MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ARCHULETTA, ATKINS
BATES BECKER GORGEOUS BRADFORD
CABALLERO, CORTESI, DOLLY DODD,
BARROSO EGGMAN. LASER GONZALEZ
GROW HERZBERG WEST. SO HURTADO
JONES, KAMLAGER LAIRD LABOR
LIMÓN MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S MEN.
NEWMAN NIELSEN OCHOA, BOGUE PAN
PORTANTINO BROTH. RUBIO SKINNER
STERN, HAMBURG WIECKOWSKI
WIENER. WILK. MEMBERS. A QUORUM
IS PRESENT. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY. WE'RE READY TO GET
STARTED. WITH THE MEMBERS AND
OUR GUESTS BEYOND THE RAIL AND
IN THE GALLERY. PLEASE RISE. WE
WILL BE LED IN PRAYER THIS
MORNING BY SENATOR WIECKOWSKI
AFTER WHICH PLEASE REMAIN
STANDING AND WE WILL BE LED IN
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG BY SENATOR PEN. LOVING AND
MERCIFUL GOD. THE GOSPEL,
ACCORDING TO MATTHEW TELLS US
THAT THE MUSTARD SEED IS THE
SMALLEST OF ALL SEEDS. BUT WHEN
IT IS GROWN, IT IS THE GREATEST
OF SHRUBS MATTHEW 13 32 GOD,
WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE A MUSTER
SEAT OF JUSTICE. NEVER MIND THE
SMALLNESS OF OUR WITNESS. THE
WOUNDS ARE DEEP. THE SICKNESS IS
AWFUL. THE HUNGER IS GREAT. BUT
WE ARE A MUST RECEIPT OF HEALING
AND JUSTICE. IMMEASURABLE DIVINE
FRUIT IS HIDDEN IN OUR SMALLEST
ACTS OF COURAGE AND LOVE. IT'S
NOT ABOUT US. IT'S ABOUT THE
POWER RELEASE WHEN WE ARE SEWN
IN THESE DAYS OF DEVASTATING
CRISIS, WE ARE SEWN AND WITH
YOUR HELP, WE WILL BE MUSTARD
SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP. JUSTICE AND
LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THIS
PLEDGE TO OUR DEMOCRATIC
COUNTRY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE. ÓRDENES. MOVING, MOVING
ONTO PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.
MEMBERS IF I COULD ASK YOU TO
SIT DOWN, WE'RE READY TO GET
STARTED.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
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. ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS,
RESOLUTIONS OR NOTICES? SEEING
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR
CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY FILE.
SECOND READING FILE. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILLS 14 30 TO 16 87 2037 22 OH,
9 25 1916 OH, ONE WITH
AMENDMENTS. SIX SECOND READING
FILE WILL BE DEEMED READ. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO UNFINISHED
BUSINESS. PICKING UP FILE ITEM 1
10. SENATOR PORTANTINO. I'M
SORRY. SENATE THIRD READING.
MEMBERS I NEED TO ASK YOU TO
PLEASE GET TO THE FLOOR SO THAT
WE CAN GET OUR BUSINESS DONE.
MOVING TO SENATE THIRD READING,
SENATOR PORTANTINO IS READY,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 13 58 BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO AND ACT RELATING TO
STATE CLAIM CLAIMS, MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR
PORTANTINO THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MADAM. PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS. SP 13 58 IS THE SECOND
OF TWO BILLS CARRIED BY THE
CHAIRS THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE
PAYMENT AUTHORITY FOR LEGAL
CLAIMS APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THIS URGENCY MEASURE
APPROPRIATES 2.88 MILLION FROM
THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY COURT
ORDERED ATTORNEY'S FEES IN THE
CASE OF THOMAS MORE LAWCENTER
VERSE, PONTA THE BILL ALSO
INCLUDES AN APPROPRIATION OF
$247 FOR THE RE ISSUANCE OF AN
EXPIRED CHECK FOR A VLF
REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM ACCEPTED BY
DGS AND THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
PROGRAM. THE BILL ENJOYS
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS ITEM? ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SAYING
NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
I ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. I
FAITH. BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE.
CORTESI, DOLLY! DODD. I WHEREAS
Ó AYE, EGGMAN. LASER AYE,
GONZALEZ. GROWTH. HARTSBURG. I
WAS SO AYE, HURTADO. JONES. AYE,
KAMLAGER. I FLARED. LABOR. I
THOUGHT LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE. MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN.
AYE, NIELSEN. PHð BOGUE. PAN.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT I
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE, STERN.
I HAMBURG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BATES.
AYE. FORGES DOLLY! AYE.
GONZALEZ. GROWTH. HURTADO.
BLARED MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. AYE.
I'LL SHOW UP VOGUE. BY 32 BY 33
NO. ZERO ON THE EMERGENCY. I 33
NO. ZERO ON THE MEASURE. THE
MEASURE PASSES MEMBERS ARE GONNA
MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER 99
CENT. SENATOR PORTANTINO IS
READY. PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL
6 32 BY SENATOR PORTANTINO AND
ACT RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA
VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD,
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THERE AT TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. CENTER PORTANTINO.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS SP 6
32 AS AN URGENCY MEASURE TO
APPROPRIATE APPROXIMATELY 4.5
MILLION TO THE VICTIM
COMPENSATION BOARD FOR THE
PAYMENT OF FIVE ERRONEOUS
CONVICTION CLAIMS THE BILL IS
BACK IN THE SENATE FOR
CONCURRENCE. AFTER IT WAS
AMENDED IN THE ASSEMBLY TO
PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR THREE
ADDITIONAL CLAIMS APPROVED BY
THE BOARD SINCE THE SENATE
APPROVED THE BILL IN JANUARY.
ALL OF THE NEW CLAIMS ARE FOR
PAYMENTS TO PERSONS WHO ARE
GRANTED HABEAS RELIEF AS THE
COURT VACATED THEIR CONVICTIONS.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS ITEM
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SAYING
NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE, ATKINS. I
FAITH BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. DODD. I
WHEREAS Ó AYE, EGGMAN. I
GLASER. AYE. GONZALES. GROWTH.
HERTZBERG I WEAR SO. I FURTADO
JONES KAMLAGER. I LAYERED LABOR.
LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE.
MELINDA'S MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE,
NIELSEN. I KNOW A VOGUE. PAN.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT
RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I
HAMBURG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BATES.
GORGEOUS. SALLY. GONZALEZ GROVE.
FLARED. MELINDA'S. PHð BOGUE.
WILK. ISAIAH 31 NO. ZERO ON THE
URGENCY, EYES 31 NO. ZERO. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MEMBERS WERE GOING
TO GO BACK TO THE PRIVILEGES OF
THE FLOOR. SENATOR WIENER. I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN
INTRODUCTION OF THE ISRAELI
CONSUL GENERAL. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES TODAY I
ARISES. VICE CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE JEWISH
CAUCUS, UM TO HONOR AND
RECOGNIZE UM, ISRAEL'S CONSUL
GENERAL, SHOW ME KAUFMAN, WHO
JOINS US IN THE GALLERY. UM ONE
OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY TIME AS
VICE CHAIR OF THE CAUCUS HAS
BEEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK.
WITH COUNCIL GENERAL KAUFMAN
ALSO JUST IN TERMS OF MY ROLE IN
SAN FRANCISCO, UM YEAH.
COLLEAGUES MR CONSUL GENERAL,
KAUFMAN HAS DEMONSTRATED TIME
AND TIME AGAIN THAT HE IS A
THOUGHTFUL AND CAREFUL PARTNER
IN THE WORK THAT WE DO AND
DEEPENING THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND
CALIFORNIA. OVER HIS FIVE YEARS
AS CONSUL GENERAL, HE
STRENGTHENED ITS TIES BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND OUR STATE. OUR
ECONOMIC BONDS HAVE GROWN. OUR
CULTURAL BONDS HAVE GROWN AND WE
ARE JUST VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM
. HE IS ENDING HIS TENURE AND
BEING CALLED BACK TO ISRAEL. AH
AND CONSUL GENERAL KAUFMAN ON
BEHALF OF OUR JEWISH CAUCUS AND
THE ENTIRE LEGISLATURE. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
HMM OKAY, YEAH. WELCOME TO THE
SENATE, CALIFORNIA SENATE. WE'RE
VERY PLEASED TO HAVE YOU HERE
TODAY. MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE NORA BRIGGS ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR GROVE. I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE NORA BRIGGS, WHO IS
HERE TODAY. ON BEHALF OF THE
DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION. IF YOU
COULD STAND UP AND WAVE AT US.
THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA SENATE. NEEDLESS TO
SAY, WE ARE. WE ARE THRILLED TO
HAVE YOU HERE TODAY, AND MANY OF
US ARE BIG FANS. SO GLAD TO HAVE
YOU HERE. MEMBERS WERE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO THE SENATE THIRD
READING. FILE ITEM ONE. OH,
THREE, SENATOR ALLEN. OH IT IS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. MY
APOLOGIES. SENATOR ALLEN IS
PREPARED. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 54 BY SENATOR ALLEN AN ACT
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. SENATOR
ELLEN THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY,
PRESENTING SB 54, WHICH IS THE
CULMINATION OF MORE THAN FOUR
YEARS OF WORK. BY COUNTLESS
STAKEHOLDERS OF ALL STRIPES FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY TO
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN. I WANT TO
JUST TALK A MOMENT ABOUT THE
PATH THIS POLICY HAS TAKEN SINCE
WE FIRST INTRODUCED SB 54 BACK
IN DECEMBER OF 2018. SINCE THEN,
WE'VE HELD COUNTLESS MEETINGS
WITH HUNDREDS OF STAKEHOLDERS
HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MY STAFF,
AND I AND OTHER LEGISLATORS AND
STAKEHOLDERS TOOK TRIPS TO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON AND THE
CANADIAN PROVINCES TO LEARN
ABOUT THEIR PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEMS FOR
MANAGING PACKAGING WASTE. WE
BROUGHT IN EXPERTS FROM INDUSTRY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY TO
LEARN LESSONS FROM THE EUROPEAN
UNION'S TWO DECADES WORTH OF
EXPERIENCE IN THIS SPACE, AND WE
LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF MANY
OF YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. THAT
WERE RAISED THROUGHOUT THIS
TIME. NOW. FOR THE PAST SEVEN
MONTHS, WE HAD A GROUP OF 25
STAKEHOLDERS MEETING FOR
HUNDREDS OF HOURS, LITERALLY
EVERY SINGLE THERE'S A STANDING
NEGOTIATION MEETING EVERY WEEK.
AND SO MANY WEEKS, IT WAS MANY
MORE DAYS THAN THAT. THAT HELPED
TO DEVELOP THE BILL. THAT IS
BEFORE YOU TODAY. THIS GROUP
COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES
FROM INDUSTRY, INCLUDING
MANUFACTURERS, CONSUMER BRANDS,
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, RECYCLING
SERVICE PROVIDERS. IT ALSO
INCLUDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH, OF
COURSE WE'RE OE OF THE MAIN
MOTIVATORS FOR OUR BILL IN THE
FIRST PLACE. AND LEADING
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES WORKING
IN THIS SPACE. THE GOAL OF THE
GROUP WAS TO DETERMINE IF AFTER
FOUR YEARS OF FIGHTING, WE COULD
BRING FORTH A BILL TOGETHER.
THAT WAS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS RAISED BY
INDUSTRY BUT STRONG ENOUGH TO
WIN THE SUPPORT OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUSINESS
GROUPS BACKING THE STATEWIDE
BALLOT INITIATIVE. THAT, OF
COURSE, IS QUALIFIED. FOR THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT. AND IT'S
BECAUSE OF THIS WORK. THAT I CAN
CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT THE BILL
BEFORE YOU TODAY REPRESENTS THE
MOST AMBITIOUS AND WELL VOTED
VETTED PACKAGING AND PLASTICS
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
LEGISLATION IN THE WORLD. WE
START WITH THE BASIC MPR PREMISE
. EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE
PRODUCERS OF THE MATERIAL SHOULD
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE END OF
LIFE COSTS TO MANAGE THAT
MATERIAL, NOT THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES WHO PAY FOR WASTE
MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING. AND
WHO, BY THE WAY, ARE BEING ASKED
TO PAY MOREAND MORE OF THE
BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH OUR WASTE
MANAGEMENT CRISIS. THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITY STUDY JUST
SHOWED THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT
TO RAISE PEOPLE'S RATES UPWARDS
OF 20. TO HANDLE THE CRISIS
BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD OF PLASTICS
THAT THEY'VE HAD. THEY'VE HAD TO
MANAGE. SO THIS BILL CALLS ON
PRODUCERS OF MATERIAL COVERED
UNDER THE BILL, SINGLE USE
PACKAGING AND PLASTIC FOOD
SERVICE, WHERE, LIKE DISPOSABLE
CUPS AND BOWLS AND CUTLERY TO
FORM PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
ORGANIZATIONS, P R O TO ORGANIZE
AND FUND INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO
COMPLY WITH THE MEASURE. THE P R
O MUST DEVELOP A PLAN THAT'S
REVIEWED BY A NEWLY CREATED
ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP OF
DIVERSE INTEREST AND THEN SEND
THAT THAT PLAN TO RECYCLE
RECYCLE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE THE PLAN. THEY CAN EXIST
UPON CHANGES THAT THE PLAN IS
NOT DESIGNED. TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BILL. THIS
BILL GOES BEYOND THE STANDARD
REQUIREMENT OF OTHER PACKAGING
NPR PROGRAMS THAT SIMPLY COVER
COSTS. THIS BILL INCLUDES
AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MANDATES
THAT WILL ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA
IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF TACKLING
THE PACKAGING AND PLASTIC WASTE
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. IT
REQUIRES ALL COVERED MATERIAL TO
BE RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE
WITHIN 10 YEARS. WE INCLUDE
SPECIFIC RATES AND DATES FOR
PLASTIC MATERIAL TO ENSURE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST AND
MARKETS. THIS VERSION OF THE
BILL ALSO REQUIRES PRODUCERS TO
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC
COVERED MATERIAL THAT'S COMING
ONTO THE MARKET BY 25% WITHIN A
DECADE, HELPING TO ADDRESS OUR
CITIES ENORMOUS CHALLENGES WITH
REGARDS TO WASTE. WOULD ALSO
PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE AND
CERTAINTY TO THE PRODUCERS AND
TO THE PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
ORGANIZATIONS ON HOW TO ACHIEVE
THIS, WHILE STILL AND THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT WHILE STILL
ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBILITY TO
ENABLE BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA
TO GROW RESPONSIBLY TO GIVE
BUSINESSES A ROLE AT THE TABLE
AND HELPING TO DEVISE THE PLAN.
SB 54 ALSO CREATES THE
CALIFORNIA PLASTIC POLLUTION
MITIGATION FUND DEDICATE HALF A
BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR 10
YEARS PAID BY, UH PLASTIC
PRODUCERS AND MANUFACTURERS TO
FUND THE MONITORING AND
MITIGATION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION.
PRIMARILY IN DISADVANTAGED LOW
INCOME AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.
MEMBERS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG
LONG EFFORT, AND I DO WANT TO
JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK A
COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN
INVOLVED WITH THIS EFFORT, UH
THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR PARTICULAR
UH, WOMEN, SENATE STAFFERS,
MEMBERS OF OUR SENATE FAMILY WHO
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
HIGHLIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, SANDERS
SKINNER'S VERY CAPABLE STAFF FOR
KATARINA ROBINSON. CENTER
SKINNER AND I WERE INVOLVED WITH
THIS EFFORT A LONG TIME AGO WITH
REMEMBER GONZALEZ WITH SB 54.
MAYBE 10 80 FOLKS MAY KNOW THIS
, BUT SENATOR SKINNER HAS BEEN A
VERY IMPORTANT LEADER IN THIS
SPACE FOR A LONG TIME.AND
KATERINA AND LAUREL AND TINA
JUST WHERE THE THREE AMIGAS
WORKING SO HARD ON ON THE
PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS BILL
THAT CREATED THE FRAMEWORK FROM
WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH
THIS NEW BILL, AND, UM I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE HER. I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE GENEVIEVE WANG, THE
LEAD STAFFER ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
IN OUR SENATE FAMILY. WHO HAS
BEEN JUST HELPING US EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY. THINK THROUGH A
NUMBER OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE
BEEN FACING. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
CHRISTINE ARI, WHO'S ON SENATOR
HERZBERG STAFF WHO CAME THROUGH
AT THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
HELPING US TO BIRD DOG
EVERYTHING. SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE
TACTICIAN, VERY, VERY SMART
PERSON AND A REAL CREDIT TO THE
SENATE FAMILY. AND THEN, OF
COURSE, MY OWN STAFF FOR TINA
AND ALINA, WHO JOCKEYED THIS
BILL EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
LITERALLY FOR YEARS. JUST
THREADING NEEDLES. SHE
UNDERSTOOD THE ISSUES AND
CONCERNS OF EVERYBODY IN THE MIX
FROM THE PRODUCERS AND HAULERS
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT RETAILERS,
DISTRIBUTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY, OF COURSE, THE VERY
SERIOUS AND REAL CONCERNS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND JUST
THREADED NEEDLE AFTER NEEDLE TO
GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE
EVERYBODY ON BOARD, AND IT'S AN
EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT, AND
SO MUCH OF IT IS OWED TO HER AND
THE TEAM OF LARGELY WOMEN.
STAFFERS AND ADVOCATES WHO
HELPED TO BRING US HERE TODAY.
MEMBERS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING HIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOW THE
WORLD IN THIS MOMENT OF DEEP
POLARIZATION IN OUR COUNTRY THAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING
TOGETHER. BUSINESS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP TO
SOLVE A MAJOR PROBLEM.
YESTERDAY'S VOTE IN THE STATE
ASSEMBLY. WE HAD 66 VOTES,
STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. FOLKS
FROM ALL ACROSS THE POLITICAL
SPECTRUM, WHO CAME TOGETHER TO
VOTE FOR THIS BILL. THIS IS WHAT
OUR VOTERS ARE ASKING US. FOR.
THEY SAY GET THESE BALLOT
MEASURES OFF THE BALLOT IF YOU
CAN GET THEM FIXED YOURSELF IN
THE LEGISLATURE. THIS WAS AN
EXAMPLE. THE LEGISLATURE DOING
ITS WORK COMING TOGETHER,
FORGING A MEANINGFUL, STRONG
COMPROMISE. THAT THAT WILL THAT
WILL PUT CALIFORNIA AT THE
FOREFRONT OF ADDRESSING A MAJOR
GLOBAL PROBLEM. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. SENATOR
HERTZBERG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO JOIN
SENATOR FROM SANTA MONICA. AND
EMPHASIZE SOME OF THE POINTS
THAT HE MADE BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE
NATURE OF THIS WORK AND I WANT
TO START AS SOMEONE WHO COMES
FROM THE GENERATION OF THE
ACADEMY AWARD MOVIE. THE
GRADUATE. AND THAT FAMOUS SCENE
IN THE GRADUATE WHERE THE FATHER
FATHER IN LAW FIGURE GOES TO
DUSTIN HOFFMAN. AND SAYS I JUST
WANT TO SAY ONE WORD TO YOU.
JUST ONE WORD. ARE YOU
LISTENING? PLASTICS. THAT
INFORMED GENERATION WITH THE
THOUGHTS OF WHAT THE FUTURE
LOOKED LIKE TODAY. I ASK
CALIFORNIA IN THE WORLD. ARE YOU
LISTENING? BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THE
BOLDEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND
WELL VETTED PLASTICS REDUCTION
POLICY. IN THE NATION, IF NOT
THE WORLD, AS WAS SUGGESTED BY
SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVOCATES IN THE PRESS DOCUMENTS
THEY TALKED ABOUT THIS IS THE
BIGGEST BILL OF THE YEAR. THE
COMPLEXITIES OF THE ISSUES. AS
WAS SUGGESTED BY THE SENATOR
FROM SANTA MONICA. THE GREAT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WHICH WE
ARE FACED WITH IN THE EMBEDDED
INTERESTS OF INDUSTRY MADE THE
PATH EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO
NAVIGATE. THERE HAS BEEN DEEP
INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SENATORS.
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, AS WAS
SUGGESTED BY THE SENATOR FROM
SANTA MONICA, AND NOT JUST FOR
THE LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT AS HE
SUGGESTED FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF
YEARS BECAUSE THESE KINDS OF
ISSUES DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
THEY DON'T HAPPEN WHEN YOU SIT
DOWN AND SAY, I WANT TO JUST PUT
IT TOGETHER, IT REQUIRES
EXTRAORDINARY COLLABORATION.
AMONG ALL OF THE PARTIES. THE
AUTHOR IS WAS, HE SUGGESTED, BUT
I WANT TO EMBELLISH ON HIS WORK
TIRELESSLY HE AND HIS STAFF HIS
, HE SUGGESTED, ACCURATELY HAVE
HELD COUNTLESS MEETINGS HERE IN
SACRAMENTO THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
ANOTHER COUNTRIES. THEY BROUGHT
IN EXPERTS FROM BOTH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY AND
INDUSTRY TO LEARN LESSONS FROM
OTHER NATIONS OF HOW TO CRAFT
THE STRONGEST MEASURE POSSIBLE.
THIS UNLIKE ANY OTHER
LEGISLATION, MEMBERS, I DON'T
KNOW OF ANY OTHER BILL THAT HAS
HAD THIS MUCH ATTENTION, COMMA
BY COMMA HAGGLING OVER WORD BY
WORD. AND THIS MEASURE REFLECTS
THE TIRELESS EFFORTS AND
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS AS I
SUGGESTED OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE COMMUNITY AND VARIOUS
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. IT ALSO
REFLECTS HOURS AND HOURS OF
ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN MEMBERS OF
THIS HOUSE IN THE ASSEMBLY UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF ASSEMBLY WOMAN
THREE OF US, THE CHAIR OF
NATURAL RESOURCES. WHO PUT HER
HEART INTO THIS AND HER STAFF.
ELIZABETH. THIS IS AN
EXTRAORDINARY DAY FOR CALIFORNIA
MEMBERS, SO THEY'RE FIRING OUR
ROLE AS LEADER IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND FIGHTS
AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION. I
REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN JERRY
BROWN CREATED THE ENERGY
COMMISSION, AND THEY CAME UP
WITH STANDARDS FOR REFRIGERATORS
. NOBODY SAYS OH, IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN IT BECOMES A NATIONAL
STANDARD. EVERYBODY MAKES
REFRIGERATORS BASED UPON THEIR
ENERGY CONSUMPTION. I REMEMBER
WHEN FRAN PAVLEY STOOD ON THE
FLOOR OF THE OTHER HOUSE. AND
TALKED ABOUT TAILPIPE EMISSIONS
, AND EVERYBODY SAID THAT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE. AND GUESS WHAT THE
NATION ADOPTED HER STANDARDS ON
TAILPIPE EMISSIONS. I BELIEVE
THAT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE
TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE SENATOR
AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FROM SANTA
MONICA'S EFFORT THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE US LEADING THE
NATION THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS
ARE GOING TO BE ADOPTING THESE
KINDS OF STANDARDS ARE
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THIS
MEASURE, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE
SENATOR FROM SANTA MONICA WILL
FUNDAMENTALLY DECREASE THE
DEPENDENCE ON SINGLE USE,
PLASTICS AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT
AS I SUGGESTED, WILL BE ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND EVEN THE
WORLD. LIKE SENATOR FROM SANTA
MONICA. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO THANK
SOME OF THE FOLKS. IN ADDITION
TO THE CENTER TINA TINA,
ANGELINA ROCKSTAR, ROCKSTAR
ROCKSTAR, MIDNIGHT'S CRAZY.
THAT'S HER CALLING ME THE JUST
UNBELIEVABLE. THE VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS BEN GOLOMBEK, ADAM
WRIGLEY WORKED HIS HEART OUT.
I'VE KNOWN THIS WHOLE LIFE. ON
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY,
THE GOVERNOR'S TEAM THIS
WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT CHRISTIE
BOMA. WHO UNDERSTOOD HOW HARD IT
IS TO PUT THESE KINDS OF
TRANSACTIONS TOGETHER AND TO
PERSUADE HER OFFICE ON HIM. ANA
SANTOS, MELISSA M. O
UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY
WERE DEDICATED. THEY WORKED WITH
ALL OF THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS
, AND I JUST THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT. WE DON'T OFTEN
MENTION INDIVIDUALS NAMES ON
THIS FLOOR. BUT IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM
WITHOUT THEIR EXTRAORDINARY
LEADERSHIP AND THEIR AROUND THE
CLOCK, MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT, CHRISTINE ORRY,
SATURDAY SUNDAY SIX IN THE
MORNING MIDNIGHT INCREDIBLE THE
GREAT TIPSTER, SENATOR NUMBER 41
. HE WAS AN IMPORTANT GUIDE,
NICK HARDIMAN CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO MAKE ALL OF THIS
HAPPENED FROM THE PRO TEM STAFF,
IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. AND,
OF COURSE, ELIZABETH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US. I
ALSO WANT TO ADD JENNIFER
FEARING WHO WAS JUST
UNBELIEVABLE AND ALL OF THE
FEARLESS ADVOCACY INFORMED BY
HER AND THE LARGER TEAM OF FOLKS
THAT WERE PART OF THIS. AND AS I
CLOSE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
I STARTED ABOUT AN OPENING ABOUT
PLASTICS. BECAUSE THEN WAS THE
FUTURE. THE MESSAGE OF THAT THAT
IN THAT SCENE IN THE GRADUATE
WAS THAT'S THE WAVE OF THE
FUTURE. AND WHAT WE LEARNED IS
THAT WE MADE A MISTAKE. WHAT WE
LEARNED IS THAT WE NEED TO
COURSE CORRECT. WHAT WE NEED TO
DO IS WE'RE RUINING THE PLANET
AND WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE IT. AND
SO THERE HAS BEEN THIS WHOLE
POLITICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
BUILT AROUND AN INDUSTRY THAT IS
KILLING US. AND THIS IS A
GIGANTIC STEP FORWARD TO WRITE,
THAT COURSE TO CHANGE OUR VIEW.
TO COURSE CORRECT. THIS IS AS
GOOD AS IT GETS. MEMBERS. I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. SENATOR DODD.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE GOOD
SENATOR FROM SANTA MONICA, AND
THE ENTIRE TEAM IS LISTED AS
AUTHORS. THE LEADERSHIP IN ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WERE
INVOLVED. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE WITH THE AUTHOR AND OTHER
AUTHORS ON THIS BILL. TO OTHER
COUNTRIES AND OTHER STATES TO
LOOK AT RECYCLING BROUGHT.
POLICIES AND OTHER ISSUES
RELATIVE THIS WHOLE THING, AND
IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
HOW FAR THEY'VE GONE IN SUCH A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I WAS ON
THIS BILL THREE YEARS AGO. I
THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD BILL THEN,
BUT FROM WHAT I HEARD TODAY, I'M
JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND EVERYBODY
COMING. TOGETHER I ALSO WANT TO
MAKE ONE FINAL POINT. UH, THAT
WE'VE ALL BEEN BUSY FOR ABOUT
THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS
SINCE THE END OF THE YOU KNOW
THE SENATE POLICY BILLS.%
COMMITTEE MEETINGS RUNNING BACK
AND FORTH. CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL
THESE AUTHORS GETTING TOGETHER
EVERY SINGLE DAY ON TOP OF WHAT?
WE ALL HAD TO GET THIS DEAL
DONE? I JUST WANT TO
CONGRATULATE THEM ON A JOB WELL
DONE. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SB
54. SENATOR WESSEL. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS. I JUST
WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THIS.
YOU KNOW, I STILL REMEMBER
GROWING UP WHEN WE USED TO GET
OUR MILK DELIVERED IN RECYCLABLE
GLASS CONTAINERS. WHERE IT WAS
VERY RARE TO SEE PLASTICS IN OUR
GROCERY ITEMS AND JUST
EVERYTHING AROUND OUR LIFE. AND
I'VE SEEN THE WORLD CHANGE IN
THAT PERIOD. I'M AN AVID KAYAKER
AND I LIKE TO GO OUT TO THE
OCEAN. I'VE ALSO SEEN THE OCEAN
CHANGE IN THE YEARS THAT I'VE
BEEN RECREATING IN THE OCEAN.
IT'S IT USED TO BE RARE TO SEE A
MAMMAL OF DOLPHIN OR A SEAL OR A
SEA LION OR TURTLE, WRAPPED AND
PLASTICS OR IN NETTING USED TO
BE VERY RARE. NOW IT'S PRETTY
COMMONPLACE. AND AS I'VE GONE
OUT TO THE OCEAN, YOU YOU SEE
THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF
PLASTICS ON MARINE LIFE. MANY OF
YOU KNOW THAT I'VE ADVOCATED FOR
THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY. AND
THE NEW RIVER IN MY DISTRICT AND
THE SULTAN SEE THE BIGGEST
PROBLEMS FACING THOSE WATER
BODIES OR PLASTICS, THE
INTRODUCTION OF PLASTICS AND
PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS. WE
USED TO HAVE, UH, TIJUANA RIVER
VALLEY USED TO BE A PRETTY NICE
RIVER WITH A SALMON CANNERY.
THOSE SALMON THAT USED TO MAKE
THE RUNS UNDER THE QANA REBEL
THERE NOW EXTINCT. WHAT WE HAVE
INSTEAD ARE HUGE DEPOSITS OF
PLASTICS. AND AS I SEE HOW THE
WORLD HAS CHANGED. I'M JUST SAD
THAT WE CAN OFFER THE SAME WORLD
TO OUR VERY OWN CHILDREN THAT
THEY'RE ABLE TO GO AND SEE THE
OCEAN AS IT WAS ONE DAY THE
RIVERS AS THEY WERE ONE DAY. AND
SO THIS BILL IS AN ENORMOUS BILL
. WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS
ON PLASTICS RECYCLING. WE HAVE
ALWAYS FAILED. ON ON A LARGE
OMNIBUS RECYCLING BILL. WE
FINALLY HAVE ONE HERE, SO WE
HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THE
SENATE AND THE LEGISLATURE AND
STAFF TO THANK AND I ECHO THAT.
THANKS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
OFFERED TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
BUT ALSO URGE THE SENATE YOU
KNOW ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THIS
HAS CAUSED AS I'VE COME FOR
FUNDING THOSE FUNDING REQUESTS
HAVE NOT BEEN MET. THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT WE NEED TO RESTORE.
THE ENVIRONMENT HAS NOT BEEN
PROFFERED. SO AND THAT THAT MAY
NEVER BE AVAILABLE. WHAT WE CAN
DO, THOUGH, IF WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO CLEAN UP. WHAT CAN WE CAN DO
IS CURB THE ADDITIONAL WASTE.
CURB MORE PLASTICS BEING
INTRODUCED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
. WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING, AND
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
PUTTING FORTH THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. THIS IS A TRULY
HISTORIC DAY. THIS IS BEEN A
TRULY HISTORIC WEEK. AND I THANK
ALL THE WORK OF THE CENTERS THAT
HAVE GONE AND GOTTEN US TODAY.
TODAY, I URGE AND I VOTE.
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. MRS ROBINSON
. DON'T THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S A
THAT'S ANOTHER GRADUATE JOKE.
THIS IS A CRITICAL JUNCTION.
THAT WE'RE AT. YOU KNOW WE HAD
WERE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CPR
BILLS WE TALKED ABOUT. THE
PROFOUND EFFECT OF A STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SAYING THAT WE'RE
GOING TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE,
SING AND SINGLE USE PLASTICS.
IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE IDEA. BUT
WE'RE AT THE WE'RE AT A JUNCTURE
. WE EITHER CONTINUE TO DO
NOTHING. ALLOWED PLASTICS TO
POLLUTE THE OCEAN POLLUTE OUR
BODIES POLLUTE OUR LANDS WHEN WE
COME UP WITH A REAL SOLUTION AND
THAT MY PLOTS TO ALL THE PEOPLE
IN THIS ECOSYSTEM, THERE'S A LOT
OF NPR BILLS THAT HAVEN'T MADE
IT A LOT OF VP. THIS IS AN NPR
BILL. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S
THAT'S GOOD TO MAKE IT. I WANT
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APPLAUD THIS
BODY AND THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
APPARATUS THAT WE HAVE SET UP
WHAT WE TAKE THESE INITIATIVES
THAT HAVE QUALIFIED. AND WE
REALLY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE AND MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY TO DO OUR WORK TO SIT
DOWN AND CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS
WITH FOLKS AND SEE IF WE CAN
MEET. WE CAN REACH A LONG
LASTING, UH, COMPROMISE AND
WE'VE DONE IT. IT'S NOT A SMALL
THING THAT THE SPACE IS
IMPORTANT ALSO, BUT THE
APPARATUS THAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO
TAKE THESE INITIATIVES AND SIT
DOWN AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY SAID. SENTENCE
BY SENTENCE PARAGRAPH BY
PARAGRAPH TWO. TO POUND OUT A
COMPROMISE. UM, THAT'S GOING TO
BE FRUITFUL. AS WE CAN SEE BY
THE FACT THAT WE'RE HERE ON THE
FLOOR, VOTING FOR THIS AND
REALLY HAVE A LONG LASTING
EFFECT. I TRULY BELIEVE IN MY
HEART OF HEARTS THAT THIS IS
THIS IS GOING TO SEND A MESSAGE
NOT ONLY TO THE MEMBERS OF OUR
UH, COMMUNITYIN CALIFORNIA BUT
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ABOUT
FINALLY DOING SOMETHING TO HAVE
THE PRODUCERS WE HAVE BUY IN ON
REDUCING THE USE OF SINGLE
PLASTICS. AND I APPLAUD THE
AUTHOR FROM SANTA MONICA AND ALL
THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED
SO HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN ON
THE URGENT. I VOTE. SENATOR
GLASER. GOT THE FAMILY FAMILIES
ARE HERE TODAY, WHICH IS SO NICE
MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. WE
FACE A LOT OF ISSUES ON THIS
FLOOR. THERE ARE PROBLEMS. IT'S
A PART OF OUR WORLD APART OF OUR
JOBS. TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
HOW TO SOLVE THEM, AND CERTAINLY
PLASTICS HAS BEEN IS THE LATEST. BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE
ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM THAT THE
CHALLENGE IS ALWAYS HOW DO WE
MAKE A CHANGE WHETHER THAT'S
CONSUMER ATTITUDE, WHETHER
THAT'S THE JOBS THAT EXISTING
FOLKS INVOLVED IN THAT EXISTING
PROBLEM OR INVOLVED IN AND HOW
WE TRANSITION. THOSE FOLKS.
THERE'S A LOT OF REAL
CHALLENGING PIECES THAT MAKEUP.
US PROBLEM SOLVING SOLUTION
WORK. WHEN SB 54 CAME TO OUR
FLOOR OVER A YEAR AGO. I VOTED
TO SUPPORT IT, NOT BECAUSE I
THOUGHT THE BILL WAS PERFECT AT
THE TIME, BUT BECAUSE I HAD
TRUSTED CONFIDENCE IN THE
AUTHOR, THE SENATOR FROM SANTA
MONICA. TO BE THOUGHTFUL IN
TRYING TO CARBON CRAFT. A
SOLUTION THAT WOULD MOVE US
FORWARD IN DEALING WITH THE
PROBLEM OF PLASTICS, AND I THINK
ALL OF OUR CONFIDENCE IN HIM
WERE REWARDED. IN THE BILL.
THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY I WANT
TO JOIN AND THANKING THE SENATOR
FROM THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.
MANY STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORKED
TIRELESSLY ON THIS CERTAINLY THE
SANTA MONICA SENATOR FROM SANTA
MONICA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. THERE
ARE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE CAN'T
SOLVE PROBLEMS AND WHAT DO WE
DO? THEY'RE KICKED TO THE
BALLOT. FOR THE VILLAGERS TO
DECIDE IN A IN A BLACK AND WHITE
CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THEY DON'T
KNOW ALL THE NUANCES AND OUR
ABILITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS
AS CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE. AND
THAT'S NEVER REALLY THE BEST
SOLUTION FOR A PROBLEM SOLVING.
WE KNOW THAT AND SO I THINK THE
ACTION'S TODAY NOT ONLY ARE
THOUGHTFUL AND FAR REACHING UH,
BUT THEY ALSO AVOID THAT
RIGIDITY THAT HAPPENS. WHEN THE
VOTERS SAY YES OR NO AND
SOMEHOW, THAT'S THE FINAL
SOLUTION. GOING FORWARD IN THAT
POLICY AREA, SO I APPLAUD. THE
AUTHOR. I APPLAUD THE SENATE. SB
54 IS WORTHY OF SUPPORT TODAY
NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT FOR
EVERYONE. BUT IT HAS ALL THE
ELEMENTS OF PROGRESSIVE PROBLEM
SOLVING. THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO
THE SENATE. AND THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE AUTHOR. SENATOR SKINNER.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. IS THIS BILL THE MOST
IMPORTANT BILL OF THE YEAR? NO.
BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL. AND I HOPE
THAT WE ARE NOT TOO LATE. IN
ADDRESSING THIS SCOURGE OF
PLASTICS. ALL OF US. ALL HUMAN
LIFE IS DEPENDENT. FUND THE
HEALTH. OF OUR OCEANS AND
WATERWAYS ON THE HEALTH OF OUR
ATMOSPHERE IN THE AIR. WE
BREATHE ON THE HEALTH OF THE
LAND. PLASTICS. ARE POLLUTING.
ALL OF THE THREE OF THOSE AND TO
THE LEVEL THAT IS
INCOMPREHENSIBLE. YESTERDAY WE
TALKED ABOUT. HOW WE ARE. WE
HAVE TO ACT IN A WAY TO
POTENTIALLY CONTINUE SOME USE OF
FOSSIL FUELS BECAUSE OUR EXTREME
USE OF FOSSIL FUELS HAS CAUSED
US TO BE IN THE CLIMATE CRISIS
RIGHT NOW, AND WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO DIE IF THIS YEAR OR
NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE SUCH HIGH
HEAT DAYS THAT PUTS SUCH A
DEMAND ON OUR ELECTRICITY GRID
THAT OUR AIR CONDITIONING WOULD
FALL OUT, AND THUS PEOPLE WOULD
DIE. WHY ARE WE FACING THAT?
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT ACTED
APPROPRIATELY. AND I SAY WE, THE
COLLECTIVE HUMAN WE BECAUSE WE
HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE CRISIS OF
THE CLIMATE. FOR DECADES. WE
HAVE ALSO KNOWN ABOUT THE CRISIS
OF PLASTICS FOR DECADES. I HOPE
WE ARE NOT TOO LATE. NO, THIS IS
NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT BILL OF
THIS YEAR. BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL
AND I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE.
SENATOR ROSS. YOU KNOW, UM,
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AM
ONCE I FIGURE OUT MY MICROPHONE
I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO THE
BILL, BUT I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A
MOMENT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE
EVER DONE THIS IN 10 YEARS TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
AUTHOR. YOU KNOW, WE COME HERE
AND WE COME HERE FROM DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS AND PEOPLE APPROACH
US ABOUT. CARRYING BILLS AND.
AND SOMETIMES WE PAY ATTENTION
TO THEM, AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T
PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THEM
EVEN WHEN WE AGREE TO CARRY THE
BILLS. BUT I THINK THIS IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO BE A
LEGISLATOR IN CALIFORNIA. A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO
GRAPPLE WITH COMPLEX ISSUES. AN
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO HANDLED
DIFFICULT. IN THORNY OBSTACLES
AND OCCASIONALLY HOW TO HANDLE
DIFFICULT PEOPLE. AND HOW TO
STAY FOCUSED. ON THE GOAL AND IN
THE OBJECTIVE AND DESPITE BEING
BUMPED AROUND. YEAR AFTER YEAR
IS THIS PARTICULAR AUTHOR WAS ON
THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT. TO STAY
THE COURSE. AND THE END RESULT
IS TO PRODUCE SOMETHING. THAT
SOMETIMES WE DON'T SEE AROUND
HERE. SOMETHING OF ENDURING
VALUE, AND I THINK THE AUTHOR IS
TO BE COMMENDED, HAVE BEEN
EXTRAORDINARILY IMPRESSED WITH
HIS UM. WITH HIS INTUITION ON
THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. AND
FRANKLY WITH HIS SMARTS, AND
HE'S TO BE COMMENDED, AND I'VE
BEEN VERY, VERY IMPRESSED. SO
KUDOS TO THE SENATOR FROM SANTA
MONICA. MEMBERS. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE?
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE, SEEING THEN. SENATOR
ALLEN, YOU MAY CONCLUDE. WELL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH MEMBERS FOR
THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS. I LOVE
THE FACT THAT THERE'S A BABY
HERE. I KISSED MY BABY THIS
MORNING WHEN I CAME HERE TO
WORK. AND I THINK ABOUT THE SORT
OF LEGACY WE'RE LEAVING TO THE
NEXT GENERATION. ALL THE GREAT
CHALLENGES WE HAVE STRUCTURAL,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND THIS IS ONE
THAT WE I REALLY HAVE TO FIX.
AND I HOPE THAT WITH THIS BILL
TODAY WE WILL. WE'RE TAKING A
BIG STEP IN SOLVING A MAJOR AND
HELPING THE GLOBE SOLVE A MAJOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THAT WILL
MAKE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER FOR
THAT YOUNG PERSON UP THERE IN
THE GALLERY AND FOR ALL OF OUR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
MEMBERS. WE WE WERE THINKING A
LOT OF PEOPLE I WANT TO. I DO
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK
THE PRO TEM AND HER STAFF FOR
HELPING US TO GET HERE. THIS HAS
BEEN SUCH A WILD PROCESS. AND
HAVING THE HELP OF THE
LEADERSHIP GET US TO THIS
MOMENT, ESPECIALLY CRITICAL
MOMENTS WHEN THE BILL IS IN
TROUBLE WAS SO VALUABLE AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU, MADAM.
PRETEND I WANT TO THANK THE
OTHER CO AUTHORS. I MEAN, SO
FANTASTIC ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
, HAVING BLANCA RUBIO AND LOOSE
REVERSE, UH, GETTING UP TO SPEAK
ON BEHALF OF THE BILL, BUT ALSO
SOMETHING WHERE PATTERSON AND
LARA FRIEDMAN WAS SUCH AN
INTERESTING MIX OF PEOPLE WHO
GOT UP TO SPEAK ON THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR HERE IN THE SENATE. WE HAD
FOLKS WORKING ON THIS FOR SO
LONG ARE JOINT AUTHORS AND CO
AUTHOR SENATOR STERN CENTER
WIENER, SENATOR KAMLAGER, WHO
DID A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL IN
THIS SPACE. I, YOU KNOW, SENATOR
BECKER. SENATORS SKINNER AND
HERTZBERG. WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
SO HARD, OF COURSE, LENA
GONZALEZ AS WELL WHO,
UNFORTUNATELY, NOT HERE TODAY.
BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE. YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO HELP US
GET HERE. THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF
A PAINSTAKING COMPROMISE. UH
THIS IS THE BROUGHT TOGETHER SO
MANY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.
THERE'S STILL SO MUCH WORK TO BE
DONE HERE. AS AS WE AS WE TRY TO
ADDRESS THIS MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGE, BUT I APPRECIATE THE
MEMBERS FOR GETTING UP AND
RECOGNIZING HOW MUCH WORK IT WAS
FOR RECOGNIZING OUR STAFF. AND
JUST THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF THE
ADVOCATES ON BOTH SIDES WHO
HELPED TO GET US HERE. GIVE US
THIS OPPORTUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP
SOLVE A MAJOR PROBLEM BUT DO IT
TOGETHER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR I VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE. ATKINS FAITH
BECKER. AYE FORGES. BRADFORD.
CABRERA ORTEZ. I DOLLY. DODD. I
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. I'VE
GLASER. AYE. GONZALES. GROWTH.
HERTZBERG I WEAR SO I HADDA
JONES. KAMLAGER I LAYERED LEYVA.
LIMÓN MCGUIRE AYE. MELINDA'S
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
SHOW A BOGEY. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE STERN.
I HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI AYE,
WIENER. I WILL. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. BATES. GORGEOUS
BRADFORD. SALLY. GONZALEZ.
GROWTH. HURTADO. JONES. AYE.
FLARED. MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. PHð,
A BOGEY. WILK. I 29 NO. ZERO THE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MEMBERS ARE WE DON'T USUALLY
COLLAPSE. WE DON'T USUALLY CUT
BUT I THINK THIS ONE DESERVES A. SENATOR ALAN THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MEMBERS THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I JUST WANT TO REQUEST
PERMISSION TO SUBMIT A LOT OF
THE JOURNAL. IT'S BEEN APPROVED
BY BOTH SIDES AND I WANT TO
REQUEST IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO
THE GOVERNOR. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
MEMBERS. MEMBERS ARE GOING TO
TAKE A SHORT LITTLE BREAK.
MEMBERS WE ARE ALMOST OUR
BUSINESS IS ALMOST CONCLUDED
TODAY. IF YOU COULD COME BACK TO
THE FLOOR, WE WILL TAKE UP THE
FINAL ITEMS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO GO BACK
INTO SESSION BACK IN TO ORDER.
IF I COULD ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR
SEATS WILL WILL. WILL CONCLUDE
OUR BUSINESS FOR THE DAY MEMBERS
. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE SPECIAL
CONSENT CALENDAR. IF. NGUYEN.
OKAY? ACTUALLY BEFORE WE DO
THAT, I WANNA UNDER PRIVILEGES
OF THE FLOOR. WELCOME SENATOR
WEST COAST FAMILY WHO HAS JOINED
US TODAY IN THE CHAMBERS. BIG
SENATE. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.
YEAH. WE'RE VERY WE'RE VERY
HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE, AND IT'S
ALWAYS SPECIAL WHEN FAMILY CAN
JOIN US. SO WELCOME TO THE
FAMILY. ALSO ALSO MEMBERS. WE
WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY IS SENATOR
OCHOA BOX BIRTHDAY? SO A BIG
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SENATOR
COBURN? HMM. ALRIGHT MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE SPECIAL
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE ANY
MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE AN ITEM
PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
OR FOR PULLED OFF THE CONSENT?
SAYING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE READ BOTH CALENDARS.
ASSEMBLY BILLS 20 TO 44 25 36 28
90 25 OH 8 16 1916 71 1946 21
OH, 1 21 29 21 45 21 8. 21 48 22
60 23 30 23 32 24 32 24 95 25 77
28 99 29 60 29 63 29. 66
ASSEMBLY. CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
1, 96, 1, 34, 1, 91 AND ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1 97.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON FILE ITEM NUMBER 2 23.
ALAN. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ATKINS. BATES. AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES. BRADFORD. I CABRERA. I
CORTESI. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. AYE.
BLAZER. AYE. GONZALES. GROWTH.
AYE HERZBERG WEST. SO I HURTADO.
AYE JONES, KAMLAGER. I GLARED.
LABOR. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE.
I'VE MELINDA'S I MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I THROW A
BOGEY. I PAN. AYE, PORTANTINO. I
ROCK. AYE, RUBIO. AYE, SKINNER.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. I
WIECKOWSKI WIENER. WILK. AYE.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ATKINS. GORGEOUS. GONZALEZ.
LAIRD WIENER. WIENER? AYE. BY 36
NO. ZERO ON THE ITEM. I 36 0 ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE
SPECIAL CONSENT CALENDAR.
20 MINUTES. ASSEMBLY THEY CANNOT
LEAVE THE FLOOR OR THE LOUNGE
AREA.
SENATOR EMBURGH. FOR WHAT
PURPOSE? DO YOU RIGHT, MADAM
PRESIDENT UNDER MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. GO AHEAD MOTIONS.
RESOLUTIONS PLEASE REMOVE A B
499 FROM THE INACTIVE FILE. IT'S
PHYLUM A 14. THANK YOU. VERY
GOOD WITHOUT OBJECTION. MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO TAKE A 20 MINUTE
BREAK. OH WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A
BILL TO COME OVER FROM THE
ASSEMBLY. AND SO I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU NOT TO LEAVE THE FLOOR,
SO THE MINUTE THAT BUILT GETS
OVER HERE, WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE IT
UP. WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.
SENATOR WIENER. FOR WHAT
PURPOSE? DO RICE UM. MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS AT THE REQUEST OF
THE AUTHOR. REQUEST THAT A B 28
99 BY SIMILAR MEMBER TING BE
MOVED TO THE INACTIVE FILE SO
ORDERED THAT OBJECTION. OR
ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS ANY MOTION
ARREST UNDER THE MOTIONS FOR
RESOLUTIONS. NOW'S A GOOD TIME.
THE BILL THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR.
AND IF WE COULD MOVE WITH A
LITTLE SENSE OF URGENCY, THAT
WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE MEETING AFTER AFTER
OUR SESSION IS OVER.
CAME.
MEMBERS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND COOPERATION
DURING THE BREAK. WE'RE READY.
TO TAKE UP SB 906 ON CONCURRENCE
AND WITHOUT REFERENCE TO FILE.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
SENATE BILL 906 BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO AND ACT RELATING TO
SCHOOL SAFETY, SENATOR
PORTANTINO. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO
HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT AS THIS
BILL HAS COME OVER. I KNOW
EVERYBODY HAS A LOT TO DO TODAY,
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR
PATIENCE AND INDULGENCE, AND I
WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO
THE PRO TEM AS WELL, UH, FOR HER
NEGOTIATING IN BETWEEN THE
HOUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
BILL CAME OUT AND ALL OF HER
EFFORTS. ON ALL OF OUR GUN BILLS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL
GOING TO THE GOVERNOR FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION OVER THE BREAK
AND SO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE HER
LEADERSHIP AND HER EFFORT AND
HER GUIDANCE OF THE SENATE TO
GET US TO THIS POINT, AS WE HEAD
HOME FOR THE SUMMER BREAK. UM SP
906 IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS MAKE THE
ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF FIREARMS
STORAGE SAFETY LAWS APPLY TO
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF
STUDENTS IN GRADES K 12 AND THE
AMENDMENTS ALSO CLEAN UP
TECHNICAL LANGUAGE REGARDING THE
DEFINITION OF SCHOOL OFFICIAL
AND THE THREAT OR PERCEIVED
THREAT. AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE
HEART OF THE BILL IS WHEN A%
SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES NOTICE
OF A THREAT OF A GUN VIOLENCE
ACTION THEY INVESTIGATED AND
THEN THE SECOND PROVISION IS ON
THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS TO
MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ARE
EDUCATED. AND SO THESE
DEFINITIONS IN THE, UH, THAT ARE
BACK ON CONCERNS HELP SCHOOLS
NAVIGATE BOTH THE EDUCATION
COMPONENT. AS WELL AS THE
INVESTIGATION COMPONENT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ON CONCURRENCE. MEMBERS IS THERE
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
CONCURRENCE? ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE? SING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY KERRY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA.
ATKINS BATES. AYE, BECKER. AYE
FORGES BRADFORD. I CABRERA
CORTESI, DOLLY! DODD. I DURAZO.
AYE, EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. AYE,
GONZALES GROVE. HARTSBURG. I
WEAR. SO I HURTADO I JONES
KAMLAGER I FLARED. LABOR. LIMÓN
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
SHOW OF VOGUE. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I ROCK. AYE, RUBIO.
AYE, SKINNER. AYE STERN. I
HAMBURG. I WIECKOWSKI AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
GORGEOUS. SALLY. AYE. GONZALES
GROWTH JONES. LAIRD MELINDA'S
NIELSEN. ALCOA, BOGUE. WILK.
IZED 30 NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SENATOR
LEYVA. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. WE HAVE 23
BILLS TO HEAR AN EDUCATION. SO
AS SOON ASWE ADJOURN, PLEASE
HEAD OVER TO ROOM. 2100 THANK
YOU. ROOM 2100 WERE IN 2200
YESTERDAY. BUT COME TO ROOM
2100. WE HAVE 23 BILLS TO HERE.
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU, MADAM.
PRESIDENT SENATORS SENATE
COMMITTEE OF HEALTH. WE NEED TO
CONCLUDE OUR WORK. WE HAVE
ESSENTIALLY THREE BILLS TO
COMPLETE AND WE'RE IN ROOM. 1200
WILL BE MEETING, I GUESS. FEW
MINUTES AS SOON AFTER WE
ADJOURNED HERE AS MUCH TIME AS
IT TAKES FOR US TO WALK OVER.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS THAT
CONCLUDES OUR WORK HERE TODAY
HAVE A VERY GOOD JULY IF THERE'S
NO OTHER BUSINESS, SAYING NONE,
SENATOR BATES, THE DESK IS
CLEAR. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT ON THE SENATE WILL BE
IN RECESS UNTIL 3 30 PM, AT
WHICH TIME THE ADJOURNMENT
MOTION WILL BE PLACED. WE WILL
RECONVENE MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST
2022. AT TWO PM. THE SENATE WILL
BE IN RECESS UNTIL 3 30, AT
WHICH TIME THE ADJOURNMENT
MOTION WILL BE PLACED, AND WE
WILL RECONVENE MONDAY, AUGUST
1ST 2022 AT TWO PM.