SENATOR SKINNER. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE
ARCHULETTA ATKINS FAITH AYE,
BECKER. AYE, GORGEOUS. BRADFORD.
CABRERA. AYE, CORTESI. I DOLLY.
AYE, DODD. I WHEREAS Ó AYE,
EGGMAN. ICE. GLASER. GONZALES
GROWTH AYE, HERTZBERG. AYE, USO
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. KAMLAGER I
FLARED. LABOR. LIMÓN. AYE.
MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I TRAVEL
BUG I PAN PORTANTINO. AYE,
FROTH. AYE, RUBIO. ICE SKINNER.
AYE STERN. HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI
WIENER. AYE WILK. I WHO'S CALLED
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. GORGEOUS
BRADFORD. GLASER GONZALES JONES?
AYE. BLARED MELINDA'S. 34 NO.
ZERO THE MAJOR PASSES MOVING TO
HIGHLIGHT IN 1 52. SENATOR
SKINNER, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1 99 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. SENATOR SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS.
MAYBE 1 99 IS OUR TRAILER BILL
RELATED TO THE COURTS. THIS BILL
REDUCES THE CIVIL ASSESSMENT
FROM $300 TO $100. IT FORGIVES
EXISTING CIVIL ASSESSMENT DEBT.
IT REDIRECTS CIVIL ASSESSMENT
REVENUES THROUGH THE GENERAL
FUND. TO REDUCE THE INCENTIVE
FOR COURTS TO CHARGE CIVIL
ASSESSMENTS. IT EXPANDS THE
ELIGIBILITY FOR AUTOMATIC COURT
FILING FEE WAIVERS TO A HIGHER
INCOME THRESHOLD, ALONG WITH
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROGRAMS,
AND IT EXTENDS MANY REMOTE COURT
PROCEEDINGS UNTIL JANUARY. 1ST
2024. THE SPILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
JUSTICE FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.
AND WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SINGING HARRY NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH BECKER. PORCHES.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA I CORTESI
DOLLY. GOD. SO I EGGMAN AYE.
PLAYS ER. GONZALEZ. GROWTH.
HERTZBERG, I SO AYE, HURTADO.
JONES. AYE, KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
FLAVOR. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE.
MELINDA'S. MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT I RUBIO.
ICE SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. AYE WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BATES.
BECKER. AYE. GORGEOUS DOLLY.
GLASER. GONZALES GROWTH AYE.
HURTADO. FLARED. MELINDA'S.
NIELSEN. I'LL SHOW A VOGUE. AYE.
WILK. AYE. BY 31 NO. ZERO THE
MAJOR PASSES HIGHLIGHT ON 1 53
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 200 BY THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY.
BILL RELATED TO THE BUDGET.
SENATOR SKINNER THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. A B 200 IS
OUR TRAILER BILL RELATED TO
PUBLIC SAFETY. IT ESTABLISHES A
FLEXIBLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO
SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
AND THEIR LOVED ONES. IT MAKES
STATUTORY CHANGES TO FACILITATE
THE CLOSURE OF THE DIVISION OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE. AND DECLARE IF
I THE SECURE YOUTH TRACK
COMMITMENTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
ESTABLISHES A CLOSURE DATE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA EXCUSE ME
CORRECTIONAL CENTER. AND
CLARIFIES THE STATUTE RELATED TO
PRISON CLOSURE. IT PROHIBITS THE
RESALE OF GUNS COLLECTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. AND
STABILIZES THE FUNDING AVAILABLE
FOR COUNTY PROBATION
DEPARTMENTS. THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANT FOR
TWO YEARS. THE SPILL MAKES
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO PROMOTE
PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING
EXPANDING SURVIVORS SUPPORT FOR
OUR SURVIVORS OF CRIME AND
FACILITATING JUVENILE JUSTICE
REALIGNMENT. AND WITH THAT
MEMBERS, I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE,
SENATOR DOLLY THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. I RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. THIS
BILL, ACTUALLY IF YOU RECALL
LAST YEAR THE GOVERNOR CHOSE, UH
, THE CORRECTIONAL CENTER AND
SUSAN VILLE, WHICH WAS, UH,
CHOSE TO BE SHUT DOWN WITH NO
NOTICE BY THE WAY OR NO. UH
PROCEDURE TO ACTUALLY
ACKNOWLEDGE WHY THEY CHOSE THAT
FACILITY. SO THE CITY OF
SUSANVILLE ACTUALLY FILED THE
SUIT. AND IT HAS A STAY ON THAT
ORDER RIGHT NOW. AND THIS
LEGISLATION RIGHT HERE WILL
ACTUALLY, UH, CHANGE THAT SUIT
WHERE THEY HAVE NO ABILITY TO BE
COMPENSATED FOR WHAT THE STATE
ORIGINALLY HAD AGREED TO. WHEN
THEY CAME TO OUR COMMUNITY AND
PUT THE PRESENT IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THIS WILL HAPPEN MANY
TIMES MORE. I KNOW THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED A COUPLE
MORE PRISONS TO BE SHUT DOWN IN
CALIFORNIA AND RELEASE OF
PRISONERS AGAIN AND THIS TYPE OF
LEGISLATION RIGHT HERE WILL
ALLOW THOSE COMMUNITIES TO HAVE
NO SAY AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. IT'S FROM THE TOP
DOWN. AND FOR THOSE REASONS I
OPPOSE THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, CENTER DOLLY
MEMBERS FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE SEEN NONE. SENATOR
SKINNER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ADKINS. I FAITH NÓ BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY!
NÓ DODD. DURAZO AYE. EGGMAN
LASER GONZALES GROWTH NÓ
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO AYE,
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LABOR. I
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NO SHOW A BUG NO
PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I
AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI WIENER.
AYE, WILK. NO. ISAIAH 28 NOS.
EIGHT THE MAJOR PASSES FILE AND
1 55. SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 202 BY ASSEMBLY BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO COUNTY JAILS AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET, SENATOR SKINNER THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, NOT ABOUT
A MEMBER. MAYBE 202 IS THE
TRAILER BILL RELATED TO PUBLIC
SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IT
REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE
BONDS AND NOTES THAT OUR STATE
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD MAY ISSUE FOR
LOCAL JAIL FACILITIES. BY 100
MILLION. AND WITH THAT I ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
SKIN REMEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE.
ATKINS FAITH BECKER. I PORCHES.
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTESI. DOLLY! DODD. I ALSO
AYE, EGGMAN. I'VE BLAZER.
GONZALES GROWTH. NÓ HERZBERG I
WEAR SO I HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
KAMLAGER I FLARED. LABOR. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. I WILL END
IS MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. PHð OBERG. I PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN.
I AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
WIENER WILK. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSOLUTE NUMBERS. BATES.
GORGEOUS. SALLY. GLASER.
GONZALEZ JONES. FLARED.
MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. I 30 KNOWS
ONE. THE MAJOR PASSES IN 1 56.
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 203 BY THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC RESOURCES AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE BACK TO
IMMEDIATELY BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. CENTER SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. A
B 203 IS OUR RESOURCES TRAILER
BILL, AND IT INCLUDES CHANGES
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
BUDGET. IT REQUIRES CAL FIRE TO
POST ON ITS WEBSITE SPECIFIED
INFORMATION REGARDING HAZARDOUS
FUEL REDUCTION AND VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. IT FREEZES
THE HANDLING FEE AMOUNT OF OUR
BOTTLE BILL PROGRAM AT CURRENT
LEVELS UNTIL JUNE. 30TH 2024 IT
REVISES THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD. SECRET
EXEMPTION SO THAT IT INCLUDES
ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF AN
INTERIM PLAN, WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT LAWS.
SECRET EXEMPTION PROVIDED TO OUR
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT ACT. WITHOUT MEMBERS.
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. SPEAKING
SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HARRY NONE. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. I FAITH
BECKER. GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. I
CABRERA CORTESI, DOLLY! DODD. I
WHEREAS Ó AYE, EGGMAN. AYE,
GLASER. GONZALEZ GROWTH.
HERTZBERG AYE, USO HURTADO. AYE,
JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LABOR. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NO OCHOA BOGUE.
NO, PAM. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I HAMBURG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. WIENER. AYE, WILK.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
WELCOME OUT. BATES. NO. BECKER.
AYE. GORGEOUS. SALLY. NO. GLASER
GONZALEZ GROWTH NO. FLARED. BY
28 NOS. EIGHT. THE MAJOR PASSES
HIGHLIGHTING 1 57 SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ ASSEMBLY BILL 205 BY THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
ACT RELATING TO ENERGY AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM. PRESIDENT MEMBERS. A B
205 IS THE ENERGY TRAILER BILL.
MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES THE CALIFORNIA
ARREARAGES PAYMENT PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. TO
HELP THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO PAY THEIR PAST DUE
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY UTILITY
BILLS INCURRED DURING THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC. IT AUTHORIZED
SPECIFIED CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
, INCLUDING SOLAR OR TERRESTRIAL
WIND, ELECTRICITY GENERATING
POWER PLANTS, ENERGY STORAGE
SYSTEMS. OR AND ENERGY STORAGE
SYSTEMS TO SEEK CONSOLIDATED
PERMITTING AT THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION THROUGH JUNE
30TH 2029. IT ESTABLISHES THE
STRATEGIC RELIABILITY RESERVE TO
SUPPORT OUR ELECTRICAL GRID
RELIABILITY. THIS PROGRAM HELPS
SECURE ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND
CREATES ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
AVAILABLE. THERE COULD BE
AVAILABLE DURING OUR EXTREME
ENERGY GRID EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY
THIS BILL ESTABLISHES THE
DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY BACK UP
ASSET PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE
CLEANER AND MORE EFFICIENT
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY ASSETS. THAT
CAN SERVE AS ON CALL EMERGENCY
SUPPLY OR LOAD REDUCTION WHEN WE
HAVE. EXTREME DRAWS ON OUR
ELECTRICITY GRID AND MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR IBOOK.
SPEAKING CENTER SKINNER, SENATOR
NIELSEN. AYE. ORIGINAL VOTE.
IT'S INSTRUCTIVE. I BELIEVE THAT
OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CITIES
AND COUNTIESOPPOSE THIS BILL. I
THINK IT'S NO SURPRISE WHY THEY
WOULD OPPOSE THIS BILL. I THINK
IT'S GOING TO HAVE LASTING
IMPACT. AND OUR COMMUNITIES IN
THE LONG RUN. AND I HAVE NO
SURPRISES. WHAT THAT IMPACT
MAYBE. IT ALSO. IT'S ANOTHER
STEP TOWARDS IF YOU WILL DE
ENERGIZE IN CALIFORNIA. THAT IS
NOT THE FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN
, AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE
URGED A NO VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR NIELSEN. FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE, SENATOR
GROVE. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT KIND OF 50 50 ON THIS
BILL. UM YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS
EXCITED TO READ IT AND DIG INTO
IT, OBVIOUSLY, ENERGY IS
SOMETHING THAT APPEALS TO ME
AND, UM I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO
REALIZE THAT THIS BILL, UM THIS
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE AND THE
LANGUAGES IN IT, AND WHAT IT
ALLOWS US TO DO FINALLY GETS YOU
GUYS TO ADMIT THAT I'VE BEEN
RIGHT ALL THE TIME. BECAUSE IT'S
SPECIFICALLY DOESN'T ALLOW YOU
TO CLOSE DOWN THESE POWER PLANTS
, GAS GAS POWERED PLANTS. IN UM
REDONDO BEACH, HUNTINGTON'S
BEACH, OXNARD. ALL OF THOSE THAT
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED DOWN,
ACCORDING TO THIS LEGISLATURE BY
2020. BUT EVEN THE GOVERNOR AND
THE INDIVIDUALS VOTING ON THIS
BILL TO PASS IT. NO YOU CANNOT
HAVE RELIABLE ENERGY. AND IF WE
DON'T HAVE THESE GAS POWERED
POWER PLANTS TO FIRE UP WHEN WE
NEED THEM. YOU WILL NOT E ABLE
TO FLIP THE SWITCH AND GET
ELECTRICITY. SO, UM, I WAS
ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I
WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED THAT IT
ALSO REALIZES THAT A VOTE ON
THIS BILL REALIZES THAT YOU NEED
FOSSIL FUELS. YOU DO YOU NEED
THEM. THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL SAYS
IT AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES TO PURCHASE
POWER WHEREVER IT'S NEEDED,
INCLUDING DIESEL DIESEL
GENERATORS, WHICH, BY THE WAY WE
HAVE ON THE O STREET BUILDING
WHEN WE FIRED UP IN JUST A
SECOND WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT
SO THAT WE COULD KEEP
FUNCTIONING AS A LEGISLATIVE
BODY. WE WERE ABLE TO POWER THAT
DIESEL GENERATOR UP AND THEN
THAT POWER WAS BEING ABLE TO
POWER THAT OH STREET BUILDING
AND GIVE US THE ENERGY WE NEEDED
TO KEEP THE AIR CONDITIONING ON.
AH! I'VE SAID IT BEFORE. I
REPRESENT 70% OF THE STATES OF
THE FOSSIL FUELS, AND I'M REALLY
EXCITED THAT, UM THIS BILL
ACTUALLY RECOGNIZES THE FACT
THAT OIL AND GAS ARE DESPERATELY
NEEDED. AND UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE OTHER THINGS IS THAT THIS
ACTUALLY ADDRESSES A VERY
CONTROVERSIAL NOT THAT THAT
WASN'T CONTROVERSIAL, BUT THE
VERY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE OF THE
DIABLO POWER PLANT. BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS THIS POWER PLANT WHICH
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OFFLINE TO BE
ABLE TO STAY IN EXISTENCE,
BECAUSE WE STILL NEED THAT. IT
WAS INTERESTING TODAY THAT WE
HAD THE CONFIRMATIONS OF THE ICE
S O IN THE I S SO BORED. EXCUSE
ME. B. I S SO AND WHEN WE HAD
THEM IN FRONT OF THEM. I ASKED
THEM THAT QUESTION AND RULES. I
SAID, WITHOUT THESE RELIABLE
SOURCES OF CHEAP, RELIABLE
ENERGY, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN THE POWER THAT ALL
CALIFORNIANS USED TODAY? AND
THEY RESPONDED. NO, WE WOULD
NOT. THEY WERE NOT NOW THEY'RE
NOT ENERGY PROVIDERS. THEY'RE
JUST THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP THE
LIGHTS ON AND MANIPULATE THEIR
BRING THE YOU KNOW,BRING ENERGY
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO, UM AND THEN YOU
KNOW WHAT REALLY SURPRISED ME.
THE MOST IS I DIDN'T SEE A LOT
OF EJ GROUPS COME OUT AGAINST
THIS BECAUSE, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES
SAID INTO HAMA, THIS
AUTOMATICALLY USURPS OR
ELIMINATES LOCAL CONTROL. SO
WHEN YOU LOOK AT SHASTA COUNTY,
FOR INSTANCE, WHO HAS HAD COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ELECTED
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO
THE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SAY,
NO, WE DON'T WANT TO DETER DOWN
TREES AND DESTROY OUR
ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT ON THE
BEAUTIFUL MOUNT SHASTA. WE DON'T
WANT TO PUT A SOLAR PLANT THERE
OR WIND POWER TURBINES THERE
THAT CAN BE CIRCUMVENTED WITH NO
HEARING. BASED ON WHATEVER THE
SIKH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOES
THAT. WHAT CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION? SORRY NOT THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY. THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION CAN
JUST AUTOMATICALLY SUPERSEDE ANY
LOCAL CONTROL AND AUTHORIZED
THESE PROJECTS WHETHER COUNTIES
SUPPORT THEM OR NOT, SO IF THE
COUNTY IS LOOKING AT THEIR
DISTRICT, WHETHER ITS CURRENT
RIVERSIDE OR SHASTA, AND THEY'RE
SAYING OR MALIBU OR ANYWHERE IN
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SAYS NO. THIS IS NOT WORKING FOR
US, AND IT DOESN'T PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT JEOPARDIZES OUR
COMMUNITY. THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION CAN APPROVE THESE
PROJECTS WITH LITTLE OR MINIMAL
PUBLIC INPUT, BECAUSE IT
CIRCUMVENTS IT. IT COMPLETELY
DOES IT CIRCUMVENTS SEQUA. UM,
THAT WAS INTERESTING TO ME
TODAY. ANOTHER THING THAT'S
HAPPENING IN THIS PROCESS IS I
JUST HAVE TO AGAIN SAY I'M JUST
EXCITED ABOUT THE VOTE ON THIS
BILL THAT ALLOWS FOSSIL FUELS
AND GAS JUST TO BE RECOGNIZED.
IT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FOCUSES A LOT ON
BATTERY PRODUCTION, WHICH IS
LIKE LITHIUM BATTERIES. AND I
KNOW WE WANT TO BE THE LEADER IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT WE
DO TEND TO FOLLOW EUROPE RIGHT
IN THE FRENCH. THEY'RE A LITTLE
BIT AHEAD OF US ON GREEN
TECHNOLOGY. AND IT WAS
INTERESTING TO ME THAT THE%
FRENCH, ISRAEL AND EUROPE JUST
CAME OUT THIS LAST WEEK THAT
SAYS THEIR PROPOSAL IS TO
CLASSIFY LITHIUM AS A TOXIC. UM,
IS A TOXIC CLASS, A CATEGORY AND
THE FRENCH FOLLOWED BECAUSE IT'S
TOXIC. SO YOU KNOW, I JUST
IMAGINE I WATCHED SOME OF THESE
MOVIES. I DON'T REMEMBER THE
NAME OF THEONE THAT I WATCHED.
IT WAS LIKE THESE LITTLE GUYS
AND THEY'RE ALL IN YELLOW SUITS
AND RUBBER BOOTS AND GLOVES AND
THEY HAVE THESE MACHINES AND
YOU'RE GOING AROUND. IT'S GOING
BBB BEEP BECAUSE THE TOXICITY
LEVEL THAT WE WILL HAVE WITH
THESE BATTERIES CONTINUE YEARS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT NOW,
OBVIOUSLY. BUT THIS BILL WILL
INCREASE OUR BATTERY STORAGE
AGAIN WHEN I ASKED THE ESSO
OPERATOR IF THERE WAS A IF WE
WERE ABLE, IF THAT HAPPENED IN
THIS BODY LEARNED ITS LESSON,
AND WE DID HAVE NO PLACE FOR THE
DISPOSAL OF THESE LITHIUM
PRODUCTS. THAT ARE BEING
PRODUCED, WHICH EUROPE AND
FRANCE, THE FRENCH AND OTHER
EUROPEAN UNION HAS ALREADY
DEEMED, AND ISRAEL SAYS IT'S A
TOXIC CLASS, A VIOLATION OF
TOXICITY AND HIS DANGER TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF HUMAN
BEINGS. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION
IS THAT THEN WHAT? BECAUSE WE'RE
RELYING HEAVILY ON THAT STORAGE
IN ORDER TO MOVE IN A FAST PACED
TO GREEN TECHNOLOGY. I THINK
THERE IS AN ISSUE ON THIS WITH
TRANSMISSION LINES. CALIFORNIA
IS NOT PREPARED BECAUSE WE DO
PRODUCE IN MY DISTRICT 53% OF
THE STATE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY,
BUT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW
COUNTIES THAT HAS TRANSMISSION
LINES. UM MY COUNTY OBVIOUSLY
WROTE A LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL, AND, UM SO I GET
WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, BUT I
AM EXCITED ABOUT THE FOSSIL
FUELS IN THE NATURAL GAS AND THE
LIKE I SAID THIS LEGISLATIVE
BODY SAID THAT THOSE POWER
PLANTS SHOULD COME OFF LINE. BUT
THIS VOTE ON THIS BILL
RECOGNIZES THAT THERE'S NO WAY
THAT CAN HAPPEN. BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO HAVE THOSE THINGS IN PLACE IN
ORDER TO COVER THE ELECTRICITY
THAT CALIFORNIANS USE. UM I HAVE
TO TELL YOU THAT I THINK AS I
READ THIS LOS ANGELES TIMES
ARTICLE THE MAYOR OF REDONDO
BEACH, I THINK WAS TOTALLY
BLINDSIDED. I THINK WE JUST
PULLED THE WOOL OVER HIS EYES OR
HER EYES. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO
IT IS, BUT BASICALLY THEY'RE
LIKE LOOK, YOU SAID THIS POWER
PLANT WAS GOING TO GO DOWN AND
NOW IT'S NOT IN THE CONTRACT
GETS TO BE EXTENDED. THAT'S THE
DIABLO CALENDAR COUNT. UH POWER
PLANT. I GUESS SO. I ALL THESE
THINGS ARE HAPPENING SURROUNDING
ENERGY. AND THIS BILL
CIRCUMVENTS WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT
IN THE WORLD IN THE REAL
COMMUNITY. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S
GOING ON IN ECUADOR, CALIFORNIA
PURCHASES 51% OF ECUADOR'S
PRODUCED OIL. ECUADOR RIGHT NOW
IS IN A CIVIL UNREST BECAUSE
THEY WERE ONLY PAYING PEOPLE $23
IN A WAY THAT DAY TO WORK IN THE
OIL INDUSTRY, AND THEY FOUND OUT
OIL WAS SELLING FOR LIKE 100
BUCKS A BARREL AND THEY'RE A
LITTLE UPSET ABOUT THAT, SO
THEY'RE BURNING DOWN TANKS AND
CATCHING THINGS ON FIRE. AND
ECUADOR'S MINISTRY OF ENERGY HAS
SAID HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO SHIP CALIFORNIA OIL AND KEEP
IN MIND. WE'RE LIKE A NATION
STATE BECAUSE WE PURCHASE 51% OF
ECUADORIAN OIL. AND TO BE HONEST
COLLEAGUES. AYE. I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT HAPPENING
BECAUSE I THINK WE'LL HAVE A
RUDE AWAKENING AND HAVE TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE
WITH FOSSIL FUELS HERE IN THE
STATE. THE OTHER THING THAT THIS
BILL DOES IS IT ACTUALLY
RECOGNIZES THE ISSUE THAT WE
PURCHASE OIL FROM RUSSIA. AND
THE REASON WHY IT DOES THAT
BECAUSE IT SAYS ALL ASPECTS, DWR
HAS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ALL
ASPECTS OF ENERGY. SO ON ONE
HAND, THE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER
HAD A RESOLUTION THAT WE WERE
GOING TO DIVEST OUT OF RUSSIA
WERE SAYING, SLAVA UKRAINIAN. ON
THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE FUNDING.
MM PURCHASING OIL FOR RUSSIA,
WHICH IS FUNDING THE WAR AGAINST
UKRAINE. SELECT I SAID, I'M KIND
OF 50 50 ON THIS BILL BECAUSE IT
RECOGNIZES ALL THE THINGS THAT
I'VE BEEN SAYING ABOUT THE
ENERGY INDUSTRY FOR A LONG TIME
, AND IT'S FINALLY YOU KNOW, OUR
CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO
ROOST. BUT I AM OPPOSED TO IT
BECAUSE I THINK IT COMPLETELY
USURPS LOCAL AUTHORITY AND LOCAL
AUTHORITY WILL HAVE NO RIGHTS.
NO ARE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT
IN OUR DISTRICTS WILL HAVE NO
ABILITY TO COMMENT ON MAJOR
MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING
THROUGH. THIS SYSTEM, AND I
THINK THAT AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF US IN OUR DISTRICTS. AND
SO I DECIDED, I SEE OTHER MIKES
UP. I'M GOING TO LISTEN TO THE
FLOOR DEBATE AND MAKE A
DECISION. BUT THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME COMMENT ON THIS BILL.
SENATOR STERN. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I WANT TO BRING A
LITTLE HOPEFULLY SOME CLARITY TO
WHAT THIS BILL DOES AND DOES NOT
DO. UM MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE
CENTRAL VALLEYS GLEE. ASIDE
ABOUT. NOT JUST CIVIL UNREST IN
ECUADOR, WHICH IS A TRAGIC
CIRCUMSTANCE. I THINK MATCHED
ONLY SPIRE EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE. THE UNREST WE SAW ON JANUARY
6TH. AND THE KIND OF ROOTING
AGAINST CALIFORNIA. AND AGAINST
THIS COUNTRY THAT IS TOXIC,
FIRING OUR ENTIRE POLITICAL
DIALOGUE. WE DON'T NEED THAT. NO
ONE'S ROOTING FOR THE POWER GRID
TO FAIL. NO ONE'S ROOTING FOR
WILDFIRES AND EXTREME HEAT
EVENTS THAT ARE LITERALLY
KILLING PEOPLE. WE'RE NOT
ROOTING FOR TRAGEDY IN THIS BODY
WERE TRYING TO GOVERN. WE'RE NOT
ROOTING FOR RIOTS IN ECUADOR AND
WASHINGTON. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
SOLVE PROBLEMS HERE AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS
ATTEMPTING TO DO. SO. TO SET THE
RECORD STRAIGHT ON WHAT THE BILL
DOES AND DOESN'T DO. THE BILL.
ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. WILL ALLOW
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES. TO PROCURE. SOME
EMERGENCY FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES.
BUT THOSE RESOURCES WILL ONLY BE
USED AS A LAST RESORT. ONCE ALL
THE OTHER CLEAN ENERGY OPTIONS
ARE EXHAUSTED. AND I COMMEND
THIS GOVERNOR IN THIS
ADMINISTRATION. FOR STARTING
THAT PROCESS LONG BEFORE THIS
BILL CAME INTO PRINT. BUT FOR
HUNTING TO EXPEDITE EVERY SINGLE
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT AND EVERY
SINGLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT
AND EVERYTHING THAT WILL GET
ENERGY ONLINE WITHOUT POLLUTING
OUR COMMUNITIES AND POISONING
OUR PEOPLE. BUT THE FACT IS THAT. WITH THIS LEGISLATION, WE WILL
ACTUALLY USE LESS FOSSIL FUEL.
THEN WE WOULD. IF WE HAD SIMPLY
LET THE EMERGENCY BE UPON US.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF A
CRISIS. IF WE DON'T MANAGE THIS
CRISIS UTILITIES AROUND THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL DO
WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO DO. AND IN
THE PAST THAT MEANS FIRING UP
FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIMES, DIRTY
PEAKER PLANTS AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHER ASTHMA
RATES. AND HIGHER CANCER RATES
THAN ANYWHERE ON THE STATE.
PUTTING DIESEL AND GAS
GENERATION AS BACK UP TO THE
SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY CENTRAL
COORDINATION. OR WITHOUT ANY
OVERSIGHT. THIS BILL. TAKES
THOSE HARD DECISIONS AND IS
HONEST ABOUT THEM AND SAYS WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO MANAGE THOSE HARD
DECISIONS NOT JUST THROUGH THIS
SUMMER. OR THROUGH THIS WINTER,
BUT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND
AT THE SAME TIME, THE
PRIORITIZATION THAT'S EXPLICIT
IN THIS LANGUAGE ABOUT THE
DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY
RESOURCES OF DEMAND. RESPONSE OF
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THOSE ARE PUT
TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AS THEY
SHOULD BE. AND WE'RE AGNOSTIC
ABOUT WHERE THOSE COME FROM.
WE'RE GOING TO MAXIMIZE EVERY
ELECTRON WE POSSIBLY CAN FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND BEYOND, IF WE
NEED TO HYDROPOWER FROM THE
NORTHWEST, THE EXTENT IT'S
AVAILABLE. ANYTHING WE CAN GET.
BUT THE BILL DOES NOT LET THE C
E C OR DWR UNILATERALLY EXTEND
THE LIFE OF A PEAKER PLANT
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RETIRED.
OR THE LIFE OF DIABLO CANYON.
THE BILL ALLOWS FOR CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY FOR DWR TO SET MONEY
ASIDE. IN THE EVENT. THOSE
FACILITIES ARE EXTENDED. UNDER
EXISTING LAW AND EXISTING
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. TO
THE EXTENT THOSE FACILITIES ARE
EXTENDED. THIS BILL WILL HAVE
MONEY INSTEAD ASIDE TO PROCURE
THAT CAPACITY TO PROCURE THOSE
RESOURCES, BUT LET'S BE CLEAR
AGAIN. THIS BILL. DOES NOT.
EXTEND THE LIFE. OF THE DIRTIEST
PEAKER PLANTS AND OF DIABLO
CANYON. THOSE ARE TOUGH
DECISIONS THAT WE'RE ALL GOING
TO HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH. BUT
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT HERE
TONIGHT. WITH THIS BILL IS DOING
IS BUYING TIME. IT'S GETTING
MOVING ON CLEANER RESOURCES IN
THE NEAR TERM. AND IN THE LONG
TERM. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE PAST
FOSSIL FUELS. COMPLETELY IN THE
STATE. UM. I DON'T. I DON'T
RELISH THESE CRISES. UM BUT I DO
THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH HERE. IS A NECESSARY
FRAMEWORK. TO TAKE ENERGY INTO
OUR OWN HANDS. AND NOT AN
UNPRECEDENTED WAY. WE WENT
THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR UNDER AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES.
BUT RATHER THAN RESPOND TO
EMERGENCY ACTION FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THE LEGISLATURE ITSELF
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THAT
WORK, AND I THINK THAT IS OUR
PREROGATIVE, AND I THINK THAT'S
OUR OBLIGATION. NOT TO DEFER
THAT AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR.
AND NOT JUST SAY WE'RE GOING TO
DO THIS ON EMERGENCY BASIS BUT
TO GET AHEAD OF THE CRISIS.
FURTHERMORE THE BILL WHEN IT
COMES TO, CITING AN
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, THERE WAS AN
ASSERTION MADE THAT THE ENERGY
COMMISSION CAN UNILATERALLY
CONTRAVENE SEQUA. THAT'S NOT
TRUE. THERE WAS AN ASSERTION
MADE THAT WE CAN OVERRIDE THE
COASTAL COMMISSIONER, THE BAY
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION OR THEIR STATE
REGIONAL LOCAL AGENCIES. THAT'S
ALSO NOT TRUE. THE CONSULTATION
PROCESS IS TRUNCATED. ESPECIALLY. FOR THOSE CRITICAL CLEAN
ENERGY RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO
COME ONLINE. BUT AGAIN WE ARE
NOT HERE IN FACILITATING THE
PERMITTING OR THE EXTENSION OF
ANY PERMITTING FOR THESE PARENTS
THAT ARE SET TO EXPIRE. FOR
DIABLO. FROM MANDALAY FOR
ORMAND. FOR THE ONCE THROUGH
COOLING PLANTS ALL OVER THE
STATE. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HERE
TODAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SETTING ASIDE. AN AUTHORITY FOR
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES.
AND AFTER OCTOBER 2022 THE
ENERGY COMMISSION IN
CONSULTATION WITH OUR STATE'S
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES. THROUGH
A PUBLIC PROCESS. WHERE THERE
WILL BE COMMENTS. AND THERE WILL
HAVE TO BE A PUBLICLY
DEMONSTRATED NEED AND THERE WILL
BE NOT JUST OVERSIGHT BUT
ADVANCED NOTICE OF THE KINDS OF
PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING
CONSIDERED. SO THE PUBLIC WILL
NOT BE CUT OUT OF THIS
CONVERSATION. VIæT LOOK, WE'RE
IN THIS POSITION WHERE WE CAN
SPOUT. UH INCORRECT AND UTTERLY
MISLEADING STATEMENTS BECAUSE 72
HOURS AND A LOT OF TIME TO READ
A PIECE OF LEGISLATION. AND
SOMETIMES WHEN BILLS COME THIS
QUICKLY. WE HAVE TO PLAY CATCH
UP. SO THERE ARE SOME
MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION. WHAT I WANT TO SAY
IS, I APPRECIATE THIS
ADMINISTRATION'S WILLINGNESS NOT
JUST TO CLARIFY IN THIS
LEGISLATION AND SHOULD THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD THIS PASS? IN
THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE. WE'RE
IN A LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
SUBSEQUENTLY, BUT IN SUBSEQUENT
LEGISLATION IF WE NEED TO. ENACT
THAT CLARITY AND MAKE CLEAR THAT
ARE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
WON'T BE LEFT BEHIND AND THEY
WON'T BE IGNORED. THEY'RE
PREPARED TO DO SO. AND SO, ARE
WE. SO THIS BILL IS A BIG DEAL.
BUT I THINK. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR
THE RIGHT REASONS, NOT THE WRONG
ONES. I'M NOT ROOTING FOR $20 AN
HOUR TONY DOLLAR A GALLON GAS OR
FOR PEOPLE TO BE HITTING THEIR
POCKETBOOKS. SOME SAY THE WORSE
THE BETTER. AH, I THINK IT'S A
QUOTE FROM LENIN. OTHER PEOPLE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO OVERTHROW
PARTIES AND POWER MAY HAVE THE
SAME VIEW. BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE
THE WORST, THE BETTER. I THINK
THIS BILL WILL BE PART OF AN
IMPORTANT FRAMEWORK THAT WE'RE
GONNA BE VOTING ON IN THE BUDGET
TODAY. IN AUGUST. TRAILERS THAT
ARE COMING SUBSEQUENTLY. TO RAMP
CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION AT
HISTORIC LEVELS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. IN THE MEANTIME, TO
MINIMIZE THE USE OF FOSSIL FUEL
RESOURCES TO GET THROUGH THESE
CRISES IN A WAY THAT CENTRALLY
MANAGED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
WHILE I STRUGGLED WITH IT, AND I
HAD TO WORK THROUGH THE DETAILS,
AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CONSTERNATION FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY
FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WERE ALL
PLAYING CATCH UP HERE. I THINK
WE'RE COMMITTED. I WOULD SAY I'M
COMMITTED CERTAINLY IN THIS
BODY. TO MAKING SURE THAT THERE
INCLUDING THIS PROCESS. THAT WE
GET PEOPLE TO CLARITY. THEY NEED
TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS
FRAMEWORK GOING FORWARD. AND I
FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR WITH
THIS IS WITH THE HOW THIS IS
GOING FORWARD. NOT NOT LEAST THE
REASON WHICH, BECAUSE THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS ACTING IN GOOD
FAITH. NO ONE'S PULLING THE WOOL
OVER ANYONE'S EYES. AGAIN THEY
COULD HAVE DONE THIS THROUGH
EXECUTIVE ACTION WITHOUT TALKING
TO US, AND THEY DID SO LAST
SUMMER DURING THE LAST
EMERGENCY, BUT THE FACT THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS THE GUTS TO PUT
THIS FORWARD AS A FRAMEWORK WITH
OUR BODY. I THINK SPEAKS VOLUMES
ABOUT LEADING HONESTLY ON ENERGY
LEADERSHIP AND PUSHING US
FORWARD FOR CLEAN ENERGY FOR
YEARS TO COME. AND WITH THAT
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MISSION.
THANK YOU, SENATOR STERN,
SENATOR ALLEN. MEMBERS. I
LISTENED VERY CAREFULLY TO THE
COMMENTS. FROM MY FRIEND FROM
BAKERSFIELD. AND I GUESS I
SUPPOSE I HAVE TO NUMBER OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD. I
WANT TO MAYBE ENCOURAGE HER NOT
TO VOTE FOR THE BILL, GIVEN WHAT
SHE HAD TO SAY, AND SOME OF THE
SOME OF HER UH, ASSUMPTIONS
ABOUT ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BILL.
UM. THIS IS CLEARLY A
PROBLEMATIC BILL. THERE'S NO
QUESTION THIS IS THE MOST
CONTROVERSIAL ALL THE BUDGET
TRAILER BILLS THAT ARE COMING
UP. AH LARGELY BECAUSE OF A LOT
OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED
BY BY OUR BY OUR FRIEND FROM
BAKERSFIELD. AND THE WHOLE
QUESTION OF FOSSIL FUEL USE HAS
BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL AS WE
LOOK AT, UH YOU KNOW THE
CATASTROPHIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE AND ALL THAT WE KNOW
ABOUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH FOSSIL
FUEL USE CONTRIBUTE TO THAT
MAJOR MAJOR PROBLEM MAJOR
CHALLENGE. I WILL SAY THAT THE
BILL ASKS THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES TO PRIORITIZE
ZERO EMISSIONS RESOURCES OVER
FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES. THAT'S
RIGHT IN THE BILL EXPLICIT. SO
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO FOR THIS TO
BE A CELEBRATION OF FOSSIL FUELS
, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THAT
PARTICULAR LINE. IN ADDITION,
OUR FRIEND REFERENCE MY DISTRICT
A COUPLE OF TIMES THE BEAUTIFUL
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, WHICH
DOES HAVE A ONCE THROUGH COOLING
PLANT. IT'S A TOTAL EYESORE THAT
IS, IS ACTUALLY PRODUCING VERY
LITTLE ENERGY. IT'S INCREDIBLY
UNRELIABLE. AND YET IT'S BEEN
KEPT THERE YEAR AFTER YEAR IN
SPITE OF REPEATED PROMISES BY
THE GOVERNMENT HERE TO SHUT IT
DOWN. BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OVER
GRID RESILIENCY. NOW. UH THE
TRUTH IS THAT CURRENT LAW HAS
ALLOWED FOR THE REPEATED
EXTENSION OF THE LIFE OF THIS
PLANT. SOMETHING THAT I WAS
BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED ME IN
SPITE OF REPEATED PROMISES FROM
COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY ONE MORE
YEAR, ONE MORE YEAR. WE'RE GOING
TO SHUT THIS DOWN, BUT BUT ONLY
WE JUST NEEDED ONE MORE YEAR.
WE'VE HEARD THIS OVER AND OVER
AGAIN WITH REGARD TO THAT PLANT
AND YET THEY KEEP EXTENDING IT.
THAT'S WHAT CURRENT LAW ALLOWS.
AND IN LONG CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION OVER THIS
BILL, WE'VE HAD LONG
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. AND
THEY HAVE MADE THE POINT THAT
YOU KNOW. NOTHING IN THIS BUDGET
BILL EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE
REDONDO PLANT. AH, AND YOU KNOW. YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING
FACILITATES ANY PERMITTING OR
THE EXTENSION OF A PERMIT FOR
EXPIRING, UH, POWER PLANTS IN
THE BILL. AH SO YOU KNOW,
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THIS
CERTAINLY SIGNALS A DESIRE BY
FOLKS IN ADMINISTRATION AND KEEP
THE PLANT OPEN. OR AT LEAST IT
SEEMS TO SUGGEST BUT THAT BEING
SAID THEY'VE KIND OF MADE THEIR
POSITION CLEAR OVER AND OVER
AGAIN WITH REGARD TO THIS PLANT
WITH THESE REPEATED EXTENSIONS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED LONG BEFORE
THIS BILL WAS PUT INTO PRINT. SO
I KNOW THAT THOSE OF US WHO
REPRESENT THAT AREA, INCLUDING
MY COLLEAGUE ON THE ASSEMBLY
SIDE, WHO ALSO REPRESENTS
REDONDO BEACH, AND OTHERS WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CASE THAT
THAT PLANT IS NOT PRODUCING
ANYTHING CLOSE TO THE KIND OF
ENERGY THAT IT WOULD JUSTIFY
KEEPING IT OPEN. IN FACT, THE
LAST TIME IT WAS NEEDED, IT
DIDN'T EVEN WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO
COME UP ON TIME. IT'S INCREDIBLY
DECREPIT. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE
CHANCE TO TOUR THEY'RE STARTING
TO USE IT TO FILM COLD WAR ERA
MOVIES BECAUSE THE EQUIPMENT IS
SO KIND OF WONDERFULLY EVOCATIVE
OF 1950. ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO
MAKE THE POINT THAT THE THAT
WHILE UH YOU KNOW YOU CAN READ
INTO THIS BILL. UH, THE CERTAIN
THINGS. THERE'S LANGUAGE AND IN
FACT, STATEMENTS ARE GOING TO
COME OUT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
TO THE EFFECT. AH THAT THAT THAT
THAT THAT NOTHING HERE IS GOING
TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE
REDONDO PLANT. AH, NOTHING IN
THIS BUDGET BILL. SO. THAT'S THE
REALITY. THAT'S THE WE'VE HAD
LONG, EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS. I
APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED BY MY FRIEND
FROM BAKERSFIELD, BUT, UM YOU
KNOW, THESE ARE THE ASSURANCES
WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THE
ADMINISTRATION'S BEEN PUTTING
OUT A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY THANK
YOU, SENATOR ALLEN, SENATOR
WIENER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM PRESIDENT, SO AS WITH ANY
BUDGET BILL, I'M THE BEST BILL.
BIG BILL. THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING
TO BE THINGS THAT ANY GIVEN
PERSON IS GOING TO LIKE OR NOT
LIKE SO MUCH. OUT OF THE REALITY
OF LEGISLATION, BUT I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT SINGER. I REALLY LIKE
IN THIS BILL, AND THAT IS THAT
THIS BILL IN A HUGE WAY,
STREAMLINES EXPEDITES
ACCELERATES. THE APPROVAL OF
HUGE, BIG, IMPACTFUL, CLEAN
ENERGY PROJECTS. SOLAR ENERGY
STORAGE WIND, ETCETERA, THAT IS
A GAME CHANGER. WE KNOW THAT WE
HAVE CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS, NOT
JUST IN CALIFORNIA BUT AROUND
THE COUNTRY THAT GET CAUGHT UP
IN HUGE BUREAUCRACY. THAT ARE
SUBJECTED TO NIMBYISM AND ALL
SORTS OF, UH, YOU KNOW TACTICS
TO DRAW OUT THE APPROVAL TO SUE
TO KILL IT. WE SEE IT HAPPEN NOT
JUST IN CALIFORNIA BUT ALL
AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND NOW IT
WAS IN THE BOTH. PEOPLE IN BOTH
PARTIES ARE GUILTY OF NIMBYISM
IS NOT A PARTISAN AFFAIR.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CAN
FALL INTO THAT TRAP. AND THIS
BILL WILL CUT THROUGH THAT AND
SO MANY WAYS AND MAKE IT MUCH
EASIER AND FASTER TO SITE AND
BUILD THESE LARGE SCALE CLEAN
ENERGY PROJECTS. AND THAT IS
WHAT IS GOING TO PUT AN END TO
FOSSIL FUEL RELIANCE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO KEEP
THOSE FACET OF PILLS IN THE
GROUND BY RAMPING UP CLEAN
ENERGY PRODUCTION. THIS BILL IS
GOING TO HELP WITH THAT, AND
THAT IS A VERY EXCITING PIECE OF
THIS BILL. SO I AM GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY AGAIN
. THERE'S ALWAYS SOME THINGS
THAT YOU LIKE OR DON'T LIKE
MORE, BUT I AM VERY, VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE CLEAN ENERGY.
AGGRESSIVE STREAMLINING AND THE
SPILL AND I HOPE THAT MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE AISLE CAN SEE THEIR WAY TO
SUPPORTING THE STREAMLINING OF
CLEAN ENERGY. I THINK WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO HAVE SOME GOOD
BIPARTISAN WORK. AROUND CLEAN
ENERGY, AND I THINK THIS IS PART
OF THAT. THANK YOU, SENATOR
WIENER, SENATOR MIN. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO
ASSOCIATE MY COMMENTS WITH THOSE
OF MY FRIENDS FROM LOS ANGELES.
SANTA MONICA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
UH WE ARE FACING A CRISIS THIS
SUMMER, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. LET'S NOT GET
THAT WRONG. CLIMATE CHANGE IS
CAUSING OUR ENERGY DEMANDS TO
PEAK. UH AND SO WE HAVE TO
PROVIDE INCREASED SUPPLY TO MEET
THAT DEMAND OR FACING AN
UNTENABLE CRISIS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME.
WE ARE FACING THESE PROBLEMS
BECAUSE WE ARE RELYING TOO MUCH
ON FOSSIL FUELS. THAT'S THE
OBVIOUS CONUNDRUM THAT WE'RE IN.
NOW. THIS BILL ON ITS FACE IS
COMPLICATED. IT DOES NOT APPEAR
TO EMPHASIZE GREEN ENERGY. IT
DOES APPEAR TO ALLOW THE
ADMINISTRATION TO LOCK IN FOSSIL
FUELS FOR LONG TERM AFTER
EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION. THEY ASSURED US
THAT THE LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE AS
WRITTEN AH, IT DOES PRIORITIZE
CLEAN ENERGY AS MY COLLEAGUE
STATED EARLIER THAT IT DOES NOT
ALLOW FOR LOCKING IN LONG TERM
RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS, SO IT
WAS WITH THAT STATEMENT, AS WELL
AS COMMITMENTS FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY WOULD
HAVE A SIGNING STATEMENT TO THAT
EFFECT, CLARIFYING THE INTENT OF
THIS LANGUAGE. BY THE GOVERNOR
THAT THEY WOULD COMMIT TO CLEAN
UP LANGUAGE FOLLOW UP LANGUAGE
AS NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT
SESSIONS IF NEEDED. IT'S WITH
THOSE COMMITMENTS THAT I WILL
SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY, BUT I
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT
THEY HAVE DONE. AGAIN ONE
RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE IN THIS
CRISIS BECAUSE OF OUR RELIANCE
ON FOSSIL FUELS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. MIN, SENATOR DOLLY!
THAT YOU MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS? AYE. JUST WANT TO MAKE
SOME COMMENTS. ABOUT WHAT? YOU
KNOW WHAT? WE'RE IN A CRISIS.
WHY ARE WE IN A CRISIS? WHY ARE
WE IN A CRISIS? BECAUSE
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE. CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT
THE ANSWER. IT'S THE PROBLEM.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST BREAK THIS
DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND PUT IT
MAYBE IN SOME TERMS. MAYBE THOSE
OF US WHO FARM UNDERSTAND. YOU
DON'T JUST THROW SEED ON THE
GROUND AND GET A CROP. YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE TO TILL THE LAND.
MAKE IT SMOOTH WATER, THE CROPS
WE THE CROP. FERTILIZE THE CRAP
BEFORE YOU GET A HARVEST BEFORE
WE CAN GO TO OF FORCE SYSTEM OF
ELECTRICITY. WE MUST FIGURE OUT
HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?
AND I HAVE IF THERE'S ONE THING
I'VE HARPED ABOUT IN THIS
BUILDING IS THAT WE SET TARGETS.
AND THEN WE SAY, BY THIS DATE,
WE'RE GOING TO DO A CERTAIN
THING. IT WAS A B 32. IT WAS
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO 20 BY 2020
. WE'RE GONNA GET 20% REDUCTION,
WHICH WE ACHIEVE. AND NOW WE
HAVE BY 2035 BY 2050, AND WE'RE
GOING TO DO ALL THESE THINGS,
BUT NOBODY PUT IN THE PROCESS
HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
THE GOVERNOR DID AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER LAST YEAR SAYING WE'RE
GOING TO GET BY 2035. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE NO MORE. C
VEGETABLE ENGINES AVAILABLE FOR
SALE IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE
YOU'RE GOING TO NOT ELIMINATE
THEM, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE THEM FOR SALE. NOW, HOW ARE
WE GOING TO GET THERE, MR
GOVERNOR? WE DON'T HAVE AN
ELECTRIC GOOD OR GENERATION GRID
THAT CAN EVEN SUSTAIN WHAT WE'RE
DOING RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHY THIS
BILL IS HERE. IS BECAUSE WE HAVE
SET TARGETS AND STOPPED USING
FOSSIL FUELS. NOW LOOK. I DON'T
HAVE A DOG IN THE FIGHT. I WOULD
LOVE TO DRIVE ELECTRIC CARS AND
BREATHE CLEAN AIR. I'M ALL FOR
IT. ID ALSO LIKE TO HAVE AN
ELECTRIC TRACTOR. BUT TODAY
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE OF
THOSE, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA FLY A
PLANE. THAT'S ELECTRIC, AND
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS. WE'RE
NOT GOING TO DO THAT. IT'S
ELECTRIC, AND WE NEED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT. WE DON'T
RECOGNIZE THAT AND WE JUST WE'RE
IN THIS CRISIS BECAUSE WE PUT
OURSELVES THIS CRISIS BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T PLAN AND AT THE SAME TIME
WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT PASSING THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. DO A
VICTORY LAP, THROW A BUNCH OF
MONEY AT IT. AT THE SAME TIME.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? GREAT ARTICLE
YESTERDAY IN BLOOMBERG ABOUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ECUADOR. YOU
OUGHT TO READ THE ARTICLE. I
SENT IT TO MY GOOD FRIEND WHO'S
THE CHAIR OF EQ. OIL SPEWING OUT
OF A PIPELINE. IN ECUADOR
RUNNING INTO THE RIVER BEFORE
THE RIVER THAT IT GOT TO THE
AMAZON RIVER. THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE ARE IRATE. THEIR
SUBSIDENCE OF THEIR LAND, AND
THE AMAZON FOREST IS SUBSIDING
BECAUSE THEY'RE PUMPING 500,000
BARRELS. A DAY OUT OF THAT
AMAZON RAINFOREST. 50% OF THEIR
OIL COMES TO THIS STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TODAY. NOW WE'RE
FEELING REALLY GREAT ABOUT ALL
THE THINGS WE'RE DOING TO SAVE
THE PLANET HERE AND WHAT DO WE
REALLY DOING? WE'RE JUST
EXPORTING OR IMPORTING OIL FROM
ECUADOR, RUINING THE AMAZON
RAINFOREST RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. AS WE SIT ON. 1200
WELLS AT THE DESK OF CAL GIN OR
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK WAITING FOR
PERMITS. WHILE WE CAN DRILL FOR
OIL MORE SAFE, MORE
ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEVE THAT
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD UNTIL WE
GET TO A SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE ON
ELECTRICITY. THIS BILL IS GOING
TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR AND D W R
AND THE C E C TWO BYPASSED LOCAL
CONTROL. THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL
DOES MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.
DO WE NEED TRANSMISSION?
ABSOLUTELY I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR
TRANSMISSION SO WE CAN GET POWER
FROM PLACES LIKE THE SENATOR
FROM BAKERSFIELD TO THE PLACES
WHERE WE NEED IT IN OTHER
PLACES. WE NEED THAT WE CAN
DRIVE DOWN OUR OUR CARBON
FOOTPRINT BY JUST BUILDING POWER
LINES, SO WE'RE NOT MAKING
CALIFORNIA'S PAY A BILLION
DOLLARS A YEAR TO EXPORT POWER
TO OTHER STATES BECAUSE WE CAN'T
GET IT FROM POINT A TO POINT B
IN OUR OWN STATE. YOU KNOW? IT'S
FRUSTRATING. IN 2000 AND. 12%
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE
ASSEMBLY, I TALKED ABOUT
WILDFIRE, AND I SAID, OUR
FORESTS ARE GOING TO BURN IF WE
DON'T DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY.
TWO YEARS LATER, OUR FORESTS
WERE BURNING AND WE SEE HIM BURN
EVERY YEAR. BUT BY GOD, WE'RE
GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB OF
REGULATING COMBUSTIBLE ENGINES.
WOOLEN MOWERS, WEED EATERS,
GENERATORS. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE
GOING TO BE EXEMPT IN
CALIFORNIA. AND WE'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF THE
FOREST. I'M GOING TO OPPOSE THIS
BILL. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
UNNECESSARY AND IT'S NOT PUT
TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT WE NEED
TO. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? THE
GOVERNOR WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT
THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO GO OUT AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING
TO GO OUT AND THAT'S WHAT THIS
BILL IS ABOUT. SO WE CAN JUST HE
CAN DO IT A STATE OF EMERGENCY
AND HE CAN TURN ON EVERY POWER
PLANT THAT'S AVAILABLE.
UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T THINK IT'S
GOING TO BE ENOUGH BECAUSEWE
HAVEN'T PLANNED. FOR THE FOR THE
LONG, HARD THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO PLAN FOR IN CALIFORNIA. THIS
BILL IS GOING TO ALLOW THE
GOVERNOR THE DWR AND THE C C TO
HAVE A LOT OF POWER. OVER OUR
COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE GONNA SIDE
THEM AND THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD
THEM WHEREVER THEY WANT, AND
THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE KIND
THAT THEY WANT. NOT WHAT'S GOOD
FOR THE CALIFORNIANS. BUT WHAT'S
GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY THAT TALKS THE TALK,
BUT WOULD RATHER JUST MESS
ANOTHER COUNTRY UP INSTEAD OF
FIXING OUR OWN RIGHT HERE. WHY
DON'T WE DO THE REAL TOUGH
DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE
HERE. WHY DON'T WE SIT DOWN?
LOOK AT OUR GRID. LOOK AT WHERE
WE NEED POWER AND BUILD POWER
PLANTS AND TRANSITION INTO AN
ECONOMY AND A LIFESTYLE WHERE WE
CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THOSE ELECTRIC
VEHICLES AND WHERE WE CAN'T
LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT
WE CAN AND ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE TO
USE COMBUSTIBLE ENGINES TO
ACTUALLY MAKE CALIFORNIA'S BE
ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN
CALIFORNIA. MEMBERS. THE COST OF
LIVING IS GOING TO SKYROCKET.
THE COST OF ELECTRICITY IS GOING
TO SKYROCKET AND THE COST OF
DIESEL FUEL AND GASOLINE IS
GOING TO SKYROCKET IN CALIFORNIA
UNTIL WE DO SOME SERIOUS
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE FOR OUR
FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS. BECAUSE THIS
GENERATION IS GETTING PUNISHED.
WHETHER IT'S LAWS AND POLICIES
THAT COME OUT OF HERE. I HEARD,
YOU KNOW, BUT ON THIS, AND I
ASKED, WE GO BACK TO THE DRAWING
BOARD AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR
THE LONG TERM. THIS DIP,
SUSTAINABLE WAY OF MAKING
CALIFORNIA THE LEADER IN
CLIMATE. UH ADAPTATION, NOT JUST
PUSHING OUR. COLLUSION OFF TO
SOME OTHER COUNTRY OR SOME OTHER
STATE. THANK YOU, SENATOR DOLLY,
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK I NEED
TO TAKE A BIG, DEEP BREATH. UM
THE FIRST HING THAT A B 205
DOES THIS ESTABLISHES THE
CALIFORNIA ARRERIDJ PAYMENT
PROGRAM. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GOING TO AUTHORIZE 1.2
BILLION TO GO OUT. TO PAY THE
BACK ELECTRICAL BILLS OF SO MANY
OF OUR CONSTITUENTS WILL NEVER
BE ABLE TO PAY AND IT JUST
CLEARS THE ARREARAGES THROUGH
DECEMBER 31 2021, SO WE'RE NOT
DOING ANYTHING AND IN 2022, BUT
THAT'S HOW BIG THAT PROBLEM IS.
WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION
PRESENTED THE MAY REVISE TO SUB
TO I HAVE TO ADMIT MY COLLEAGUE
SPOKE ELOQUENTLY ABOUT IT IT
THIS IS GIVEN US SOME HEARTBURN
, AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT HAS OCCURRED HERE IN THE
DEBATE. IS THAT WE'RE HAVING AN
HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
CONTINUED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS.
SOME OF US WOULD SAY DIRTY
FOSSIL FUELS AND WHY THAT MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR THE RELIABILITY OF
ENERGY IN CALIFORNIA IN THE
SHORT TERM. THAT'S IT. I MEAN,
GET STRUCK BY LIGHTNING BY
SAYING THAT ON THE FLORIDA
SENATE WITH MICHAEL FOOT SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES, BUT BUT THAT'S
WHAT THE FACTS ARE TELLING US.
WE DON'T MAKE UP THE FACTS.
THAT'S WHAT THE FACTS ARE
SAYING. AND WE HAVE A DESIRE AND
WE HAVE OUR POLICIES ARE
DESIGNED TO MOVE INTO A CLEAN
ENERGY. UH WORLD THAT WE WILL BE
CARBON FREE IF WE DO EVERYTHING
RIGHT? AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IS. WE'VE LOOKED AT THE DATA AND
WE REALIZE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE OR MAY HAVE A SHORTFALL. IT
MAY HAPPEN THIS SUMMER. IT MAY
HAPPEN IN 2023 24 25. OKAY THERE
IT IS. IT'S OUT THERE AND IT MAY
MEAN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE
DELIGHTS ON TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE OF CALIFORNIA WE MAY HAVE TO
PROCURE SOME OF THESE DIRTY
FOSSIL FUELS. OKAY I'VE SAID IT
THERE. IT'S OUT THERE. BUT WHAT
THIS DOESN'T DO? AND MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES? UH,
SPOKE ELOQUENTLY IS THAT THE
PRIORITY IS STILL ON THE CLEAN
ENERGY. IN THE PRIORITY IS ON
THE FAST TRACKING, AND THAT HAS
GIVEN PEOPLE HEARTBURN AND WE
WILL SUB TWO WILL BE LOOKING AT
THAT BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS
HERE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN WORKED
OUT, AND I'M COMMITTED TO T
DOING THE BEST JOB WE CAN, BUT
WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY
NOTATION IN THE IN THE ANALYSIS
. AT THE END OF THE ANALYSIS, WE
GET THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET TEAM
SUBMITS. COMMENTS, WHICH SAYS IF
I MAY THIS. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS BUDGET ACT DOES NOT EXTEND
THE PERMIT OF ANY EXISTING
GENERATING FACILITIES PLAN FOR
RETIREMENT. ANY EXTENSION OF
SUCH PERMITS CAN ONLY HAPPEN
UNDER OPERATION OF CURRENT LAW
OR THROUGH SUBSEQUENT
LEGISLATION. THIS BILL DOES NOT
IN ITSELF AUTHORIZED EXTENSIONS
OF THOSE EXPIRING ASSETS. MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES S
RIGHT. THERE'S MONEY IN HERE TO
DO THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE
PERMITTING AND IN THE
PRELIMINARY WORK IN CASE WE DO
NEED THAT. AND THAT'S SCARY TO A
LOT OF FOLKS, BUT IT'S ALSO WE
HAVE TO BE ADULTS WERE THE
ADULTS IN THE ROOM. IF THIS IS
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP
ENERGY SOURCES AND CALIFORNIA'S
LIGHTS ON, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE
NEED TO DO. UM. WISH IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT, BUT THAT'S
THOSE ARE THE FACTS THAT WE'RE
FACED WITH. UM, I'M COMMITTED IN
THE TEAM AND THE BUDGET IS
WORKING OUT SOME DETAILS. I'M
SURE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THIS
LATER ON IN AUGUST WHEN WE
RETURN UM, BUT WITH THAT I WILL
URGE AND I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI, SENATOR
GROVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHERRY.
I WASN'T GOING TO COME IN AGAIN.
BUT I DID WANT TO TRY TO SET THE
RECORD STRAIGHT ON SOME COMMENTS
THAT WERE MADE FIRST TO ADDRESS
MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
I LOVE YOUR HEART. AND, UM I
LOVE THAT YOUR GLASS IS ALWAYS
HALF FULL. NO MATTER WHAT'S
GOING ON. YOU ARE RIGHT.
CALIFORNIA DID ACHIEVE 100% OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY FUNCTION IN
THIS STATE. BUT THE BAD NEWS IS
IT WAS ONLY FOR 53 SECONDS. SO
THERE IS ANOTHER 24 HOURS, 59
MINUTES AND SEVEN SECONDS IN THE
DAY THAT WE NEED RELIABLE.
ENERGY CHEAP, RELIABLE ENERGY,
WHICH IS FOSSIL FUELS. SO I
ALTHOUGH MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
FRANCISCO, UM, IS EXCITED ABOUT
THAT ACHIEVABLE GOAL THAT WE
OBTAINED HERE IN CALIFORNIA
AGAIN, IT WAS ONLY FOR 53
SECONDS. MY COLLEAGUE FROM SANTA
MONICA WHEN HE SAID, UM I
BELIEVE IT WAS MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SANTA MONICA THAT SAID THAT YOU
KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT
SAYS THAT THESE POWER PLANTS CAN
STAY OPEN. UM AFTER 2023, WHICH
WAS THAT IN THIS QUOTE IN THE
LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE
GOVERNOR'S OWN CABINET SECRETARY
ONTO MONTA SANTOS, NEWSOM'S
CABINET SECRETARY QUOTE, SAID,
QUOTE THE TIMES TO THE TIMES GAS
PLANTS WON'T BE ALLOWED TO STAY
OPEN. AFTER 2023 WITHOUT
APPROVAL FROM THE STATE'S WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD. CAN'T
GO BACK TO THIS BILL. THIS BILL
GIVES THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES AND UNPRECEDENTED
AUTHORITY TO BUILD BY OR BY
ENERGY FROM ANY FACILITY. THAT
CAN KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. PRETTY
SURE IT INCLUDES THOSE POWER
PLANTS. UM BECAUSE EVEN THE
GOVERNOR'S STAFF HAS SAID THAT
YOU HAVE TO HAVE APPROVAL FROM
THE STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD. THIS BILL GIVES
THEM AND PRECEDENTED AUTHORITY
WITHOUT ANY LOCAL CONTROL. AND
THEN MY GOOD COLLEAGUE FROM I
APOLOGIZE. I SHOULD KNOW ALL
THIS. MY GOOD COLLEAGUE FROM
FREMONT. HE'S ABSOLUTELY
POSITIVELY RIGHT WHEN HE SAYS
THAT HE'S 100% RIGHT. THAT WE
WOULD NEED SUBSEQUENT
LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE WOULD
NEED SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION TO
CANCEL OUT THIS TRAILER BILL
THAT GIVES THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES FULL CONTROL TO
PURCHASE ANY ENERGY THAT'S OUT
THERE. SO AGAIN, IT'S STILL 50
50 ON THE BILL. I'M EXCITED THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE GAS POWER
PLANTS AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE LIGHTS STAY ON.
BUT I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT
THIS CIRCUMVENTS LOCAL CONTROL
AND PUTS IT IN A IN THE POSITION
OF WHAT IS BECOMING IN MY EYES
AS A SIMULTANEOUS GOVERNMENT
THAT HAS NO ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES, ALL APPOINTED
BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. AND
THERE IS SIMULTANEOUS GOVERNMENT
MAKING DECISIONS THAT WE THIS
BODY SHOULD BE MAKING AND IT
SHOULDN'T BE PUT TO AIR
RESOURCES BOARD DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES YOU KNOW ALL
THOSE PLACES THAT ARE LIKE A
SIMULTANEOUS AND ELECTED
GOVERNMENT SO AGAIN. THANK YOU
FOR THE CONVERSATION, AND I AM
EXCITED LIKE MY COLLEAGUE FROM
FREE MONTH THAT WE ARE HAVING A
GOOD DISCUSSION ON THE RELIANCE
THAT CALIFORNIA HAS ON FOSSIL
FUELS. AND LIKE WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT NIMBYISM. SOMEONE
MENTIONED THAT AND I APOLOGIZE.
I FORGOT WHO DID. WE ACTUALLY
OH, MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
FRANCISCO ABOUT NIMBYISM TALK
ABOUT NIMBYISM. ECUADOR IS IN A
COMPLETE UPWARD. THEY PAY THOSE
PEOPLE $23 A DAY. THE AVERAGE
OIL WORKER IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA MAKES $560 A DAY. UM
WE HAVE LABOR PROTECTIONS AND WE
HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
AND WE ARE DESTROYING THE AMAZON
RACE RATE FOREST BECAUSE WE IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE NOT REDUCED OUR
CONSUMPTION AT ALL IN ANY WAY,
SHAPE OR FORM AFTER PUTTING
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THE
CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY. WE HAVE
NOT REDUCED OUR CONSUMPTION OF
FOSSIL FUELS WERE JUST IMPORTING
IT FROM PORK ENTRIES AND TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE PEOPLE SO
JUST A TIDBIT OF A FACT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR GROVE MEMBERS
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. SENATOR
SKINNER, YOU MAY CLOSE THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU
MEMBERS FOR THE LIVELY
DISCUSSION. IT IS THE FACT THAT
WHEN WE ARE IN EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS IT IS NOT UNCOMMON
FOR THERE TO BE EMERGENCY
ACTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN. WHICH
SOMETIMES REQUIRE OVERRIDING
LOCAL CONTROL AND OTHER TYPES OF
PROCESSES. AND WHAT THIS IS AN
EMERGENCY PLANNING MEASURE
BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A
CLIMATE EMERGENCY. WHAT I AH, I
THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING WAS THAT
THERE WAS A LOT OF FOCUS ON THAT
IT WAS A ENERGY OR ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY, BUT NO. IN FACT, IT
IS A CLIMATE EMERGENCY. BECAUSE
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE
EFFECTS OF OVERHEATING OUR GLOBE
. WE ARE ALREADY HAVING HOTTER
DAYS. WE ARE ALREADY DRYER, SO
THAT'S OUR HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANTS
ARE PRODUCING US ELECTRICITY,
LESS ELECTRICITY. THAT'S DUE TO
THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IT IS
ALREADY MORE FIRES DUE TO THE
CLIMATE CRISIS, WHICH MEANS
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO TURN OFF
THE POWER NOT TO HAVE FIRES
WORSE. AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS
CAN LEAD TO DEATHS. SO THIS
MEASURE IS AN EMERGENCY PLANNING
MEASURE TO GIVE THE STATE THE
ABILITY IF NECESSARY TO USE
THOSE FOSSIL RESOURCES SO THAT
WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS
EMERGENCY. AND THAT WE CAN MORE
QUICKLY SITE ARE CLEAN ENERGY
AND RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
AS WELL AS EXPAND OUR
INVESTMENTS IN NEGATIVE WATTS
AND THAT IS ACHIEVING OUR NEEDS
WITH THE LESS ELECTRICITY
THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
DEMAND MANAGEMENT. ALL OF WHICH
IS IN THIS BILL. SO AND
ADDITIONALLY, THE BILL CONTAINS
FUNDING. TO MAKE UPGRADES TO
THOSE PLANTS SO THEY ARE MORE
EFFICIENT. SO WITH THAT. WELL,
THERE IS THINGS TO LOVE AND NOT
TO LOVE IN THIS BILL. I ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I FAITH? NO,
BECKER. GORGEOUS BRADFORD
CABRERA. AYE, CORTESI. I DOLLY?
NO DODD. AYE, DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. AYE. BLAZER GONZALES
GROWTH. HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO
AYE, HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LEYVA? AYE,
LIMÓN. MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S. NO
MEN. I NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN. NÓ
OCHOA BOGUE KNOW PAM. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT I RUBIO.
SKINNER. ICE TURN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WIENER
WILK. NO. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ARCHULETTA. AYE.
BECKER. AYE. FORGES LASER
GONZALEZ GROWTH. NO. LAIRD
LIMÓN. 27 NOS. EIGHT THE MEASURE
PASSES MOVING TO FOUL ITEM. 1 45
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1 92 BY THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND ACT
RELATING TO ECONOMIC RELIEF AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
THEREFORE TAKE VICTIM IDIOT LEE
BILL RELATED TO THE BUDGET,
SENATOR SKINNER. THANK YOU,
MADAM MEMBER PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS. THIS A B 1 92 IS ARE
BETTER FOR FAMILIES TRAILER
BILL. THIS BILL ESTABLISHES THE
BETTER FOR FAMILIES ACT,WHICH
IS A FRAMEWORK TO PROVIDE
APPROXIMATELY $9.5 BILLION OF
PAYMENTS. TO OVER 95% OVER 90%
OF CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF FROM
THE BURDENS OF INFLATION AND THE
INCREASING COSTS WERE
EXPERIENCING FROM GAS, GROCERIES
AND OTHER NECESSITIES. THIS
PROVIDES DIRECT TAX REFUNDS TO
CALIFORNIA TAX FILERS AS
FOLLOWS. WITH THOSE WITH INCOMES
UP TO 75,000 AS AN INDIVIDUAL
AND UP TO 150,000 AS A JOINT
FILER WILL RECEIVE $350 PER TAX
FILER. PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 350.
IF THAT TAX FILER HAS AT LEAST
ONE DEPENDENT, SO THAT MEANS A
FAMILY OF THREE OR MORE WITH AN
INCOME OF 150,000, OR BELOW
WOULD RECEIVE $1050 UNDER THIS
PLAN. THOSE WITH NOW ARE
CALIFORNIA TAX FILERS WITH
INCOMES ABOVE THAT FIRST HERE
BUT BELOW 125,000 FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL OR 250,000 FOR A
JOINT FILER. WOULD RECEIVE 250
PER TAX FILER, PLUS AN
ADDITIONAL 250 IF THEY HAVE ONE
DEPENDENT. SO IN OTHER WORDS,
THAT FAMILY OF THREE WITH
250,000 INCOME OR DOWN TO
150,000 WOULD RECEIVE $750. THEN
THOSE TAX FILERS WITH INCOMES
ABOVE THE SECOND TIER, BUT BELOW
250,000 IF THEY WERE INDIVIDUALS
AND BELOW 500,000 IF THEY WERE
JOINT FILERS WOULD RECEIVE 200
PER TAX FILER. PLUS AN
ADDITIONAL 200 IF THEY HAVE AT
LEAST ONE DEPENDENT, AND WITH
THAT I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES BRADFORD. I CABRERA LIKE
ORTEZ. I DOLLY I DODD. I WHEREAS
Ó AYE, EGGMAN. I'VE GLASER.
GONZALES GROWTH AYE, HERTZBERG.
I GUESS SO. I FURTADO AYE,
JONES. AYE, KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LABOR. IKE LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE. MELINDA'S MEN AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. I THROW A VOGUE I
PAN AYE, PORTANTINO. I ROCK
RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN. AYE
HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI AYE.
WIENER WILK? AYE. BY 36 NO. ZERO
THE MAJOR PASSES MEMBERS WERE
MOVING TO FILE ITEM. 1 34
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 1 78 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TING, AN ACT RELATING TO THE
STATE BUDGET AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BUDGET
BILL SENATOR SKINNER. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. THIS IS
OUR BUDGET BILL JR TRAILER BILL
OR DOES OUR BUDGET BILL JR LET
ME BE CLEAR THAT IS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE 2022 BUDGET ACT. THE
MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL.
INCLUDE. APPROPRIATING 4.83
BILLION IN THIS. UPCOMING YEAR
AS PART OF A MULTI YEAR $19.3
BILLION CLIMATE ENERGY PACKAGE.
YES, I AM VERY SORRY TO BOTHER
YOU. WE ARE JUST MOVING ALONG SO
GREATLY. WE ACTUALLY CANNOT HEAR
THIS BILL UNTIL 8 23. I LIKE
YOUR ANSWER. OKAY SO STAND BY
FOR A MOMENT, AND WE WILL LET
YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING NEXT.
MEMBERS WERE MOVING BACK TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. SENATOR
UMBERG YOU HAD SOMETHING UNDER
MOST MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM
AT THE AUTHOR'S REQUEST. PLEASE
REMOVE A B 29 17 FILM NUMBER 1
87 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THANK YOU. THE DESK WILL NOTE.
THE DESK COULD USE A LITTLE
HELP. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT,
PLEASE? IN A VERY LONG DAY. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 1 87 A B 29 17 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FONG FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU,
SIR. SENATOR MCGUIRE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D
LIKE TO REMOVE FILE NUMBER 1 78
23 26 I'D LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
THE CONSENT COUNTER AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR FOR
PURPOSES OF AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU, SIR. THE DESK WILL NOTE
MEMBERS. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE WHILE WE'RE UNDER
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH STANDBY.
MEMBERS WILL TAKE UP FILE ITEM 1
34 AND JUST UNDER FIVE MINUTES
WHEN WE GET TO 8 23.
RIGHT MEMBERS. IT IS 8 23. WE'RE
GOING TO FILE ADAM 1 34. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 1 78 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TING, AN ACT RELATING TO THE
STATE BUDGET AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BUDGET
BILL SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
PRESIDENT. I WILL START AGAIN ON
THAT ONE. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE
BUDGET. BELL JR TRAILER BILL 81
78. ASSOCIATED WITH OUR 2022
BUDGET ACT. AND I WILL MENTION
SOME OF THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL. IT APPROPRIATES 4.83
BILLION IN THIS YEAR COMING THIS
BUDGET COMING UP BUDGET YEAR. AS
PART OF A MULTI YEAR 19.3
BILLION CLIMATE AND ENERGY
PACKAGE. AND THOSE FUNDS ARE FOR
A VARIETY OF USES, INCLUDING
ENERGY RELIABILITY. CLEAN ENERGY
INVESTMENTS, WILDFIRE AND FOREST
RESILIENCE. ADDRESSING THE
DROUGHT. EXTREME HEAT. NATURE
BASED SOLUTIONS AND ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. THE BILL ALSO
APPROPRIATES 175 MILLION GENERAL
FUND. TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. STAND
275.1 MILLION GENERAL FUND TO
SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS AND
PRIMARY CARE WHERE WE ARE SEEING
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. IT PROVIDES
150 MILLION IN 22 23. TO
ACCELERATE. THE SSP GRANT
INCREASE THAT WAS APPROVED IN
OUR 21 BUDGET ACT. AND INCLUDES
FUNDING TO INCREASE THE GRANTS
LEVELS TO OUR COW WORKS
FAMILIES. BY 21% BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1ST 2022. IT ALSO MAKES
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN
HOUSING. INCLUDING 250 MILLION.
IN THIS COMING BUDGET YEAR. 22
23 FOR CAL HOME. 100 MILLION FOR
THE MULTI FAMILY HOUSING
PROGRAM. AND 500 MILLION TO
ESTABLISH THE CALIFORNIA DREAM
FOR ALL PROGRAMS. WHICH WILL
ASSIST. CALIFORNIANS AND MAKE
HOMEOWNERSHIP MORE ACHIEVABLE
FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS. IT
CREATES THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT
HOUSING REVOLVING LOAN FUND
THAT'S REVOLVING LOAN FOR OUR
CSU, UC AND C COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEMS. SO THAT THEY CAN BUILD
STUDENT HOUSING. AND IT ALSO
INCLUDES THE ONGOING BASE
INCREASES FOR UC CSU AND OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. IT
ALSO MAKES SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN ALL AREAS OF THE
BUDGET. AND REPRESENTS CHANGES
TO THAT BUDGET BILL THAT I
MENTIONED IN MY OPENING. SB 1
54. WHICH WE ADOPTED ON JUNE
14TH. AND THE CHANGES IN THIS
BILL TO SP 1 54. REPRESENT THE
AGREEMENT. BETWEEN OUR TWO
HOUSES AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON
OUR 22 23 BUDGET, AND WITH THAT
MEMBERS, I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
DISCUSSION AND DEBATE. SENATOR
JONES. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I DO HAVE A HELPFUL
AMENDMENTS AT THE DESK. ALL
RIGHT TO PRESENT MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ THEN YOU
MAY PRESENT AMENDMENTS BY
SENATOR JONES SET ONE. GO AHEAD
. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING,
FELLOW SENATORS, MUCH OF THE
WHINING, HAND WRINGING AND
EXCUSES USED AGAINST THE
SPENDING. THE GAS TAX IS ABOUT
THE LOSS OF FUNDING FOR
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. WELL, I
HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR YOU THIS
EVENING. NO NEED TO READ THE
GOBLET GOOGLE LEGALESE MUMBO
JUMBO THAT THE ATTORNEYS DRAFTED
THE AMENDMENT IS ACTUALLY VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. FOR EVERY
DOLLAR, DIME OR PENNY THAT WE
CUT FROM THE STATES GAS TAX A
LIKEWISE AND EXACT AMOUNT WILL
BE DRAWN OUT OF THE STATE'S $100
BILLION SURPLUS. THAT MONEY WILL
BE USED TO BACKFILL THE FUNDING
FOR THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS THAT RELY ON THE GAS
TAX SENATORS. IT'S A SIMPLE ONE
FOR ONE SWITCH, OR, AS THEY SAY,
IN BASKETBALL, NO HARM. NO FOUL.
IF YOU VOTE THIS AMENDMENT DOWN
OR WORSE, TABLED THE AMENDMENT.
THEN YOU'RE BASICALLY TELLING
CALIFORNIA MOTORISTS TO TAKE A
HIKE. YOU'RE TELLING EVERYONE
STRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLE AND THE GAS IN THE CAR
THAT THIS LEGISLATURE JUST
DOESN'T CARE. VOTING AGAINST
THIS AMENDMENT SAYS THAT THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE IS MORE
IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE
RECESSION. ON THE OTHER HAND, A
YES VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TELLS
STRUGGLING CALIFORNIA MOTORISTS
AND FAMILIES AND STRUGGLING
WORKING CONSTITUENTS THAT YES,
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH EVERYDAY
COSTS. AND STILL FIND
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. I
STRONGLY URGE AND I VOTE ON THIS
AMENDMENT TO HELP SUSPEND THE
STATE'S GAS TAX AND KEEP FUNDING
FLOWING FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS. THANK YOU, SENATOR
JONES, SENATOR MCGUIRE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT, I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO
LAY THE AMENDMENTS ON THE TABLE
AND MOVE FORWARD THE $9 BILLION
IN TAX REBATES THAT CALIFORNIANS
DESPERATELY DESERVED. THANK YOU
, SENATOR MCGUIRE. SENATOR
MCGUIRE'S ASKING FOR AN I VOTE,
SENATOR JONES IS ASKING FOR A NO
VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I FAITH NÓ
BECKER. AYE FORGES. BRADFORD. I
CABRERA CORTESI, DOLLY! NÓ DODD.
AYE, DIRAZ Ó. AYE EGGMAN GLASER
GONZALES GROWTH. NÓ HERZBERG
HUESO. I FURTADO I JONES NO
KAMLAGER. I FLARED LEYVA. LIMÓN
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE MELINDA'S NO
MEN I NEWMAN AYE, NIELSEN. NOW
I'LL SHOW A BOGEY. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ICE SKINNER. AYE STERN,
HAMBURG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
GORGEOUS. GLASER. GONZALEZ.
BLARED. PHð A BUG. ISAIAH 28.
YEAH. SHOW A BUG. NO, NO. ALL
RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE READY TO
ROLL HERE. 28 I 88 NO THAT
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN LAID ON THE
TABLE NOW WE WILL RETURN TO THE
BILL IN CHIEF, BUT I DO BELIEVE
SENATOR NIELSEN. HAS SOME
AMENDMENTS. YES THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. ALRIGHT, LET US READ
THOSE. AMENDMENTS BY SENATOR
NIELSEN SET TO PROVIDE THE
CENTER ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
TURN ITS BACK ON THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. BY TABLING THIS.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. WHAT DOES
THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT D
WOULD EXPAND $2.6 BILLION. THAT
THE VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA SOME
EIGHT YEARS AGO THEMSELVES VOTED
YES. FOR TO BUILD. A LARGE WATER
STORAGE PROJECT CALLED SITES
RESERVOIR. IN ADDITION, LITTLE
UNDER A BILLION DOLLARS MORE TO
IMPROVE OUR CONVEYANCE
FACILITIES, MOSTLY THROUGH THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. THAT HAVE
SEVERELY DETERIORATED OVER THE
YEARS. SO WHAT WE ARE SAYING IN
THIS LARGESSE THAT WE NOW ENJOY.
THAT'S INVENTORY ALL THE THINGS
THAT THE LEGISLATURE CHOOSES TO
SPEND THE MONEY ON. SOME OF THEM
WERE THE A LOT OF THEM. PROBABLY
NOT. BUT I WOULD SUBMIT NOTHING
WOULD BE MORE VITAL. TO INVEST
IN THE WATER SUPPLY. THAT WILL
CARRY FORTH TO THE GENERATIONS.
TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN. AND EVEN
BEYOND. AND FOR THE FACILITIES
THAT WILL BE TAKEN AND NEEDED TO
CONVEY WATER FROM THE AREAS OF
ORIGIN OF THAT WATER. TWO OTHER
NEEDY AREAS IN CALIFORNIA. VERY
SIMPLE THAT THIS AMENDMENT IS
WORTHY OF INCLUSION IN THE
BUDGET. AND I ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
NIELSEN, SENATOR MCGUIRE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS CALIFORNIA FAMILIES AND
SENIORS NEED FINANCIAL RELIEF.
IT'S TIME THAT WE MOVE FORWARD
WITH $9 BILLION IN TAX REBATES
TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS AND WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASKED TO LAY THE
AMENDMENTS ON THE TABLE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR MCGUIRE. SENATOR
MCGUIRE'S ASKING FOR AN I VOTE,
SENATOR NIELSEN IS ASKING FOR A
NO VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I.
ARCHULETTA AYE, ATKINS. I FAITH
NÓ BECKER. AYE FORGES. BRADFORD.
AYE CABALLERO. CORTESI. AYE,
DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I WHEREAS Ó I
EGMOND. LASER GONZALES GROWTH.
NÓ HERZBERG HUESO. I HURTADO.
JONES. NO KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LABOR. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. I'VE
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NÓ OCHOA BOGEY.
PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. ICE. SKINNER STERN.
I AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO, PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
GORGEOUS GLASER GONZALEZ.
POTATO. BLARED OCHOA VOGUE. I
WAS 27 NO. SEVEN THE MAJOR
PASSES, OKAY, MEMBERS. WAIT A
MINUTE. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
TO THE BILL AND CHIEF SENATOR
SKINNER. DOES ANYONE WANT TO
SPEAK ON THE BILL IN CHIEF? I
ALREADY SPOKE TO IT, SENATOR
DOLLY! THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. AS THE BUDGET
CHAIR SAID, UM IN HER FIRST
BUDGET BILL EARLIER TONIGHT, THE
VERY FIRST BILL THAT THIS IS THE
LARGEST BUDGET. AND THE HISTORY.
OF CALIFORNIA AND THE LARGEST
BUDGET EVER PROPOSED BY A STATE,
THE UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA IS
THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE
WORLD. THE THINGS WE DO IN
CALIFORNIA IMPACT. THE REST OF
THE NATION. WE HAVE A 97.
BILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS. THAT'S
ANTI UNANTICIPATED REVENUE THAT
CAME IN THAT WE WERE NOT
EXPECTING 18 MONTHS AGO. IT'S
MORE THAN A THIRD OF WHAT WE'VE
SEEN. OR HALF OF BUDGETS EVEN 10
YEARS AGO, THE SURPLUS BUT THE
QUESTION I HAVE FOR THIS BODY IS
WHY ARE PEOPLE FLEEING
CALIFORNIA? WHY ARE WE LOSING
POPULATION? WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH
MONEY AND RESOURCES IN OUR
GOVERNMENT. IS BECAUSE THE COST
OF LIVING IN CALIFORNIA IS
SKYROCKETING. GASOLINE. A DOLLAR
AND A HALF A GALLON HIGHER THAN
IT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STATE
LINE IN NEVADA OR ARIZONA. 76%
OF OUR ENERGY RATES HIGHER IN
CALIFORNIA THAN THEY ARE ACROSS
THE NATION. PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD
TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. NOW IN
THIS BUDGET. THERE'S PROPOSED
10% OF THAT SURPLUS $9.5
BILLION. THAT WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE BACK TO CALIFORNIANS. NOT
ALL CALIFORNIANS WILL RECEIVE IT
IF YOU'RE ON A SOCIAL SECURITY
YOU DON'T PAY TAXES ARE FILED
TAXES YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE. A
REBATE. WHY IS IT NOT FAIR FOR
THE PERSON THAT IS ON A FIXED
INCOME AND SOCIAL SECURITY IN
CALIFORNIA TO NOT HAVE SOME OF
THE SPOILS OF THEIR OWN TAX
MONIES. THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS
WHAT WE SAW EARLIER TODAY WITH
THOSE AMENDMENTS NUMBER ONE IF
WE WOULD HAVE DROPPED THE GAS
TAX, WHICH IS THE MOST EGREGIOUS
THING THAT'S CAUSING
CALIFORNIANS THE PAIN AT THE
PUMP RIGHT NOW. 51 CENTS, WHICH
WE COULD BACKFILL. WITH THIS
SURPLUS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT WE
NEED. WHAT DOES THAT DO? IT NOT
ONLY HELPS THE PERSON WHO'S ON A
FIXED INCOME OR AN HOURLY WAGE
EARNER. THAT BY PUTTING GASOLINE
IN THEIR CAR TO CHEAPER RATE IT
ALSO HELPS DRIVE DOWN THE COST
OF FOOD. BECAUSE WHEN YOU TAKE
THE TAX OFF OF TRANSPORTATION
COST, IT DRIVES DOWN THE LOPE OF
BREAD. A GALLON OF MILK A TWO BY
FOUR AND THE LIKES CALIFORNIANS
NEED SOME RELIEF. THEY CANNOT
WAIT ANOTHER. FOUR MONTHS FOR
THIS BUDGET TO BE PASSED AND TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GONNA GIVE
THEM A REBATE. WHEN TODAY WE
COULD JUST DROP THE GAS TAX AND
HELP CALIFORNIANS. FIGHT OFF
SOME INFLATION. WHAT CAUSES
INFLATION IS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT
DUMPS MONEY INTO OUR SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED THROUGH
COVID. WE DUMPED TRILLIONS OF
DOLLARS INTO OUR SYSTEM. AT THE
SAME TIME, WE'VE CUT BACK THE
COST OF PRODUCING COMMODITIES IN
AMERICA IN CALIFORNIA. SIMPLY
DUMPING MORE MONEY INTO THE
SYSTEM IS GOING TO CAUSE
INFLATION TO GO EVEN HIGHER. THE
WAY YOU CUT INFLATION IS THAT
YOU DROPPED DOWN THE COST OF
LIVING. ACROSS THE BOARD. THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THE OTHER
THING I WANT TO MENTION IN THIS
BUDGET. IS THAT THOSE OF US WHO
ACTUALLY OPERATE A SMALL
BUSINESS AND GOT DESTROYED BY
UNEMPLOYMENT COST WHEN THE E D D
HANDED OUT OVER $20 BILLION IN
FRAUDULENT CLAIMS. CALIFORNIA
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STILL ON
THE HOOK FOR THAT. AND IN THIS
BUDGET, THERE'S ONLY $250
MILLION TO HELP OFFSET THE COST
OF CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESSES.
AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE RECORD
SURPLUSES. WHY DON'T WE DO
SOMETHING FOR THE SMALL
BUSINESSES OF CALIFORNIA? THAT
ACTUALLY EMPLOYED PEOPLE. AND
THAT ARE WORKING TO KEEP
CALIFORNIANS PAYING TAXES AND
STAYING IN CALIFORNIA. 250
MILLION. IT'S A JOKE. THIS
LEGISLATURE IS VERY HOSTILE
SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. AND
THROUGH TAXES. SO I IMPLORE
THIS. LEGISLATURE TO DO THE
RIGHT THING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON FIXED
INCOMES. AN HOURLY WAGES DROPPED
THE GAS DOWN. HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES BY HELP PAYING OFF.
THE FRAUDULENT E D. D CLAIMS
THAT THEY HAD NO PART OF FOR
THOSE REASONS. I HEARD, YOU
KNOW, VOTE ON THIS BUDGET BILL.
THANK YOU, SENATOR DOLLY,
SENATOR CABALLERO. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL,
WHICH INCLUDES FUNDING FOR MANY
OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE
BEEN FIGHTING FOR THE ENTIRE
YEAR. BUDGETS ARE REALLY AN
EXPRESSION OF OUR OUR PRIORITIES
IN OUR VISION, SO THIS BILL IN
PARTICULAR INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT
FUNDING TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A WHOLE
MYRIAD OF PROGRAMS, BUT I'M
REALLY I REALLY WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE $350 MILLION
INCLUDED IN THE BILL TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO SUPPORT CAL HOME THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ONLY
PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECTS. BY
INVESTING IN CAL HOME, THE STATE
HAS MADE A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP AND
RECOGNIZES THAT HOMEOWNERSHIP IS
A REAL PATHWAY TO CREATE
GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND THE
BREAK THE CYCLES OF POVERTY. AND
WITH THE INVESTMENT H SERIE CAN
CLEAR OUT MASSIVE BACKLOG OF
TRULY MERITORIOUS HOUSING
PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE
GONE AND FUNDED. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
THE OTHER HOUSE. FROM CONCORD
pTHIS REQUEST AND ALL THE MEMBERS
THAT SIGNED OUT IN AND ON IN
SUPPORT, AND I'M PROUD OF THE
BUT BUDGET PRIORITIZING HOUSING
AND HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WHICH WILL HELP THE STATE COMBAT
ARE GRAVE HOUSING CRISIS. THANK
YOU, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
CABALLERO, SENATOR ATKINS. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES
, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE
BUDGET ACTIONS WE'RE TAKING
TODAY. IN ANY YEAR. THIS WOULD
BE A GREAT BUDGET. IN A WORLD
WHERE WE'RE FACING GLOBAL
INFLATION AND ONGOING PANDEMIC
ISSUES. THIS BUDGET IS AS
REMARKABLE AS IT IS RESPONSIBLE.
WHAT MAKES THIS BUDGET
REMARKABLE? WELL, A FEW THINGS.
IT INCLUDES $17 BILLION IN
RELIEF FOR CALIFORNIANS PAYING
HIGHER PRICES FOR GAS, GROCERIES
AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. THAT
MEANS 9.5 BILLION INDIRECT TAX
REFUNDS TO 23 MILLION CALIFORNIA
TAX FILERS WITH AMOUNTS RANGING
FROM 202,050 DEPENDING ON
INCOME. FILING STATUS AND
DEPENDENCE. WE ALSO INCREASED
GRANTS FOR S S. I S SP IN COW
WORKS. TO ENSURE THE NEEDIEST
AMONG US AREN'T LEFT OUT OF
RELIEF EFFORTS. THIS BUDGET
INCLUDES $37 BILLION IN
RESERVES. TO HELP PROTECT US
FROM FUTURE DOWNTURNS WE ALL
KNOW WILL HAPPEN. THIS BUDGET
INCLUDES $47 BILLION IN
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS FOR
EVERYTHING FROM SCHOOLS AND
LIBRARIES, BROADBAND. AND
SHORING UP SAFETY FOR DAMS AND
APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND
COLLEAGUES. LET ME JUST SAY THAT
EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE ABLE TO
SUPPORT REAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS IN YOUR HOME DISTRICTS.
JOBS. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
FOR COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE LONG
ASK FOR THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS.
RELIEF FOR CALIFORNIANS. THE
BUDGET INCLUDES TAX CREDITS TO
HELP WORKERS AND FAMILIES WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN. THERE'S
FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR BUSINESSES
AND NONPROFIT GROUPS. IT EXPANDS
MEDICAL TO ALL ELIGIBLE
CALIFORNIANS, REGARDLESS OF
IMMIGRATION STATUS. MAKING US
THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO
DO SO. MY COLLEAGUE FROM
BERKELEY ALREADYMENTIONED THE
COMMITMENT AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS
TOWARDS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE IN
THIS STATE. THIS REMARKABLE
BUDGET IS A CULMINATION OF
SEVERAL THINGS. IT BUILDS OFF OF
THE SENATE'S PUTTING WEALTH TO
WORK BUDGET. IT'S A RESULT OF
RESPONSIBLE REVENUE SYSTEM THAT
WAS PUT INTO PLACE BY CALIFORNIA
VOTERS. AND IT REPRESENTS A YEAR
OF CONSTANT HARD WORK BY THE
LEGISLATURES, BUDGET COMMITTEES
AND SUBCOMMITTEES AND GOOD FAITH
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE SENATE,
THE ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE UNDER
DIRECTOR KEELEY BOSS LOR, WHOSE
LAST BUDGET IS ONE OF THE BEST
THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
CARA JENKINS. THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE, LED BY GABRIEL
PEDAL. WERE ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN
US PASSING THIS BUDGET. I WILL
CLOSE ONCE AGAIN BY THANKING OUR
BUDGET CHAIR, THE SENATOR FROM
BERKELEY AND EACH OF OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS, ALL OF OUR
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AS
WELL AS OUR HARDWORKING STAFF
FOR THEIR HARD WORK. FOR THE
OUTSTANDING RESULTS THAT THEY
PRODUCED SENATORS. I HAVE WORKED
ON MANY BUDGETS. HERE AND IN SAN
DIEGO, AND THIS REMARKABLE
BUDGET IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR ATKINS, SENATOR
UMBERG. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY
REMEMBER JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO
WHEN WE VOTED ON A BILL AUTHORED
BY OUR COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON'S
ON AND MYSELF CONCERNING CARE
COURTS. THE EFFORT TO SHIFT THE
PARADIGM TO ADDRESS THOSE WHO
ARE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL HERE
IN CALIFORNIA, SO THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE THEM THE SUPPORT THAT'S
NECESSARY TO STABILIZE THEM,
REMOVE THEM FROM THEIR HOMELESS
SITUATION OFTEN UM, ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES IS FUNDING. THIS
BUDGET HAS OVER $50 MILLION TO
SUPPORT THE CARE COURT AND THE
SURROUNDING SUPPORT SYSTEM,
WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE CARE
COURT. PARADIGM SHIFT. UM, IT'S
ESSENTIAL THAT WE PASS THIS
BUDGET TO ENSURE THE COURTS,
COUNTIES AND DHC S ARE EQUIPPED
TO IMPLEMENT THE BILL. I URGE
YOUR EYE BOAT. THANK YOU,
SENATOR AMBERG MEMBERS FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. SENATOR SKINNER,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU SO MUCH, UM MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS BEFORE I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE, WHICH, THANKFULLY, MANY OF
THEIR MEMBERS HAVE. I REALLY
WANTED TO THANK THE PRO TEM. FOR
I MENTIONED THIS IN MY OPENING
THAT THIS BUDGET BILL THAT WE
ARE VOTING ON. PROVIDES 500
MILLION TO LAUNCH THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM FOR ALL PROGRAMS. WHICH IN
ADDITION TO CAL HOME WILL. MAKE
HOMEOWNERSHIP AVAILABLE TO FIRST
TIME HOMEBUYERS IN CALIFORNIA
AND HELP THEM WITH THEIR DOWN
PAYMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
THE PROTESTS OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING ON FOR TWO YEARS AND
TOOK THE LEAD IN BUT WE WERE NOT
ABLE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE
CONCEPT IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET,
BUT NOT THE FUNDING. AND THIS
HAS THAT FUNDING SO THAT AS OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM SALINAS POINTED
OUT. THIS AMERICAN DREAM OF HOME
OWNERSHIP, WHICH SO MANY FEWER
CALIFORNIANS HAVE ACCESS TO NOW
, SO MANY FEWER WERE AT THE
LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF HOMEOWNERS
THAN THE STATE HAS EVER SEEN.
AND YET NOW WITH THIS BUDGET AND
THE PROGRAMS LIKE THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM FOR ALL WE'RE GOING TO
CREATE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY
CALIFORNIANS, AND WITH THAT I
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. SPEAKING,
SENATOR SKINNER, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA ATKINS
FAITH NÓ BECKER. AYE FORGES.
BRADFORD CABALLERO ORTEZ. I
DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I TERRAZZO. AYE
EGGMAN. I LASER GONZALEZ GROWTH.
NÓ HERZBERG I WEAR SO HURTADO.
AYE, JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I
GLARED. LABOR I LIMÓN MCGUIRE I
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NOW SHOW A BUG.
PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT
AYE, RUBIO. ICE SKINNER. ICE
TURN I HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI.
AYE. WIENER. AYE, WILK. 5 28 NO
. SIX THE MAJOR PASSES MEMBERS.
WE ARE MOVING TO FILE ITEM. 40
SENATOR MEN THIS IS, UH
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 9 15 BY SENATOR MIN AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT, SP 9 15 WOULD
PROHIBIT THE SALE OF FIREARMS
AND AMMUNITION ON STATE PROPERTY
ENDING GUN SHOWS ON STATE
FAIRGROUNDS. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING. I ASKED FOR YOUR
HELP TO ENSURE HELP ENSURE THAT
FAIRGROUNDS REMAIN SAFE, FAMILY
FRIENDLY VENUE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. MEN, MEMBERS,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SENATOR
NIELSEN. MADAM PRESIDENT. LADIES
JOURNALIST SENATE. THIS IS MORE
ON THE OVERALL ISSUE THAN THE
AMENDED VERSION. BUT THE AMENDED
VERSION IN NO WAY ADDRESSES THIS
ISSUE. CRIMINALS DO NOT GO TO
GUN SHOWS. THEY DON'T GO TO THE
FAIRGROUNDS. OR SUCH FACILITIES
AS MENTIONED IN THIS BILL. TO
SECURE THEIR WEAPON. TO COMMIT
THEIR CRIME. AND TO ASSUME THAT
THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM. THAT WON'T. IN FACT,
OVER THE MANY YEARS I'VE BEING
ABLE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DEBATE AND VOTE. ON THESE SO
CALLED BAN GUN BILLS. HAS A
PROBLEM GOTTEN ANY LESS SEVERE.
I DON'T THINK SO. SO SOMETHING
IS NOT WORKING. AND THIS
PARTICULAR MEASURE. WILL NOT
MEASURABLY. ASSIST. AND GETTING
GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS. OF
CRIMINALS. ONE OF THE GREAT DER
ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND IT SHOULD BE THE
EASIEST. A FELON. EXHAUSTING
THEIR 10 TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON.
RELEASED. ALMOST ALL ARE THEN
PROHIBITED. FROM HAVING A
WEAPON. THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT.
FOR YEARS, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS HAD AN
INCREDIBLE AND SUFFERING ALMOST
CRIMINAL BACKLOG. BEGINNING
THOSE GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HARMED
OTHERS. WITH THOSE GUNS. WHY.
WELL WE HAD A LOT OF BUDGET
DISCUSSION OVER THIS OVER A
NUMBER OF YEARS. ONE YEAR WE
WERE TOLD ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE. WELL, WE NEED X NUMBER
OF DOLLARS. JUST TAKE THESE GUNS
AWAY FROM THE CRIMINALS. OKAY,
HOW MUCH YOU NEED? WE CAN DO IT
ALL FOR 20 MILLION. COMES THE
NEXT YEAR. OH, NO PROGRESS WOULD
COME DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
NEXT YEAR. WELL, WHY DIDN'T WE
REDUCE THESE NUMBERS OF GUNS?
WHY WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
PERSONNEL. IN THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE. BUT WHY IS
THAT? BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY
COMPARABLE SALARIES. TO OUR
STATE EMPLOYEES. OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. OH, SO WE LEAVE THE
GUNS IN THE HANDS OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS. NOW THIS IS A NO
BRAINER. YOU KNOW WHO AND WHERE.
AND WE CAN'T EVEN GET THEM OUT
OF THEIR HANDS. MANY YEARS THERE
WERE ALWAYS BILLS TO BAN AND HE
SALES OF GUNS AT THE COW PALACE
. SENATOR NIELSEN MAY I ASK YOU
TO STICK TO THE AMENDMENT? YES,
I WILL. THAT'S ENOUGH, SAID.
THANK YOU, SIR. SENATOR MEN.
THIS IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO VOTE.
THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. I FAITH
NÓ BECKER. AYE FORGES BRADFORD.
I CABRERA. CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ
DODD. I TERRAZZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES GROWTH. NÓ
HERTZBERG. I SWEAR SO I FURTADO
JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I GLARED.
LEYVA LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE
MELINDA'S NO MEN I NEWMAN AYE,
NIELSEN. NÓ COBURG. NO, PAM.
AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. I'VE STERN.
I HAMBURG, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. I WILL. NO, PLEASE CALL
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. GORGEOUS.
CABRERA. GLASER. GONZALES
HURTADO. LAYERED ROTH. I WAS 25
NOS. EIGHT THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
AND 41. SENATOR HERZBERG. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 13 27 BY SENATOR HERTZBERG
AND ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS
CENTER HERTZBERG. THANK YOU,
MADAM. PRESIDENT. I RISE.
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. SB 13
27, JOINT AUTHOR BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO. IT'S ANOTHER GUN
BILL. WHY IN THE HECK DO WE NEED
ANOTHER GUN BILL? WE HAVE 107
GUN BILLS ON THE BOOKS. WHAT ARE
WE DOING ANOTHER ONE FOR WELL,
LET ME ANSWER THAT QUESTION IS A
GOOD POINT. AND FOR EVERY LAW
THAT WE STAND HERE TODAY, WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND THAT.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE DEFENSE
IS. THE DEFENSE IS THAT IN THE
LAST 30 YEARS SINCE THE 19
EIGHTIES, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE
107 GUN LAWS IN CALIFORNIA,
WHERE THE TOUGHEST LAWS IN THE
COUNTRY WE HAVE CUT THE RATE OF
FIREARM RELATED DEATH IN HALF.
IN HALF IN CALIFORNIA ARE STATE
PLACE AMONG THE 10 TOP SAFEST
STATES IN THE NATION FOR
AVOIDING GUN DEATHS. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT PEOPLE AREN'T LOSING THEIR
LIVES. AND OUR JOB ON THIS FLOOR
IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S LIBERTY
AND PROTECT THEIR LIFE. THAT'S
WHAT OUR CONSTITUTION IS ABOUT.
AND IF WE HAVE A SITUATION
THAT'S OCCURRING WHERE WE HAVE
GHOST GUNS AND ASSAULT WEAPONS
AND 50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS THAT
ARE KILLING PEOPLE. WE'VE GOT
EVERY OBLIGATION UNDER THE SUN
TO PROTECT PEOPLE. AND SO THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND SO IF IT
TAKES ANOTHER 107 LAWS, SO BE IT
IF IT SAVES A LIFE WHAT'S
HAPPENED HAS BEEN THAT THE
NATURE OF SOME OF THESE WEAPONS
HAVE CHANGED. IN LOS ANGELES,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOS ANGELES
DEPLETES POLICE DEPARTMENT
DECLARED A GHOST GUN, AN
EPIDEMIC 400% INCREASE IN GHOST
GUN SEIZURES. WHAT'S THE GHOST
GUN? EITHER SOMEBODY ORDERED
SOMETHING INTERNET THERE'S NO
SERIAL NUMBER. WHO NEEDS NO
SERIAL NUMBER TO PROTECT YOUR
HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS IS TO GO
DEER HUNTING OR YOU FILE OFF THE
SERIAL NUMBER. OH, BOY. THAT'S
REALLY AN INTELLIGENT USE OF
SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO BE A LAW
ABIDING PERSON IN OUR SOCIETY.
400% INCREASE EPIDEMIC. SO WHAT
ARE WE DOING? WE'RE CREATING
EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN
IMAGINE. THIS IS THE GOVERNOR'S
IDEA, THE DAY AFTER THE SUPREME
COURT DECISION CAME DOWN IN
DECEMBER, 11TH. HE CAME OUT WITH
THIS IDEA AND WE'RE CARRYING IT,
SENATOR PORTANTINO AND I AND IT
BASICALLY GIVES A PRIVATE RIGHT
OF ACTION BASED UPON THE
THINKING OF THE SUPREME COURT.
WE CAN ARGUE THAT WE DON'T LIKE
WHAT THE SUPREME COURT SAYS IT
WAS RELATED TO OTHER IMPORTANT
PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES,
PARTICULARLY WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING LATELY. BUT IN THIS
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IS
THE SUPREME COURT AND THEY MAKE
THE LAST DECISION AND IF WE CAN
BASICALLY TAKE A LAW AND COME UP
WITH AN IDEA THAT SAVES ONE LIFE
, ONE LIFE WE'VE DONE THE RIGHT
THING. AND TO THOSE WHO ARGUE
THAT THE GETS SUPREME COURT
DECISION IN TEXAS WAS DECIDED.
WRONGLY THIS LAW SAYS THAT IF
THAT LAW IS OVERTURNED, THIS
LAWS OVERTURNED. IT'S BEEN
BRILLIANTLY THOUGHT THROUGH THE
GOVERNOR'S PEOPLE WORKED HARD.
THERE WAS AN AMICUS BRIEF. IT'S
A FRIEND OF THE COURT. ARE YOU
STICKING TO THE AMENDMENTS? YES
THANK YOU. FIREARM I'M SPEAKING
TO THE PASSION OF THE ISSUE AND
THE AMENDMENTS AND THE
CONCURRENCE, BUT I'M SORRY. I'M
A LITTLE WIRED UP AND IT'S NOT
READING THIS STUFF. BUT THE LAST
THING I WILL SHARE WITH YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. IS THAT IS THAT
E. THE LAW IS THE LAW AND WE
NEED TO USE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO MAKE THAT WORK AND FOR THAT
ON THESE IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR HERZBERG, SENATOR
PORTANTINO ON THE AMENDMENTS.
YES MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS
SPEAKING TO THE AMENDMENTS. THAT
MAKE SP 13 27 A STRONGER
STATEMENT. UH THAT BUILDS ON THE
WORK OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE FROM THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. UM AND
FRANKLY, FAIRNESS BECAUSE AS
THESE AMENDMENTS TO SP 13 27
CLEARLY STATE, UM IF A PRIVATE
RIGHT OF ACTION CAN BE USED IN
TEXAS TO GO AFTER WOMEN'S HEALTH
CARE. WE CAN USE A PRIVATE RIGHT
OF ACTION IN CALIFORNIA TO TAKE
GUNS OFF OUR STREETS. UM AND AS
MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY SAYS, UH, IF
THAT TEXAS LAW IS DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SO SHALL BE
THIS ONE. IF THAT IS UPHOLD, WE
SHOULD USE THIS TOOL TO TAKE
GUNS OUT OF THOSE HANDS THAT ARE
GOING TO DO HARM ON OUR SCHOOLS
AND OUR STREETS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. I STAND PROUDLY
TO SUPPORT SB 13 27 AMENDMENTS
AND URGE EVERYONE TO VOTE I AND
THE CONCURRENCE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR PORTANTINO, MADAM
SECRETARY C NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE
ATKINS FAITH NÓ BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. I CABRERA.
AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY! NÓ DODD. I
DURAZO? AYE, EGGMAN. AYE GLASER
GONZALES GROWTH NÓ HERTZBERG. I
WEAR SO AYE, HURTADO. NO JONES.
NÓ KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LABOR.
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NO, I'LL SHOW ALL
BILL NO, PAM. AYE, PORTANTINO.
AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
AYE STERN. I HAMBURG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. I WILL.
NO. 26 KNOWS NINE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN ONE
MOMENT MEMBERS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO FILE ADAM
1 29 SENATOR EGGMAN MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 27 24 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ARAMBULA AND ACT RELATING TO
MEDICAL SENATOR EGMOND. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT
TODAY, EVERYBODY'S ON BEHALF OF
DR ARAMBULA TO PRESENT A B 27
24, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE STATE
TO ENTER INTO A DIRECT CONTRACT.
WITHIN OUR ALTERNATIVE
HEALTHCARE SERVICE PLAN OR A
IT'S C S. P AS YOU ALL KNOW, BY
NOW, YOU ALL RECALL WHEN THE
GOVERNOR INTRODUCED THIS, UH AND
HE WANTED TO PUT IT THROUGH THE
BUDGET AND WE SAID, OH,
CONTRAIRE. WE SAID WE'RE NOT
DOING THAT. UM I DON'T THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. WE THINK IT
NEEDS ARE FULL. REVIEW AND SO
THE RESULT WAS THIS BILL THAT
HAS GONE THROUGH OUR PROCESS. WE
HEARD THIS THIS THAT ASSEMBLY
HEARD IT. UM, AND OF COURSE, WE
HEARD IT IN BUDGET AND THEN WE
HAD A JOINT HEARING AND HEARD IT
AGAIN, SO IT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY
VETTED AND TALK THROUGH. UM AND
SO NOW IT'S BEFORE US NOW, UM AS
CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO MAKE
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES TO OUR
MEDICAL PROGRAM, AND EVERYONE
KNOWS HOPEFULLY THAT CALLUM IS
DUE TO GO ONLINE THIS NEXT YEAR,
SO HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE
TRANSFORMATIVE. REALLY DOING
WRAPAROUND SERVICES. WHOLE
PERSON CARE FOR THOSE THAT NEED
IT, THE MOST. THOSE WHO ARE THE
MOST FREQUENT USERS ARE OF OUR
MEDICAL SYSTEM TO REALLY BE ABLE
TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND THAT AND
SO AS WE ARE ASKING MORE FOR
FROM OUR PLANS BECAUSE OUR PLANS
WILL HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE NOW
WITH CONTRACTING UM, WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE
CHALLENGES THAT WILL ARISE AND
THE STATUS QUO HASN'T BEEN OKAY
AND AS WE GO INTO THIS NEW
HORIZON WILL CONTINUE TO NEED TO
BE IMPROVED. SO WE'RE TRYING TO
DO THIS WITH THE UTMOST
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
OVER THOSE PROVIDERS. THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO
IS HOLD THEIR PROVIDERS
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE NEW PROGRAMS
THAT ARE GOING IN AND THE CARE
AND THE OUTCOMES. THE MEASURABLE
OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
MAYBE 27 20 FOR INSURERS THAT A
H. C. S. P S MUST MEET THE SAME
STATE STANDARDS AS OTHER HEALTH
PLANS, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT.
TO TIMELY ACCESS TO YOUR GRAPHIC
OUR ACCESS QUALITY METRICS
COORDINATION OF CARE SAFETY NET
COVERAGE, NONDISCRIMINATION THE
EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH COUNTIES. AND
OF COURSE, OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
IN FACT, THIS BILL GOES FURTHER
IN DEMANDING MORE FROM A
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PLANS,
THEN WHAT OTHER MEDICAL PLANS
MUST DO, INCLUDING PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN OUR SAFETY
NET AND TO REACH THE POPULATION
? HEALTH GOALS OF CAL AIM BY
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE DIRECT
OVERSIGHT OVER THIS ALTERNATIVE
PLANS. WE WILL ENSURE THAT LOCAL
PLANS NO LONGER DIVERT FUNDS
INTENDED FOR HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TOWARDS ADMINISTRATIVE
PURPOSES WHILE ALSO DEMANDING
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
AFFORDABILITY FROM ALL OF OUR
PLANS. UM I ASK YOU FOR YOUR I
VOTE ON THIS. THERE HAS BEEN
SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL
KAISER'S GOING TO CHERRY PICK
AND THIS IS JUST FOR KAISER IS
FOR ANY PLAN THAT PROVIDES THIS
KIND OF SERVICE. KAISER IS
DIFFERENT THAN OUR REGULAR
COUNTY PLANS. I'M A 2 TO 2 PARTY
PLAN A PERSON WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERENT PLANS IN OUR IN OUR
COUNTY SYSTEM. UM BUT THIS WILL
NOT JUST BE PEOPLE WHO WERE ON
KAISER THAT HAS TRADITIONALLY
BEEN WHO'S BEEN THERE MEDICAL
POPULATION, BUT WILL THAT WILL
EXPAND TO FOSTER YOUTH THAT WILL
EXPAND TO THE MEDI MEDI
POPULATION THAT ARE THE POOREST.
OF OUR SENIORS, AND IT WILL ALSO
TAKE IN 25% FROM THE GENERAL
POOL, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY
CHERRY PICKING THE 25% PULL THAT
EVERYBODY IF SOMEONE DOESN'T
CHOOSE WHICH PLAN THEY WANT.
THEY JUST GET PUT IN A POOL AND
20 AND THE KAISER OR WHOEVER WE
CONTRACT WITH BECAUSE THERE
COULD CONCEIVABLY BE MORE LIKE A
SUTTER OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT
MIGHT HAVE THIS KIND OF
ARRANGEMENT WHERE THEY ARE THE
COVERAGE. THEY HAVE THE PHARMACY
AND THEY ARE THE PROVIDER ALL AT
THE SAME TIME. UM SO IT'S
PUSHING ALL OF OUR PLANS TO DO
BETTER. UM AND SO AGAIN,
THOROUGHLY VETTED. IT'S IT'S A
GOOD BILL AND I WILL ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATOR EGMOND, SENATOR PAN.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SENATORS I TO RISE AND SUPPORT
OF A B 27 24, WHICH ALLOWS THE
STATE TO ENTER INTO A DIRECT
CONTRACT WITH AN ALTERNATIVE
HEALTHCARE SERVICE PLAN, WHICH
MERRILEES KAISER. JUST BE
UPFRONT. UM AND IS MY GOOD
FRIEND FROM STOCKTON SAID THIS
THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PRETTY
THOROUGHLY. DISCUSSED IN OUR.
THROUGH BOTH THE BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE. WE HAD AN
INFORMATIONAL HEARING. WE
OBVIOUSLY HEARD THE BILL. I
THINK THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
WHERE MAYBE SOME SOMEONE WILL
PUT POLICY ISSUE INTO THE BUDGET
. AND WE SAID NO. WE NEED THE
LEGISLATURE AND WE ARE NOW
HEARING IT RIGHT NOW AS A POLICY
BILL. IT WILL MAKE YOU KNOW IT
IS GOING TO CHANGE THE NATURE OF
THE MEDICAL PROGRAM TO A CERTAIN
DEGREE, PARTICULARLY IN THE
COUNTIES, THEIR COUNTY ORGANIZED
HEALTH SYSTEMS, UH, BECAUSE
KAISER WILL BE PRESENT IN ALL
THE PLACES IN WHICH THEY HAVE A
COMMERCIAL PRESENCE. AND
CERTAINLY WHILE AND WE YOU KNOW
WE'VE ENGAGED THE STAKEHOLDERS.
WE PUT A LOT OF GUARDRAILS INTO
THIS INTO THIS PROPOSAL INTO
THIS LEGISLATION. WE PUT THESE
GUARDRAILS INTO THE CODE. THAT
INCLUDES GUARDRAILS WHERE WE
ENSURE THAT THERE ISN'T GOING TO
BE COST SHIFTING RELATING TO
CHERRY PICKING SO ADVERSE
SELECTION. IT'S VERY CLEAR. WE
SET OUT THE STANDARD THAT ALL
HEALTH PLANS WILL BE PAID ON THE
SAME METHODOLOGY. AND IT WOULD
BE ALSO RISK BASED. SO IN OTHER
WORDS, IF A PLAN ONLY PICKS THE
HEALTHIER PATIENTS, WHICH WAS
ONE OF THE CONCERNS BY THE LOCAL
HEALTH PLANS. THEN OF COURSE,
THAT PLAN WOULD GET PAID
RELATIVE TO THE RISK OF THE
PATIENTS THEY HAVE. AND BY THE
WAY, IF IT TURNS OUT, IT'S
KAISER. AND YET THEY'LL GET LESS
AND IF IT TURNS OUT THE OTHER
PLANS ACTUALLY ARE HAVING A
LOWER RISK THAN THEY WILL. TWO.
SO LET'S PLANT AGNOSTIC. WE ALSO
ENSURE THAT THE KAISER HAS TO
ENGAGE LIKE ALL THE OTHER PLANS.
I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT WE
ACTUALLY SAID ALL THE PLANS NEED
TO OPERATE EQUALLY ENGAGED WITH
THEIR LOCAL WITH WITH THEIR
LOCAL COUNTY AND THEIR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOLKS,
ETCETERA. SO THAT'S THE SO AGAIN
THAT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT THAT
WE HAVE THOSE GUARDRAILS. AND I
GUESS I WOULD JUST FINALLY SAY
WITHOUT AND I THINK MY GOOD
FRIEND OF STARTED AND WENT
THROUGH MANY OF THE DETAILS
ALREADY. IS THAT? OF COURSE, YOU
KNOW, AS THIS BILL ROLLS FORWARD
AND ASSUMING IT PASSES OFF THE
SENATE, AND THIS GUY IS JUST
CONTRACT COMES INTO PLAY IS, OF
COURSE, GOING TO BE OUR JOB AS
LEGISLATORS TO DO OVERSIGHT.
ENSURE THAT THE PROMISES THAT
WERE MADE AND THE COMMITMENTS
ARE MADE OR FOLLOWED THROUGH,
AND IN FACT IN THIS BILL IS A
REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HEALTHCARE SERVICES REPORT BACK
TO THE LEGISLATURE. BEFORE THERE
ARE NO OF THIS CONTRACT. IN
OTHER WORDS, THIS IS GONNA BE A
FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, LIKE ALL THE
OTHER PLANS, BY THE WAY, WE'RE
NOT SUCH A SPECIAL SPECIAL
THINGS SO THAT WE, UM, THAT THEY
WOULD PROVIDE US INFORMATION AND
CERTAINLY WOULD BE OUR ROLE TO
SAY OKAY. IS THIS SOMETHING WE
WANT TO CONTINUE OR MAKE BETTER
CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE
LEARNED OR WAR. SAY THAT YOU
KNOW WHAT? THIS EXPERIMENT
DIDN'T REALLY WORK THAT WELL, SO
WE PUT THOSE GUARDRAILS IN, UM I
WILL BE HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, BUT I'M SURE
SOME OF YOU WILL, AND CERTAINLY
MAYBE YOUR SUCCESSORS AND SO
THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF OUR
JOB. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS
A GOOD PATH FORWARD. WE'VE LAID
OUT THE GUARDRAILS TO BE SURE WE
PROTECT OUR LOCAL MEDICAL PLANS
IN A WAY THAT ENSURES THAT
KAISER DOESN'T HAVE AN UNFAIR
ADVANTAGE OVER THEM. AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
NIGHT VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR PANTS, SENATOR
WIENER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. UM UH, THERE'S A LOT
OF GOOD IN THIS PROPOSAL AND IN
THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT AND YOU
KNOW, IN SO MANY WAYS CAUSED A
KAISER IS REALLY STRONG MODEL
AND PROVIDES A LOT OF GREAT
HEALTHCARE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IS
A CRITICAL PART OF OUR HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM. BUT AS I EXPRESSED
IN THE HEALTH COMMITTEE, MY
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON
KAISER'S. ON KAISER'S
SHORTCOMINGS AROUND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. UM WE THERE ARE JUST A
LOT OF KAISER MEMBERS WHO REALLY
STRUGGLE MIGHTILY. TO GET ACCESS
TO BASIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
, AND KAISER NEEDS TO DO BETTER
ON FRIDAY. SENATE BILL 2 21 THAT
WE PASSED LAST YEAR GOES INTO
EFFECT, AND IT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE MUCH MORE TIMELY ACCESS
TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. I
REALLY HOPE THAT KAISER AND
OTHER PLANS BUT I HOPE THAT
KAISER REALLY STRONGLY COMPLIES
WITH THIS NEW LAW. I HAVE MY
DOUBTS ABOUT THAT COMPLIANCE. I
HOPE I'M WRONG. BUT I AM
SKEPTICAL. AND AT THIS POINT,
IT'S JUST VERY CHALLENGING FOR
ME TO SUPPORT A CONTRACT OF THIS
MAGNITUDE, WITH KAISER, GIVEN
ITS SHORTFALLS AROUND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIENER, SENATOR MIN.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND
I APPRECIATE MY FRIEND FROM
STOCKTON'S COMMENTS ABOUT CHERRY
PICKING AH, AND ROBUST
DISCUSSION FROM MY FRIEND FROM
SACRAMENTO ON GUARD RAILS. WHEN
I FIRST SAW THIS BILL, I THINK
MY CONCERNS AROUND ADVERSE
SELECTION CHERRY PICKING, UM,
BUT AFTER LOOKING CLOSELY AT IT,
I THINK I BECAME ASSUAGED THAT
THOSE CONCERNS WERE PERHAPS
MISPLACED THAT THERE ARE
SUFFICIENT GUARDRAILS IN PLACE.
AND SO I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS
BILL. TODAY I EXCITED ABOUT THE
PROSPECT OF EXPANDING MANY
HEALTH SIGNIFICANTLY THAT BEING
SAID, I WANT TO ASSOCIATE MY
COMMENTS WITH THOSE OF MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SACRAMENTO THAT
THERE MAY NEED TO BE APPROPRIATE
OVERSIGHT IN THE FUTURE. AND
THAT IS OUR ROLE IN THIS BODY.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, SENATOR. MEN,
SENATOR DOLLY! THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS? AYE. THIS
RISE IN OPPOSITION. AND WHY. YOU
THOUGHT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT CHERRY
PICKING FIRST OFF? WE SHOULD
KNOW. THAT THE GOVERNOR.
ACTUALLY DID THIS CONTRACT A NO
BID CONTRACT WHILE WE WERE OUT
OF SESSION UNDER A STATE OF
EMERGENCY. AND BY THE WAY,
KAISER PERMANENTE. SINCE 2020.
WAS HIS TOP DONOR. I'M GONNA
TALK ABOUT CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LOOK.
$35.5 MILLION THE GOVERNOR HAS
TESTED FROM PAKISTAN PERMANENTE.
TRUST ME. THIS IS NOT FAIR FOR
EVERY OTHER HEALTH PLAN OUT
THERE, OR EVERY SMALL COUNTY
THAT I'VE HEARD FROM IN MY
DISTRICT WHO HAS A, UH, PLAN
THAT IS GOING TO COMPETE WITH
KAISER ON THE GOVERNOR OUGHT TO
BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF FOR EVEN
BRINGING THIS THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE NOW AFTER THE
THOUGHT IF YOU VOTE FOR THIS
BILL, YOU'RE VOTING FOR THE FACT
THAT THE GOVERNOR DID A NO BID
CONTRACT AND YOUR RATIFYING IT
RIGHT NOW. I UNDERSTAND THERE
MAY BE A LAWSUIT FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON MEDICAL
MEDICAID. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
WHY DOES EVERY OTHER HEALTH PLAN
NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY AS
KAISER? MARK MY WORDS, THIS IS
NOT GOING AWAY. THIS IS BAD
POLICY. THIS IS THE SAME THING
THEY DID TO LAST AND COUNTY IN
THE PREVIOUS LEGISLATION. WHEN
WE HAVE A SUIT AGAINST THE STATE
, THEY JUST CORRECTED AND
LEGISLATION. THAT'S WHAT'S
HAPPENING TONIGHT. RIGHT NOW.
YOU GO FOR THIS? YOU'RE VOTING
FOR BAD LAWS THAT ARE
CIRCUMVENTING. THE PLAYING FIELD
OF A BILL RUNNING THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE WITH EVERYBODY AT
THE TABLE. FOR THOSE REASONS. I
URGE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING
TONIGHT. DON'T JUST RUBBER STAMP
WITH THIS GOVERNOR'S PUT FORTH.
IT'S NOT GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA.
NOT GOOD FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
IT'S GOOD FOR KAISER. THAT'S
WHAT'S GOOD FOR WHO IS HIS
BIGGEST DONOR. MAKE NO MISTAKE.
THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. DOLLY
MEMBERS FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
SENATOR EDMUND, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
APPRECIATE THE ROBUST DISCUSSION
. OF COURSE, WE ALL HAVE OUR
POINTS OF REFERENCE FROM WHICH
WE SPEAK WHEN WE MAKE COMMENTS
FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS THAT WE
ALL UNDERSTAND VERY WELL. UM BUT
IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO BE
ABLE TO SAY A B 27 24 ADVANCES
EQUITY. INCREASES ACCESS
IMPROVES, AFFORDABILITY IMPROVES
QUALITY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER
MEDICAL AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
SAT THROUGH MULTIPLE HEARINGS
WHERE WE'VE GONE OVER THE
DETAILS. AND WE'VE PUT THE
GUARDRAILS ON AND WE'VE TAKEN
AMENDMENTS AND WE'VE CHANGED THE
STRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT
CALIFORNIANS ARE GETTING THE
VERY BEST HEALTHCARE AND THE
ACCESS THAT THEY NEED. AND THIS
IS WHAT WE HAVE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK MY BOAT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. EGGMAN. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE. FAITHS. NÓ BECKER.
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. VIEIRA.
CORTEZ E I, DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I
TERRAZZO? AYE EGGMAN I GLASER
GONZALEZ GROVE. HERTZBERG. AYE
USO HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
KAMLAGER FLARED. LABOR. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S.
THEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
NO HOBO. NO, PAM. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. WILL. NO, PLEASE CALL
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. BECKER.
AYE. GORGEOUS. BRADFORD.
CAVALLERO. AYE. GLASER GONZALEZ
GROWTH NO. JONES. KAMLAGER
FLARED. MELINDA'S NÓ. WIENER. I
WAS 25 NO. SEVEN THE MAJOR
PASSES MEMBERS STAND BY FOR JUST
A MOMENT AS WE GET THINGS
TOGETHER. WE ALREADY HAVE OUR
STUFF TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO
FILE ITEMS 63 AND THEN. AND THAT
IS SENATOR LIMÓN. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 17 69 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BENNETT AND ACT RELATING TO
FIREARMS, SENATOR LIMÓN. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. ASSEMBLY BILL 17 69
PROHIBITS THE SALE OF ANY
FIREARMS FIREARM PERSON FOR
PRECURSOR PART OR AMMUNITION ON
THE PROPERTY OF THE 31ST
DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION COMPRISING THE
VENTURA COUNTY FAIR AND EVENT
CENTER IN MY DISTRICT. OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE HEARD
FROM MANY PARENTS, CONSTITUENTS
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REQUESTING
THE STATE SET UP. AND THE
BUSINESS OF USING STATE PROPERTY
TO FACILITATE THE SALE OF
DANGEROUS FIREARMS. THIS FILLS
AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD AND
REFLECTS THE DIRECTION OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. WHO WOULD LIKE THE
STATE TO NOT BE IN THE BUSINESS
OF USING THEIR THEIR FAIRGROUNDS
AND THEIR PROPERTY TO FACILITATE
THE SALE OF GUNS, THE EFFECT OF
GUN VIOLENCE AS PERVASIVE AND
LONG LASTING AND MORE IS LONG
LASTING AND NEEDS MORE TO BE
DONE TO PROTECT EVERYONE'S
SAFETY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
LIMÓN, SENATOR NIELSEN. MADAM
PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, THE SENATE THERE MAY BE WAYS
TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF COMMUNITIES.
BUT THIS IS NOT YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THIS LEGISLATURE CONSIDERED
LEGISLATION. BANNING ANY SALES
OF GUNS AT THE PALACE. FUNNY.
OVER ALL THOSE YEARS. IT DIDN'T
BECOME A BETTER SITUATION. I
APPRECIATE PEOPLE LIVING IN
PROXIMITY. MIGHT BE CONCERNED
ABOUT THAT. AND I'M SURE THAT I
MISSED ONE OR TWO OF THEM, BUT I
DON'T MANY KNOW MANY CRIMINALS.
WHOSE CASE HISTORIES I'VE
STUDIED. WENT TO A GUN SHOW TO
GET THEIR WEAPON. WHEN YOU GO TO
A GUN SHOW YOU STILL HAVE TO ST
DO THE SAME THINGS AND DISCLOSED
THE SAME INFORMATION. YOU GO TO
A GUN STORE. CRIMINALS DON'T DO
THAT. THAT CERTAINLY IS NOT A
PERVERT VENUE. THIS COULD BE
CONSIDERED A FEEL GOOD BILL. BUT
DO NOT. DELUDE YOURSELVES TO
THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE A
SUBSTANTIVE IMPACT. AND KEEPING
GUNS AWAY FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO
WANT TO HARM OTHER INDIVIDUALS
WITH THOSE GUNS. I HEARD A
NOTEBOOK THANK YOU, SENATOR
NIELSEN MEMBERS FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SINGING
HEARING THAN SENATOR LIMÓN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE
ADKINS BATES. NÓ BECKER. AYE
FORGES BRADFORD. I CABRERA.
CORTEZ E. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD.
TERRAZZO. AYE, EGGMAN. GLASER
GONZALES GROWTH NÓ HERTZBERG. I
WEAR SO I HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
NÓ KAMLAGER. I FLARED LEYVA.
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. NO SHOW OF VOGUE.
NO, PAM. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE
TURN I HAMBURG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI.
AYE. WIENER WILK NÓ. AS 26 KNOWS
. EIGHT THE MAJOR PASSES MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM 64 SENATOR
KAMLAGER. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY BILL 21 56
BY SOMETHING MEMBER WICKS AND
ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,
SENATOR KAMLAGER. THANK YOU,
MADAM. PRESIDENT I RISE TO
PRESENT A B 21 56 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BUFFY WICKS.
MAYBE 21 56 INSURERS, PEOPLE IN
COMPANIES, MANUFACTURING,
FIREARMS AND LARGE QUANTITIES
ARE LICENSED, REGULATED AND
SUBJECT TO BASIC MANUFACTURER
SAFETY STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS
AND OVERSIGHT. ADDITIONALLY THIS
BILL FURTHER CLARIFIES THE SAME
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO
THREE D PRINTED GUNS. THE
EVIDENCE IS MOUNTING THAT
PRIVATELY MANUFACTURED GHOST
GUNS ARE NOW THE LEADING
CONTRIBUTOR TO GUN VIOLENCE AND
MORE AND MORE JURISDICTIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IS. BILL
STRENGTHENS OUR GUN SAFETY LAWS
WHILE INCLUDING REASONABLE
EXCEPTIONS FOR LAW ABIDING,
RESPONSIBLE GUN MANUFACTURERS
AND LOBBYISTS. THE BILL IS
SPONSORED BY GIFFORDS LAWCENTER.
MOMS DEMAND ACTION EVERY TOWN
FOR GUN SAFETY BRADY UNITED
AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE AND
STUDENTS. DEMAND ACTION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK HERE I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR KAMLAGER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING THEN MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE
ATKINS. I FAITH BECKER. AYE
FORGES BRADFORD. I CABRERA
CORTESI. DOLLY! NÓ DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. I LASER
GONZALES GROWTH. NÓ HERTZBERG. I
WEAR SO HURTADO. NO JONES. NO
KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LEYVA LIMÓN.
AYE. MCGUIRE MELINDA'S NO MEN
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. NO, I'LL
SHOW A VOGUE. NO PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN I
HAMBURG. AYE WIECKOWSKI WIENER.
AYE, WILK. NO PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS FAITHS. NO.
GORGEOUS. GLASER. GONZALES.
FLARED MEN. I. 27 NOS NINE THE
MAJOR PASSES MEMBERS WERE MOVING
TO FILE ITEM 78 SENATOR
HERZBERG, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 25 71
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAUER-KAHAN
AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS,
FIREARMS AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THERE HAVE TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR
HERZBERG THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS MEASURE IS
ALSO PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S
FIREARM REFORM PACKAGE. IT
PROHIBITS A PERSON OR ENTITY
FROM PUBLISHING MATERIALS THAT
ADVERTISER MARKET, FIREARMS OR
WEAPONS TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE
OF 18. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT AS
IT RELATES TO THE AMENDMENTS? IS
THAT WEAPONS USED BY CHILDREN
HAVE PUT KIDS AT RISK 91% OF THE
VICTIMS IN THE SHOOTINGS ABOUT
CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDER 18, OFTEN
SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN'S SHOOTING
EACH OTHER. UM THIS RELATES TO
WHAT'S CALLED FIREARM RELATED
PRODUCTS, MEANING WEAPONS,
AMMUNITION AND THE LIKE. AND
THERE'S SOME ISSUE THAT'S BEEN
RAISED WITH RESPECT TO THE
NOTION OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, COULD
THEY USE? UM STILL HAVE CLASSES
FROM FIREARMS SAFETY CLASSES FOR
MINORS. THE ANSWER IS, YES. AS
IT RELATES TO COMMERCIAL SPEECH
BECAUSE I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
SELLING FIREARMS OR ADVERTISING
, WHICH IS ILLEGAL FOR KIDS
UNDER 18 HAVE FIREARMS ASKED FOR
MY VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
HERZBERG DISCUSSION AND DEBATE,
SENATOR CORTEZ E. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE
ULTIMATELY IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL AND THE NOTION THAT MINORS
SHOULDN'T BE TARGETED. FOR
FIREARMS PURCHASES. PER SE, UM
SENATOR HERZBERG. I'M SORRY. OUR
COLLEAGUE JUST INDICATED THAT.
THE BILL WOULDN'T APPLY TO DUCKS
UNLIMITED. UM MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE AUTHOR. HER OFFICE AND
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. INDICATED
THAT THERE WILL BE A LETTER TO
THE JOURNAL CLARIFYING THAT THE
BILL DOES NOT APPLIED AND
NONPROFIT CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS AND HUNTER SAFETY
EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND THEIR
PUBLICATIONS. I THINK THE ISSUE
IS YOU HAVE EVERYTHING FROM
OLYMPIC TRAINING. UM TO, UM
SPORTING. ENDEAVORS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY PERHAPS INADVERTENTLY
COVERED BY THE BILL IN THE
SECTION THAT DEALS WITH EVENTS
AND USES EVENTS AND USES IN
ADDITION TO TARGETING
ADVERTISING. AGAIN WHICH I
SUPPORT. THE BILL HAS LANGUAGE
IN IT. THAT SAYS THAT, UM IT
ALSO ESSENTIALLY BANS THE
MENTION OR REFERENCE OF EVENTS
IN THE USES OF FIREARMS. WHICH
ESSENTIALLY RUNS AFOUL OF ALL
THE WORK THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE AND OTHERS DO
TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
SAFE TRAINING AND AGAIN AND
COMPETITIVE SHOOTING ANOTHER
SPORTING ENDEAVOR, SO I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
WASN'T INCONSISTENT IF I COULD
FRAME THAT AS A QUESTION BUT TO
OUR COLLEAGUE IF HE WOULD JUST
BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THAT'S
HIS UNDERSTANDING AS WELL. FOR
WE TAKE A QUESTION. OF COURSE.
OF COURSE. OF COURSE. THANK YOU.
LOOK I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I DID
LOOK AT THE ISSUE OF COMMERCIAL
SPEECH, AND THE ISSUE IS TO HOW
BROAD THIS WAS RAISED BY DUCKS
UNLIMITED IN TERMS OF THIS BILL,
AND WHEN YOU READ THE LANGUAGE
OF THE BILL, I THINK IT'S I CAN
UNDERSTAND HE COULD HAVE AN
INTERPRETATION, BUT IT IS ABOUT
FIREARM RELATED PRODUCTS IT
DEFINES SPECIFICALLY IN THE
MEASURE WHAT FIREARM RELATED
PRODUCTS ARE AMMUNITION. AND
FIREARMS WEAPONS. IT DOESN'T
TALK ABOUT TRAINING OR CLASSES
OR OTHER THINGS IN THAT REGARD,
AND IT IS ILLEGAL ALREADY FOR
CHILDREN UNDER 18 TO HAVE
WEAPONS, SO I THINK IT IS
SUFFICIENTLY NARROW BOTH IN THE
CONTEXT OF WHAT COMMERCIAL
SPEECH IS IN WHAT THE RULES ARE
OF COMMERCIAL SPEECH, WHICH I
CAN TALK ABOUT. IF YOU WANT TO
KNOW, BUT BUT I DO UNDERSTAND
THE SENSITIVITY AND MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM TALKING WITH
THE AUTHOR AND READINGTHE
MEASURE MYSELF. IS THAT THE
INTERPRETATION THAT YOU
EXPRESSED IS I DON'T THINK IT'S
COVERED. I THINK YOU'LL BE OKAY.
BUT I THINK THERE WAS SOME
DISCUSSION ABOUT A JOURNAL
LETTER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
THE CASE. I DON'T WANT TO
REPRESENT THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO
SAY IT'S JUST FIREARM RELATED
PRODUCTS, AND THAT'S VERY
SPECIFIC. THANK YOU, SENATOR
CORTEZ. IS THAT ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION. GO AHEAD NEARLY DOES.
BUT LET ME JUST LEAVE ON THE
RECORD THAT I'VE HAD MY OWN
CONVERSATIONS. I THINK I MADE
THAT CLEAR WITH DIRECTLY WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND THAT
OFFICE RESPONDED IN WRITING THAT
THERE WOULD BE A LETTER TO THE
JOURNAL NEXT COMMITTED TO, SO I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ON
THE RECORD. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, SENATOR
CORTEZ IS SENATOR DODD. YES I
CONCUR WITH THE COLLEAGUES OF
OUR COLLEAGUE FROM SAN JOSE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU COULD
HAVE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR FATHER
AND SON OR FATHER AND DAUGHTER,
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER THAT ARE
THERE ARE HUNTERS AND HAVE AN
ADVERTISEMENT. UH THAT COULD
VERY WELL BE MEANINGFUL. AND SO
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT
LETTER TO THE JOURNAL ON THIS.
BUT I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE
BILL. THANK YOU, SENATOR DODD
MEMBERS FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
CENTER, HERZBERG, YOU MAY CLOSE.
THANK YOU. I GUESS. YOU KNOW, I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT AND EFFECT.
THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS AMONG
MY COLLEAGUES WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WITH RESPECT
TO A LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
THAT'S GREAT. I JUST THINK THAT
THAT WILL CLARIFY IT. BUT I
THINK WHEN I READ THE BILL, I
HAVE IT HERE NOW FIREARMS
RELATED PRODUCTS AND WHAT THAT
MEANS IN THE BILL. UM I DON'T
THINK THAT COVERS IT BECAUSE
IT'S EVERYTHING, SAYS FIREARMS
RELATED PRODUCTS. IF YOU GO TO
PAGE FOUR OF THE MEASURE,
PARAGRAPH FIVE, SO FIVE, IT'S
HIS FIREARMS RELATED PRODUCTS
MEANS A FIREARM, AMMUNITION
RELOADED. AMMUNITION OF FIREARM
PRECURSOR PART OF FIREARM
COMPONENT. FOR FIREMAN ACCESSORY
THAT MEETS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
SOLD IN CALIFORNIA. LIKE SO ALL
THESE OTHER ISSUES, I THINK ARE
APPROPRIATELY CLARIFIED BY
LETTER TO THE JOURNAL ASKED FOR
AN IBOOK THE CENTER HERZBERG.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH BECKER. AYE
FORGES BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I
DURAZO. EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALES. GROWTH. NÓ HERTZBERG.
I WEAR SO AYE, HURTADO. JONES.
NÓ KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LEYVA. I
THOUGHT LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE
MELINDA'S NO MEN I NEWMAN AYE,
NIELSEN. NO TRELLEBORG. NO PAM
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I
AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. I WILL. NO, PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BATES.
GORGEOUS. TERRAZZO. AYE. GLASER
GONZALES HURTADO. FLARED. ABOUT
27 NO SEVENTH, THE MAJOR PASSES
MEMBERS WERE MOVING TO FILE ITEM
108 SENATOR NIELSEN, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 25 51 BY SOMEBODY MEMBER
MCCARTHY AND ACT RELATING TO
FIREARMS. SENATOR NIELSEN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SENATE. I
HONORED TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON
THIS MEASURE. WITH ASSEMBLYMAN
MCCARTY. ARMED AND PROHIBITED
PERSON SYSTEM. IT'S. NEWS AS I
MENTIONED IN EARLIER DEBATE
TODAY. TO DISARM THOSE WHO HAVE
ALREADY DEMONSTRATED. THEIR
CALLOUSNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO
USE THE WEAPON. TWENTY FOUR
HUNDRED FIVE. 24,500. ARMED AND
PROHIBITED PERSONS IN THE STATE.
I MENTIONED THE BACKLOG EARLIER
TODAY. AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT. DO HAVE THE
JURISDICTION. OVER THE
COMMUNITIES. DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES. AND THEY CERTAINLY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY A MUCH
MORE AGGRESSIVE AND ASSERTIVE
ENFORCEMENT. OF THIS AND. TO
INCLUDE OUR LOCAL AGENCIES, LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL AND CERTAINLY COST
EFFECTIVE WAY THEY ARE AT THE
VANGUARD. AND THEY KNOW
SPECIFICALLY THE PERSONAL
HISTORIES OF THE INDIVIDUALS.
THESE ARE WHAT ARE CALLED RED
FLAG WARNINGS. THEY'RE PRETTY
DARN ACCURATE. PARTICULARLY IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND CRUCIAL TO
ENSURE THAT DEADLY WEAPONS OR
NOT, IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO
ARE MORE LIKELY. TO USE THEM.
THE BILL HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND NO NO VOTES THUS
FAR. I WOULD ASK THE SAME
TONIGHT. THANK YOU. ON A B 25
51. THANK YOU. SENATOR NIELSEN
REMEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MEMBER
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I. ARCHULETTA AYE. ATKINS
FAITH I BECKER. I FOR GIS,
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. CORTEZ E. I
DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. I'VE BLAZER GONZALES
GROWTH. AYE, HERTZBERG. I WEAR
SO. AYE HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
AYE, KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LEVER.
AYE, LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE
MELINDA'S I MEN I NEWMAN AYE,
NIELSEN. I KNOW A BUG I PAN AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT RUBIO.
SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. GORGEOUS
CABRERA. AYE. LASER GONZALES.
LAYERED RUBIO. AYE. BY 36 NO.
ZERO THE MAJOR PASSES MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A MESSAGE FROM THE
ASSEMBLY. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ THE MESSAGE FROM THE
ASSEMBLY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I AM
DIRECTED TO INFORM YOUR
HONORABLE BODY THAT THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDED AND ON THIS DAY PASSED
AS AMENDED SENATE BILLS 1 31 32
1 87 1 88 1 91. 1 93 1 96 1 97 1
98 2 OH, 11 31 1 25 1 89. IN
CENTERVILLE, 1, 84 AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS YOUR
HONORABLE BODY TO CONCURRENCE
THAT AMENDMENTS TO PARKER, CHIEF
CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ABOVE
BILLS ORDERED TO UNFINISHED
BUSINESS FILE. THINKING MADAM
SECRETARY MEMBERS IN FRONT OF
YOU. YOU HAVE SENATE
SUPPLEMENTAL FILE NUMBER ONE AND
WE ARE GOING TO START WITH FILE
ITEM 201. SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 1 30 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW AND ACT
RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYMENT AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET, SENATOR SKINNER.
MEMBERS BEAR WITH US. WE'RE JUST
GETTING EVERYTHING READY? DON'T
GO FAR.
VOICE. WITH PEOPLE ARE JUST
LEFT, OKAY? WHITE ONES. YOU CAN
GIVE ME A.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO START WITH
FILE AT 201. SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 1 30 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO STATE
EMPLOYMENT AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SP 1 30
PROVIDES LEGISLATIVE
RATIFICATION OF CONTRACT
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN FOUR STATE
EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS, AND
PATROL. C SLE, A CAL FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS AND CCPOA. A THE
BILL APPROPRIATES 79 MILLION TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF
THOSE AGREEMENTS, AND I ASKED
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I.
ARCHULETTA AYE. ATKINS FAITH
AYE, BECKER. I GORGEOUS
BRADFORD. CABALLERO CORTESI. I
DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER GONZALEZ.
GROWTH. AYE, HERTZBERG. I WEAR
SO I FURTADO. AYE, JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LABOR. I
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S I MEN, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. OR CHEWABLE. I, PAM.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I
AM BERG WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WIENER
WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. GORGEOUS
BRADFORD. AYE. GLASER GONZALES
LAIRD. NIELSEN.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
GORGEOUS GLASER GONZALEZ LAIRD
NIELSEN. NIELSEN. AYE. SIZE 36
NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM 20 TO
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY
. PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 1 32
BY THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW AND ACT RELATING
TO STATE EMPLOYMENT AND MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. CENTER
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS, SP 1 32
PROVIDES THE LEGISLATIVE
RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE STATE AND TO
BARGAINING UNITS, THE PD AND THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS. IT ALSO
INCLUDES A 15% PAY DIFFERENTIAL
TO HELP RETAIN PSYCHIATRISTS AT
FIVE CDCR INPATIENT FACILITIES.
AND THE BILL APPROPRIATES 14
MILLION TO IMPLEMENT THOSE
PROVISIONS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. PALIN. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE. ATKINS FAITH
AYE, BECKER. AYE FORGES.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE.
CORTESI, DOLLY! AYE, DODD. I
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. I LASER
GONZALES GROWTH. AYE, HERTZBERG.
AYE, WES Ó. AYE HURTADO. JONES.
I KAMLAGER I FLARED. FLAVOR. I
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. I WILL SHOW A BUG
I PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. AYE,
SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. I
WILL. I 36 NO. ZERO. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING TO FILE ITEM
203. SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 1 87 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW AND ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC SOCIAL
SERVICES AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SB 81
87 IS THE HUMAN SERVICES TRAILER
BILL, AND IT PROVIDES THE COW
WORKS GRANT INCREASE I MENTIONED
PREVIOUSLY IT REQUIRES A BACKUP
PROVIDER SYSTEM FOR IN HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IT PROVIDES
AN INCREASE TO STATE
SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT SSP GRANTS
AND IT MAKES AN INDIVIDUAL 55
YEARS OR OLDER ELIGIBLE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND WITH
THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR SKINNER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING
NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FALLON.
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. AYE.
FATES. BECKER. AYE FORGES
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. DODD. DURAZO.
AYE, EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALEZ GROVE. HERTZBERG. I
WEAR SO. AYE, HURTADO JONES.
KAMLAGER I FLARED LEYVA. LIMÓN
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. NIELSEN. CHILD
BUG. I PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. AYE,
SKINNER. ICE TURN. HAMBURG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. I WILL.
NO. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALAN, I BATES.
GORGEOUS. SALLY. GLASER GONZALEZ
GROWTH NO. JONES. FLARED.
MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. 29 NOSE TO
THE MAJOR. EXCUSE ME. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM. 204
CENTER SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY
, PLEASE READ 1 88 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. CENTER SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SB
1 88 IS THE DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES TRAILER BILL. I'M
PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THIS ONE
BECAUSE DURING THE RECESSION, WE
CUT THE RATES THE PAY RATE FOR
THOSE WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
OUR DEVELOPMENT DISABLED. WE
HAVE STILL NOT BROUGHT IT UP. TO
THE POINT IT WAS PRE RECENT ARE
PRE RECESSION. SO THIS
ACCELERATES THE TIMELINE FOR
THOSE RATE INCREASES THAT WERE
APPROVED IN 2021 BUDGET ACT. IT
MAKES SEVERAL CHANGES TO THE
APPEALS PROCESS WITHIN OUR
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES SYSTEM.
IT ESTABLISHES SEVERAL WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION PROGRAMS. AND IT
REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES TO
ESTABLISH A THREE YEAR PILOT
PROGRAM. FOR INTEGRATING
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, CAREER
READINESS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
FOR OUR INDIVIDUALS IN THESE
PROGRAMS AND REQUIRES THE
DEPARTMENT TO ENGAGE FAMILIES IN
THE TRANSITION FROM EARLY START
SERVICES INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION
SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
AND IMPROVED SUPPORT. AND WITH
THAT I ASKED FOR YOUR IBOOK.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. SENATORS I TO RISE
AND STRONG SUPPORT. I JUST WANT
TO REFLECT JUST VERY BRIEFLY.
AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS TRAILER
BILL AND THIS BUDGET IS YOU
KNOW, REMEMBERING BACK INTO
RECESSION. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO
THE LEGISLATURE, I KNOW SO MANY
OF YOU CAME IN THE SAME TIME WE
WERE MAKING SIGNIFICANT CUTS.
AND THEN AS UH, DURING MY
SERVICE IN THE BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE IN HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT
AND RESISTANT. AT TIMES. AH
THINGS WERE ABOUT TRYING TO
ACTUALLY RESTORE THOSE CUTS AND
RESTORE SERVICES. AND SO THERE
WAS THIS RATE REVIEW AND
ETCETERA ON AND ON. AND NO WAIT
AND WAIT AND WAIT AND YOU KNOW
AND SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE
THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY. THIS IS
FRANKLY, IT WAS A BIPARTISAN
PRIORITY. I HEARD IT FROM MY
GOOD FRIENDS ACROSS THE AISLE.
CERTAINLY OUR PRIORITY AND I'M
GLAD THAT THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP
AND GRATEFUL TO GOVERNOR THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE'RE ABLE
TO. BOTH LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR
TO FOLLOW THROUGH, ESPECIALLY AS
WHEN I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
. PAN MEMBERS FURTHER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING
NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ARCHULETTA.
AYE ATKINS. LET'S GO. FAITH. AYE
BECKER FORGES BRADFORD. I
CABRERA ORTEZ. I DOLLY. AYE,
DODD. AYE, DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
ICE LASER GONZALES GROWTH. AYE
HERZBERG HUESO. I HURTADO. AYE
JONES, KAMLAGER. I FLARED LEYVA
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S MEN AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. I TRAVEL, A BOGEY. I
PAN. I PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ALAN, I.
GORGEOUS GASER GONZALEZ LAIRD.
BY 36 NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FOR
THE MEMBERS WHO ARE OFF THE
FLOOR. I'M JUST GOING TO REMIND
YOU TO BE CONSIDERATE AND NOT
MISS VOTES BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE
YOUR COLLEAGUES SITTING ON THE
FLOOR ATTENTIVELY PAYING
ATTENTION. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
FILE ITEM 205 CENTER SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 1 91 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SP 1 91 IS
THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TRAILER
BILL. IT ESTABLISHES THE WOMEN
IN CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY UNITS
SO THAT WE GET MORE WOMEN IN OUR
CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE AND
ADDRESS THAT SHORTAGE.
ESTABLISHES THE YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM FOR
AT RISK INDIVIDUALS AGES. 16 TO
24 ESTABLISHES AN APPRENTICESHIP
INNOVATION FUNDING PROGRAM AND
APPROPRIATES 2.9 BILLION IN 1 TO
1 TIME PROPOSITION TO DEBT
REPAYMENT FUNDING. IN 22 23 TO
REDUCE THE CALIPER STATE PLANS
UNFUNDED LIABILITIES AND I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. SENATOR ALAN,
WE'RE GOING TO START CALLING THE
ROLL. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ CALL ROLL. ALAN. AYE
ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I FAITH
BECKER. AYE FORGES. BRADFORD. I
CABRERA. AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY!
DODD. I DURAZO. AYE EGGMAN
GLASER, GONZALES GROVE.
HERTZBERG. I GUESS SO. AYE,
HURTADO JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I
FLARED. LABOR. I LIMÓN AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. PHð
AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. PHð-ABO. PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. SKINNER.
AYE. STERN, HAMBURG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. I'VE WIENER. AYE,
WILK. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. BATES. GORGEOUS. SALLY.
GLASER GONZALES GROWTH. BLARED
MELINDA'S NIELSEN. SHOW A BERG
RUBIO. AYE. WILK. NO I WAS 28 NO
ARE CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM 206.
28 KNOWS TO ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE STILL CONCURRED IN 206 ENTER
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 1 93 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SP 1 93 IS
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAILER
BILL. AND THIS BILL ESTABLISHES
THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
INITIATIVE FOR SOCIAL
ENTERPRISES PROGRAM TO
ACCELERATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING EMPLOYMENT
BARRIERS. IT ESTABLISHES
ACCELERATE CALIFORNIA, THE
INCLUSIVE INNOVATION HUB PROGRAM
, WHICH WILL ESTABLISH OR CREATE
REGIONAL ECONOMIC HUBS. TO
SUPPORT INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES IN
EACH REGION OF OUR STATE. AND
ESTABLISHES THE CALIFORNIA
INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. WITH
THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING
SENATOR GROVE. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT, HAVING FULLY NOT READ
THESE TALKING POINTS. I DON'T
EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD DO THIS.
UM SO, UH, MAYBE 1 93 INCLUDES
$120 MILLION IN CAL COMPETE
GRANTS PROGRAM, WHICH IS HAS AN
INCOME TAX CREDIT AVAILABLE TO
BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO RELOCATE
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, OR STAY IN
CALIFORNIA AND GROW IN
CALIFORNIA. THE PROGRAM'S
WEBSITE HAS HELPED MORE THAN
1100 BUSINESSES THAT SAVED AND
CREATED 100 AND 41,000 JOBS. TOO
BAD THEY DIDN'T SHAVE. SAVE THAT
CHEVRON REFINERY LOCATION. IT'S
MOVING TO TEXAS. I HOPE YOU GUYS
ALL SAW THAT. UM THIS IS A
SUPPORTABLE PROGRAM. BUT THE
BILL ALSO WOULD DIRECT GO BIZ TO
GO AND CONSIDER THE STATE'S LAWS
ON ISSUES FOR ABORTION LOOKING
FOR COMPANIES APPLICATIONS, SO I
HAVE A QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR.
SENATOR SKINNER. WILL YOU TAKE A
QUESTION? CERTAINLY PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. MY QUESTION IS THAT
43 STATES CURRENTLY PROHIBIT
ABORTIONS AFTER THE SPECIFIED A
SPECIFIED POINT OF PREGNANCY. 21
STATES HAVE LAWS THAT PROHIBIT,
UH PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION IN 45
STATES WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUAL
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO REFUSE
TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ABORTION.
37 STATES REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE
MINORS. CONSENT AND SOME OF
THESE STATES HAVE LAWS THAT DENY
OR INTERFERE WITH A WOMAN'S
RIGHT TO CHOOSE. UH OF THE
STATES. WILL WE ALLOW THOSE
COMPANIES THAT DON'T AGREE WITH
OUR ABORTION POLICY TO MOVE INTO
THE STATE, CREATE AND CREATE
JOBS? IN OUR STATE. STARE
SKINNER. THERE IS NOTHING IN
THIS BILL THAT WOULD PROHIBIT
ANY BUSINESSES FOR MOVING INTO
OUR STATE. THANK YOU. ON MY OWN
TIME, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM I
DIDN'T MEAN TO BE BADGER THE
POINT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW
EXTREME OUR LEGISLATURE HAS
BECOME AN ABORTION. A B 1 93
SAYS THAT IF YOUR STATE HAS AN
ABORTION POLICY THAT DIFFERS
FROM CALIFORNIA. THEN WE DON'T
WANT YOUR COMPANIES TO COME HERE
. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE, UH, POINT THAT
OUT, AND WE NEED ALL THE JOBS WE
CAN GET IN CALIFORNIA SINCE OUR
JOBS ARE LEAVING THIS STATE, AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR GROVE
MEMBERS FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
SENATOR SKINNER, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I REQUEST YOUR I VOTE.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ARCHULETTA. AYE
ATKINS FAITH BECKER. I FOR GIS.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE.
CORTESI, DOLLY! DODD. I
TERRAZZO? AYE, EGGMAN. I'VE
BLAZER GONZALEZ GROWTH. NÓ
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO. AYE,
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. KAMLAGER I
FLARED. LABOR LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. NÓ
OCHOA BOGUE. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. ICE SKINNER. ICE TURN.
AYE, HAMBURG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI.
AYE, WIENER. I WILL. NO, PLEASE
CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS.
BATES. GORGEOUS DOLLY. GLASER,
GONZALES JONES. GLARED.
MELINDA'S. PHð ELBOW. IZED 28
KNOWS THREE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING TO FINAL ITEM. 208
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ 207
EXCUSE ME. SENATE BILL 1 96 BY
THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE ON
BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW AND ACT
RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYMENT AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. SENATOR SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS SP
1 96 PROVIDES OUR RATIFICATION
OF THE MOU AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE STATE AND 13 STATE EMPLOYEE
BARGAINING UNITS. INCLUDING
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS, CI YOU ASKED ME, YOU
A P. D. FIREFIGHTERS AT CAL FIRE
AND EMPLOYEES AT THE DIVISION OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE AS AN EXAMPLE
IN THE BILL APPROPRIATES 59
MILLION TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS. OF THOSE AGREEMENTS,
AND I ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THINK SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. AYE.
FAITHS. AYE BECKER. I FORGES
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. CORTEZ E. I
DOLLY. AYE, DODD. AYE, DURAZO.
AYE EGGMAN. I LASER GONZALES
GROWTH. HERTZBERG. AYE, USO. I
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. KAMLAGER I
LAYERED LABOR. ICE LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I
WILL SHOW A BOGEY. I PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I ROCK. AYE, RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I AM
BERG. I WIECKOWSKI AYE, SCREENER
WILL AYE. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. GORGEOUS SALVATIERRA.
AYE. GLASER, GONZALES GROVE.
AYE. JONES. AYE. FLARED.
MELINDA'S HI. 36 NO. ZERO. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM. 208
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 1 97 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW AND
ACTS RELATING TO HOUSING AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET. SENATOR SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS SP
1 97 IS OUR HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS TRAILER BILL. WHICH
GIVES THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO
VARIOUS OF OUR HOMELESS AND
HOUSING INVESTMENTS. IT ALSO
EXTENDS THE DEADLINES FOR GOOD
FAITH EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH
SOME OF OUR STATE HOUSING
REQUIREMENTS. IT CREATES THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM FOR ALL
PROGRAMS. AND CLARIFIES THE WAYS
IN WICH CERTAIN HOUSING
PROGRAMS FUNDED BY OUR
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS WORKED WITHIN THE
STATE'S HOUSING FIRST POLICY.
AND WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THE CENTER. SKINNER
REMEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING IN HARRINGTON. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. I FAITH NÓ BECKER. AYE,
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD. CABRERA.
AYE, CORTESI. AYE, DOLLY. DODD.
AFTER AS OH, I EGGMAN I BLAZER
GONZALEZ GROWTH NÓ HERTZBERG.
AYE, USO. AYE, HURTADO. AYE,
JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LEYVA? AYE, LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE. MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN
NIELSEN. NO SHOW ABO. I PAN
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I
AM BERG. I WIECKOWSKI WIENER
WILK. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. GORGEOUS. BRADFORD.
AYE. SALLY. NO. GLASER.
GONZALEZ. GLARED. MELINDA'S.
WILK. 29 NOS. FIVE THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
LIGHT OF 209. SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 1 98 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON VISIT, BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW AND ACT RELATING
TO TRANSPORTATION AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SP 1 98 IS
OUR TRANSPORTATION TRAILER BILL,
WHICH PROVIDES THE STATUTORY
FRAMEWORK FOR MUCH OF THE FOUR
YEAR $15 BILLION TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE. INCLUDES LANGUAGE TO
PROVIDE FOUR BILLION IN TRANSIT
CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE OUT
YEARS, USING A POPULATION BASED
FORMULA CREATES AN INDEPENDENT
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR OUR HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT.
DIRECTS THE HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY TO FOCUS ON COMPLETING
THE MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD
SEGMENT AND TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE
THE AUTHORITY IS PRIORITIZING
WORK ON THE MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT, SO THAT WE
I RECEIVE OUR FEDERAL FUNDS. AND
I WITH THAT I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
DISCUSSION AND DEBATE SAYING
ANDHERI NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I.
ARCHULETTA ATKINS. I FAITH
BECKER. AYE FORGES BRADFORD. I
CARBONARA. AYE. CORTESI, DOLLY!
NÓ DODD. I TERRAZZO? AYE,
EGGMAN. I'VE GLASER GONZALES
GROWTH. NÓ HERTZBERG. AYE,
HUESO. AYE HURTADO JONES. NO
KAMLAGER. I FLARED LEYVA. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S
NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. NO ACTUAL ABO. I PAN.
AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, FROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE
TURN. I AM BERG WIECKOWSKI
WIENER. I WILL. NO. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BATES.
GORGEOUS. BLAZER, GONZALEZ
LAIRD. ICE 29 60 ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM TO 10. SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 201 BY THE COMMITTEE
ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW AND
ACT RELATING TO TAXATION TO TAKE
AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED TO THE
BUDGET, SENATOR SKINNER. THANK
YOU, MADAM. PRESIDENT MEMBERS AS
B 201. IS OUR EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT TRAILER BILL. IT CONTAINS
THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THESE. IT
CREATES THE FOSTER YOUTH TAX
CREDIT. AND EXTENDS OUR YOUNG
CHILD TAX CREDIT TO ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A QUALIFIED
CHILD. BUT REGARDLESS OF THEIR
EARNINGS, IN OTHER WORDS, IF
THEY HAVE EARNED NO INCOME THAT
YEAR, OR A FEW DOLLARS IN THE
TAXABLE YEAR, THEY WOULD STILL
BE ABLE TO GET THEIR YOUNG CHILD
TAX CREDIT. AND WITH THAT, I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. I FAITH
BECKER. AYE FORGES BRADFORD. I
CABRERA. AYE CORTESI TALLY.
DODD. SO I EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER
GONZALES GROWTH AYE, HERTZBERG.
I WEAR SO AYE, FURTADO. AYE,
JONES. KAMLAGER I FLARED. LABOR.
AYE, THURMAN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN
NIELSEN. PATROL BOOK. I PAN.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I ROCK. AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I
AM BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. AYE WILK. I PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. SPACE. AYE.
GORGEOUS DOLLY. GLASER, GONZALES
JONES. LAIRD MELINDA'S NIELSEN.
AYE. I WAS 33 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM TO 11TH.
SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 1 31 BY THE COMMITTEE ON
BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW AND ACT
RELATING TO ELECTIONS AND MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SP 1 31 IS
THE ELECTIONS TRAILER BILL,
WHICH SPECIFIES THAT 10 WHICH
PASSED OFF THIS FLOOR ON MONDAY.
BE DESIGNATED AS PROP. ONE ON
THE NOVEMBER 8TH 2022 STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION AND REQUIRES
ALL OTHER SENATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW PROPOSITION
ONE IN NUMERICAL ORDER, AND WITH
THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU. SENATOR SKINNER REMEMBERS.
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE SINGING,
HARRY NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FALLON.
AYE ARCHULETTA ATKINS. I FAITH
NÓ BECKER. AYE FORGES. BRADFORD.
I CABRERA. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY? NO DODD. DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. ICE LASER GONZALES
GROWTH. HARTSBURG. I WEAR SO
AYE, HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. I GLARED. FLAVOR. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S.
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
NO PHOTOVOGUE. NO PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I ROCK. AYE, RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. I WILL. NO, PLEASE CALL
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. GORGEOUS
GLASER GONZALEZ GROVE. NO.
BLARED MELINDA'S NÓ. I WAS 28
NOS. EIGHT AND THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM TO 12. SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 1 25 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC RESOURCES AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET. THINNER
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SB 1 25 IS
OUR TRAILER BILL RELATED TO
LITHIUM EXTRACTION. IT
ESTABLISHES A LITHIUM EXTRACTION
EXCISE TAX UPON EACH METRIC TON
OF EXTRACTED LITHIUM CARBONATE.
STARTING ON JANUARY. 1ST 2023
SPECIFIES THAT THE TAX REVENUES
BE DISTRIBUTED BACK TO
COMMUNITIES WHERE THE LITHIUM
WAS EXTRACTED FROM TO SUPPORT
THOSE COMMUNITIES, RESTORATION
PROJECTS, COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. IT REQUIRES
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX
AND FEE ADMINISTRATION TO
PREPARE A STUDY THAT ANALYZES
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
GROCERY SEATS TAX ON LITHIUM
EXTRACTION BY DECEMBER 31ST
2023. WITH THAT? I ASKED FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
SKINNER MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE SEEING AND HEARING THEM.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FALLON. AYE, ARCHULETTA.
AYE, ATKINS. I FAITH BECKER. AYE
FORGES BRADFORD. I CABRERA
ORTEZ. I DOLLY. DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. I EGGMAN. I GLASER
GONZALEZ GROWTH. NÓ HERTZBERG.
AYE, HUESO. AYE, FURTADO. AYE,
JONES. AYE, KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LABOR. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. I'VE
MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. CHEWABLE. I PAN
PORTANTINO. I ROSS. RUBIO. AYE,
SKINNER. I STERN I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL ME ABSENT
MEMBERS. BATES. GORGEOUS. SALLY.
BLAZER GONZALES LAYERED
MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. I CERTAINLY
ONE KNOWS ONE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM TO 13. SENATOR SKINNER.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 1 84 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO
HEALTH AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL
RELATED TO THE BUDGET, SENATOR
SKINNER. APOLOGIES PULLED OUT
THE WRONG PAPER. SKIP GENERAL. I
KNOW I WAS GOING SO FAST. ONE
MOMENT. TAKE YOUR TIME. I KNOW
THIS IS IT? 1 84. ALRIGHT, HERE
WE ARE. VERY IMPORTANT, BILL.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. SB 1 84 IS OUR HEALTH
OMNIBUS TRAILER BILL. AND THIS
IS THE BILL THAT ESTABLISHES OUR
OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE
AFFORDABILITY. IT ALSO MAKES
CALIFORNIA THE FIRST IN THE
NATION TO EXPAND FULL SCOPE
MEDICAL COVERAGE TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS, REGARDLESS OF
IMMIGRATION STATUS NO LATER THAN
JANUARY. 1ST 2024. IT
ESTABLISHES AN ABORTION
PRACTICAL SUPPORT FUND, WHICH
WILL ASSIST PREGNANT PEOPLE WHO
ARE LOW INCOME OR FACE OTHER
FINANCIAL BARRIERS. IT PROVIDES
RELIEF TO CERTAIN MEDICAL
PROVIDERS FROM THE 10% PROVIDER
RATE REDUCTIONS IMPOSED IN 2011.
IT EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY FOR
MEDICAL FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES. BY INCREASING
THE MAINTENANCE NEED INCOME
LEVEL. IT IMPLEMENTS CONTINUOUS
MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN
AGES 0 TO 5 ON JANUARY 1ST 2025.
AND PROVIDES FOR HOSPITAL AND
NURSING FACILITY WORKER
RETENTION PAYMENTS. BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKERS WERE EXTREMELY STRESSED
DURING THIS PANDEMIC, AND WE
WANT TO RETAIN THEM TO RETAIN A
HEALTHY WORKFORCE WITHIN THE
HEALTH CARE. SERVICES, SO IT
PROVIDES. RETENTION PAYMENTS FOR
THOSE WORKERS. AND WITH THAT, I
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
SENATOR SKINNER REMEMBERS
DISCUSSION AND DEBATE SENATOR
DIRAZ Ó. I AM SO PROUD AND SO
EXCITED THAT OUR STATE IS THE
FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO
RECOGNIZE ALL CALIFORNIANS HAS
BEEN EQUAL AND WITH THE RIGHT TO
HEALTH CARE. THIS IS AN
EXTRAORDINARY DAY. EVERYBODY
HERE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF IT
. AND UH, WE SHOULD BE
CELEBRATING. THANK YOU ALL VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, SANDRA DURAZO
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SEEING IN HERE, SENATOR PAN.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
SENATORS. I TOO MUST RECOGNIZED
THIS THE THIS BUDGET TRAILER
BILL AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. I
MEAN, IS TRULY HISTORIC. THERE'S
SO MANY ACTUALLY HISTORIC THINGS
IN HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE EVEN
THE ANALYSIS. HOW THICK IT IS,
UM, WHETHER YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE FOR ALL HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PROVIDING EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR
CHILDREN. WE ARE IT IS ON AND
ON. AND ON THE ONE THING I DID
WANT TO JUST PERHAPS POINT OUT
IS THIS OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE
AFFORDABILITY, WHICH YOU KNOW,
WE DIDN'T REALLY WE'D CERTAINLY
TALKED ABOUT BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE. PERHAPS THERE'S
LESS DISCUSSION. THIS WAS
ACTUALLY IN THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL. UH LAST YEAR, THERE
WAS THE LAST STAKEHOLDERS THAT
CAME TOGETHER. IT'S GOING TO
HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON
BASICALLY TRYING TO BE SURE WE
CONTROL HEALTH CARE COSTS AND SO
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WORKED VERY
HARD ON AND THIS IS NOW PART OF
THIS BILL. IN ADDITION TO OF
COURSE, EXPANSIONS OF COVERAGE,
ACTUALLY EVEN ROLLING BACK CUTS
GOING BACK TO RECESSION AGAIN,
SO AGAIN, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
WORK BEING THAT WAS DONE TO PUT
ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES
TOGETHER A LOT OF LEADERSHIP
COMING FROM THE LEGISLATURE, BUT
ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. I EXPECT
THE ASPIRIN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
PEACE IN JAPAN MEMBERS FOR THE
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. SENATOR SKINNER,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE YOUR
VOTE? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. I FAITH
NÓ BECKER. AYE FORGES BRADFORD.
I CABRERA. I PROTEST DOLLY! NO
DODD. AYE, DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
I LASER GONZALES GROVE. NÓ
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO AYE,
HURTADO. AYE, JONES. NÓ
KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LABOR. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S
NO MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. NÓ OCHOA BOGUE KNOW PAM
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. ICE TURN. I
REMEMBER. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO. 28 NOS.
EIGHT THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN MEMBERS. WE ARE
ON OUR LAST ITEM OF THE EVENING
FILE ITEM TO 14. SENATOR SKINNER
. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 1 89 BY THE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL
REVIEW AND ACT RELATING TO STATE
GOVERNMENT AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. BILL RELATED
TO THE BUDGET. SENATOR SKINNER.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS AND YES, THIS IS THE
LAST TRAILER BILL. AND YES,
THERE WERE MANY THAT WE HAVE
TAKEN UP TONIGHT, WHICH IS
EXPECTED OF THE LARGEST STATE
BUDGET IN HISTORY. AND WHILE WE
AND ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND
SO MANY MORE WILL REAP THE
REWARDS OF THIS BUDGET IT IS OUR
STAFF THAT DID THE ARDUOUS WORK
TO ENSURE THAT OUR
APPROPRIATIONS ACHIEVED A
BALANCED BUDGET BOTH IN THIS
YEAR AND IN THE OUT YEARS. WHO
ANALYZED THE BUDGET PROPOSALS
PRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION
WHO STAFFED ALL OF THE HEARINGS
AND INCORPORATED THE INPUT FROM
THOSE HEARINGS AND MANY, MANY
MEETINGS INTO THEIR DRAFTING OF
THESE BUDGET BILLS, AND AS YOU
SEE FROM YOUR OWN MATERIALS, HOW
SIGNIFICANT IS BUDGET BILLS? ARE
AND. WELL I THANKED THE STAFF IN
MY OPENING. LET ME THANK THEM
AGAIN AS THEY CANNOT BE THANKED
ENOUGH. ARE SENATE BUDGET STAFF
ARE PRO TEMP STAFF FIRST AND
FOREMOST, BUT ALSO IT IS
APPROPRIATE TO ONCE AGAIN GIVE
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE
ASSEMBLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
AND ALL THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
AND THOSE WHO HELPED US ACHIEVE
THIS TONIGHT AND WITH THIS LAST
TRAILER BILL A SP 1 89. WHAT IT
DOES IS ESTABLISHING FISCAL
TRIGGER FOR SPECIFIED PROGRAMS
PRIORITIZED FOR ADDITIONAL
GENERAL FUND SPENDING BEGINNING
IN 24 25. DEPENDING ON A FISCAL
DETERMINATION THAT THE RESOURCES
ARE AVAILABLE. IT ALSO INCREASES
VICTIM COMPENSATION LIMITS FOR
VARIOUS VICTIMS SUPPORT PROGRAMS
AND ESTABLISHES A SEISMIC
RETROFITTING PROGRAM. FOR MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH THE
HOUSING HAVING HIGH EARTHQUAKE
RISK. AND WITH THAT MEMBERS, I
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON THIS LAST
BILL OF OUR 2022 23 BUDGET.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEING AND HEARING MEN. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I
FAITH NÓ BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE.
CORTESI, DOLLY! NÓ DODD. I
TERRAZZO? AYE, EGGMAN. I LASER
GONZALES GROWTH. NÓ HERZBERG
WEST SO I PROTECTED Ó. AYE,
JONES. NÓ KAMLAGER. I FLARED.
LEYVA LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S. NO MEN. I NEWMAN AYE,
NIELSEN. NO, I'LL THROW A BOGEY.
PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT
AYE, RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO. 28 NO 77. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
SENATOR NIELSEN FOR WHAT PURPOSE
DO YOU RISE? MADAM PRESIDENT,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SENATE LET
ME CONVEY MY THANKS AND KUDOS TO
THE SENATE REPUBLICAN FISCAL
STAFF. THEY REALLY WORK HARD.
AND THIS IS ME SAYING IT, NOT
THEM, BUT OFTENTIMES THEY DON'T
GET VERY MUCH TIME. TO EVALUATE
IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION.
SUNDAY ONLY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON WHERE THEY GIVEN
DOCUMENTS. NOT EVEN ALL OF THEM
THEN. AND WE WERE WELL INTO THE
EVENING DEBRIEFING. THEY REALLY
ARE VALIANT AND DEDICATED. THEY
WORK WITH THE MAJORITY STAFF.
WELL, AND WE DIDN'T DESERVE
KUDOS TO THEM FOR THEIR HARD
LABORS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR NIELSEN, SENATOR PAN.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SENATORS UH, COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CENTER FOR
THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH. WE WILL BE
RECONVENING SO TO VOTE ON THE
BILLS THAT WERE HURT TODAY SO WE
CAN ADJOURN OUR HEARING. SO
WE'LL BE DOING THAT. I GUESS.
FIVE MINUTES AFTER WE ADJOURNED
THIS SESSION OVER IN THE STREET
BUILDING IN ROOM, 1200, SO
PLEASE BE PROMPT SO WE CAN VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PAN MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
A LITTLE PAUSE. MEMBERS DON'T
LEAVE. I SEE THE SERGEANT'S
BLOCKING THE DOOR. THAT'S
PERFECT.
MEMBERS. I THANK YOU. I THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENTS
AND YOUR DISTURB PATIENTS AND
THOSE OF YOU ON HEALTH
COMMITTEE. WE ARE GOING TO, UM,
BE OVER THERE AS SOON AS WE
ADJOURN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
RIGHT NOW. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS CENTER, ATKINS
THE DESK IS CLEAR. MADAM
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
AND LET ME JUST, UH ONE FINAL.
THANKS LET ME THANK ALL OF THE
STAFF. WE HAVE THANKED A LOT OF
PEOPLE TONIGHT. THROUGHOUT THIS
AH SESSION, BUT TO ALL STAFF WHO
HAVE WORKED ON THIS. THE
REPUBLICAN STAFF, THE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS STAFF. EVERYONE HAS
WORKED VERY HARD. WE SHOULD BE
VERY PROUD IF YOU LOOKED AT THE
VOTES. WE WERE WE WERE ACTUALLY
IN AGREEMENT ON ALMOST
EVERYTHING ON THE AREAS WHERE WE
WERE NOT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIVE
CONVERSATION, REAL DIALOGUE AND
REAL RESPECT AND REAL CIVILITY.
AND SO FOR THAT, I AM PROUD TO
BE PART OF THE SENATE. THANK YOU
ALL TOMORROW MORNING. IT IS OUR
HOPE. WE WILL HAVE A FAIRLY
SHORT DAY, BUT I WILL SEE YOU
TOMORROW. THURSDAY JUNE 30TH
2022 AT NINE. A.M. THANK YOU.
THE SENATE WILL BE ADJOURNED. WE
WILL RECONVENE THURSDAY AT NINE
A.M. MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE. PLEASE GO RIGHT TO
ROOM 1200.