THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY WILL COME
TO ORDER GOOD AFTERNOON THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC IN PERSON AND BY
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INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
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PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8216 NEXUS CODE IS. SIX
TWO ONE SEVEN ONE SIX ONE- JUST
AS A SIDE NOTE WE DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY PEOPLE WISH TO CALL IN
TODAY BUT OF FOR ANY BILL THAT
TESTIMONY SO CALLED ME TOO
TESTIMONY VIA PHONE. WILL
CONSIST OF INDIVIDUALS
IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES THEIR
ORGANIZATION IN THEIR POSITION
AND WILL ONLY DO THAT FOR
FIFTEEN MINUTES THAT MAY MEAN
THAT ON SOME BILLS- THERE MAY
NOT BE OF FOLKS WHO ARE WAITING
ON THE PHONE LINE WHO WILL BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR TESTIMONY
OF COURSE ANYONE WHO'S HERE IN
THE BUILDING- IS WELCOME TO
PROVIDE A MEET TO TESTIMONY
AFTER THE TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES
TESTIFIED. OUT WE'RE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING I'LL ASK ALL
MEMBERS COMMITTEE PRESENT ROOM
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM- WE ARE
ALMOST THERE IF I IF ONE MORE
MEMBER- ARISE WE WILL HAVE A
QUORUM- BEFORE WE HEAR TODAY'S
PRESENTATIONS ON BILLS LET US
ONE TWO THREE NOPE NOT QUITE-
I'M GONNA NOTE THE BILLS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY ON CONSENT AND-
ONCE WE'VE A QUORUM WILL TAKE UP
THE CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE SIX
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. FILE
NUMBER FIVE A. B. SIX NINETY BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN FILE NUMBER
SEVEN AB FOR TEN BY CELLULAR
JONES SAWYER. FILE NUMBER EIGHT
AB FIVE OH TWO BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
LEAK FILE NUMBER NINE AB TWO
EIGHT EIGHT BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN PHYLUM NUMBER TEN
AB. ELEVEN SEVENTY NINE BY SEVEN
MEMBER PUT BUT CZECHO AND FILE
ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN AB SEVENTEEN
FORTY. BYE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANCHEZ. ALL RIGHT- NUMBER. HERE
WE GO. ALMOST ALMOST. A FEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON A WELCOME TO
STAFF MEMBERS TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE OF MARKET BUXTON AND
INDOOR ESE ENDS HERE WITH US IN
THE ROOM THANK YOU IAN FOR BEING
HERE- MARKET HAS JOINED US AS
COMMITTEE ASSISTANT AND IAN IS
RECENTLY JOINED STAFF AS STAFF.
COUNSEL SO WELCOME TO BOTH OF
YOU- I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
FIRST BILL IN PARTICULAR. WELL
ONE TWO THREE FOUR. BUT YOU KNOW
WHAT LET'S START LET'S ESTABLISH
A QUORUM HERE- OKAY THEN WE'LL
DO CONSENT THANK YOU. THE NEW
WILL FLAT SUGGESTION ARE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A QUORUM
AMBERG. HERE AMBERG HERE WILL
PRESENT WILL PRESENT ALAN. ASHBY
HERE SB HERE CABALLERO. THE
RUSSELL HERE DID I SO. LAYERED
HERE LAYERED HERE MAN. NEW LOW
STERN. WIENER WIENER PRESENT YOU
HANNAH A QUORUM ALL RIGHT LET'S
DO THIS LET'S THEN TAKE UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS EMOTIONALLY
I WOULD HANDLE THE CONSENT
COUNSELOR LAYERED MOVES THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WITH THAT MOTION BY
SENATOR LAYERED. MAN CHIEF
COUNSEL IF YOU WOULD CALL THE
ROLL ABSOLUTELY NUMBER HI AMBERG
HI WILK HI LOOK I ALAN ASHBY. HI
ASHLEY I. THE RUSSELL. HI THE
RUSSELL I LAYERED ARE LAYERED I
AM IN. NEW LOW STERN. WIENER
WIENER AYE YOU HAVE SIX WITH
MEMBERS SIX IS THERE WITH SOME
MEMBERS MISSING ALL RIGHT WE'LL
PUT THAT ON CALL. SIX ZERO ALL
RIGHT- I SEE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON IS HERE WITH US I WANT TO
NOTE FOR THE FIRST BILL WILL OUT
TO PRIMARY WITNESS IN SUPPORT
AND TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION EACH WITNESS. WILL BE
PROVIDED TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
AFTER THE PRIMARY SUPPORT
PRIMARY OPPOSITION WITNESSES
HAVE SPOKEN WILL THEN HEAR FROM
ALL THE ME TOOS AS I'VE
DESCRIBED ME TO TESTIMONY IT IS
AS FOLLOWS YOUR NAME YOUR
AFFILIATION IN YOUR POSITION. ON
OF THE BILL. WILL IN TURN TO
PHONE TESTIMONY WILL HEAR FROM
BOTH SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
PHONE TESTIMONY AT THE SAME
TIME. THERE WILL BE A FIFTEEN
MINUTE LIMIT ON PHONE TESTIMONY
FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE PHONE
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR TESTIMONY
AGAIN TO YOUR NAMES YOUR
AFFILIATION YOUR POSITION ON THE
BILL. IF YOU WISH TO FURTHER
EXPOUND ON YOUR POSITION YOU CAN
SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE
USING ONE OF THE METHODS
DESCRIBED ON THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. JUST A NOTE
TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING WE
ACTUALLY CAN READ SO- WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST
AUTHOR I HAVE TO- I HAVE TO
PROCEED TO THE ASSEMBLY I'LL BE
BACK HERE SHORTLY BUT THANK YOU
SOME A MEMBER WILSON. SOMEONE
TURNED THE GAVEL OVER TO SENATOR
WELCOME AND- I'LL BE BACK
SHORTLY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TO
THE MOMENT GO AHEAD PROCEED.
GOOD AFTERNOON SENATORS I AM
HERE TO RESENT AB NINE FIVE
SEVEN A BILL THAT WOULD CLARIFY.
THAT WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY
CODE SECTION THREE ZERO ONE ONE
SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
DISPUTES OVER CUSTODY. BUT THE
DEFINITION OF THE HEALTH SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD INCLUDE
A PARENT'S AFFIRMATION OF THE
CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY.
SENATORS CURRENTLY WHEN PARENTS
DO NOT AGREE ON AFFIRMING A TGI
WHICH I USE THAT- I CAN
REGULARLY MEANS TRANSGENDER
GENDER DIVERSE. AND INTERSEX. IT
PARENT DO NOT AGREE ON AFFIRMING
A TGI CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY
THE FAMILY CALLED FAILS TO
PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW JUDGES
SHOULD CONSIDER. THE BEST
INTEREST OF A TGI CHILD. AB NINE
FIVE SEVEN WAS ORIGINALLY
INTRODUCED TWIN MEN BOTH THE
FAMILY CODE THREE ZERO ONE ONE
AND THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
AFTER WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE
IT WAS NARROWED IN SCOPE TO ONLY
AMEND FAMILY CO THREE ZERO ONE
ONE. THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN DO NOT
SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFER FROM ITS
PREVIOUS VERSION. OUR BILL WAS
ALWAYS AMENDING SECTION THREE
ZERO ONE ONE OF THE FAMILY
QUOTE. HOWEVER INSTEAD OF
STATING THAT A JUDGE MUST
CONSIDER A PARENT'S AFFIRMATION
OF THE CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY
BECAUSE IT'S IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE CHILD TO AFFIRM
THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. THE
AMENDMENTS PROVIDE BETTER
CLARITY THAT I THE JUDGE IS
CONSIDERING FACTORS. IN A
CUSTODY DISPUTE THE HEALTH
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD
ALSO INCLUDE THE AFFIRMATION OF
THE CHILDREN'S OF A CHILD'S
IDENTITY. THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS
JUDICIAL DISCRETION WHEN
CONDUCTING AN ANALYSIS OF THE
BEST ENTRANCE OF THE CHILD.
GIVEN THE AFFIRMATION CAN OCCUR
IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THE
LANGUAGE PREVENTS THE CREATION
OF A CHECKLIST. THAT MUST BE MET
IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE
AFFIRMATION. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME
THINGS HAVE BEEN STATED ABOUT
THIS BILL. I'VE HEARD FROM FROM
SOME FOLKS THAT ARE BILL DOES
NOT DEFINE WHAT INFORMATION
MEANS. HOWEVER A PLAIN LANGUAGE
READING OF THE WORD AFFIRMATION
THAT TO AFFIRM A CHILD THAT
GENDER IDENTITY IS TO ACCEPT.
AND SUPPORT IT FAMILY CODE THREE
ZERO ONE ONE ALSO DOES NOT
STRICTLY DEFINE THE TERM HEALTH
SAFETY AND WELFARE. THE COURTS
ARE ABLE TO INTERPRET THE PLAIN
LANGUAGE MEANING OF THESE WORDS
TO ACCOUNT FOR MARRIOTT OF
CIRCUMSTANCES DEPENDING ON THE
CASE BEFORE THAT. IN ADDITION
SOME OF EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT
THIS BILL EQUATES. THE LACK OF
INFORMATION ON GENDER IDENTITY.
TO ABUSE. FIRST OUR BILL IS NOT
REFERENCING THE CRIMINAL CODE I
WOULD NOT BE USED AS ANY SORT OF
MEANS OF DEEMING OR CHARGING.
PARENT AS A VISA. SECOND IT
SHOULD BE STATED THAT THIS CODE
SECTION IS NOT SOLELY RELATED TO
ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR. AS IN THE SAME
CODE SECTION THE JUDGE MUST ALSO
CONSIDER THE NATURE AND AMOUNT
OF CONTACT WITH BOTH PARENTS.
WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
ABUSE. SOME HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
FORCING MEDICAL PROCEDURES UPON
CHILDREN. WE ALSO WANT TO
CLARIFY THAT OUR BILL IS NOT
REFERENCING GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE. OR GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTH
CARE. WHICH IS A SEPARATE
PROCESS BETWEEN ONE DOCTOR AND A
CHILD'S PARENTS AND NOT
SOMETHING WE ARE ASKING A JUDGE
TO CONSIDER. CUSTODY UPON.
OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN
THAT FOLKS WHO ARE TOLERANT OF
THE CHILD GENDER IDENTITY WILL
BE INCORRECTLY LABELED AS NOT
AFFIRMING. THEIR CHILD IDENTITY
. AFFIRMATION IS NOT BINARY JUST
LIKE THE HEALTH SAFETY AND
WELFARE. IS NOT BINARY. FAMILY
COURTS AND JUDGES ARE LOOKING AT
THE WHOLE PICTURE. IF BOTH
PARENTS ARE ACCEPTING OF THEIR
CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY. THIS
ISSUE WILL NOT BE THE THING THAT
TIPS SKILLED TOWARDS ANY PARENT
. AFFIRMATION OF GENDER
IDENTITY. LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR
EACH INDIVIDUAL. BUT THE PRIMARY
MODALITY OF GENDER AFFIRMATION.
FAMILY ACCEPTANCE AND SOCIAL
SUPPORT. IT IS ALSO RECOGNITION
THAT ALL PEOPLE. NO MATTER THEIR
AGE. ARE DYNAMIC AND CONSTANTLY
GROWING AND CHANGING.
AFFIRMATION LOOKS LIKE AT ONE
STAGE OF GROWTH MAY LOOK VERY
DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER STAGE.
THE INTENT BEHIND OUR MOMENT IS
SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW NEW WANTS
FOR THE JUDGE TO COUNT FOR
SIMILAR SITUATIONS. AND THE
LARGER ISSUES AROUND PARENTS WHO
WERE ANTAGONISTIC. TO THEIR
CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY. BEING
ANTAGONISTIC TOWARD CHILD GENDER
IDENTITY DRAMATICALLY. AFFECTS A
CHILD'S MENTAL WELL BEING.
CONVERSELY AND TGI CHILDREN THAT
EXPERIENCE FAMILIAL ACCEPTANCE.
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS ARE REDUCED BY
HALF. DID YOU ARE YOU ARE
ALREADY A HIGHER RISK OF
DEPRESSION. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
SELF HARM AND SUICIDE THAN THEIR
THIS APPEARS. 82% OF TRANSGENDER
FOLKS EXPERIENCE SUICIDE
IDEATION AND 40% MAKE A SUICIDE
ATTEMPT IN THEIR LIFETIME.
FURTHERMORE MANY TGI CHILDREN
ARE NOT SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOMES
BECAUSE OF A MOMENT. OR BE OF
CARETAKER. THIS LEADS MANY TGI
YOU TO RUN AWAY FROM HOME
LEAVING VULNERABLE TO HOUSING IS
ABILITY EXPECTATION AND ABUSE.
RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT
FAMILY ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ PLUS
YOUTH IS A CRUCIAL PROTECTIVE
FACTOR. A CRUISER CRUCIAL
PROTECTIVE FACTOR. IN COMBATING
DEPRESSION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
WELL ROUNDED SOCIAL SUPPORT FROM
FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IS
STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
POSITIVE MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND OVERALL WELL
BEING. AB NINE FIVE SEVEN WOULD
CENTER THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF
TJ YOUTH BIKE KNOWLEDGE IN THAT
AFFIRMATION. OF THEIR GENDER
IDENTITY IS IN THEIR BEST
INTERESTS. I'D LIKE TO NOW
INTRODUCE MY WITNESSES JONATHAN
CLAY WITH TRANS YOUTH
LIBERATION. ANNALISA THOMAS WITH
THE BANK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF
CALIFORNIA. REMIND EACH SPEAKER-
TWO MINUTES THANK YOU THANK YOU
WHATEVER YOU'RE COMFORTABLE
PROCEED. CHAIRPERSON AND
SENATORS MY NAME IS MELISSA
THOMAS MY PRONOUNS ARE THEY THEM
I'M AN ATTORNEY A POLICE POLICY
INSTITUTE STATE FELLOW. THE
WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
IS A PROUD CO SPONSOR OF EIGHTY
NINE FIVE SEVEN THE TRANS GENDER
DIVERSE AND INTERSEX OR TGI
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ACT. NEARLY
ONE IN FIVE TRANSALPINA USE
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE LAST YEAR. BUT
LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH WHO FELT A HIGH
RATE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND THEIR
FAMILIES ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT
LESS THAN HALF THE RATE OF THOSE
WHO FELT LESS SOCIAL SUPPORT. WE
COULD CUT SUICIDE ATTEMPTS BY
TGI CHILDREN IN HALF SIMPLY BY
EMPOWERING PARENTS TO SUPPORT
THEIR CHILDREN. WHICH CAN
INCLUDE USING THE CORRECT
PRONOUNS CALLING THEM BY THEIR
NAMES LETTING THEM WEAR GENDER
AFFIRMING CLOTHING OR EVEN
SEEKING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.
FAMILY COURT CENTER THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE CHILD AND ALL
DECISIONS ABOUT VISITATION AND
CUSTODY. AS ARTICULATED IN THIS
COMMITTEES ANALYSIS THESE
DECISIONS ARE EXTREMELY FACT
SPECIFIC FAMILY CODE THIRTY
ELEVEN LISTS SEVERAL FACTORS TO
CONSIDER INCLUDING THE HEALTH
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD
. CURRENT LAW HOWEVER DOES NOT
ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF TGI
KIDS. PARTICULARLY IN THE REALLY
DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WHERE ONLY
ONE PARENT AFFIRMS THEIR CHILD'S
GENDER IDENTITY. AB NINE FIVE
SEVEN WOULD CLARIFY WHAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
AND WORLD PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSGENDER
HEALTH. THAT AFFIRMING A CHILD'S
GENDER IDENTITY IS INTEGRAL TO
THEIR HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE
. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT PARENTS
TO ACCEPT THEIR CHILDREN FOR WHO
THEY ARE. WOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY
THE COURTS FOR WHAT THEY'RE
ALREADY DOING. LOOKING OUT FOR
THEIR CHILDREN'S BEST INTEREST.
LAST YEAR FEWER THAN ONE IN
THREE TRANSIT NON BINARY KIDS
FOUND THEIR HOME TO BE GENDER
AFFIRMING. THIS YEAR WE CAN
CHANGE THAT. BY EMPOWERING
PARENTS TO AFFIRM THEIR TGI
CHILDREN. ARE SEXUALLY OR DRIVE
OUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THREE
TIMES PER HEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS- SHOPPING
PLACE HERE ON BEHALF OF TRANS
FAMILY SERVICES AND-
TRANSLITERATION I'M A BOARD
MEMBER FOR TRANS YOUTH
LIBERATION. WE'RE A SAN DIEGO
BASED GROUP THAT HAVE SERVED
OVER THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED TRANS
FAMILY AND THEIR- USE AND THEIR
FAMILIES- WE SERVE FAMILIES ON A
JOURNEY OF BEING OF HAVING A
TRANSGENDER CHILD FAMILIES WHO
OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES IN A
FAMILY COURT NOT ONLY NAVIGATING
QASIM VISITATION BUT ALSO GENDER
JOURNEY. THIS BILL WILL CODIFY
THAT AFFIRMING A CHILD'S GENDER
IS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST- THIS
IS SIMPLY ADD GENDER AFFIRMATION
TO THE CURRENT LIST OF FACTORS
TO CONSIDER FOR CUSTODY AND
VISITATION SO I JUST WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT TO CONSIDER THIS
IS STILL LEFT UP TO JUDGES AND
THEIR DISCRETION. AS THE WAY A
MULTITUDE OF FACTORS IN MAKING
THESE DECISIONS IN THE FAMILY
LAW PROCESS. WE'VE SERVE MANY
FAMILIES THAT HAVE FOUND
THEMSELVES IN FAMILY COURT WITH
ONE PARENT WHO IS FOLLOWING THE
LEAD OF THE CHILD AND FIRMING
AND ONE PARENT WHO'S NOT. THE
SITUATION PUTS THE CHILD IN THE
FAMILY A VERY VULNERABLE
POSITION THE COURT NEEDS TO HAVE
GUIDANCE ON HOW TO MAKE THESE
DECISIONS AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT
THE NEEDS OF THE CHILD FIRST
WHICH SHOULD BE THE PROBLEM WHAT
EVERYONE TRIES TO DO GOING
THROUGH A FAMILY LAW PROCESS. AS
WELL AS PROVIDE AFFIRMING PARENT
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO
CONTINUE TO FROM THEIR GENDER
DIVERSE CHILD THIS BILL WILL DO
JUST THAT. AB NINE FIVE SEVEN
SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE
RHETORIC AROUND GENDER AFFIRMING
MEDICAL CARE. AFTER REFER ME A
YOUNG CHILD LOOKS LIKE CHANGING
NAMES NEW CLOTHING MAYBE HER
CUTS. MEDICAL CARE IS ONLY FOR
ADOLESCENTS AND HAPPENS WITH.
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A TEAM OF
DOCTORS. HELD A MENTAL HEALTH
PROVIDERS THE USE AND THEIR
FAMILIES. HAVING TO BE IN THE
FAMILY COURT IS CHALLENGING
ENOUGH FOR ANY CHILD BUT FOR OUR
GENDER DIVERSE CHILDREN CAN BE
DEVASTATING. I SPEAKER TODAY
ABOUT HALF OF THESE YOUTH AND
THEIR FAMILIES I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND I'LL
JUST NOTE. AS THE ANALYSIS SO
ARTICULATELY DEFINED AND AS THE-
AUTHOR HAS. POINTED OUT. THE
CHALLENGES FOR OUR TRANSGENDER
USE AND SUICIDE ISOLATION WHOSE
SIDE IS VERY REAL. HAVING WORKED
WITH A LOT OF THESE FAMILIES WE
HEAR ALL THESE STORIES. ARE AND
SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO
AFFIRM. THOSE CHILDREN AND HELP
THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND
REDUCE THAT. THOSE THREATS TO
THEIR LIVES I THINK THIS IS
WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION BY THIS
LEGISLATURE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. THANK YOU AT THIS TIME ANYBODY
WHO IS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
COULD CAN COME UP. COMING TO THE
DESK THERE- THIS IS CALLED ME TO
TESTIMONY SO YOUR NAME. AND
ORGANIZATION IF YOU BELONG TO
ONE AND YOUR POSITION ON THE
BILL SO THIS IS SUPPORTERS. WHO
GOOD AFTERNOON CRIPPLES FROM
BEHALF OF A QUALITY CALIFORNIA
PROUD CO SPONSOR IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NO ALL
RIGHT. WELL NOW WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO- PRIMER- YOU HAVE A FEW
OUTSIDE OKAY GREAT.
ONLY SEVEN EVITA'S LEWIS HERE IN
STRONG SUPPORT MY PERSONAL
CAPACITY VETERANS SISTER. THANK
YOU. OUR RESIDENTS HEARING FROM
LOS ANGELES HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB I SEVEN THANK YOU
. KATZMAN EMMONS ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH
LAW IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
. IN MATHEMATICS CALIFORNIA I'M
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. WHEN
VISIBLE SOME CALIFORNIA I'M IN
SUPPORT BECAUSE TRANS KIDS
DESERVE FUTURE TRANSCRIPTS LIVES
MATTER AND WE MUST STOP
TRANSCEND ASIDE THANK YOU. JOSH
ABUSE FALLS IN CALIFORNIA AND
I'M A SUPPORT THANK YOU. HI
RANDY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR CHILD
AND FAMILY SERVICES AND SUPPORT
THANKS. ANNEMARIE SMITH
SACRAMENTO I SUPPORT THANK YOU.
MY RIBS RIGHTS CAMPAIGN HEAD OF
FIGHTS OF CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT.
NOBERT TOLD WITH THE CELL YOU
CALIFORNIA ACTION IS STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
SERENA RAN I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT
I AM VERY VERY STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON SECOND
SHOT OF THE HALF OF CALIFORNIA
LATINAS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
INSTRUCTS SUPPORT. I'M KERRY
WEST WITH THE SACRAMENTO
STONEWALL DEMOCRATS STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. BUT HI AT THE
MOMENT CAN OPENLY TRANSGENDER
ADVOCATE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS
LIFESAVING BALANCE IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON BATH MORE- MORE
EMPLOYMENT LONG PLAINTIFF
EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS FORREST
CAMERON I'M A STUDENT INTERN THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THANK YOU. CHRIS
RESPONSES POSSIBLY AT THE
WESTCHESTER LAMPARD READY LITTLE
WITH MY INTERVIEW CERTAINLY
SUPPORT THIS THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON RECREATION ON BEHALF
OF EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME
IS SAMANTHA SHADY I'M WITH THE
DISTANCE FOR CHOICE NEVADA
COUNTY AND I AM IN FULL SUPPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS THE
INTERPRETER- I'M A STUDENT UC
DAVIS AND I'M A STRONG SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS TO BE
ADDRESS I'M A GENDERFLUID
ATTORNEY HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THE SERGEANTS IS
THAT NOT ALL OKAY GREAT NOW WILL
MOVE TO OPPOSITION ON THE BILL
DO WE HAVE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
. IN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAKERS TWO
MINUTES. I AM ERIN FRIDAY LEAD
OF OUR DUTY AN ATTORNEY AND A
MOTHER OF A GIRL WHO USED TO
BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS A BOY. AB
NINE FIVE SEVEN IS THE FIRST
BILL IN THE NATION TO CODIFY
INTO LAW THAT A PARENT WHO DOES
NOT AFFIRM THAT GENDER IDENTITY
OF THE CHILD IS ABUSIVE THERE IS
NO NUANCE IN THIS BILL IT
MATTERS NOT THE AGE OF THE CHILD
THE ABSURDITY OF THE IDENTITY.
ADOPTED COMORBID MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES OR PERSISTENCE FAMILY
COURT JUDGES WILL BE COMPELLED
TO FAVOR THE CHILD WHO WILL
AFFIRM THE CHILD'S DELUSION.
IT'S CAN EASILY GAIN THE SYSTEM
IN USE GENDER AS RETALIATION
AGAINST EACH OTHER WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN ONE PARENT WILL SOCIALLY
AFFIRM THE CHILD BUT WILL NOT
AGREE TO MEDICAL LIES. DOES THE
PARENT WILLING TO DO MORE
TRANSITIONING PREVAIL. EIGHTY
NINE FIVE SEVEN UNAMBIGUOUSLY
STATES THAT THE HEALTH SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD
INCLUDES A PARENT AFFIRMATION OF
THE CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY. IF
IT PASSES IT WILL BE CHILD ABUSE
IF ONE DOES NOT AFFIRM A CHILD'S
GENDER IDENTITY AND NOT JUST IN
CUSTODY CASES. THE TRIAD OF
WORDS HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE
ROAD USED BY WILL BE USED BY CPS
JUDGES AND POLICE TO TAKE
CHILDREN AWAY FROM PARENTS LIKE
ME WHO KNEW BETTER THAN TO
CONQUER TIES THEIR CHILD'S
GENDER IDENTITY. THE PENAL CODE
DEFINES NEGLECT AS HARM TO A
CHILD HEALTH AND WELFARE IT ALSO
DEFINES HARMING A CHILD AS
CAUSING THE CHILD HEALTH COULD
BE ENDANGERED. CHILD ABUSE OR
NEGLECT IS DEFINED IN THE PENAL
CODE AS ENDANGERING THE HEALTH
OF A CHILD. IN A CASE LAST YEAR
ENTITLED HALL SAW H. A MINOR WAS
NOT RETURNED TO HIS PARENTS
BECAUSE RETURNING TO HIM TO
RETURNING HIM TO HIS FAMILY WAS
NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST. OF HIS
HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE THERE
WE HAVE IT FOLKS ANY PARENT WHO
DOES NOT AFFIRM THE GENDER
IDENTITY OF THEIR CHILD IS AN
ABUSIVE PARENT. UPWARDS 288% OF
ALL GENDER CONFUSED KIDS WILL
RETURN TO THEIR BEING
COMFORTABLE IN THEIR SEX BODIES
IF THEY ARE NOT AFFIRMED. REALLY
TO PENALIZE FOR THEIR BELIEF IN
SCIENCE. THANK YOU. NEXT. MY
NAME IS ABIGAIL MARTINEZ IT HAS
BEEN THREE YEARS AND A HUNDRED
AND SIXTY FOUR DAYS SINCE I LOST
MY DAUGHTER GAVE. I MISS HER
EVERY SINGLE DAY LET ME TELL
DEAL HOW SHE DIED. MY DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED BY A GENDER
IDEOLOGY CBS TOOK MY DAUGHTER
WHEN SHE WAS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD
HE WAS HELPED BY HER PUBLIC
SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN L. G. B. T.
Q. LOW PRICE IN ANOTHER ACCOUNTS
IDENTIFY GIRL. MY DAUGHTER WAS
TAKING FROM HER LOVING HOME.
BECAUSE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CLAIM I WAS ABUSIVE. OF FOR NOT
A FIRM IN HER TRANCE IDENTITY. I
LOST MY DAUGHTER OVER A NAME IN
THE PRONOUNS. EVEN AUSTERE AFTER
I PRUDENT ALL RIGHT. PROMISED TO
CALL HER A MALE NAME IT WASN'T
ENOUGH MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT UP
FOR DROP IN THE GIRL'S BODY. YOU
HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. A
CASE MY CONSENT MY DAUGHTER WAS
GIVEN TESTOSTERONE. INSTEAD OF
THERAPY. THE L. G. B. T. Q.
GROUP YEARS HARD TO PROP TO
RAISE MONEY FOR THEM. LOOK AT
THE POOR REJECT TRUMP'S BOY.
THEY SET. WHY THERE'S MANY
TRANSGENDER IN FOSTER CARE.
BECAUSE THIS STATE TAKE THEM
FROM THEIR FAMILIES TELL THEM TO
RUN. THERE IS STILL THE- PARENTS
ARE GIVEN ONE OPTION TO TREAT
THEIR DISTRESS CHILD ARE FOR
DRUGS. IN REMOTE THEIR HEALTHY
BODY PART OR ELSE LOSE YOUR
CHILD. THE ABUSE CLAIM AGAINST
ME WAS FINALLY DROPPED. IT WAS
TOO LATE. THE DAMAGE WAS DONE MY
DAY IN MY- RIGHT THEN MY
DAUGHTER WAS IS NO HORRIBLE
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN. MY
DAUGHTER. NO NO NAME FROM OFF A
TRADE. SHE WAS MOTOR BUT I
GENDER IDEOLOGY I PICKED YOU
STOP. PUSHING GENDER DO. I DON'T
WANT TO BURN THROUGH FREE. WHAT
I FEEL. REMISSION IS NOT GOOD.
FOR THE HEALTH SAFETY. IT FOR A
LITTLE ATTACHED IN THE- THANK
YOU FOR SHARING THAT SURE THAT
WAS INCREDIBLY IF. NOW WE MOVE
ON TO- WE WHEN THIS IN
OPPOSITION THAT IT THAT ARE IN
THE ROOM WE DO THE SAME DRILL AS
THE PROPONENTS MEANING NAME AND
IF YOU HAVE AN ORGANIZATION
LESTAT AND THAT YOU SUPPORT. I'M
IN OPPOSE I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS
MARYLAND HAMMOND UNDERGROUND
MOTHER A MOTHER- AND A CHRISTIAN
AND I ADAMANTLY OPPOSED SYSTEM.
THANK YOU. HER SENTENCING A
FATHER OF A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD
WHO STANDS TO GET DEVASTATED BY
THIS BILL. PLEASE GO NOW THANK
YOU. JENNIFER JOHNSON PLASTER
COUNTY RESIDENT IS STRONGLY
OPPOSE AB NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK
YOU. VERONICA AND I URGE YOU TO
VOTE NO I OPPOSE FAMILY ON.
WINDISCH AFTER DEMOCRAT I HAVE A
GENDER CONFUSED DAUGHTER I
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU FOR.
JENNIFER KENNEDY FROM LOS
ANGELES I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. TONY SHOEMAKER ON BEHALF OF
THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY I STRONGLY
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS
THANK YOU. TARDAR EN CO FOUNDER
FREEDOM ANGELS HUMAN AND CIVIL
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND WE
OPPOSED TO THE WEAPONISATION OF
GENDER IDENTITY IN THE FAMILY
COURT THANK YOU. DENISE ARE YOU
ARE CO FOUNDER FREEDOM ANGEL
SUPPOSED TO THE SPELL STOP THE
GENOCIDE OF OUR CHILDREN THANK
YOU. IN THE PAGES OF THE MOM
ARMY FREEDOM ANGELS AND ON
BEHALF OF. OTHER PEOPLE I LIVE
IN PLASTER COUNTY SO I OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU. SIXSMITH
I'M THE FOUNDER OF MOM ARMY- AND
I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL MY SON HAS BEEN
GROOMED SINCE THE AGE OF TWO
YEARS OLD AND I HAVE LOST MY
SON. BECAUSE OF THE GROOMING.
AND I HAVEN'T HELD OR SEEN MY
SON IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS I
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU SCOTT
. SABRINA WILLIAMS I AM THE
SACRAMENT OF ITALIAN LEADER FROM
ARMY AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. LAST NAME
ATTACK A MEMORY ORANGE COUNTY
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
BEDFORD'S CALIFORNIA FAMILY
COUNCIL I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL THANK YOU. MY NAME'S
CHRISTINE MY NAME I'M FROM EL
HAMBRE WILL HEIGHTS MOAMMAR
MALAY I OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS BARBARA WALKER
FROM ALAMEDA CALIFORNIA MOTHER
OF THREE I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL WHY WOULD WE ASK PARENTS
OKAY ALL THERE'S CHILDREN
OPPOSITE SEX. JUST ME TO TIME
THANK YOU MY NAME IS BUT THE
SECOND WATER FROM ORANGE COUNTY
AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL THAT
WOULD DEVASTATE FAMILIES
ESPECIALLY FROM INDIGENOUS AND
RAFAEL. UNITY THANK YOU. I'M A
K. MRS G. AND I'M HERE FROM
ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL AND I'M HERE
FOR MY THREE CHILDREN IN EVERY
CHILD IN AMERICA. THANK YOU. ALI
SNYDER REGISTERED VOTER HEARING
MEMBERS STANDING FOR WOMEN I
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU.
BRANDON WAGNER US HISTORY
TEACHER FATHER OF TWO. I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. UNDER THE MEDIC DAVIS
CALIFORNIA MOTHER OF FOUR AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. KATHLEEN SILER MILLER
COUNTY I AM A MOTHER OF THREE
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL
THANK YOU. MIKE CARLSON I'M A
CALIFORNIAN A LEFT LEANING
POPULOUS AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THESE BILLS WHICH ARE AN
EVOLUTION OF EUGENICS. CATHERINE
CARLSON SAMMA TAIL AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL. LAURIE BOWLER
SACRAMENTO MOTHER GRANDMOTHER
AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND I.
DEEPLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. JOSEPH WHERE SACRAMENTO I
ALSO. OF FATHER GRANDFATHER AND
GREAT FROM GRANDFATHER AND A
DEEPLY OPPOSES BILL THANK YOU
IT'S WRONG MAKE YOU. EVETTE
CORCORAN REGISTERED NURSE MOTHER
OF TWO TEENAGERS IN SAN
FRANCISCO RESIDENT SENATOR
WIENER I ADAMANTLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL. THIS BEGAN WILL REMIND
EVERYBODY DISMISSIVELY ME TO
TESTIMONY OR NAME IF YOU HAVE
INNER ORGANIZATION SHARED AND
POSITION ON THE BILL NO
EDITORIALIZING. JOSHUA COLEMAN
FROM ROSEVILLE CALIFORNIA AND I
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THAT
TARGETS VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
THANK YOU. SHANNON HI ALL OF
SACRAMENTO MOMS FOR LIBERTY AND
WE OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU.
HEATHER HOW SACRAMENTO COUNTY
RESIDENT AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU. DAPHNE HE
WOULD REPRESENTING CATHOLIC
FAMILIES FOR FREEDOM AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU. HIGH
NEAR WHERE I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA
AND MY DAUGHTER WAS PICKED UP BY
THE L. G. B. T. Q. AND AYE
OPPOSED TO. ALL OF THEM THANK
YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS SANDRA
MARQUEZ AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS
GREAT UNITED STATES REPUBLIC AND
STUDENT AT THE U. S.
CONSTITUTION AND THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION NINETY INTIMATELY
OPPOSED THIS THANK YOUNG
CONSTITUTIONAL THANK YOU. HELLO
HEATHER DELVES MOTHER OF THREE
GRANDMOTHER OF ONE. AND
REPRESENT OUTGROW MAMA PAPA
BEARS AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL
THANK YOU. WHEN DO YOU MEAN US
UP FROM LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
ON BEHALF OF MY CHILDREN- MAKE
MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY BACK IN
LOS ANGELES I PULLED THE BILL.
THANK YOU. I AM EVELYN GONZALEZ
I'M HERE FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN
AND MY CHILDREN I DEEPLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU. I'M DEBORAH
PATTERSON FROM PACIFICA- MY
GRANDMOTHER MOTHER AND HE
PROPOSES BILL THANK YOU.
SACRAMENTO FROM COLUSA COUNTY
I'M A MOTHER OF THREE AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. VIRGINIA JARKKO- ELDERLY
HOLES REPUBLICAN WOMEN MOTHER
FIVE GRANDMOTHER OF FOUR AND I
OPPOSE THIS THANK YOU. JESSICA
MACKEY I'M IN EAST COUNTY
RESIDENT A MOM IN AN ICU NURSE
AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU
. JESSICA READ ELDORADO COUNTY
I'M IN INDEPENDENTLY REGISTERED
VOTER. A NURSE AND A MOTHER AND
I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MY
NAME IS KIM K. I AM FROM LAKE
COUNTY AND I ADAMANTLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FROM HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE.
NAME DRAKE ALL MY REPRESENT TO
ONLY COUNTY. AND I'M A
GRANDFATHER I'M A FATHER AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU SIR
. SIT ON MY ADDRESS ON BEHALF OF
UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY I OPPOSE
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. CLARK AND
REYES SACRAMENTO COUNTY FATHER
OF FOUR AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU SIR. YOU
KNOW COMING IN THIS WAY YEAH.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT WHEN I
STARTED THIS MAY HAVE OCCURRED I
MEAN I LOVE FACING YOUNG UP ON
LAST FRIDAY JUST AS YOUNG SAY
THEY GROWTH IS ACTUALLY S. S.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
ALINA CALAIS AND TEACHING OF IN
THE GROWTH I AM. THIS BILL THANK
YOU. ALTHOUGH OF SEVEN ME I'M
MEMBER THEN THIS YEAR MY PHONE
MOSTLY LAST YEAR WHEN I A-
REVERSE WHEN THEY IT THEY THAT.
YEAH LISA IN AB HEARING FROM
ALCOHOL POSES. THANK YOU.
JONATHAN VANNEY PARENT. ELK
GROVE I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. RIGHT APRIL BEAN CARROT
FROM SACRAMENTO CAN AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THE BILL THANK
YOU. JEFF PHELPS PARENT AND
GRANDPARENT FROM SACRAMENTO
COUNTY AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL
THANK YOU. THE ALISON AVELLO
REPRESENTING REALITY ENCOMPASSED
VALUES AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL.
MY NAME IS BRANDON CARE SALAS
FATHER FROM ALAMEDA I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. HI MY NAME IS
KIM EMERSON AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL AND I'M FROM
GRANITE BAY CALIFORNIA. MY NAME
IS OUT THERE GORMAN AMEN SHASTA
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION THE
REPRESENTATIVE A VERY TO- I
REPRESENT SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR ME AND WE
OPPOSE THIS BILL. MY NAME IS AMY
ANDERSON I'M A MOTHER OF FIVE IN
ORANGEVILLE CALIFORNIA AND I
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THIS DOGMATIC
AND DANGEROUS BILL AND
SAFEGUARDING IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
OR TERM. HELLO MY NAME IS
KATHERINE MCBRIDE PLASTER COUNTY
MOTHER OF THREE AND GRANDMOTHER
AND I OF. VERY WHOLEHEARTEDLY
OPPOSE THIS DANGEROUS AND
SIXTEEN BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CÁC WILLIAMS ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA PARENTS UNION
REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF
MEMBERS PARENTS TEACHERS
GRANDPARENTS IN OPPOSITION TO AB
NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU. HI AM
I INTERESTS HERE AND I'M
REPRESENTING MY FAMILY AND I'M A
CONCERNED PARENT- CONCERNED
ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR
CHILDREN AND I AM AGAINST THE
STOCK. HELLO I'M MARGARET A
RAIDER I AM THE PARENT OF THREE
CHILDREN SOME OF THEM ARE ADULTS
I AM REPRESENTING TRUTH AND
FACTS AND I AM OPPOSED. TO NINE
FIVE SEVEN. HELLO I AM A
RESIDENT OF PLASTER COUNTY
BUSINESS OWNER SACRAMENTO AND-
ROGER NEW LOW IS MY SENATOR I
HOPE HE OPPOSES. EIGHTY NINE
FIVE SEVEN. YEAH MY NAY IS
MICHELLE CONNOR I'M IN AB. AFP
OR FREDERIC FELL OF COLOR. I
REPRESENT MARGINALIZED
UNDERREPRESENTED FAMILIES OF
COLOR AND WE OPPOSE NINE FIVE
SEVEN RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO
VOTE. I'M STEPHEN BERASA LIVE IN
SACRAMENTO I OPPOSE GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE BEING A
PREREQUISITE FOR CUSTODY IT
SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO KILL
THANK YOU SIR. HI I'M ANGELES
GILES INDEPENDENT JOURNAL
JOURNALISTS AYE OPPOSED A. B.
NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU. HELLO
MY NAME IS LISA JUST BROKE HI
ANNA REPRESENT INFORM PARENTS OF
CONTRA COSTA IN LUMBER RENDON'S
FOR EDUCATION AND I HOPE THAT
SENATOR GLAZERS OPPOSES THIS
BILL. YOU MY NAME IS MAX BONEY
M. A SACRAMENTO RAPPERS I'M A
SACRAMENTO RESIDENT I WITH
REBUILT CALIFORNIA THAT'S
REBUILT CALIFORNIA DOT COM TO
VOICE MY OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS LEE
FRYER LASSEN COUNTY RESIDENTS. I
OPPOSE THIS BILL URGE ALL DUE TO
OPPOSED TO THANK YOU. HELLO OUR
REPRESENTATIVES THANK YOU MY
NAME IS LINDA BACK NOW AND FROM
PLASTER COUNTY AND I OPPOSE.
THIS BILL THANK YOU. WHAT IF
CHARLIE SILENCE PLASTER COUNTY.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO IN THE NAME
OF CHRIST JESUS PRACTICES EVIL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR VEGAS I
ASSUME YOUR POST THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M JOSIE READ FROM BAKERSFIELD
CALIFORNIA AND I OPPOSE THIS
BILL THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS SUE WILLIAMS I TO
THEM FROM BAKER SO CALIFORNIA
MAMA FIVE GRANDMA FOURTEEN AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. HI GOOD AFTERNOON SIR
MARTINEZ I'M A MOM FROM CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON I'M CARA BUTLER ALSO
FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY I
ADAMANTLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS RUTH I'M A
MOTHER AND MY GRANDMOTHER AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL.
IS THAT IT. YEAH. HELLO MY NAME
IS DAVID BLOCK FROM THE
ORGANIZATION AFFIRMING
TRANSGENDER CHILDREN IS RIGHT
FOR SOME FAMILIES BUT NOT ALL IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. HI MY NAME
IS TINA. I'M FROM SACRAMENTO-
I'M A POP POSTED THIS BILL WOULD
TO COMPLETE DISRESPECT OF
FRIENDLY TO MA'AM ALL RIGHT NEXT
PLEASE. RIGHT HI MY NAME IS
ANGELIQUE PAIN AND I'M FROM EL
DORADO COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THE SPELLS ONLY OUR JOB
TO PAN OUR CHILDREN THANK YOU.
HI MY NAME IS NICOLE JOHNSON
MOTHER OF THREE YOUNG BOYS AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS ARIAN ADAM TO COCA I AM
A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND
ACTIVIST AND A RESIDENT OF SAN
FRANCISCO WHERE I AM A
REGISTERED DEMOCRAT AND LOST
THANK YOU LONG PROGRESSIVE. AS
OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH RIGHT NEXT PLEASE. MY
NAME IS GREEN I AM HERE TO
OPPOSE NINE FIVE SEVEN I'M A
REGISTERED DEMOCRAT AND LOCAL
PROGRESSIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Q. AND A PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS
ARE A THANK YOU VERY MUCH MA'AM.
NEXT PLEASE. RIGHT. MY NAME IS
BEVERLY TALBOT I'M A REGISTERED
DEMOCRAT AND POLITICAL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY VOLUNTEER IN A
LONG TIME RESIDENT OF SAN
FRANCISCO I STRONGLY OPPOSE A.
B. NINE FIVE SEVEN WHICH IS
COERCING ERIN MUCH INTO THANK
YOU MA'AM. HELLO LET ME JUST LET
ME JUST GO OVER THE GROUND RULES
SO- FOR ME TO TESTIMONY AND
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW
IS ME TO TESTIMONY IF YOU GIVE
US YOUR NAME YOU AFFILIATION AND
YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL I
ASSUME THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOW
TESTIFYING ARE ALL OPPOSED- IF
WE GO BEYOND THAT THEN
UNFORTUNATELY I'M GONNA HAVE TO
ASK FOR THE NEXT PERSON TO
APPEAR AT THE MICROPHONE. ALL
RIGHT NEXT PLEASE. YEAH I AM
ELIZABETH REGISTERED DEMOCRAT
LIFELONG PROGRESSIVE I OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU FROM SAN
FRANCISCO. YEAH MY NAME IS
SHERRY KENNY I'M A CENTRAL MY
FOR THE- COUNTY. PUBLIC IN PARTY
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE AB NINE
FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU. YOU CAN
HEAR ME WE CAN I AM SO HAPPY TO
BE HERE MY NAME IS VERONICA AND
I'M SORRY BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT
THIS BILL I'M SORRY I AM FOR
MERRY SO AS OPPOSED AB AND I
FIVE SEVEN HAVE A GREAT DAY. HI
MY NAME'S ELIZABETH KENNY I'M
FROM OAKLAND CALIFORNIA I
REPRESENT FOR MOMS AGAINST OVER
REACHING THE HANDS AND THE BAND
HAMMERLOCK IN THE GOOD PEOPLE-
ALL RIGHT I OF PLANO'S ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MA'AM. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MARK
CITIES OF. I OPPOSE AB NINE FIVE
SEVEN WITH ALL THE GREAT
CALIFORNIANS ALREADY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. HOW'S IT GOING GUYS
MINUTES WAS DOWN FROM SANTA
CLARA COUNTY AND I OPPOSE BILL
NINE FIVE SEVEN ALREADY THANK
YOU. HELLO I'M BARBARA HIDE FROM
FREMONT AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU. I'M AMANDA
COOK THE TANA I'M A LESBIAN I
LIVE IN SAN MATEO COUNTY AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. MY NAME'S KELLY ALTERMAN-
I'M FROM ALAMEDA AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. MY NAME IS
LAURIE ARTHUR I'M FROM ALAMEDA
COUNTY AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL THING READY. MY NAME
IS CARMEN DRAWING I'M FROM HATE
WORD CAME ASIDE HISPANIC MOTHER
I'M HERE REPRESENTING- HISPANIC
PARENTS AND AYE OPPOSED AB NINE
FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS TO REALITY I LIVE IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU.
ILLUMINA'S COURTNEY DEAGOSTINI
SACRAMENTO COUNTY OPPOSE
STRONGLY THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS PAM SMITH AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL AND I'M A REGISTERED
VOTER THANK YOU. HI MY NAME'S
DURING ON MONTRE I AM A NURSE
ANESTHETIST I AM A MOTHER. AND I
REALLY OPPOSE THIS DESTRUCTIVE
BILL THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS
THERE ALONG IN THE FAMILY NURSE
PRACTITIONER OUT OF OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE
TO THIS DESTRUCTIVE BILL THANK
YOU. YEAH YEAH. REGRESSORS HELLO
MY NAME IS FOR SHALL I LIVE IN
SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND I'M A
MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. DEAR SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE MY NAME IS STEPHANIE I
WASN'T INDEPENDENT BUT NOW I'M A
REPUBLICAN BECAUSE I NEED TO BE
ABLE TO WITHSTAND ALL READY
THANK YOU A PLEASURE USED ONLY
IN CLOSE. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON BRING THE SHE HE HERE
ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT PERK
ADVOCACY IN OPPOSITION TO AB
NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU. AS
CHRISTIANSEN VICE PRESIDENT THE
CALIFORNIA POLICY CENTER IN
STRONG OPPOSITION TO AB NINE
FIFTY SEVEN THANK YOU. THEY'RE
WORKING AND I'M IN THE COUNTY OF
SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND I'M A
MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN AND I
HAVE AYE OPPOSED FIFTY SEVEN
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BOOKING I
LIVE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE A. B. NINE FIVE
SEVEN THANK YOU. I THINK HAMBLE
CONCERNED PARENT STRONG
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. BRANDON
CAMPBELL FATE THAT MEASURE
TWEETING CALIFORNIA NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR OF THE
CAPITOL CONNECTION FOR
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCHES IN
OPPOSITION GIVE. INDIVIDUAL
PASTOR OF GOLDEN VALLEY BAPTIST
CHURCH IN PATTERSON AND- ALSO
FATHER THREE IN STRONG
OPPOSITION OF NINE FIVE SEVEN
THANK YOU. RICHARD MILLER PASTOR
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH IN
ATWATER CALIFORNIA ALSO FATHER
OF FIVE I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. PASTOR DONNIE WILSON
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH MARINO
VALLEY CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG OPPOSITION
THANK YOU. A GENERAL POSTURE OF
SOLID ROCK BAPTIST TABERNACLE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ALSO
PROFESSOR PACIFIC BAPTIST
COLLEGE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FATHER OF TWELVE STRONGLY OPPOSE
THANK YOU. KELLY GREGORY-
CONCERN MONTINI IN STRONG
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. CHRIS
GREGORY CONCERNED WOMAN IN
STRONG OPPOSITION THANK YOU. JIM
EDMONDS FATHER OF TWO- STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU.
GABRIELLE AND GRANDMA FOUNDERS
JANET SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND
ANGELIQUE ASHBY IS DISTRICTS
STRONGLY OPPOSE THANK YOU THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS AMY I'M IT I AM
IN- SENATOR ASHBY'S DISTRICT AND
I OPPOSE THIS BILL AND ASK FOR
YOUR NEW BOOK THANK YOU.
VERLAINE'S THE FATHER TO OPPOSE
THANK YOU. ANGELINA RAMIREZ.
MOTHER OF FIVE AND I OPPOSE
THANK YOU. JESSICA WAGNER MOTHER
TO TEACHER OF THOUSANDS I POST
THANK YOU. THIS IS VENTURA ON
BEHALF OF THE SOLDIERS OF ST
MICHAEL OF BRATTLEBORO WE
STRONGLY OPPOSE THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON INSTANCES GO ANYWAY
LONG TIME THE TWENTY N. AYE
OPPOSED TO AB FIVE FIVE SEVEN
AND A. B. SIX SIX FIVE THANK YOU
YOUR. ALL RIGHT GIVE US YOUR
NAME FRANCISCO AND YOUR POSITION
ON THE BILL I'M IN OPPOSITION
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU JOHN. MY
NAME IS MARY JANE AND I'M IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS MELISSA I
AM A MOTHER OF FOUR AND I'M ALSO
IN OPPOSITION THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS AMANDA MEDINA FROM CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY AND I OPPOSE THIS
BILL THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
REBECCA SMITH AND I WANTED TO
STATE MY OPPOSITION. TO EIGHTY
NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA NOW
TURN TO THE PHONE LINES
MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD QUEUE UP
THOSE WHO WERE IN BOTH SUPPORT
AND OPPOSITION TO AB NINE FIVE
SEVEN JUST FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
ARE ON THE PHONE LINE WILL TAKE
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF TESTIMONY AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO CUT IT OFF-
THAT MEANS THAT THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE PHONE
LINE THAT WON'T BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE. THEIR TESTIMONY
HOWEVER- FEEL FREE TO SEND US
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS YOU CAN
LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE THAT WILL
GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW
TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ALL RIGHT. MONTEREY IF YOU TURN
THE PHONE LINE- GO AHEAD AND
OPEN LINES. OF COURSE LATELY
EVAN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
YOUR OF YOUR AREAS HOW MANY
EIGHT PLATE INTO THE QUEUE MAY
ROOF SEPARATELY CUBA PERSONAL
ONES AND ZEROS YES. WE'LL BE
GOING TO LIE ONE SEVENTEEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE OPPOSITION
. GO AHEAD STATE YOUR NAME YOUR
AFFILIATION AND YOUR POSITION.
IN OPPOSITION. YOUR NAME YOUR
FILIATION. WHAT ARE YOU GRAVERT
SACRAMENTO. A POST. CLOSE ALL
RIGHT NEXT COLOR. YES WILL GO TO
LINE TWO OH SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS. FROM THE
STANISLAUS COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. WE'LL GO TO
LINE A ONE THIRTY THREE PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS WENDY B.
L. I AM WITH MOM- LIBERTY
PLASTER COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THE CELL. A LINE TO
THIRTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE UP ONE.
NINETY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MY NAME IS AVAILABLE FOR
YOUR- YOUR OWN REPRESENT ALL THE
FATHERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE. NEXT TO
THE TO LINE ONE EIGHTY SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH BUT LATER
PROVIDE NINETY AYE OPPOSED THE
BILL. MEXICO'S ALIGNED ONE SIXTY
SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS JORDAN REINECK I'M FROM
BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA AND I'M
STRONGLY IN OPPOSITION OF THE
BILL THANK YOU. MEXICO TO LINE
TO TWENTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU VERY. YES WE CAN. WE
CAN GO AHEAD HI. SORRY THEY'RE
NOT GO ON MY NAME IS REALIZED
I'M A MOTHER OF THREE AND A
REPRESENTS INDIGENOUS. AVOCAT
SANS ARE COMING FROM OPPOSITE OF
AB NINE SEVEN YOUR HANDS OFF
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S
GOING TO LINE ONE FORTY NINE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. PRETTY ASSEMBLY
ENTERTAINING FOR WITH THE NEW
TULANE A RED VOTER IN THE
HELPERS OF AND TO GET THE OF A
NORMAL DAY AND A LOT AND L. G.
B. T. PAY AND I HAVE THE BILL.
GIVES. NEXT TO A LINE ONE THANK
YOU PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
VERY KELLY MENDEZ. I HEAR FROM
PRESS COUNTY CALLER AND I. TO
THANKS LINE TO TWENTY TWO PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HELLO RENOWNED OR
OFTEN THE COUNTY FATHER EMERGED
ROOM AS A VERY OPPOSE THIS BILL
. THAT'S A LITTLE ONE TWO PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS DON
COULD MCCORMICK RESIDENT AND I
AND I STRONGLY AB NINE SEVEN.
NEXT IS GOING TO THIRTY PLEASE
GO AHEAD. SEVEN FOUR BEHALF ZERO
FROM CHOI FOUR HOUR.
NEXT ON THE LINE SIXTY THREE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. SIXTY THREE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI MY NAME IS
DORIS ARE EITHER OF YOU AND
INNER IN THE FULL. EIGHTY NINE
SEVEN. THANK IS GOING LINE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I CAME ON
BEHALF OF THE NET AN ASIAN
COMMUNITY I OF THIS IS FOR BILL
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO
LINE ONE SIXTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS JACK FOR
HER TUNING A LIFELONG THAN GOING
TO CALIFORNIA ONLY HALF ARMENIAN
COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS EIGHTEEN
FIVE THANK YOU MUCH. THAT SHOULD
ON TO LINE EIGHT TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HE'S VERY I THANK YOU I
FROM OPPOSE A. NINE FIVE SEVEN.
THAT'S GOING TO ONE FIVE PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HIGHER BOND MD THE
LICENSE AND PRESS BY DOCTOR IN
THE STATE OF. AND MOTHER IN
DIEGO I OPPOSE THIS BILL. NEXT
OTHERWISE ONE ONE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS LAURIE LOPEZ.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.
LET'S GO TO WANT ONE TWENTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
ERIC ROY REFERRED BACK
CALIFORNIA FATHER YOU I'M AN
EIGHT YEAR SPAN I THINK WITH THE
GIRL BUT I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL. NEXT IN A LINE TO TWENTY
FOURTH PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY
NAME IS MARIA SOLELY. I'M NOT A
MOM FROM CALIFORNIA AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO
LINE ONE NINETY NINE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ACTUALLY IT WAS THE BEST
AND I REALLY OPPOSE THE CELL.
THAT'S WHAT THE LINES ONE
FOURTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. SHE HI
MY NAME IS KAREN REED. CHRISTIAN
HOMESCHOOL MOMS CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL. NEXT TO ONLINE TWO THIRTY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. I BROWN
FROM SAN DIEGO MOTHER THREE MY
STRONG OPPOSE. NEXT WE'RE GOING
TO LINE ONE OH FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MICHELLE ARGUE WITH YOUR
CALIFORNIA MOM OF FOUR STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL ON BEHALF OF MY
FAMILY. NEXT OF IT ON THE LINE
ONE FORTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI CARRIE BARNES OF LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA MAMA THREE STRONGLY
OPPOSES. THAT'S GOING TO WIND
ONE EIGHTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR
CALIFORNIA MOM TWO FAMILY. NEXT
ON A LINE ONE FIFTY THREE PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS WRECKED THE
FIRST SAID OKAY AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE
LINE ONCE FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI MY NAME IS CHRIS I'M A- AND
AT. AN ARREST THEM. IN ALLENTOWN
AND I THIS BILL. NATURAL THE
LINE ONE NINE SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME DANNY REYES
MOTHER YOU FINALLY THE BILL.
THANKS FOR THE LINE TO FIFTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
BRIDGET FROM CAL MCCARTY MOTHER
SIX STRONGLY OF. EIGHT NINE
FIVE. CONNECT WITH ON A LINE
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY IS
LAURA I'M FROM ORANGE COUNTY
THREE FORMER TEACHER STRONGLY IT
DANGEROUS NOW. STILL ON THE LINE
ONCE NINE PLEASE AHEAD. HI MY
NAME IS SUE BARKER OF ORANGE
COUNTY OUR A MOTHER FOUR AND A
SCHOOL TEACHER AT TWENTY SIX
YEAR AND I. AB NINE FIVE SEVEN
EIGHT YOU. NEXT ON THE LINE
EIGHTY FOR PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
MY NAME IS KURTZ MOTHER. CAL
PARENTS ACT NOW WE THROW OPPOSE
. NEXT THE LINE EIGHTY FOUR.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY IS
MAKAYLA. I'M FROM A PHOTOGRAPH
TAMI I A PASS I UP THIS BILL.
ACTUALLY ONE OF SEVEN FIVE
PLEASE AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS GINA
ROBERTS FROM WEST EVEN AND I
OPPOSE EIGHTY NINE FIVE SENATE.
THAT ABOUT TO LAND ONE FIFTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS RICK
HOW HOLDING I REPRESENT CAP
FAMILY FOR FREE TO SAM DINO AND
WEBER THANK YOU AND WE STRONGLY
THIS BILL. THAT'S A LITTLE LINE
ONE SO PLEASE AHEAD. HELLO MY
NAME IS THE MOUNT AYE OPPOSED SB
NINE FIVE SEVEN AND FROM L. A.
COUNTY THANK YOU. THAT GOING TO
LINE IT TO OH FIVE. PLEASE GO.
HELLO MINISTRY TO ROGER FOREVER
COUNTY MY MOTHER AND NEXT A FULL
THIS BILL. NEXT TO THE TO LINE
ONE EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME THE ONE DOCTOR EARTH.
I'M FROM A A. COUNTY I OF.
EIGHT
NINETY SEVEN.
THAT IS. I DO APOLOGIZE THAT I
FELT THAT MY LIFE WILL GO TO BUY
ONE THANK SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
. MY NAME IS THE NEED RODRIGUEZ
I AM AND A KIND OF RED AND IS OF
BILL AB NINE SEVEN. EXADATA LINE
TO TEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. I AM
JACQUELINE BROWN MOTHER OF TWO
AND I OPPOSE THE. MEXICO SHOULD
ALIGN TO FOURTEEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS NOTION
BAKER BERMAN AMERICA LAVALLEE I
WOULD STRONGLY OPPOSE AB. NINE
FIVE SEVEN. NEXT THE LINE TO
FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON ERIC HARRIS
DISABILITY RIGHT CALIFORNIA'S
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB NINE FIVE
SEVEN. NEXXAR LINE TO FORTY
SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. ANNE
HARRINGTON MOTHER AND
GRANDMOTHER FROM SAN DIEGO
COUNTY STRONGLY OPPOSED. NEXT TO
THE LINE WELL SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I MY NAME IS TO ME PEEL
MOTHER GRANDMOTHER RICHEST NURSE
FOR SANDY. I A THIS BILL THANK
YOU. NEXT OTHER LINE ONE EIGHTY
EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIRTY
PEARL BERG. AND A MOTHER
GRANDMOTHER AND HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS WHO CURRENTLY
HELPS HE TRANSITION INDIVIDUALS
I STRONGLY OPPOSE AB NINE FIVE
SEVEN. EXHORT A LINE ONE SEVENTY
FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
JASMINE HOLSCHER A MOTHER FROM
OFFENSE COUNTY AND I'M OPPOSE
THE BILL. MEXICO LINE SEVEN FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ALABAMA WHO
ORANGE COUNTY I'M A PARENT AND I
OPPOSE. THANKS TO THE ONLINE
FIFTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
MY NAME IS CONNIE JORDAN I
REPRESENT THE COALITION OF
MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS OF
ORANGE COUNTY AND WE ARE CLOSED
. EXCELLENT A LINE TO FORTY FIVE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CAN AT THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD ADVISOR FOR LECTURE
IT ALSO CALLED FOR FATHER
REPORTER AND A BOARD TRUST. BY
STRONG OPPOSE NO. FIVE SEVEN.
NEXT WILL TO LINE ONE SIXTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
THE NET PEN I'M CALLING FOR
RIVERSIDE CAL MY OF THREE AND I
STRONG OPPOSE AB. FIVE THANKS
FOR THE LINE SET TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS MERRY FIVE
AND I'M A NO CONTROL FUTURE
MOTHER IN SON MATTEO COUNTY I
STRONG UP. EIGHTY NINE FIVE
SEVEN. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOING
TO LINE ONE NINETY TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. AND MY STRONG OPPOSE.
ACCIDENTAL NINE SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WELCOME MY NAME IS GOING
I WAS A. B. NINE SEVEN. NEXT WE
GO TO TWO THIRTEEN PLEASE BUT.
EXETER LINE TO THIRTY SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD HI HI MY NAME IS
POLICING HE FOR MODERATE I. OVER
SEVEN THOUSAND MEMBERS IN
ALLIANCE PROTECT CHILDREN AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS RIDICULOUS
ABOUT. THAT'S ALIGNED TWO
HUNDRED PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI I AM
A YOUNG FROM HIGHLAND CALIFORNIA
MOTHER TO OPPOSE THIS BILL.
THAT'S WHAT A LINE TO FIFTY FIVE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS MICHELLE
AND I AM IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
ON I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THAT
KIND OF FILE SCOTT WE ARE
HOLDING OFF ALREADY THANK YOU
MODERATE. NEXT CALL PLEASE NEXT
CALLER PLEASE. ABOUT A LINE ONE
NINETEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY
NAME IS THE FIRST ARE FROM
FEATURE AUGUST VOTERS A LOT
ANGELES AND I OF. MY THANK YOU
MODERATE CALL. ALL RIGHT LET
WILL BE TAKE IS ONE OF ONE SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND- HI MY NAME
CLARK BILL AND CAL. MOTHER AND
SPECIAL AT THE TEACHER I OPPOSE
EIGHTY NINE FIVE OF EACH YEAR
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT BRING IT
BACK TO CAN- CENTER WIENER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- MISTER- YOU
KNOW I HAVE SAY- I'VE FOLLOWING
A LOT OF COMMON ON- AND IN THE
MEDIA ABOUT THIS. BILL I AM-
THERE'S BEEN A PRETTY MASSIVE
NEW. CAN ABOUT THIS BILL- BY THE
BY THE RIGHT WING MEDIA. AND
RIGHT WING MEDIA AND- IT IS
TRAGICALLY A MASS AND WELL
ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN TO RAISE.
TRANS CHILDREN. TO PRETEND THEY
DON'T EXIST. TO SUPPRESS THEM
WHICH HONESTLY IS NO DIFFERENT
THAN THE SUPPRESSION THAT WE
HAVE SEEN FOR CENTURIES THE
SUPPRESSION OF GAY AND LESBIAN
KIDS. AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER.
THAT ALL THE ARGUMENTS THAT WE
HEAR. AGAINST THE SPELLING SO
MANY PARTS OF THIS BILL. AND
AGAINST. GOOD KNOWLEDGE IN THE
EXISTENCE OF TRANS KIDS. THOSE
HAVE ALL BEEN MADE AGAINST GAY
AND LESBIAN KIDS. BUT YOU CAN
CHANGE THEM. BUT IT'S NOT REAL
BETTER TO FACE THAT THEY'RE
CONFUSED THAT IT'S A MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEM. LET'S NOT
PRETEND. FOR A SECOND. THAT THE
ATTACKS ON IN THE ATTEMPTS TO
ERASE TRANS KIDS LET'S NOT
PRETEND FOR A SECOND. THAT THAT
IS NOT ALSO AN ATTACK ON GAY AND
LESBIAN KIDS IS ABSOLUTELY AS- I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL- AND FOR
LEADING ON THIS BILL AND FOR
PERSEVERING ON THIS BILL EVEN.
DESPITE THE JUST HORRIFIC
PERSONAL ATTACKS. THAT HAVE BEEN
LAUNCHED AGAINST HER ARE THE
AUTHOR IS SOMEONE WITH DEEP
LIVED EXPERIENCE. WHO KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS TALKING
ABOUT. I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE
THAT. ALL IN THE RIGHT WING
MEDIA- THERE HAS BEEN A TIMES AN
ERASURE OF THE AUTHORS
LEADERSHIP. THERE ARE ARTICLES
THAT LEAVE HER NAME OUT ENTIRELY
AND ONLY MENTION MY NAME EVEN
THOUGH I AM NOT LEADING ON THIS
BILL. I AM NOT THE LEAD AUTHOR
OF THIS BILL. THEY ARE MINIMIZED
HER ROLE WERE RECENT ENTIRELY
WHITE WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT IF
WE SHOULD ASK OURSELVES WHY DO
WE DO THAT. BECAUSE IT BENEFITS
THEIR NARRATIVE. THAT THIS IS
ABOUT PERVERSION AND HARMING
KIDS IT BENEFITS A NARRATIVE TO
SAY THAT THE BILL IS SOMEHOW
INTRODUCED BY A GAY MAN WHO
DOESN'T HAVE CHILDREN. USING
PHOTOS OF ME FROM FOLSOM STREET
FAIR. I LIKE THOSE PHOTOS BUT
WHY CHOOSE THOSE PHOTOS. OVER
OTHER PHOTOS. THE BENEFITS ARE
NARRATIVE. WAY MORE THAN A
KNOWLEDGE IN THAT THE AUTHOR
WHO'S LEADING ON THIS BILL. IS A
STRAIGHT WOMAN WITH KIDS
INCLUDING A TRANS KID WHO KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
. IT'S STRAIGHT UP HOMOPHOBIA AS
DISRESPECTFUL TO THE AUTHOR.
THERE IS THIS BILL IS NOT. ABOUT
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. BUT THAT
HAS BEEN REYES OVER IN- OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. ONLINE AND YOUR
TODAY. SO I WANT TO SAY A FEW
THINGS. THERE'S A NARRATIVE THAT
THE PEOPLE ARE SOMEHOW LIKE
GONNA STEAL OR STEALING KIDS AND
FORCING THEM TO HAVE GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE. THERE'S ALSO
THIS NARRATIVE THAT'S- MASSIVE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRANSITION. AND
REGRET THESE NARRATIVES ARE
FALSE. IN CALIFORNIA. GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE OTHER THAN
COUNSELING CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF A
PARENT CONSENTS TO IT. THE AGE
OF CONSENT IF THE KID ISN'T IS
NOT EMANCIPATED. IS EIGHTEEN.
SOMEONE KIDS IN CALIFORNIA
RECEIVE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IT
IS OVERWHELMINGLY WITH THE
CONSENT AND THE SUPPORT OF THEIR
PARENTS. WE ALSO KNOW FROM
STUDIES. BUT THE VAST VAST
MAJORITY OF TRANS PEOPLE
INCLUDING KIDS WHO TRANSITION DO
NOT REGRET THEIR TRANSITION.
THERE WAS A REVIEW. THERE WAS A
REVIEW OF TWENTY SEVEN STUDIES
INVOLVING ALMOST EIGHT THOUSAND
TEENS AND ADULTS WHO
TRANSITIONED AND 1% REGRETTED
THEIR DECISION. OF COURSE FOR
ANYONE WHO DOES REGRET WE SHOULD
SUPPORT THEM AND THEY SHOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE HEALTH
CARE THAT THEY NEED BUT I SHOULD
NOT DEPRIVED THE OTHER NINETY
NINE PERCENT. FROM RECEIVING
HEALTHCARE WE ALSO NOTE THAT
AFFIRMATION GENDER AFFIRMATION
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.
DRAMATICALLY BENEFITS THE MENTAL
HEALTH OF TRANS KIDS. THERE
ISN'T NIH STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
. QUOTE TRANSGENDER AND NON
BINARY USE SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT
IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY OVER
TWO YEARS AFTER STARTING
TREATMENT WITH GENDER AFFIRMING
HORMONES A STUDY IN THE JOURNAL
OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. ABOUT YOU THIRTEEN
TO TWENTY. THOSE RECEIVING CARE
. AT A 60% LOWER ODDS OF
DEPRESSION AND 73% LOWER ODDS OF
SUICIDALITY COMPARED TO YOU
THROUGH HOW TO RECEIVE CARES.
AND WE KNOW THERE ARE VARIOUS
STUDIES THAT SHOW THE TRANS
YOUTH WITH SUPPORTIVE PARENTS
HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RISK.
OF SUICIDALITY. RAND'S KIDS WITH
SUPPORTIVE PARENTS HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RISK OF
ATTEMPTING SUICIDE. PEOPLE I
THINK SOME OF BEEN LED TO
BELIEVE THAT THIS BILL SOMEHOW
APPLIES TO EVERY FAMILY AND THAT
WE HEARD AT THE BEGINNING THAT
THE THAT THE THAT THIS COMPLETE
MISREPRESENTATION OF THE BILL
THAT THE COPS ARE GOING TO COME
INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND- GRABBED
THEIR THEIR KIDS BECAUSE YOU'RE
NOT AFFIRMING ENOUGH. THIS BILL
IS ABOUT DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS AND
CUSTODY THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
ABOUT THIS BILL IS ABOUT
SITUATIONS WHERE THE FAMILY
COURT IS ALREADY INVOLVED. WHERE
YOU ARE ALREADY IN COURT BECAUSE
YOU HAVE KIDS ARE GETTING A
DIVORCE AND THE COURT HAS THE
JOB. OF DECIDING CUSTODY
VISITATION ETCETERA. WERE THERE
ALREADY THE CARD IS ALREADY
SCRUTINIZING EVERY ASPECT OF THE
FAMILY'S LIFE. COURTS CONSIDER A
HUGE NUMBER OF FACTORS WHEN THEY
DECIDE CUSTODY AND VISITATION
MANY MANY FACTORS. ALL THIS BILL
DOES IS CLARIFY BUT AMONG ALL OF
THOSE MANY MANY OTHER FACTORS.
THAT AFFIRMATION OF THE CHILD'S
GENDER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
BECAUSE WE KNOW. THE GENDER
AFFIRMATION HAS MENTAL HEALTH
BENEFITS AND WE KNOW THAT HAVING
SUPPORTIVE PARENTS MAKES IT LESS
LIKELY THAT THE CHILD WILL
ATTEMPT. TO KILL THEMSELVES. ARE
WE REALLY GOING TO SAY. THAT
THOSE FACTS ARE SOMEHOW NOT
RELEVANT TO A DIVORCE AND
CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS. OF COURSE
THE COURT SHOULD TAKE THOSE INTO
ACCOUNT AND THAT'S WHY THIS BILL
IS IMPORTANT- AND I AM HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU AND
WIENER OTHERS. EARLIER. THANK
YOU- MISTER CHAIR AND- BECAUSE
OF THE- OF. TREMENDOUS INTEREST
IN THIS BILL. I ACTUALLY HAD A
SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF THE EMAILS
MY OFFICE RECEIVES HOLDEN I READ
THEM. AND LISTEN TO THE
TESTIMONY OF READ AND RE READ-
ANALYSIS. AND I THINK THAT. AND
ONE THING I SHOULD SAY JUST
CLEARLY IS NAME CALLING IS NOT
PERSUASIVE WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK
AT THIS ON THE MERITS. IN THE
QUESTION IS WHAT THIS BILL DOES
AND WHAT THIS BILL DOES. IS IT'S
ONE OF MANY MANY FACTORS IN
DECIDING VISITATION AND CUSTODY.
NOT THE ONLY FACTOR. NOT THE
DECIDING FACTOR IT ALLOWS
JUDICIAL DISCRETION AND IF WILL
THE COURTS BE REQUIRED TO SIDE
WITH THE PARENT THAT AFFIRMS
THEIR CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY NO
. WELL THE BILL REQUIRE A PARENT
TO PROVIDE THEIR CHILD WITH
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE TO WIN A
CUSTODY DISPUTE NO. WILL PARENTS
WHO DO NOT AFFIRM THEIR CHILD'S
GENDER IDENTITY BE FOUND LIABLE
FOR CHILD ABUSE AND HAVE THEIR
CHILD REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME NO
THE THESE ARE CLEAR THINGS HERE
AND IT WAS SAID THAT THIS WAS A
PREREQUISITE FOR CUSTODY. IT IS
NOT OUR IT THE ONE INTERESTING
THING IS ONE OF THE EMAIL SAID
YOUNG PEOPLE NEED SUPPORT AND
COUNSELING ABOVE ALL I TOTALLY
AGREE AND THAT IS GENERALLY PART
OF THE PROCESS IT IN ALL THESE
PROCEEDINGS OR IN DEALING WITH
THE WHOLE ISSUE OF GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE. ANALYSTS AND THE
AGE OF CONSENT WHAT WAS ALREADY
DESCRIBED AND SO I THINK THIS IS
BEEN TALKED ABOUT AS BEING
SOMETHING THAT THIS PARTICULAR
BILL. IS NOT IN THE DOOR ONE
OTHER THING TO SAY IS SENATOR
WINNER TALKED ABOUT. ARM IT JUST
SORT OF GAVE LAWS FOR KIDS IN
THOSE OF INTEREST STUFF DONE BY
SAN FRANCISCO STATE KNOWS
ROUGHLY TEN YEARS AGO AND I
THINK. IT ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES
BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
NOT A SURPRISE AND IT WAS. WHO
ARE LOOKING AT KIDS AND IF THEY
WERE SUBSTANTIALLY REJECTED BY
THEIR FAMILY. IT TURNED OUT
THERE WERE MUCH HIGHER RISK FOR
DRUGS FOR LIVING ON THE STREETS
FOR HAVING TO DO THINGS TO MAKE
A LIVING THAT WE WOULD WANT NO
CHILD TO DO. BEFORE THEY FELT.
IF BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES THEY
WERE MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL
INTERESTING THING WAS IS THEY
CIRCLED BACK TO THE PARENTS.
THAT WERE SURVEYED AND IT
ACTUALLY CHANGED PEOPLE'S MINDS
BECAUSE THE LAST THING THEY
REALLY WANTED. WAS FOR THEIR KID
TO BE ON THE STREETS OR OR THEIR
KID TO BE MORE RISK BECAUSE OF
THEM. AND I THINK THE SAME THING
IS IT A FACT HERE AND YET THIS
BILL DOESN'T REACH THAT FAR INTO
IT IT JUST SAYS IT'S ONE OF MANY
MANY THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED. IT
DOESN'T REQUIRE THIS IS ABOUT
SOLWAY. OUR VISITATION AND
CUSTODY DISCUSSION CENTERED
COURT DECISION A HEALTH CARE
BILL THIS IS IN A LAW
ENFORCEMENT BILL THIS DOESN'T
SET UP FINES. AND SO I THINK
VATS THE REASON THAT WE HAVE TO
CONSIDER THIS ON ITS MERITS. AND
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE BILL.
THANK YOU CENTER OF. ALL RIGHT
OF CENTER OUT- WELL I LET ME
START BY SAYING AND THE- GENERAL
AREAS OF C. RIGHT- ABOUT. A
NUMBER OF THESE THINGS I THINK
THAT- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CUSTODY HERE AND THIS IS SUCH AN
INCREDIBLY SENSITIVE TOPIC IS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A
PARENT CHILD IS. SO SACROSANCT.
I WITHOUT REALLY IS AT THE HEART
OF THE BILL- I THINK SOME OF THE
COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
INCLUDING DURING THE TESTIMONY
REALLY- OR JUST NOT. WHAT'S IN
THE BILL IS FROM MY
UNDERSTANDING I READ THE
ANNOUNCES CAREFULLY- IS
CERTAINLY YOU KNOW. SEND ALERTS
COMMENT ABOUT HOW THIS IS
SUPPOSED TO BE LEASTWAYS FRAMED
IT WOULD BE ONE OF MANY FACTORS
THAT WOULD BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT. IS THE WAY I READ THE
BILL. ALL THAT BEING SAID I
THINK THERE'S A KERNEL OF TRUTH
TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS HAVE
BEEN RAISED. AND I CERTAINLY
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT JUST
BECAUSE SOMEONE. YOU KNOW IT
HAS. MADE ME A PART OF IT IF
SOME SOMEBODY RELIGIOUS FOR
EXAMPLE AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT
THEY DO AS A PARENT THAT WOULD
IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE.
AND MIL IN MENTAL WELL BEING OF
THE OF THE OF THE CHILD THEY'RE
THEY'RE THEY'RE THE EXCEPT THE
CHILD'S DECISIONS BUT THEY
STRUGGLE WITH THEMSELVES. ARE
ARE I WOULD I WOULD CERTAINLY
WANT TO THAT PERSON WASN'T
DETAINED UNDER CUSTODY DISPUTE
IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS BILL. AND
SO I. YOU KNOW I GUESS IT MIGHT
MY CHALLENGE I I'VE I'VE HEARD
VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF THE
COURSE OF THE- CONVERSATION
TODAY. ABOUT THE WORDS OF
AFFIRMATION AFFIRMED. I'M IN
SOME RESPECTS IT SEEMS TO BE
ALMOST PURPOSELY VAGUE. I'M I
YOU KNOW FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
AFFIRMATIONS ALWAYS SEEM LIKE A
PROACTIVE THING- AND I GUESS I
WOULD YOU KNOW I'M I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY BUT I
WOULD LIKE TO. THE ON THE AUTHOR
AND THE CHAIR TO SPEND SOME TIME
WORKING TOGETHER ON. ON ON
TIGHTENING UP SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
SURE. THAT APPARENTLY- FOR WHOM
WE HAVE NO. CONCERN ABOUT. YEAH
IMPACTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF
THE CHILD- BUT BUT BUT YOU MAY
HAVE A PERSONAL. APPS A
RELIGIOUS. CONFLICT WITH. I'M
UNDER FLUIDITY WILL BE DETAINED
IF WE IF WE DON'T HAVE A OF A
CONCERN ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO
BE A GOOD A GOOD PARENT TO THE
CHILD. AND THAT'S MY CONCERN I
THINK LOOKING AT THIS BILL AND
I'M I'M I KNOW THAT THERE'S
CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING TO THE
AUTHOR IN THE CHAIR- THAT I HOPE
WILL BE FRUITFUL OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO THAT
WE CAN WE CAN TIGHTEN UP THE
LANGUAGE AND GET TO A PLACE I
THINK MEETS THE GOALS OF THE
AUTHOR WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING YOU
KNOW. WHAT I HEAR IS A
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS FROM SOME
FOLKS ON THE OPPOSITION. THEY
DIDN'T ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON
NUCLEAR RESPOND OR WOULD LIKE TO
RESPOND YOUR CLOTHES I CAN
RESPOND MICHAEL'S APARTMENT I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER
SUSPECT TO USE INTERNAL. SIR I
KNOW THE OTHER MEMBERS YOU WANT
TO SPEAK ALL RIGHT AN INCIDENT
HE LOW OF TO SPEAK SO GO AHEAD
THE NEO. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
AND I THANK YOU FOR PRONOUNCE MY
NAME THE WAY IT IS IN THE MAIL
COUNTRY APPRECIATE THAT- THIS IS
A DIFFICULT ISSUE AND I HAVE THE
GREATEST OF RESPECT FOR- MY-
COLLEAGUES. SENATOR WIENER AND
SENATOR LAYER CENTER LEARNED I
HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR. A LOT
OF YEARS- AND I DON'T COME TO
THE QUESTION WITH ANY PARTICULAR
BIAS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. BUT
GENDER AFFIRMATION CARE IS-
RELATIVELY NEW THING. GENDER
DYSPHORIA IS NOT IS JUST MORE
RECOGNIZED RECENTLY AND GENDER
AFFIRMATION CARE IS A WAY OF. OF
TREATING THAT. IN A WAY THAT-
SENATOR WIENER- ART- ELOQUENTLY.
DEFENDED AND I GET THAT. THE
ISSUE IS THOUGH- OTHER COUNTRIES
AROUND THE- THE WORLD. ARE
BEGINNING TO QUESTION THIS- THE
U. K. IN FACT- DID A
COMPREHENSIVE. REVIEW OF GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE. AND THEY
DESCRIBED THE SOCIAL TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION TRANSITION AS AN
ACTIVE INNERVATION INTERVENTION
WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON
CHILD OR YOUNG PERSONS IN TERMS
OF THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL
FUNCTIONING AND EMPHASIZE THAT
IT IS NOT A NEUTRAL ACT AND
BETTER INFORMATION IS NEEDED
ABOUT OUTCOMES. THE SYSTEMIC
REVIEW FOUND THE EVIDENCE- ON
MANAGING GENDER INCONGRUENCE
INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO LACK OF LONG
TERM DATA. SIMILARLY SWEDEN-
FINLAND AND NORWAY. I HAVE SINCE
REJECTED GENDER AFFIRMATIVE
CARE. FOR FOR CHILDREN NOW I
DON'T KNOW WHICH SIDE OF IT IS
CORRECT I'M JUST SAYING I'M NEW
TO THE ISSUE AND- THE I
UNDERSTAND WHAT SENATOR LARRY
SAID IN COURT AND- CLARIFYING
WHAT THIS BILL DOES. BUT THE
ELEVATION OF THE ISSUE ACCEPTS
GENDER AFFIRMATION. HERE AS AN
ACCOMPLISHED SCIENCE. AND
ACCEPTS GENDER AFFIRMATION AS
THE APPROPRIATE APPROACH BY AND
BY A PARENT AND MY CONCERN IS
GIVEN THE- CONCLUSIONS OF THE UK
AND- THOSE THREE SCANDINAVIAN
COUNTRIES NOT EXACTLY
RESTRICTIVE TYPE SOCIETIES- I
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MAKING THE
CONCLUSION- THAT- THIS BILL
DOES. BRING IT INTO A CUSTODY
DISPUTE. IS THAT A QUESTION
CENTENNIAL- NO IT'S NOT OKAY
OUR- DAUGHTER IS CERTAINLY
WELCOME TO ADDRESS IT IN HER
CLOTHES ALL RIGHT I JUST WANNA
MAKE SURE I IF IT'S OKAY TO
CLARIFY JEFF ARE YOU ARE YOU-
NOTING THAT GENDER AFFIRMATION
CARE IS IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE
BILL ARE YOU NOTING THAT GENDER
AFRICA ASIA. GENDER AFFIRMATION
IS EQUIVALENT TO GENDER
AFFIRMATION CARE SO I KNOW HOW
TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY YEAH I
KNOW I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE
EQUIVALENT WHAT I AM SAYING IS
THAT. THE SUPPOSITION OF THE
BILL IS THAT GENDER AFFIRMATION
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CUSTODY
ISSUES OKAY AND THAT I THINK
BRINGS ALONG THE IMPLICATION
THAT TO MAKE THE AFFIRMATION
THAT THE CARE GENDER AFFIRMATION
CARE- WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND
THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED- AND-
A CUSTODY CASE AND THANK YOU FOR
THE CHARACTER YOU'RE ALWAYS
CHECK YOUR HEAD BACK. I'VE
CALLED I'LL DO IT IN THAT CLOSE
THE UNDERSTAND HIM IT IS
DIFFERENT DIFFICULT TO CONCLUDE
TO THE CONTRARY OF THAT
UNDERSTOOD IN MY MIND UNDERSTOOD
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.
OTHER THAN A COUPLE GYRO THEN
THE SENATOR WILTON CENTER B.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR KAREN I'M
- I WANNA EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED
UP HERE TODAY IS A DAY. COM AND
IT'S A DIFFICULT COME BECAUSE IT
HAD IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR
CHILDREN AND WE IT HAS TO DO
WITH- THEIR WELFARE. BUT LET ME
LET ME JUST TELL YOU THAT TO ME
THIS BILL IS ABOUT LISTENING TO
OUR CHILDREN. IT'S ABOUT
ACCEPTING THEM. FOR WHO THEY
ARE. IT'S ABOUT LOVING THEM
UNCONDITIONALLY. EVEN IF THEY'RE
DIFFERENT FROM US. AND WE'RE
ASKING COURTS TO MAKE A
DIFFICULT DECISION- WHEN THERE
IS A FAMILY SEPARATION AND
DIVORCE OR SEPARATION. IT'S HARD
FOR JUDGES TO FIGURE OUT I'VE
SAT THROUGH- I'M AN ATTORNEY AND
I'VE SAT THROUGH- MANY MANY
CASES AND SAYING HOW DIFFICULT
IT IS FOR. THE COURT WHO HAS TO
RELY ON INFORMATION THAT THE
PARENTS GIVE. AS TO WHAT'S GOING
ON IN THE FAMILY DYNAMICS AND-
AND USUALLY WHAT. A SOCIAL
WORKER HAS TO SAY AFTER AFTER-
DOING AN INVESTIGATION AND
TRYING TO DETERMINE. WHAT SHOULD
HAPPEN TO CHILDREN AND SO- I
UNDERSTAND HOW HOW CHALLENGING
THIS IS SO LET ME JUST SAY THAT
I'M GONNA I'M GONNA SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GO. WITH
THIS- AND THE THAT THE TRIGGERS
THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT AND
I AND I DO APPRECIATE WHAT-
CENTER NEIL HAD TO SAY IS THAT
THERE IS THERE IS A CONFLATION
OF. GENDER AFFIRMATION WITH
GENDER AFFIRMATION MEDICAL CARE-
AND SO I THINK- THE MOST TELLING
STATEMENT YOU MADE IS ABOUT
FAMILY FAMILY ACCEPTANCE AND
SOCIAL SUPPORT. BECAUSE THAT'S
REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS
DO THE CHILDREN HAVE. THAT LEVEL
OF ACCEPTANCE WITHIN WITH WITH
THE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE GOING
ON BECAUSE THE DISCUSSIONS VERY
DIFFICULT WITH A FOUR YEAR OLD
THEN IT IS WITH THE SIXTEEN YEAR
OLD. AND AND SO I THINK THERE'S
SOME WORK THAT'S NEEDED ON ON
THE AFFIRMATION BECAUSE I THINK
IT CAN BE COMPLETED I DON'T HAVE
THE ANSWER TODAY BUT I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT- THAT THAT WE USE
WORDS THAT- THAT THAT- BETTER. A
JUDGE CAN REASON UNDER. TO MEET
TO MEAN. NOT THAT THERE'S
MEDICAL CARE THAT'S GOING TO BE
GIVEN THAT MAY BE NECESSARY IN
IN SOME INSTANCES- WHICH I WON'T
DISCUSS HERE BUT BUT REALLY WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SUPPORT
AND ACCEPTANCE BECAUSE THE HIGH
SUICIDE RATE- THE HIGH-
DISCONNECT TO SOCIETY- IS WHEN
THERE'S NOT FAMILY ACCEPTANCE
WHEN THERE IS- THERE'S-
CRITICISM. AND NON ACCEPTANCE.
AND- THE KIND OF BOWLING. AND-
OSTRACIZE OSTRICHES ATION THAT
CAN OCCUR- BECAUSE A CHILD ME
JUST BE TRYING TO DISCOVER WHO
THEY ARE AND I THINK THAT'S
REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT.
AND CHILDREN HAVE DIFFERENT
INTERESTS ALL ALONG THEIR LIFE
AND WE WANT WE WANT PARENTS TO
REALLY FOCUS ON BEING THERE AND
BEING ACCEPTING AND HELPING
THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH WHATEVER
TRANSITION THAT THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST IN
THE FAMILY IT'S IN SOCIETY AS
WELL SO. MANY CASES I REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
DO AND I- AYE AYE I WANNA
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSION- AND- AND I RESERVE
THE RIGHT NOT TO SUPPORT IT ON
THE FLOOR FOR DOESN'T CHANGE
BECAUSE I THINK THAT. THAT
THERE'S CHALLENGES WITH EXACTLY
WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND I DON'T
THINK WE WANT TO SEND SOMETHING
SOMETHING TO THE COURT THAT
CAUSES- CONFUSION OR- OR OUT
WRONG WRONG DECISIONS. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR. I THANK YOU
CYNICAL EURO- SENATOR WILK THEN
CENTER S. B. THEN CENTER RUSSELL
. THANK YOU THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
FOR COMING OUT AND TESTIFYING
TODAY I'M NOW IN YEAR ELEVEN IN
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. AND
ALL THE TIME WE'RE PROPOSING
POLICIES TO PROTECT CHILDREN
WELL AFTER ELEVEN YEARS I'VE
COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT WE
NEED TO START PROTECTING
PARENTS. AS JUST NOT HAPPENING
I'VE BEEN HERE WITH IT WHEN IT'S
OF A FULL FRONTAL ASSAULT ON
CHARTER SCHOOLS TAKING WAY
PARENTS. CHOICE AND HOW THEIR
CHILDREN TO BE EDUCATED TO THE
DETRIMENT PARTICULARLY CHILDREN
OF COLOR- IN RECENT YEARS WE
HAVE PUT GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS
BETWEEN PARENTS CHILDREN AND
DOCTORS WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICAL
CARE. AND NOW WE HAVE THE S.
WHERE IT APPEARED DOES NOT
SUPPORT THE IDEOLOGY OF THE
GOVERNMENT THERE CAN BE TAKEN
AWAY FROM THE HOME. NO I AGREE
WITH BOTH CENTER WIENER CENTER
LAYARD THAT TODAY IT ONLY
INVOLVES DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS ARE
FRANKLY A JUDGE CAN ALREADY
FACTORY FACTOR THIS YET. BUT I
CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S NOT GOING TO
END WITH DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS. IN
THE PAST WHEN WE'VE HAD THESE
DISCUSSIONS IN OBSCENE PARENTAL
RIGHTS- ATROPHIED. I THINK I'VE
BEEN KERR I'VE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO KEEP FIGHTING I CHANGED MY
MIND ON THAT IF YOU LOVE YOUR
CHILDREN YOU NEED TO FULLY
CALIFORNIA. YOU NEED TO FULLY.
WE ARE TOWARDS THE PATH OF THE
HANDS MADE TO. CALIFORNIA IS
BECOMING THE NEW G. ENERGY JUST
BRING MY HEART AND RAISED IN THE
STATE I LOVE THE STATE I'M NOT
GOING TO STAY IN THE STATE.
BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO OPPRESSIVE
AND I BELIEVE IN FREEDOM AND SO
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO AMERICA
WHEN I BELIEVE THE LEGISLATURE.
ALL RIGHT. SIR SB. CAITHE ON
THAT NOTE. THAT I'M NOT ELEVEN
YEARS INTO MY TERM IN THE
LEGISLATURE I'M ABOUT FIVE
MONTHS INTO MY TERM. IN THE
LEGISLATURE AND I'M GONNA DO THE
BEST I CAN HEAR ON THIS BILL I
WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON I'M HAPPY
TO SEE YOU STANDING VERTICALLY
IN FRONT OF US GRAVE WITH YOUR
BALD HEAD IN ALL. AND PRESENTING
YOUR BILLS NOT JUST THIS HOME
BUT ALL OF YOUR BILLS REALLY
HONORABLE. AND I KNOW YOU'RE
FIGHTING YOUR OWN BATTLES AND-
I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU
STANDING IN SACRAMENTO TODAY. I
CALLED HER YESTERDAY BECAUSE I
HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE
BILLS I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER
HER BECAUSE SHE IS DEALING WITH
A LOT OF PERSONAL. HEALTH ISSUES
AND- BUT I FELT LIKE I WAS
HEARING FROM SO MANY PEOPLE AND
IF YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK TODAY.
WAS LIKE A PARADE OF MY
CONSTITUENTS ON BOTH SIDES.
THESE ARE THE TOUGH ONES WHEN
PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT ARE ON
BOTH SIDES OF AN ISSUE. AND MY
OFFICE HAS BEEN INUNDATED WITH
THOUSANDS OF CALLS. I AM A
LIFELONG DEMOCRAT. I AM A
CHRISTIAN I AM A MOM. I CONSIDER
MYSELF TO BE A STRONG ALLY OF
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. I DO HAVE A
SITUATION SIMILAR TO THIS IN MY
OWN FAMILY. AND- AND YESTERDAY.
MY VERY GOOD FRIEND DOUG PEIFFER
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE AND HE IS A
MEMBER. OF THE TGI COMMUNITIES
NOT A CHILD BUT HE IS A YOUNG
MAN. AND I'M AND I'M TRYING TO
TAKE ALL OF THAT IN. I WANT TO
TAKE NOTHING AWAY FROM ANYONE'S
EXPERIENCES HERE I WATCHED
CAREFULLY AS PEOPLE SPOKE. IN
FOLKS SPOKE PASSIONATELY ON BOTH
SIDES AND YOU ALL HAVE DEEP
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. WHAT I
WANT TO SAY TO YOU ON BOTH SIDES
IS ANY PARENT WHO STEP TO THE
MIKE TODAY AND SAID. I LOVE MY
CHILD MORE THAN THE GOVERNMENT
EVER WELL I BELIEVE YOU I KNOW
YOU DO. THIS THIS. THIS REALLY
WOULDN'T CHANGE YOUR OUTCOME.
BECAUSE WHAT THIS BILL ACTUALLY
DOES. IS ALL. READY IN THE BILL.
IF A GOOD JUDGE IS SITTING IN
FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE THE BILL
CALLS FOR THE JUDGE. TO WEIGH
ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING
THE CHILD'S HEALTH. AND WELL
BEING. IF IT WERE TO COME TO THE
ATTENTION OF A JUDGE AND I TO
HAVE A LAW DEGREE AND SAT WITH
MANY FAMILIES. IF I WERE TO COME
TO THE ATTENTION OF A JUDGE.
THAT THE CHILD WAS SOMEWHERE IN
A FLUID DISCUSSION AROUND GENDER
. THE JUDGE WOULD ASK THEY WOULD
ALREADY DO THIS THEY WOULD
ALREADY ASK. DOES THE CHILD HAVE
A SENATOR CABALLERO SAID. FAMILY
SUPPORT. THAT IS GOING TO BE A
REASONABLE QUESTION. WHAT I
SHARED WITH THE AUTHORS THAT I'M
HAVING TROUBLE MY LAW DEGREE
MIND. IS FORCING ME LIKE SENATOR
ALAN. VERY ELOQUENTLY STATED TO
HAVE TROUBLE ACCEPTING A BILL
WITH TERMS THAT ARE NOT CODIFIED
IN LAW. BECAUSE OF EXACTLY WHAT
SENATOR NEAL LOW SAID PEOPLE ARE
CONFLATING CHILD ABUSE THIS
ISN'T EVEN THE PENAL CODE THIS
IS ONLY IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING.
SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT BY THE
WAY. IN THIS PARTICULAR CODE
EVEN IF YOU WERE AN ALCOHOLIC OR
HAD A SUBSTANCE ABUSE THAT'S
THAT. IT WOULDN'T BE A PENAL
CODE VIOLATION UNDER THIS
SECTION OF THE LAW BECAUSE THIS
IS ONLY ABOUT CUSTODY IT IS JUST
SOMETHING. THAT THE JUDGE IS
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN
THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST
DECISION ON BEHALF OF A CHILD.
SO WHEN SENATOR NAY LOW SAID
THAT THINGS ARE BEING CONFLATED
LIKE. ACTUAL HEALTH CARE. WITH
AFFIRMATION. AND ASSEMBLY WOMAN
WILSON SAYS SHE MEANS
AFFIRMATION TO BE THAT PLAIN
LANGUAGE DEFINITION OF FAMILY
ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT. THAT I
UNDERSTAND AND I THINK THERE
WOULD BE BROADER SUPPORT FOR
THAT LANGUAGE SO I WOULD LIKE TO
ECHO SENATOR ALAN AND SENATOR
CABALLERO AND I BELIEVE CENTER
IN THE LOWE'S COMMENTS. THAT I'M
HOPING FOR SOME CLARIFICATION.
WHEN THIS COMES TO THE SENATE
FLOOR AND THEN YOU KNOW GOES
BACK TO THE ASSEMBLY AND ON. TO
THE GOVERNOR IT NEEDS
CLARIFICATION BECAUSE ARE SO
MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO SPOKE
TO LANGUAGE THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY
IN THIS BILL BUT I UNDERSTAND
WHY THEY DID AND I'VE SEEN. YOU
KNOW THAT THE TWITTER WARRIORS
WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VENOMOUS
TOWARDS SENATOR WIENER. AND I
READ THIS BILL SO MANY TIMES.
CALLED SOME COLLEAGUES MORE
SENIOR TO ME AND ASK THEM WHAT
THEY THOUGHT OF THE LANGUAGE SAT
DOWN WITH THEM CALL PEOPLE I
KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY. TRIED MY
VERY BEST TO DO OUTREACH TO READ
MESSAGES TO BECOME AS INFORMED
AS I POSSIBLY COULD AND EVEN
CALLED YOU. I KNOW THAT THE
PROCESS IN THE LEGISLATURE IS A
LITTLE FOR INTO THE AUDIENCE IT
WAS TO ME TOO I'M STILL GETTING
USED TO IT. LIKE MY COLLEAGUES I
WANT TO GIVE YOU THE TIME TO
MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. THE
ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO
SUPPORT YOU TO TODAY. I ALSO
THINK WHAT YOU ARE SEEKING TO
ACHIEVE AS THE MOTHER OF A TRANS
CHILD IS NOBLE AND RIGHTEOUS.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO HEAR THE
VOICES OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM THAT ARE SAYING. WHAT
EXACTLY DOES THIS MEAN OR
THEY'VE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT
THEY BELIEVE THAT IT MEANS BUT
THE LAW DOES NOT BEAR THAT OUT.
AT THE HEART OF THIS BILL. IT IS
ABOUT JUDICIAL DISCRETION. THAT
IS REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
AND FOR ME BOTH. IN MY
PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND HERE IS
A LEGISLATOR. I'VE BEEN A
SUPPORTER OF JUDICIAL
DISCRETION. BECAUSE JUDICIAL
DISCRETION MEANS WE GIVE THE
JUDGES MUCH INFORMATION AS WE
CAN. AND WE ASK THEM TO MAKE THE
BEST CHOICE AND DECISION THAT
THEY CAN BASED ON THEIR
EXPERIENCES OUR SYSTEM IS REALLY
SET UP THAT WAY. AS SENATOR
LAYERED SAID THIS QUESTION DOES
NOT BECOME THE PARAMOUNT
QUESTION. IT DOES NOT BECOME A
QUESTION THAT LEADS TO SOME
PENAL CODE OR SOME ACTION TAKEN
BY CPS CPS NOT INVOLVED IN THESE
PROCEEDINGS. NOR WOULD THEY HAVE
TIME FOR THIS. THIS IS JUST
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT A CHILD
IS IN A LOVING SUPPORTIVE HOME.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF KIDS WHO'VE TAKEN
THEIR OWN LIVES BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T FEEL THEY WERE IN A
LOVING SUPPORTING HOME. I FEEL
LIKE IT IS A RELEVANT AND
RIGHTEOUS QUESTION FOR JUDGES TO
ASK WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH
THIS PROCEEDING. SO I'M GOING TO
SUPPORT YOU TODAY ASSEMBLY WOMAN
WILSON BUT I'M GOING TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUES IN ASKING YOU TO WORK
WITH CENTER NUMBER GUYS
JUDICIARY. CHAIR ON ADDING SOME
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE. THAT MAKES
IT CLEAR THAT YOU ARE REALLY
SEEKING FAMILY SUPPORT AND
ACCEPTANCE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE.
WORKING ON THEIR SELF
IDENTIFICATION. GENDER IDENTITY
THANK YOU THANK YOU CENTER HAS
RISEN RUSSELL THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- I WANT TO- THANK THE
AUTHOR. ON TAKES A LOT OF
COURAGE. WHEN YOU KNOW THAT
THEIR SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT
COULD. TRIGGER A LOT OF
CRITICISM AND DOUBT I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENORMOUS
COURAGE. AND MY WAY OF THANKING
YOU IS TO SUPPORT YOU- IT SEEMS
TO ME. OF A VERY SIMPLE AND
FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE THAT'S TAKEN
UP IN FAMILY. COURT ON HOW ARE
YOU TREATING THE CHILD. THAT
SEEMS TO ME LIKE A VERY DIRECT.
AND SIMPLE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
ARE YOU TREATING THE CHILD WITH
THE LOVE AND THE SUPPORT THAT
THEY DESERVE OR YOU TREATING THE
CHILD WITH. ANIMOSITY WITH EVEN
HATE WITH EVEN EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
OR EVEN PHYSICAL ABUSE. THOSE
ARE ALL THINGS THAT. A JUDGE
SHOULD BE ALLOWED. TO CONSIDER
WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE WHOLE
FAMILY SITUATION. TO ME IT
SHOULD BE CLEAR FOR A JUDGE THAT
IF. THE PARENT. IS TREATING THEM
WITH LOVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND
SUPPORT AND CARE THAT EVERYONE
DESERVES THEN. THAT'S WHAT THE
JUDGE THAT'S WHAT THE JUDGE WILL
WILL GO AND THAT'S HOW THE JUDGE
WILL MAKE A DECISION. I HAVE IN
MY FAMILY TO TRANS MEMBERS. I
LOVE BOTH OF THEM EQUALLY BEFORE
DURING AND AFTER. AND THAT'S HOW
I WOULD DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
THAT CHILD SHOULD STAY IN THE
FAMILY- I AM SO PROUD OF THEM
FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO DO
WHAT THEY'RE DOING- AND THAT'S
HOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS BILL.
THIS IS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU THERE'S
ALSO SOME OF THE WINNER. THANK
YOU. MR I JUST WANNA SEE OF
REFERENCE MAY BE FOR- TO
HANDMADE TALE AND GILLEY- AND IF
YOU LOOK AT. THAT STORY- WHAT
HAPPENED THERE- IS WOMEN WERE
FORCED TO GIVE BIRTH AND LGBTQ
PEOPLE WERE EXECUTED BY HANGING
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE
I JUST STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH
THAT REMARK. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
CENTER WIENER ALL RIGHT- THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON IT'S
A- ADDED TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
YOUR FORTITUDE THAT THE- PLATOON
OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ARE HERE
WHICH IS UNUSUAL THERE NOT JUST
HERE BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A BILL
COMING UP I THINK THEY'RE HERE.
TO SUPPORT YOUR LEADERSHIP IT IN
YOUR YOUR FORTITUDE. UP POINT
NUMBER ONE POINT NUMBER TWO IS
THAT- WE ARE CHARGE THESE MY
VIEW IS WE ARE CHARGED TO AFFECT
PUBLIC POLICY HERE IN THIS
COMMITTEE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
AND THIS COMMITTEE IS UNIQUE IN
THE SENSE THAT- I BELIEVE IT IS
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CRAFT LAWS
THAT CAN BE. IMPLEMENTED BY A
COURT SO THE COURT RECEIVED THE
KIND OF DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE
THAT THAT WE BELIEVE IS GOOD.
PUBLIC POLICY AND WHEN THAT LAW
SHOULD APPLY- I'VE HEARD MY
COLLEAGUES MY COLLEAGUES IN YOU
AND I'VE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE MORE THAN ONE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS. AND I BELIEVE THAT
YOU ARE OF. OF IN OF. HONOR AND
THE WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE- BILL. AS
INTERPRETED BY THE COURT- WILL
BE DONE IN A WAY THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH YOUR VIEW IN OUR
VIEW OF PUBLIC POLICY BUT LET ME
JUST ASK WHEN THE SUPPLIES SO-
YOU KNOW MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT. IN TERMS OF ANY CUSTODY
DISPUTE. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE TWO PARENTS BASICALLY
DOESN'T REQUIRE A JUDGE TO
INTERVENE IT PARENTS CAN AGREE
AS TO WHATEVER FORM OF CUSTODY.
SO LONG AS IT DOESN'T ENDANGER
THE CHILD IS APPROPRIATE THAT
THAT THAT WILL BE LEFT ALONE THE
COURT IS NOT GOING TO INTERVENE
WHEN TWO PARENTS. MAKE AN
AGREEMENT AS TO THE APPROPRIATE
CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIPS IS THAT
YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS ABSOLUTELY
I UNDERSTAND IT'S ONLY IN THE
CASE OF WORK ANY OF THE LAWS
RELATED TO FAMILY CODE SECTION
THREE ZERO ONE ONE COME INTO
PLAY IS WHEN PARENTS DO NOT.
AGREE RIGHT SO PARENTS AGREE
THIS DOESN'T THE COURT NEED NOT
INTERVENE NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO.
IS THAT WHEN TWO PARENTS DON'T
AGREE AND IT REQUIRES COURT
INTERVENTION. THAT IF THE IF THE
CHILD IN QUESTION- IS THIS
GENDER THE CHILD IN QUESTION HAS
NO INTEREST IN TRANSITIONING. AS
THOSE INDICATION THAT THEY WISH
TO TRANSITION TO ANOTHER GENDER
THAT THE COURT NEED NOT ENGAGE
IN THAT CONVERSATION THAT ISSUE
ANALYSIS AT ALL IS THAT YOUR
UNDERSTANDING ABSOLUTELY. ALL
RIGHT SO IT'S ONLY WHEN PARENTS
CAN AGREE ONLY WHEN THERE IS A
FAMILY DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO
PARENTS AND ONE CHILD. IS EITHER
WISHING TO INTERESTED IN OR IN
THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING
THAT THAT THIS. WOULD EVEN COME
INTO PLAY CENTERS THAT YOU'RE
UNDERSTANDING EVEN POTENTIALLY
BE CONSIDERED JUST BECAUSE A
CHILD IS WHAT WE CALL TGI TRANS.
YOU KNOW- GENDER DIVERSE OR
INTERSEX- IT WOULD IT WOULD ONLY
COME INTO PLAY IF. THERE WAS A
PARENT THAT WAS ANTAGONIZED
ANTAGONISTIC OR ANTI OR NON OF
AFFIRMING AND THERE WAS ONE THAT
WAS SUGGEST BEING. TGI WOULDN'T
EVEN MAKE THIS INTO PLAY EITHER
THERE HAVE TO BE A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN THE TWO PARENTS AND
THAT'S WHAT THE BILL DIES MARKS.
MAKES A DISTINCTION BUT IN THE
OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CASES
WHERE PARENTS CAN AGREE THE
COURTNEY'S INTERVENE. AND THE
CHILDREN HAVE NO INTEREST IN OR
OR OR NON TRANSITION. THIS WOULD
NOT COME AT NIGHT ALL RIGHT AND
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A VERY SMALL
CASE RIGHT. ALL RIGHT SO THE IT-
IS IT YOU UNDERSTAND ACTUALLY
IT'S NOT JUST YOUR UNDERSTANDING
IS THE LAW THAT SAYS THAT THE
INTERESTS OF THE CHILD. OUR
PREEMINENT WHEN THE COURT MAKES
A DECISION IT'S THE HEALTH I
BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY IN LAW
IT'S THE HEALTH WELFARE AND
SAFETY OF THE CHILD THAT IS THE-
PREEMINENT CONCERN OF THE JUDGE
YES ABSOLUTELY PERSON AND
PARAMOUNT IS HEALTH SAFETY. AND
WELLNESS OUR WELFARE. IN THE
COURT IS IN A DIFFICULT POSITION
TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THAT
BASED ON WHATEVER INFORMATION.
THE JUDGE HAS AT THE TIME
ABSOLUTELY YEAH AND SO. IN TERMS
OF THE HEALTH WAY FOR WELFARE
AND SAFETY AS I UNDERSTAND IT
THAT IF YOU HAVE A CHILD AT TGI
CHILD. AND YOU HAVE A PARENT WHO
IS- NOT JUST INTOLERANT BUT BUT
IS ANTAGONISTIC. TO THAT CHILD
THAT CAN CREATE AN ISSUE IS THE
CHILD'S HEALTH WELFARE AND
SAFETY IS THAT RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY
CAN ABSOLUTELY CANNON WE'VE SEEN
STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWING UP
WHEN THERE IS A ANTI.
ANTAGONISTIC OR NON AFFIRMING
PARENT THAT- THAT CAN CREATE AN
ISSUE FOR A CHILD ALL RIGHT I
THINK WE'VE HEARD SOME STUDIES
AND THEN SECONDARILY. WHEN
THERE'S A FAMILY THAT IS SUPPORT
OF THE THAT ACTUALLY DOES
BENEFIT THE CHILD HEALTH WEEK
WELFARE AND SAFETY IS THAT YOUR
UNDERSTANDING ALSO ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT. AND SO. IN TERMS OF.
THIS LAW THAT THAT WE'RE
CONSIDERING TODAY AND IT'S A
SENSE OF THE COMMITTEE THIS
BILL'S GOING TO PASS ON. THAT
THAT WE- WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
TO MAKE SURE THAT- CENTER ALAN'S
POINT OF VIEW OF A PARENT WHO.
PERHAPS IS A RELIGIOUS BELIEF-
THAT IS. NOT CONSISTENT WITH
SOMEONE WISHING TO TRANSITION
BUT IS UNCONDITIONALLY LOVING
AND TOLERANT. BUT THAT DOESN'T
PRECLUDE THAT PARENT FROM HAVING
CUSTODIAL RIGHTS IS THAT YOUR
UNDERSTANDING ALSO ABSOLUTELY
AND I THINK WITH THE LANGUAGE
THAT WE HAVE IT WOULD SAY THAT
BUT I GET THAT THERE MIGHT BE
SOME- LACK OF CLARITY THAT- SOME
OF OUR SENATORS WHO. I ADORE.
HOW CONCERNED WITH THAT I THINK
THERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION OF
THE PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. WITH BOTH YOU AND OF
COURSE ASSEMBLY CHAIR OF
JUDICIARY BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE
TO COME BACK TO THE HOUSE AS
WELL. IN IN THE CASE WHERE
PARENTS CAN AGREE NUMBER ONE
NUMBER TWO IS THAT THERE'S A
CHILD WHO WISHES TRANSITION OR
IS IN TRANSITION. THEN IN THAT
RARE CASE THEN THE COURT WOULD
WOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
THE PARENTS ATTITUDES TOWARDS
THE TRANSITION. ABSOLUTELY AND
AS IT WAS NOTED FROM SOME OF THE
TESTIMONY AND EVEN FROM SOME OF
THE- DISCUSSION AMONGST THE
SENATORS HERE. IS THAT THERE
THERE IS AN ALLOWANCE RIGHT NOW
FOR THAT JUDICIAL DISCRETION
UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF HEALTH
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD.
BUT AS WE KNOW JUDICIAL
DISCRETION WE'RE- HUMAN BEINGS
AS WELL. AND ALL HUMAN BEINGS I
LOVE TO SAY IT ARE BEAUTIFULLY
COMPLEX. AND BEAUTIFULLY
IMPERFECT AND SO THIS MAKES IT
SO THAT THAT THERE IS
CONSISTENCY. EVAN AND YOU TO
JUDICIAL DISCRETION RECOGNIZING
THAT PARENTS AFFIRMATION WHICH
IS EXACTLY WHICH- PARENT
AFFIRMATION OF A CHILD THAT
GENDER IDENTITY IS IN THEIR BEST
INTEREST. MERCED IS GOING TO A
JUDGE WHO MIGHT DETERMINE THAT
THAT'S NOT IN THEIR BEST
INTEREST AND THEN IN THE CASE OF
A TGI CHILD- YOU KNOW. THAT RULE
AGAINST THE PARENT THE OTHER
PARENT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD FROM
OUR CONVERSATION THIS IS BUT ONE
OF MANY MANY FACTORS THAT THE
KORAN. IT IS. IN IN THE RARE
CASE WHERE THEY- IS A CHILD WHO
WOULD BE WITHIN THE CATEGORY TO
FIND THIS BILL- IN THAT IN THAT.
THE COURT CAN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THIS AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER
FACTORS THAT THAT HAPPENED BOTH
LISTED AND OTHER FACTORS THAT
THAT FOR EXAMPLE FINANCES THAT
THE COURT MAY THINK ARE
IMPORTANT. THAT RIGHT YES
BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY
OF THE SITUATION WE EXPECT THAT
A THAT A CHILD THAT IS IN THE
FAMILY COURT SYSTEM IS COMING
FOR A JUDGE AND A JUDGE. HAS ALL
THE INFORMATION AT THEIR
DISPOSAL BROUGHT TO THEM BY NOT
ONLY THE PARENTS BUT OTHER.
OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT MAY BE
INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF THAT
CHILD AND SO LOOKING AT THE
TOTALITY OF INFORMATION. THEY'RE
WEIGHING A DECISION AND SO WHAT-
THIS BILL DOES IS SAY AS A PART
OF THAT TOTALITY. WE WANT YOU TO
ADDED ONE MORE FACTOR WE WANT TO
ADD TO. NOT TAKE AWAY ALL THESE
OTHER THINGS ARE BUCER THAT
WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT
DISCUSSION AND MAKE SURE IT'S ON
THE RADAR OF A JUDGE. THAT IN A
CHILD WHO IS TGI- THEY NEED TO
BE SEEN IN THE VOICES ARE HEARD
AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE AN
AFFIRMING. SAFE YOU KNOW AND
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. NINE
THANK YOU I HAVE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS- WHICH GET CLOSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I WILL ADD TO
JUST ONE FOLLOW UP THAT I'VE GOT
TO MENTION IS THAT WOULD FIT A
LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT I'M
TAKING CHILDREN. AWAY FROM
PARENTS- THAT HAPPENS IN A
DEPENDENCE PROCEEDING. IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN IN FAMILY COURT
FAMILY COURT- DEALS WITH JUSTICE
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN TWO PARENTS
AND NO STATE REMOVAL. IS AS
INVOLVED IN THAT IN ANYWAY I'M
OUTSIDE ALL PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT
TO. SEE IF THEY'RE NOT ABUSIVE
OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. HAVE
A RIGHT TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR
CHILDREN- BUT I WOULD. TO THANK.
ALL THE SENATOR FOR. THE ROBUST
DISCUSS IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR
FROM EVERYONE PRESENT- TALKING
ABOUT THIS I WOULD DEFINITELY
LIKE TO THANK. THERE ARE MY
WITNESSES. JONATHAN AND MELISSA
FOR- COMING IN PROVIDING THEIR
TESTIMONY. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK-
OF COURSE YOU KNOW MY FAMILY
MEMBERS FOR COMING AND SHOWING
ON SUPPORT- THAT'S HOW WE- ROLL
IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THAT'S A
GOOD THING- AND ALSO. EVERY
SINGLE PERSON. THAT SPOKE ON
THIS BILL WHETHER IN SUPPORT. OR
AGAINST AND ALL THOSE THAT HAVE
SUBMITTED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT.
OR AGAINST AND EVERY SINGLE
PERSON. THAT IS EMAILED A
SENATOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER ON THIS
BILL. IN SUPPORT OR AGAINST.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. I
AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE A PART OF
THE VOICES. THAT ARE SPEAKING TO
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT WHAT
YOU CARE ABOUT AND WHAT CONCERNS
YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME NOT ONLY TO COMMUNICATE
ALSO TO BE PHYSICALLY FOR THOSE
WHO ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO BE
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. IT IS APPRECIATED
THAT IS A PART OF OUR DEMOCRATIC
PROCESS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE AS ALWAYS WE CAN
DISAGREE. BUT OTHER THAN SAID WE
DON'T HAVE TO BE DISAGREEABLE. I
AM PROUD. THE AUTHOR THIS
LEGISLATION. I AM PROUD. AS A
MOTHER. NO QUALIFIER. AS A
MOTHER OF A TRANS CHILD. AS A
CHRISTIAN WOMAN. AS A LEADER IN
MY COMMUNITY. AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEVIN
DISTRICT. AS A BLACK WOMAN I AM
PROUD TO AUTHORED THIS
LEGISLATION. BECAUSE IT IS
ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. THAT TGI
KIDS ARE SEEN IN THE FAMILY
COURT SYSTEM AND SEEN IN A WAY
THAT AFFIRMS THEM. WHICH AT THE
END OF THE DAY IS A FOR
AFFIRMATION IS ABOUT. EMOTIONAL
COMMUNITY SOCIAL SUPPORT WE
AFFIRM OUR CHILDREN CONTINUALLY
AND YES THEIR CHILDREN. THEY'RE
CHANGING THEIR GROWING. BUT
GIVING THEM AS A SAFE PLACE TO
BE CHILDREN AND TO GROW IN WHO
THEY ARE RECOGNIZING THAT THEY
ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM
YOU. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
FOR EVERY SINGLE PARENT IT
SHOULD BE ABOUT RAISING OUR
CHILDREN TO BE WHOLE AND HEALTHY
ADULTS. I WAS A YOUNG MOM. I GOT
PREGNANT VERY YOUNG. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE. BUT I
REMEMBER AS I WAS CARRYING MY
CHILD AS I WAS GRADUATING HIGH
SCHOOL. I KNEW ONE THING. THAT
WAS GONNA BE A WHOLE AND HEALTHY
CHILD BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT.
THAT WAS GONNA HOLDEN HEALTHY
ADULT AND THAT WAS INTENDED TO
WITH EVERY DECISION MY CHILD
CAME TO ME WITH THE ISSUES OF
THE WORLD THE CARES OF THE
WORLD. THAT WAS THE FOCUS. THAT
WAS THE FOCUS THAT THEY WOULD BE
HOLE IN HEALTHY. ADULTS AND HOW
CAN I GENERATE. A COMMUNITY
ATMOSPHERE THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM
TO BE THAT. WHEN A CHILD IS IN A
DIVORCED PROCEEDING IT IS SUCH A
INTEREST TIME NOT ONLY FOR THE
CHILDREN BEFORE THE PARENTS AS
WELL. IT IS THE CRAZIEST TIME
EVER AND HAVING BEEN A CHILD IN
THAT I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE
FROM A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW I
DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
FROM A PARENT. ONE OF YOU AND
I'M GLAD ABOUT THAT THERE ARE SO
MANY PARENTS WERE POURED FROM.
GORGEOUS IT'S SUCH A CRAZY TIME.
AND I WANT TO SAY TO THEM THAT
THIS IS ALLOWS THEIR CHILDREN TO
BE SEEN THAT'S IT. NOT SAYING
YOUR BATTERY YOUR GOOD. IT'S
JUST ALLOWS IF YOU HAVE A TGI
CHILD TO BE SEEN IN A JUDICIAL
SYSTEM. THAT SAYS IT IS A STATE
POLICY. BASED ON SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH NOT JUST SOMETHING OUT
OF TOTAL. THAT AFFIRMATION. OF A
CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY IS A
GOOD THING. TO CREATE A SAFE
PLACE FOR THEM IS A GOOD THING
AND IT DOESN'T LEAVE FOR
JUDICIAL DISCRETION. TO SAY
OTHERWISE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S
HAPPENING THAT IS WHAT IS
CURRENTLY ALLOWED BY LAW. AND
HAVING BEEN A BLACK WOMAN WHO
REYES BLACK SONS. IN CALIFORNIA
. I LOVE JUDICIAL DISCRETIONARY
BUT THAT BUT THERE IS A MISUSE.
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT THEY ARE
HUMAN BEINGS. AND SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND
THAT EVERY JUDGE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZES. THE FOR
TGI CHILD. AFFIRMATION IS IN
THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST INTEREST.
AND I WILL WORK WITH SENATOR
UMBERG I WILL WORK WITH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MAIENSCHEIN. BOTH HEADS
OF OUR JUDICIARY SYSTEM WITHIN
OUR LEGISLATIVE. BODIES TO MAKE
SURE THAT BY THE TIME THIS
PASSES IN THE SENATE ON THE
ASSEMBLY AND GETS TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK. BUT IT PROVIDES
THE MOST CLARITY POSSIBLE.
ALLOWABLE WITHOUT CREATING A
CHECKLIST. BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS
A CHECKLIST. WITHOUT BEING SO
NEW ONCE WE MAKE IT A RELEVANT
AND WE MAKE IT HARD FOR JUDGES
TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WE ALLOW
OUR JUDGES TO HAVE JUDICIAL
DISCRETION THERE'S A LOT OF
THINGS THAT WE DON'T TO FIND. IN
THIS LANGUAGE BUT I AM
DEFINITELY OPEN AS I ALWAYS AM
ON EVERYTHING ON MY BILLS THAT
INTEL AGAINST TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK. IT IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
AND AMENDMENTS. WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR OUR VOTE.
THANK YOU MEMSIC TOO IF YOU CALL
THE ROLL I'M SORRY MAN TO KILL.
OUR THIS IS A NINE FIVE SEVEN
ITS OWN WILL WITH VICE. WIENER
THE MOTION IS TO PASS NUMBER
AMBERG. AYE WILK NO WELL
CANNELLA ALLEN ALLEN AYE ASHBY
ASHBY AYE GOLLY IT'LL- I THE
RUSSELL. DRESSEL I LAYERED.
AIRED ON A MAN MEN I KNEW LOW.
STERN WINNER WIENER AYE YOU HAVE
. EIGHT TO ONE SO FAR WITH
MEMBERS MISSING. ALL RIGHT WE'LL
PUT THAT ON CALL. ALL RIGHT A-
OF PEOPLE LET'S LET'S TAKE A
FIVE MINUTE BREAK SO FOLKS CAN
CLEAR A ROOM AND THEN WE'LL HEAR
FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY.
OKAY. OUR CALL THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE BACK TO ORDER A
SENTENCE THE CHAIR AND THE VICE
CHAIR OFF PRESENTING BILLS AND
OTHER PLACES AND ONCE AGAIN IT
IS DEVOLVED TO A THIRD PERSON
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO- ASSEMBLY BILL NINE
THIRTY THREE WITH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER I GREW ARE CURRY WELCOME
TO THE COMMITTEE. HERE'S WELL
THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER
CHAIR NUMBER THREE TEN MEMBERS
I'M HERE TO PRESENT AB NINE
THIRTY THREE JOINT AUTHORED BY
MYSELF AND MY JOINT AUTHORS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS WARD THIS
BILL PROTECTS SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT HARASSMENT OR
DISCRIMINATION FOR STEPPING UP
AND SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THEIR
ABUSERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
WE USE OUR POWER AS LEGISLATORS
TO PROTECT THEM FROM EVER HAVING
TO EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT
HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION
UNDER OUR WATCH. MEMBERS AN ACT
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS COMMITTED
EVERY SIX SIXTY EIGHT SECONDS I
WANT TO STRESS THE SEXUAL
VIOLENCE DOES NOT JUST AFFECT
WOMEN IT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE OF
EVERY GENDER IDENTITY GENDER
IDENTITY AGE OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION. SURVIVORS ARE OUR
FAMILY OUR FRIENDS THE STAFF WHO
SUPPORT OUR EVERY COULD
ACCOMPLISHMENT AND OTHER MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITIES INCLUDING THE
EXTENDED CAPITAL COMMUNITY. AS
YOU ALL KNOW THE HOLES OF THIS
VERY INSTITUTION HAVE NOT BEEN
IMMUNE TO THE UNLAWFUL AND
WELCOMED AND TOXIC CULTURE OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT HARASSMENT AND
DISCRIMINATION WE MUST DO BETTER
. THE ME TOO MOVEMENT MOVEMENT
GAVE MANY ASSAULTS AND
HARASSMENT SURVIVORS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRAVELY JOINED
COUNTLESS OTHERS AND SHARING
THEIR STORIES ON A NATIONAL
PLATFORM IN SOLIDARITY. HOWEVER
WHILE SURVIVORS COURAGEOUSLY
CAME FORWARD MANY WERE SERVE
WITH DEFAMATION LAWSUITS BY
THEIR ABUSERS. DEFAMATION
LAWSUITS HAVE BECOME THE WEAPON
OF CHOICE BY PERPETRATORS TO
INTIMIDATE PUNISH AND SILENCE
THEIR QUEUES THERE'S- EXISTING
LAW MAKES CERTAIN COMPLAINTS OF
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PRIVILEGED AND
PROTECTED FROM AS A CIVIL
DEFAMATION ACTIONS. HOWEVER
THESE PROTECTIONS ARE LIMITED
AND LEAVE SURVIVORS POTENTIALLY
OPEN TO DEFAMATION LAWSUITS IF
THEY ENGAGE IN CERTAIN FORMS OF
SPEECH. AB NINE THIRTY THREE
WILL PRODUCE PROTECT OF
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
HARASSMENT DISCRIMINATION BY
CLARIFYING THAT CLAIMS MADE IN
GOOD FAITH OR A FORM OF
PROTECTED SPEECH. OUR EXPERT
ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES OF SPENT
COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING ON THIS
LANGUAGE TO ENSURE THAT THE
PROTECTIONS IN THIS BILL EMPOWER
AND ENCOURAGE SURVIVORS TO
CONTINUE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT
THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE IN A SAFE
AND PROTECTED MANNER. BUT
EXPOSING THESE PREDATORS WE CAN
PREVENT THEM FROM RE OFFENDING
AND THAT MEANS THAT OUR STAFF TO
SAY FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE SAFER AND THE
PUBLIC AT LARGE IS SAFER. WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
IS BETH MORA A DEFAMATION LAW
EXPECTS BUT WITH MORE EMPLOYMENT
LAW AND PAMELA LOPEZ A SURVIVOR
A FRIEND AND A COURAGEOUS MEMBER
OF OUR CAPITAL COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND WE UNDER OUR
RULES RIGHT NOW ALLOW TWO
WITNESSES FOR AND WHEN WE GET TO
A TWO WITNESSES AGAINST AND YOU
EACH HAVE UP TO TWO MINUTES SO
WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE YES
MISTER CHAIR I'LL BE VERY BRIEF
PAMELA LOPEZ ON BEHALF OF
MYSELF. AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW
I AM A MEMBER OF THE CAPITAL
COMMUNITY WHICH AFFORDS ME A
LITTLE BIT OF POLITICAL KNOW HOW
WITH REGARD TO ORGANIZING.
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND
KNOWING HOW TO IDENTIFY
ATTORNEYS AND SO FORTH. AND I
WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT IN
SPITE OF ALL OF THOSE PRIVILEGES
THE PROCESS OF BEING SUED FOR
DEFAMATION AFTER GETTING OVER
THE VERY SCARY DECISION TO HAVE
THE COURAGE TO COME FORWARD. AND
SHARE THE STORY OF BEING
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY A POWERFUL
AND FAMOUS MAN. IS JUST
ABSOLUTELY BRUISING- I DID SHARE
MY STORY OF BEING SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED BY A VERY POWERFUL
MEMBER OF THIS BODY AND THANK
GOD ALL OF THE FANTASTIC
LAWMAKERS IN THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE HAD THE COURAGE TO
TAKE ACTION AGAINST HIM. AS THEY
SHOULD HAVE BUT THE THING THAT
MADE IT COMING FORWARD AND
SHARING MY STORY TERRIFYING WAS
THAT I MIGHT BE SUED FOR
DEFAMATION. AND I HAD FAITH THAT
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE LEGISLATURE
WOULD BELIEVE ME- BUT I WAS
SCARED OF BEING SUED FOR
DEFAMATION AND ON BEHALF OF
MYSELF. AND MY SPOUSE AND MY
YOUNG CHILD THE FAMILY MEMBERS
WHO WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS
WITH ME FOR OVER FOUR YEARS I
JUST WANT US ALL TO TAKE A
SECOND AND IMAGINE. FOR ME HOW
SCARY IT WAS AND NOW IMAGINE FOR
A PERSON WHO'S NEVER HAD TO
SPEAK IN PUBLIC WHO'S NEVER MET
WITH THE PRESS WHO DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS TO FIND AN ATTORNEY
ANY OF THOSE THINGS. EVERY
CHRISTMAS MY CHILD'S FIRST AND
SECOND AND THIRD AND FOURTH
BIRTHDAYS EVERY MAJOR EVENTS AND
HOLIDAY FOR OUR FAMILY WAS
OVERSHADOWED BY THE FACT THAT
OUR FAMILY WAS BEING SUED FOR
DEFAMATION. THE PROCESS WENT ON
FOR YEARS AND THE PROCESS ITSELF
WAS THE PUNISHMENT I FELT
CONFIDENT THAT EVENTUALLY MY
ATTORNEYS WOULD PREVAIL BUT A
LOOPHOLE IN THE EXISTING LAW.
MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR- A REALLY
POWERFUL PERSON TO COME AFTER ME
AND COME AFTER ME AND COME AFTER
ME. AND HE MADE SURE THAT NOT
ONLY I BUT MY FAMILY FELT THAT
HE WAS OUT FOR BLOOD AND THAT WE
OUGHT TO BE AFRAID. I KEPT IT'S
SILLY BUT I KEPT TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS CASH IN AN ENVELOPE
UNDER MY SINK THIS IS NOT REALLY
TESTIMONY I WISH TO INTERRUPT
BUT YOU'VE GONE FIFTEEN MINUTES
OR SECONDS OVER FIVE. YEAH I
JUST THE PROCESS IS A HORRIBLE
AND IT IS BRUISING AND IT IS
TERRIFYING IT WAS EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT FOR MY SPOUSE. I DO
NOT WANT ANYBODY TO EVER HAVE TO
HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE AGAIN AND
ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF
WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD THE COURAGE
TO STEP FORWARD. I URGE YOU TO
TAKE AWAY THE DEFAMATION LAWSUIT
ITSELF AS A TOOL FOR PUNISHING
SURVIVORS THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
SUPPORT THANK YOU AND THAT THE
CHAIR HAS. ARRIVED AND SO. THANK
YOU CENTER LAYERED ALL RIGHT.
NEXT WITNESS PLEASE. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MY NAME IS BETH MORA
AND I'VE BEEN REPRESENTING
EMPLOYEES FOR OVER TWENTY TWO
YEARS IN MATTERS INCLUDING
SEXUAL ASSAULT. SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION IN
THE WORKPLACE. I AM HERE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB NINE THREE
THREE WHICH WILL HELP PREVENT
AND PREVENT THE ABUSIVE AND
RETALIATORY DEFAMATION LAWSUITS
THAT I SEE IN MY PRACTICE ALL
TOO OFTEN. THIS BILL WILL SIMPLY
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WHEN A
SURVIVOR SPEAKS OUT ABOUT
ASSAULT HARASSMENT OR
DISCRIMINATION THAT IT IS
PRIVILEGE SPEECH. UNDER THE
CURRENT LAW THIS CURRENT KIND OF
SPEECH IS OFTEN PROTECTED UNDER
CIVIL CODE FORTY SEVEN. BUT
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME GREAT
AREAS IT CAN LEAVE SURVIVORS
OPEN TO ATTACK BY PERPETRATORS.
IN MY PRACTICE I HAVE
REPRESENTED NUMEROUS CLIENTS WHO
EXPERIENCED HORRIBLE AND
TRAUMATIC SEXUAL ASSAULT. SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION IN
THE WORKPLACE. WHO ARE THEN IT
RE TRAUMATIZED BY CLAIMS OF
DEFAMATION BROUGHT BY THE
PERPETRATORS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO SILENCE THEM. THESE
ARE VICTIMS WHO HAVE ALREADY
SHOWN TREMENDOUS COURAGE BY
MAKING A COMPLAINT WHO HAVE
OFTEN LOST THEIR JOBS. LOST
THEIR BENEFITS DO NOT HAVE THE
MEANS TO PROVIDE FOR CARE THAT
THEY DESPERATELY NEED AFTER
SUFFERING HARASSMENT
DISCRIMINATION AND ASSAULT WHO
CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY AND
OFFERING OUR HIRING SOMEONE LIKE
ME ON CONTINGENCY. WHO CANNOT
DEFEND A DEFAMATION CLAIM THE
OFTEN OUTCOME IS SILENCE. FEAR
AND THEY WILL NOT SPEAK. IT IS
EXTREME DIFFICULT FOR SURVIVORS
TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR ABUSE TO
EVEN CONSIDER SPEAKING ABOUT
THIS ABUSE AND THE WEAPONIZATION
OF DEFAMATION LAWSUITS IS A
FORMER SECONDARY VICTIMIZATION.
IN MY PRACTICE I AM FORCED TO
WARN VICTIMS OF THIS
VICTIMIZATION EVERY TIME IT IS
ASIAN. AND THEN IF THE RESULT IS
THEY NOW SIT IN FEAR AND
CONSIDER NOT SPEAKING AT ALL.
THESE CLAIMS THANK YOU IF YOU
COULD WRAP IT UP THANK YOUNG.
WITH AB NINE THREE THREE WE WILL
ENSURE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT
DISCRIMINATION OR ADEQUATE
PROTECTED FROM DEFAMATION
LAWSUITS AND CLARIFIED THAT THE
CLAIMS MADE IN GOOD FAITH-
FORMER PROTECTED SPEECH IF WE
TRULY WANT ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR
TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT
. ALL RIGHT- WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. I USUALLY HARLEM HAVE
THE CALIFORNIA WOMEN LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION PROUD CO SPONSORS OF
THIS BILL ORDER SUPPORT THANK
YOU. HI MOLLY ROBSON WITH
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM IN SUPPORT THING KNOWN
APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE LET'S
NOW TURN THE OPPOSITION. ANYONE
IN OPPOSITION PLEASE APPROACH
THE MICROPHONE THING NO ONE
OPPOSITION ALL RIGHT- LET'S TURN
THE PHONE LINES MATTER IF YOU
WOULD QUEUE UP THOSE ON THE
PHONE OR IN SUPPORT. OR
OPPOSITION TO AB NINE THREE
THREE. OF COURSE PLAYS SEVEN IF
YOU WISH MAKE A COMMON SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION OF EIGHTY NINE
THREE THREE THREE. ONE ZERO.
GOING TO LINE THREE FIFTY TWO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE COMMUNITY
HERE MEMBERS DIFFICULT CENTER ON
BEHALF OF THE GREAT ADVOCATE
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT TO A LINE OF
THREE SEVENTY THREE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
HEALTH AND WILL WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF EIGHTY NINE
THIRTY THREE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND ACTIVISTS ON JULY THREE
FIFTY SIX BUT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO HI YES WE CAN HEAR YOU. HI
I'M- IT DOES FELT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. ANOTHER AND IF YOU
MISTER CHAIR. RT THANK YOU-
LET'S BRING BACK COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS. COMMENTS
SAYING NONE IS OUR MOTION.
SENATOR SB BOTH THE BILL ALL
RIGHT. THE MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
WHICH GET CLOSE I WOULD JUST
LIKE I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE
VOTE YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT
THIS AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION
PRECIADO IT. AND I JUST YOU KNOW
HELPING OUT- MY FRIEND HERE AS
WELL AS OTHERS UNDER DEFAMATION.
LAW THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THREE
BRAVE TAKES BRAVERY AND WE
CELEBRATE WE EARLIER IN THIS
THIS IS A PLACE THAT YOU HAD
MAKE SURE BOTH A BREAST BACKBONE
LET ME TELL YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ALL RIGHT THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT MA'AM SIR DID YOU CALL THE
ROLL. THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO AB NINE THREE THREE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS A BURKE. HI
NUMBER FIVE WILK ALLEN. ALLEN
AYE ASHBY. SB I. CABALLERO
CABALLERO AYE TO RUSSELL RUSSELL
I LAYERED. I'M IN. MEN I ANY LOW
. STERN WIENER. WIENER I. YOU
HAVE EIGHT ZERO WITH MEMBERS
MISSING EIGHT ZERO PUT ON CALL
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT BYE ONE
SECOND. ALL RIGHT I THINK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN- I
UNDERSTAND THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN
KIND ENOUGH TO ALLOW YOU TO
PRESENT YOUR BILL. ALL RIGHT.
THE MY VERY- I. ALL RIGHT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN FLOOR'S
YOURS. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR IN
THE THANKED THE MEMBERS FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A. J. R.
ONE WHICH CONDEMNS AZERBAIJAN'S
BLOCKADE OF THE LEYSIN CORRIDOR
THE ONLY ROAD CONNECTING ARTSAKH
ARMENIA. ACR ONE URGES THE BINA
MINISTRATION THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO ASSIST THE ARMENIANS
OF ARTSAKH. THE BLOCKADE OF THE
LACING CORDER BEGAN DECEMBER
TWELFTH TWENTY TWENTY TWO IT HAS
BEEN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. SIX
MONTHS WERE HUNDRED TWENTY
THOUSAND ARMENIANS INCLUDING
THIRTY THOUSAND CHILDREN HAVE
FACED LIFE THREATENING SHORTAGES
OF VITAL PROVISIONS. I STAND
WITH THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE
THOUSAND ARMENIANS IN CALIFORNIA
WHOSE RELATIVES FRIENDS AND
CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY THIS
BLOCKADE. DR MARTIN LUTHER KING
JUNIOR SAID IN THE END WE ALL WE
WILL ALL BE REMEMBERED. NOT THE
WORDS OF OUR ENEMIES BUT THE
SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SEEING NONE-
YES CENTER THE RUSSELL. YES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE- AUTHOR- YES PLEASE
CALL ME DO I DO THIS NOW THE
PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD POINT YEAH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- RIGHT LET'S
DO SUPPORT OPPOSITION THOSE IN
SUPPORT PLEASE PRESS THE
MICROPHONE. THING KNOWN APPROACH
IN THAT WAY MEANT THERE'S ONE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE OKAY
YOUR FLEET OF FOOT GO AHEAD GOOD
AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR CARE ROSS
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE AND PASADENA BOTH OF
SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT OTHERS IN SUPPORT. ALL
RIGHT LET'S TAKE OPPOSITION
THOSE IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NO
ONE APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE
ALL RIGHT NOW LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. LARRY IF YOU KILL
THOSE ON THE PHONE WHO ARE IN
SUPPORT AND IN OPPOSITION TO AJ
ARE NUMBER ONE. THANK YOU HAVE A
THIRTY MINUTE OR OPPOSITION
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN. ZERO AND
WE GET A COMMENT FROM LINE THREE
FIFTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH
I. B. AND WE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON BY OPPOSED.
ALREADY THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALL
RIGHT NEXT CALLER. AND THEY'RE
CURRENTLY NO MORE IN THE QUEUE
AT THIS TIME ALL RIGHT NOW. BACK
TO WHAT THAT THAT. ONE MORE
THING ONE MORE ALL RIGHT. YEAH
ONE MOMENT WHILE THEY'RE AT LINE
NUMBER.
SIX
AND THAT WILL BE GOING TO LINE
THREE SEVENTY TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI ABOUT ME I'M A LITTLE
CONFUSED BY THE PROCESS BECAUSE-
IS THERE ALMOST EVERY NEW ON A
STRING YOU OUT. IN THE STREET
YOU OUT ALL YOU NEED DO IS GIVE
US YOUR NAME AND YOUR
AFFILIATION YOUR POSITION ON A
J. ONE. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ALL RIGHT LET'S COME BACK
TO COMMITTEE NOW CENTER THEY'RE
AWESOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
YES- AS AS THE AUTHORS SAID I
JUST WANT TO ADD THAT- DURING
THIS TIME OF OVER A HUNDRED
EIGHTY DAYS AZERBAIJAN HAS
IMPOSED THIS BLOCKADE AGAINST
ARTS ACT- AND- YEAH I THINK
CUTTING OFF ELECTRICITY AND GAS-
THREATENING THE REGION'S
COMMUNICATION. THAT
CONSIDERATION OF A J. R. ONE
COMES AT A PITIFUL PIVOTAL TIME-
AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
CALIFORNIA TO CONTINUE TO LEAD
THE EFFORT NOT ONLY IN IN THIS
COUNTRY BUT ALSO- THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD- SO I ALSO CALL ON. ACTION
CALL AS A CALL OF ACTION ON OUR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE
U. S. STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
HISTORY SO THANK YOU AUTHORED
PLAN TO SUPPORT THANK YOU. RIGHT
OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS AREN'T
SENTIMENT. I THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR- MY PARENTS GREW UP DURING
THE GROUND WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH
AND I CAN SAY HONESTLY I DON'T
THINK I WOULD BE HERE AT MY
PARENTS WOULD HAVE GONE UP IN
SOMETHING LIKE COMMUNIST NORTH
KOREA. BUT FOR THE SACRIFICES OF
AMERICAN G. I.'S IN I DO THINK
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION I IT'S
PART OF OUR AMERICAN VALUES TO
CALL OUT AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE
WE'RE SEEING WE'RE CERTAINLY
DOING THAT IN UKRAINE. AND WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN ARMENIA IS
LARGELY NOT NEARLY WELL AS
COVERED AS WAS HAPPENING UKRAINE
BUT I WANT TO COMMEND THE AUTHOR
FOR POINTING THIS OUT FOR IT FOR
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
ARMENIAN PEOPLE. I'D HAVE TO BE
MADE A CO AUTHOR OF THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. ALL RIGHT
OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS- THERE
IS A MOTION WAS THEIR MOTION BY
SENATOR CABALLERO. MOTION BY
SENATE CABALLERO. SO MEMBER
HOLDEN COULD CLOSE THANK YOU I
WOULD JUST SAY THAT. RESHOOT THE
COMMITTEES OF SUPPORT THIS IS A
VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ALL OF
US TO STAND UNITED AND WITH
SOLIDARITY BEHIND THE ARMENIAN.
COMMUNITY HERE IN CALIFORNIA ON
BEHALF OF THOSE. IN OUR STOCK
AND ARMENIA AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR ABOUT. ALL RIGHT MADAM
SECRETARY IF YOU CALL THE ROLL-
SO CARILLO MADE MOTION. THIS IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A. G. R.
ONE THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED
UMBERG. A BIRD I WILL. ALAN
ALLEN I ASHBY. ASHLEY I
CABALLERO. OF EURO I DO RUSSELL.
RUSSELL I LAYERED. MEN MAN I
KNEW LOW. HELLO I STERN. WIENER
WIENER I. YOU HAVE EIGHT ZERO
WITH MEMBERS MISSING EIGHT ZERO
WILL PUT THAT ON CALL THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT- SOME NEW MEMBER
CARILLO. A GOOD AFTERNOON MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
A LIMITED PERCENT ASSEMBLY BILL
FIVE FOR TWO. WHICH SIX TO
INCREASE FLEXIBILITY FOR SMALL
CALIFORNIA SOURCE OWNERS BY
LOADING THEM TO OTHER TYPES LEAN
SALES FOR. YEARS IN A PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE. BEFORE I
BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO
RESPECTFULLY ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS. THIS IS A COMMON
SENSE BILL WHICH HAS RECEIVED A
PART IN SUPPORT AND CYRIL NO
VOTES IN THE ASSEMBLY.
SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL REQUIRE
THERE BE TWO NOTICES AND THAT AT
LEAST ONE OF THE NOTICES SHOULD
BE IN THE NEWSPAPER. IT ALSO
REMOVES A REQUIREMENT THAT THE
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT INCLUDED
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
GOODS. AND AT THE SECOND OPTION
TWELVE RETIRES IN THE NEWSPAPER
AND ONLINE FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
WEEKS. CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS USE
OF STORAGE FOR MANY REASONS. IN
MOST CASES IT STARTED RENTAL
AGREEMENTS SUCCESSFUL. BUT THERE
ARE THOSE TO RECEIVE TUITIONS
ARE CONSUMERS FAIL TO PAY THEIR
RENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ELISEO
MAY BE CONDUCTED AND OPERATORS
MUST PUBLISHED NUMBER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. OF THE
PUBLIC AWARE OF THE UPCOMING
SALE. THIS OTHER TESTING PEACE
IS WHAT THE BILL SIX TO ADDRESS
. ADVERTISEMENT SO INTENDED TO
ATTRACT BUYERS FOR THE
FORECLOSURE AUCTION ITEMS AND IT
IS IN THE THROES FACILITIES BEST
INTEREST TO REACH THE MOST
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. TO ENSURE THIS
HAPPENS TO BE FIVE FORTY TWO
WILL GIVE STORAGE OWNERS THE
OPTION TWELVE IT TASTES UPCOMING
SALES IN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
WEBSITE. WHILE STILL REQUIRING
THEM TO ADVERTISE ONCE MENUS
PAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION. IN
THIS AGE OF THE INTERNET AND
OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS OF
COMMUNICATION. PREVIOUS PAPER
PUBLICATION IS NOT THE ONLY MATH
OF THE REASONABLY NOTICE IN
EVERY COMMUNITY. THIRTY TWO
OTHER STATES SO OFTEN ATTENDED
MECHANISMS FOR ADVERTISEMENT
OPENING SALES OR HAVE NO RETURNS
REQUIREMENTS WHATSOEVER. AB FIVE
FORTY TWO WILL PUT CALIFORNIA
LAND WITH THIS ORDER STATES. AND
JOINING ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
AND ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
TODAY'S CARLOS CONSUL. WITH SELF
STORAGE ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO THE SENATORS TODAY. HI
MY NAME IS DAVID CARLOS CALVILLO
A CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY WHO
RETIRED GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE
SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION THEY
ASKED ME TO SPEAK ON THIS BILL-
THE LEGISLATION- THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT- WAS ENACTED BACK IN
NINETEEN EIGHTY ONE I WAS THERE
AT THAT TIME INDEED TO ACTUALLY
WORK ON THIS BILL. WHEN I WAS
ABOUT THIRTY YEARS OLD IT'S
FORTY ONE YEARS LATER AND THE
SELF STORAGE INDUSTRY HAS
CHANGED. AND THE WAY THAT
INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED HAS
ALSO CHANGED AND THIS IS JUST A
MODEST BILL AND IT'S ONE THAT
TRIES TO TAKE IN AS MANY ARE
PERSPECTIVES AS POSSIBLE WE ARE
ONLY- THE REQUIREMENT FOR TWO.
NEWSPAPER STILL EXIST EXCEPT IN
THE SITUATION WHERE THE OPERATOR
ADVERTISES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND
ALSO POST. THE LIEN SALE ONLINE
AND ONLINE LEAN SALES ARE
BECOMING A BIGGER FACTOR IN THE
INDUSTRY ARE IT WHERE IT'S
MOVING TOWARDS 50% OF THE LIEN
SALES AND IT JUST SEEMS THAT
WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
WE'RE LOOKING AT- THIS- WE
CHANGE IN THE LAW MAKES SENSE-
BITTERS GO TO THESE WEBSITES.
AND SALES ARE TAKE A TAKE PLACE
AT THESE WEBSITES SO THIS ISN'T
A PARTICULARLY- YOU KNOW THE
AGAIN I SEE THIS IS A MODEST
BILL IT'S A VERY SMALL CHANGE.
AND WE REALLY DO THE SELF
STORAGE OPERATORS OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION SELF
STORAGE IS ASIAN REALLY WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS BILL AND- ASK YOU FOR YOUR-
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE. I THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU OTHERS IN
SUPPORT. SEEING NO ELSE
APPROACHING THE- ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM IN
SUPPORT. NONE ALL RIGHT LET'S
NOT TURN THE OPPOSITION. THOSE
IN OPPOSITION PLEASE APPROACH.
GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS- MY NAME IS ED MANNING
WITH KP PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND I'M
HERE FOR THE CALIFORNIA NEWS
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
OPPOSITION. ALSO JOINING ME IS-
BRITNEY BAR SAUDI GENERAL
COUNSEL- TO ANSWER HELP ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS- A LOT HAS CHANGED
SINCE NINETEEN EIGHTY ONE. I
THINK WE ALL WOULD AGREE WITH
THAT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHAT
HASN'T HAPPENED IS ANY.
MECHANISMS FOR OBJECTIVE METRICS
TO PREVENT SORT OF THE WILD WEST
OF USING ANY ONE'S SELF
INTEREST- AND THEIR OWN WEBSITE
- WITH NO ANY OBJECTIVE
STANDARDS TO ENSURE HOW
EFFECTIVE WEBSITE NOTICES. WHAT
DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CURRENT LAW
THE CURRENT LAW- YOU HAVE OVER
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED STATUTES THAT
REQUIRE NEWSPAPER NOTIFICATIONS
. THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE
THEY WERE OBJECTIVE THEY WERE
VERIFIABLE. THE PROACTIVE AND WE
HAVE MEASURES METRICS WERE
COURTS CAN JUDICIALLY DETERMINED
THAT A NEWSPAPER REACHES ENOUGH
PEOPLE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF
THOSE THINGS FOR WEBSITES. WE
HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT THE
WEBSITE TRAFFIC IS IN THE TIME
OF THE NOTICE PERIOD. OR HOW
USEFUL IT IS AND THE BILL DOES
TWO THINGS ONE ELIMINATES ONE OF
THE NEWSPAPER NOTICES BUT SECOND
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT- THE BILL
ALSO ELIMINATES THE GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS. THAT
ARE GOING TO BE PUT UP FOR
AUCTION. SO IT IS THE PRIMARY
FUNCTION I THINK OF THIS
COMMITTEE TO ASK QUESTIONS HOW
DOES THIS BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.
HOW DOES IT GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE
INFORMATION INSTEAD OF LESS. AND
THE REALITY IS THIS BILL WILL
RESULT IN LESS INFORMATION. THE
PUBLIC WON'T GET AS MUCH
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE
CONTENTS OF THE STORAGE UNIT OR
- AND THE PUBLIC WON'T GET JUNE
NEWSPAPER NOTIFICATIONS TWO
WEEKS IN A ROW AND I SHOULD NOTE
THAT THE CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER-
LATE MODEL INJURES DRAMATIC
SEARCHABLE WEBSITES HE WOULD
WRAP IT UP. YES SO THE OTHER
THING I WAS GOING TO ADD IS IT
IS A REDUNDANT SYSTEM WITH
WEBSITE THAT HOSTS THE
INFORMATION. FOR ALL LEGAL
NOTICES THE SEARCHABLE SO YOU IN
FACT GET BOTH ARE IN THANK YOU.
NEXT WITNESS PLEASE. HI I'LL
JUST NUMBER NEIGHBOR SITE WITH
THE NEWS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION-
ARE I THINK MEDIA PARTNERS
CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA AND I
THINK MEDIA SERVICES ALSO JOIN
US IN OPPOSING THIS BILL AND I'M
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU. ALREADY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. OTHERS
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO ARE
IN OPPOSITION TO- A. B. FIVE
FOUR TWO. SEEING NO ONE
APPROACHING MIKE FROM LET'S TURN
THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
PLEASE QUEUE UP THOSE ON THE
PHONE WHO ARE IN SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION TO A. B. FIVE FOUR
TWO. AND ONCE AGAIN IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SHOW SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONE
ZERO. FIRST WE'LL GO TO LINE
THREE EIGHTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN NOT ROBINSON WE
SHALL. WE SHALL. BE AT
CALIFORNIA NEEDED STORAGE
SITUATION. ALL MY APOLOGIES FOR
OUR LATE LETTER WE- BASH
OFFERING CAN CLIMATE CHANGE
STANDARD. REGION'S IMAGE
THROUGHOUT OTHERS WHO ARE GOING
TO THE EXAMS ARE I YOUR YOU'RE
IN SOME. YES THERE OKAY RT THANK
YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE FIFTY
SIX PLEASE AHEAD. HI DAN OKAY.
COUNTY AND- I AT THIS AND THAT
FAIRYTALE THANK YOU THANK YOU.
AND OUR FINAL QUEUE IS THREE
EIGHTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
NINE THREE EIGHTY FIVE EUROPEN.
HI MY NAME'S THOSE WILL END UP
THE SECOND AYE OPPOSED TO FELL
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT LET'S BRING
IT BACK WE HAVE NO FURTHER IN Q.
ALL RIGHT BACK TO COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SEEING NONE IS THERE A MOTION.
CENTER CABALLERO MOVES THE BILL
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER CLEARLY YOU
COULD CLOSE JUST WANNA THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FROM A VOTE ARGUE SIR THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT MA'AM
SECTOR IF YOU CALL THE ROLL THIS
IS FILE ITEM NUMBER FOR AB FIVE
FOUR TO THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED UMBERG HI NUMBER OF AYE
WILK. ALAN. ASHLEY ASHLEY I
CABALLERO CAREER TWO RUSSELL
RUSSELL I LAYERED. MAN MEN ARE
IN THE LOW. STERN WIENER WIENER
I. SIX ZERO MEMBERS MISSING ALL
RIGHT WE'LL PUT THAT ON CALL OF
NEXT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE-
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD. AB TWO TO
THREE BUT I DO NOT SEE HIM
PRESENT IN THE HEARING ROOM SO
LET'S TURN TO- ITEM NUMBER THREE
AB TWO FIVE FOUR WHICH I BELIEVE
CENTER ASHLEY'S GOING TO PRESENT
.
THANK YOU KAREN BURKE I AM
PRESENTING A. B. TWO FIVE FOUR
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY WOMAN
REBECCA BAUER KAHAN. THIS IS A
HER BILL. BUT I AM PROUD AND
HONORED TO STAND WITH HER IN
SUPPORT OF AB TWO FIVE FOUR
WHICH EXTENDS THE SAFEGUARDS OF
CMI A WHICH IS THE CONFIDENTIAL
MEDICAL INFORMATION ACT AND HIT
BACK. TO REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL
HEALTH HEALTH DATA COLLECTED BY
DIGITAL SERVICES SO THAT THIS
INFORMATION CANNOT BE SOLD WE
KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE DIGITAL
SERVICES APPS DO SELL DATA THAT
WE DO NOT WANT THEM SELLING. THE
REPRODUCTIVE SEXUAL HEALTH DATA
THAT THE WOMEN WHO USE OUR SITES
ARE PUT INTO THEIR SYSTEM NEARLY
ONE THIRD OF UNITED STATES WOMEN
USE REPRODUCTIVE AND FERTILITY
TRACKING APPS TO GUIDE THEM
THROUGH THEIR LIVES AND THROUGH
THEIR PREGNANCIES. THERE ARE
VARIOUS APPS THAT DO THIS YOU'RE
FAMILIAR I'M SURE WITH SOME OF
THEM LIKE AN OR A RING OR A
SLEEP TRACKER FITNESS AND FOOD
APPS THERE ARE MANY HEALTH AND
WELLNESS APPS THAT HELP WOMEN.
KNOW WHAT TO EAT DURING CERTAIN
TIMES OF THE MONTH TO BOOST
THEIR ENERGY AND TAKE GOOD CARE
OF THEMSELVES. THESE APPS OFFER
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DATA
PROTECTION TO THE WOMEN THEY
SERVE A CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY
FOUND THAT NONE OF THE LEADING
MENSTRUAL TRACKING APPS OFFER
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHO THEY
SHARE DATA WITH THIS IS
UNACCEPTABLE. AND IN THE POST
ROE V. WADE WORLD SELLING THIS
HEALTH DATA IN PARTS OF OUR
COUNTRY COULD RESULT IN AN
ARREST FOR THE APP USER.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION
IS HEALTH INFORMATION AND SHOULD
BE PROTECTED AS SUCH. THIS BILL
HAS NO KNOWN OPPOSITION AND IS
SUPPORTED BY THE ACLU OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS HAS MADE IT. A PRIORITY
BILL THE CALIFORNIA NURSE
MIDWIVES. AS WELL AS NARAL PRO
CHOICE AND CONSUMER REPORTS WITH
A LONG LIST. OF OTHER SUPPORTERS
I DO BELIEVE THAT ASSEMBLY WOMAN
REBEKAH BERIKAN HAS A COUPLE OF
WITNESSES HERE. IN SUPPORT I
BELIEVE IT'S BACK A CREAMER
MATTER WITH THE ACLU. ALL RIGHT
THE FLOOR IS YOURS THANK YOU
THANK YOU. AT TERRY MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE AND BACK AT KRAMER
MATTER SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF AB
TWO FIVE FOUR ON BEHALF OF ACLU
CALIFORNIA ACTION. GIVEN THE
NATIONAL CLIMATE REPRODUCTIVE
AND SEXUAL HEALTH INFORMATION IS
BECOMING EVEN MORE VALUABLE AND
POSES AN EVEN GREATER RISK TO
USERS WHEN SHARED WITHOUT THEIR
CONSENT. AS STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY CRIMINALIZED PEOPLE FOR
RECEIVING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
CARE. IT BECOMES EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT THAT CALIFORNIA DOES
MORE TO PROTECT AGAINST DIGITAL
TRACKING. THE LAX DATA SECURITY
OF APPS THAT TRACK MENSTRUAL
CYCLES OR PREGNANCY STATUS MEANS
THIS DATA COULD EASILY BE
ACQUIRED IN USE AS EVIDENCE TO
CRIMINALIZE PREGNANCY LOST
ABORTION OR GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE. THE DATA COLLECTED BY
THESE APPS IS EXTENSIVE ADS FOR
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES MAY
TAKE A USER DIRECTLY INTO A
SURVEY THAT TRACKS FAMILY
MEDICAL HISTORY. MOOD
MEDICATIONS PREGNANCY STATUS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION.
UNLIKE A DOCTOR'S OFFICE THIS
INFORMATION IS NOT COVERED BY
THE FEDERAL PRIVATE MEDICAL
PRIVACY LAW HEBAT OR
CALIFORNIA'S MEDICAL PRIVACY LAW
CMA. BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED
HEALTH INFORMATION RATHER THAN
MEDICAL INFORMATION. A
DISTINCTION THAT CARRIES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
AND PROTECTIONS BUT WHICH IS
MEANINGLESS AND NONSENSICAL TO
THE AVERAGE USER. THE DATA
SHARING PROVISIONS AND
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS GOVERNING
HEALTH INFORMATION. DO NOT
PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
THIS BILL MAKES THOSE THAT
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS RIO BY
ADDING THE INFORMATION COLLECTED
TO CMA PROVIDING USERS WITH THE
MEDICAL PRIVACY PROTECTIONS MANY
WRONGLY ASSUME REPRODUCTIVE OR
SEXUAL HEALTH OP INFORMATION.
ALREADY HAS WE THEREFORE I
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE ON AB TWO
FIVE FOUR THE CARD THANK YOU.
OTHERS IN SUPPORT. WHOEVER GETS
THERE FIRST YEAH ARE ABSOLUTE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ FOR THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. IS A
STELLAR SHARIA SHARIA
TRANSNATIONAL'S ARE LYING ON
BEHALF OF CITY AND COUNTY OF
SUBSISTENCE FOR THANK YOU ARE
YOU. DANNY CANDOR BECAUSE OUR ON
BEHALF OF THE ELECTRONIC
FRONTIER FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. KARPELES FROM BEHALF
OF CALL CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT SEEING NO
ONE ELSE PUTS THE MICROPHONE
LISTER THE OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO A. B. TWO FIVE
FOUR PLEASE APPROACH C. KNOWN
APPROACHING MICROPHONE LET'S NOW
TURN TO- TESTIMONY FROM THE
PHONE ON THE PHONE MODERATE
PLEASE QUEUE UP THOSE ON THE
PHONE WHO ARE. IN SUPPORT AND IN
OPPOSITION TO. AB TWO FIVE FOUR.
OKAY ONCE AGAIN IF YOU LIKE THE
SHOW SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN. ZERO ONE
ZERO. OUR FIRST WILL COME FROM
LINE ONE ZERO SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THE BILL ARE GROWING WITH
THE HEALTH OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA IS DIFFICULT THANK
YOU THANK YOU. NEXT GOING TO
LINE TO NINETY PLEASE GO AHEAD.
SEVEN ON BEHALF OF NARAL PRO
CHOICE CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE
CALIFORNIA NINE FIVE
SPECIFICALLY FOUR THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO FIND THREE
EIGHTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YEAH THE CALL YOUNG AFTER COUNTY
AYE OPPOSED. THANK YOU NEXT
WE'RE GOING TO LINE THREE NINETY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. KAREN
MEMBERS MISSPELLED BRAND WILL
PART OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SUPPORT OF AB
TWO FIVE FOUR THANK YOU THANK
YOU. NEXT IS LINE THREE NINETY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES THIS IS
BETTER THAN THAT HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN A LOT OF SCHOOL
STUFF FEINBERG I'M OPPOSED TO
ANY. BILLS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE NEXT CALL OUR A MODERN NEXT
CALLER. CLOSE ON THE LINE ONE
THIRTY PLEASE GO AHEAD. WORK
WORK WENDY B. L. PARKER COUNTY I
AM OF TELL THE DIFFERENCE THE
BILL THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING
TO LINE TO SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YES HI THIS IS SHERRY LAST BOXER
COUNTY. AND I AM TRYING
OPPOSITION OF THE BILL NUMBER
TWO FIVE FOUR- THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU ALL RIGHT THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER IN
Q. ALL RIGHT LET'S BRING BACK
COMMITTEE I KNOW SENATOR SB
WOULD WELCOME DIFFICULT AND
DETAILED QUESTIONS CONCERNING AB
TWO FIVE FOUR BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
BAR K. HAND CENTER WINNER MOST
THE BILL OTHER QUESTIONS SAYING
NONE. ALL RIGHT WE GET A CLOSE
JUST ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER REBEKAH BAUR QUE HAN WHO
I CALL R. B. K. HI WE ARE CHEN
AYE VOTE THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT I'M SICK TOO IF YOU CALL
THE ROLL. THIS IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE AB TWO FIVE FOR THE
MOTION IS TO PASS THE SENATE
HEALTH UMBERG HI NUMBER I WILK.
ALLEN ALLEN AYE ASHBY. SB I.
CABALLERO CAREER I DO RUSSELL
RUSSELL I LAYERED. MEN MEN I ANY
LOW. STERN WIENER. WIENER I.
SEVEN ZERO MEMBERS MISSING ALL
RIGHT WE'LL PUT THAT ON CALL
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD YOU'VE BEEN
HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR IF YOU'RE READY TO
BEGIN WITH AB TWO TO THREE READY
I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS BILL-
IT'S ABOUT THE PRIVACY AND
SAFETY OF OUR YOUTH PERFECTLY
ARE TRANSGENDER YOUTH AS YOU
KNOW. CALIFORNIA HAS PROVIDED
TOOLS NEEDED FOR PERSONS TO
CHANGE THE VITAL RECORDS THAT
MATCH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY
HOWEVER THE PETITION OF THE
RESULTING PAPERWORK OR MATTER OF
PUBLIC INFORMATION DISCOVERABLE
WITH NOW WITH A SIMPLE INTERNET
SEARCH. NOW WE DON'T LOT OVER
THE LAST DECADE ALLOW COUNTIES
TO DIGITIZE THE RECORDS HAS BEEN
GENERALLY GOOD THING THAT YOU
CAN BE ABLE TO DISCOVER
INFORMATION HOWEVER THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
IT MATCHES WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
WITH MANY OF OUR YOUTH AND OUR
ADVOCATES OUT IN THE FIELD WHERE
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO
BE OUTED- BECAUSE- THESE
INDIVIDUALS ARE BECOMING KNOWN.
WHEN A THIRD PARTY LIKE A
CLASSMATE DISCOVERS INFORMATION
IN THE WITHOUT THEM TO THE
PEERS. THIS CAN ACCEPT
UNACCEPTABLY LEAD TO HARASSMENT
AND BULLYING IT'S AN EXTREMELY
TRAUMATIC EVENT FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL SPECIALLY FOR THOSE
THAT ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN- AND-
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO CHOOSE WHEN
AND HOW THEY DECIDE TO SHARE
THEIR INFORMATION- GIVE THEM THE
CONFIDENCE TO NAVIGATE OUR
IDENTITY WITHOUT FEAR OF
RETALIATION. THIS BILL AB TWO TO
THREE PROTECT THE PRIVACY MENTAL
HEALTH A TRANSGENDER NON BINARY
YOUTH BY MAKING COMMONSENSE
CHANGES TO THE PROCESS FOR
PERSONS. SEEKING A GENDER OR SEX
I'D EVER CHANGE BY KEEPING THE
PETITIONER RESULTING PAPERWORK
CONFIDENTIAL BY THE COURT. IT
MAKES NO CHANGES TO THE ACTUAL
PROCESS TO CHANGE ONE'S GENDER
ORDERED OR- NAME ON A DOCK AND
NOR. DOES IT CHANGE THE PARENTAL
OR FAMILIAL ACCESS DURING THAT
PROCESS IT'S SIMPLY ENSURES THAT
ANY RESULTING PAPERWORK REMAINS
PRIVATE. I HAVEN'T TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT- JOHNSON CLAIM ON BEHALF
OF TRANS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
AND A TRANSLUCENT YOUTH
LIBERATION AND FOR THESE REASONS
I WILL RESPECTFULLY REQUEST. FOR
AYE VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALL
RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON STRUCTURE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS JOHN THE
CLOSURE ON BEHALF OF TRANSGENDER
SERVICES INSURANCES LIBERATION
I'M A BOARD MEMBER FOR TRANS
YOUTH LIBERATION- WE ARE A
TRANSFUSED- SUPPORT GROUP ARE
BASED OUT OF SAN DIEGO HAVING
SERVE NOW IN SUPPORT OF FAMILIES
ENTRANCE YOU. OVER THIRTY FIVE
HUNDRED FAMILIES- WITH THE HELP
OF WHAT WE HELP FAMILIES
NAVIGATE THE JOURNEY OF HAVING A
TRANSGENDER CHILD A LARGE PART
OF THIS IS. WHO SHOULD KNOW AND
NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION.
AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD- VERY
ELOQUENTLY TO STATED GOING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN
MADE EASIER. OVER THE YEARS
STARTING WITH SB ONE SEVENTY
NINE A NUMBER OF OTHER PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FUNDS THAT- WHAT A
LOT OF FAMILIES DON'T KNOW GOING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS THAT
THIS IS ALL. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
AND WE'VE SEEN THIS WITH MANY OF
OUR FAMILIES OUR KIDS ARE
INADVERTENTLY OUTED BECAUSE-
KIDS OF THIS AGE LOVE DID A
GOOGLE SEARCH ALL THEIR FRIENDS
AND THEN ALSO THEY START SEEING
NAME AND GENDER CHANGE- COURT
PROCEEDINGS SHOW UP WITH THIS
PERSON'S. EITHER DEAD NAME OR
THEIR NAME AND SO FOR THESE
REASONS WE THINK THIS IS JUST A
VERY SIMPLE. WAY TO TRY TO
PROTECT THAT PROCESS ALLOW THE
PERSON IS GONE THROUGH THIS
PROCESS TO MAKE THE DECISION
ABOUT WHETHER THEY WANT TO SHARE
THIS INFORMATION. OR NOT SURE
THIS INFORMATION I THINK THAT'S
VERY IMPORTANT FOR. SOMEONE IS
GOING THROUGH THIS TO HAVE THAT
OWNERSHIP OF THEIR IDENTITY SO
FOR THESE REASONS WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL WILL GREATLY
APPRECIATE WORKING WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WARD AND PEER TO
ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE. ALREADY THANK YOU OTHERS
IN SUPPORT. CRIPPLES FROM BEHALF
OF A CALL CALIFORNIANS STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ALL YOUR OF
SENATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIANS
TRANSPORT YOU. NOBODY TOLD ON
BEHALF OF A SO YOU CALIFORNIA
ACTION IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT THE STERN
OPPOSITION THOSE IN OPPOSITION
PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.
THAT AFTERNOON. I'M JENNIFER
KENNEDY I'M AN ATTORNEY IN AND A
MEMBER OF OUR DUTY. AB TWO TO
THREE APPEARS TO BE A CAR HOOKED
UP TO THE TRAIN OF ANTI PARENT
ANTI CHILD BILLS THAT WE'VE HAD
BARELY IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA
PARENTS THIS SESSION. AB TWO TO
THREE WANTS TO TAKE
TRADITIONALLY PUBLIC RECORDS AND
MAKE THEM CONFIDENTIAL AND THE
THEORY GOES AS WE SEE HEARD IS
THAT. PEERS OF CLOSETED TRANS
IDENTIFIED KIDS WILL SOMEHOW
LOCATE. THESE GENDER CHANGE
RECORDS ON THE INTERNET IT OUT
OF THEM AND BELIEVE THEM
RELENTLESSLY AND MAKE THEY MAKE
IT TO PRESS TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
THIS BILL IS NOT REFLECTING THE
REALITY AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL
PARENT ASK ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL
PARENTS WERE IN CALIFORNIA
TWENTY TWENTY THREE KIDS ARE OUT
AT SCHOOL THEY ARE CELEBRATED
THEY ARE PART OF THE CLUB- THEY
THEY GET THEIR PRONOUNS IN THEIR
NEW NAME ON THE FIRST DAY OF
CLASS WHEN THE TEACHER ASKS
THEM. KIDS THESE DAYS ARE OVER
IT SO THE BALLING ARGUMENT SEEMS
A LITTLE SPECULATIVE SECOND
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COURT
RECORDS COURT RECORDS EVEN I AS
AN ATTORNEY HAVE DIFFICULTY
FINDING COURT RECORDS YOU HAVE
TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND A CREDIT
CARD. THESE ARE NOT SEARCHABLE
ON EASY LITTLE GOOGLE SEARCHES
SO I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR IT
BECAUSE I'VE TRIED WE'VE TRIED
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BRING UP
THESE COURT RECORDS. ON AN
INTERNET SEARCH PLUS I DON'T SEE
KIDS FINDING THESE RECORDS
THEMSELVES WHEN IT'S SO
DIFFICULT WE GOT A LOOKING UP ON
THE COURT WEBSITES. SO THE REAL
EVIDENCE OF BULLYING AND THE
ACCESS TO RECORDS SEEMS A QUITE
A BIT LIKE A RED HERRING HERE
AND IT MAKES ME WONDER THAT AB
TWO TO THREE LOOKS A LOT LIKE A
SUIT SOLUTION TO A NON PROBLEM.
AND IT'S AN UNNECESSARY BILL BUT
IT COMES WITH DANGEROUS
CONSEQUENCES SO WHO IS AB TWO TO
THREE REALLY PROTECTING. AND IT
LOOKS LIKE IT'S PROTECTING THE
ADULTS WHO WISH TO HIDE THEIR
CHANGES OF GENDER MARKERS ON
BIRTH CERTIFICATES. AND-
OBVIOUSLY PRE SLOPE HERE IS THAT
THIRD PARTIES UNRELATED TO THE
CHILD ARE ALLOWED. TO AS THEY
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BE ALLOWED TO
CHANGE THE GENDER MARKERS. AND
YET THEY'RE ALLOWED TO THEN HI
THE PUBLIC ACCESS AND THAT IS
THE PROBLEM. NOTICE CLOSELY IN A
B. TWO TO THREE. THERE'S NO
ADRIN IDENTIFY. WHERE RECORDS
SHOULD BE SEALED TO AVOID THIS
BULLYING AND SUICIDE SO NOW
WE'VE GOT ADULTS PETITIONING TO
CHANGE THE BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF
LITTLE CHILDREN. YOUNG CHILDREN
AS WE'VE HEARD FIVE YEARS OLD
THREE YEARS OLD WHO CANNOT
ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES JUST
LIKE THEY CANNOT TELL MOMMY TO
GO IN AND FILE A PETITION TO
CHANGE THE GENDER. SO THE REAL
PURPOSE APPEARS TO BE TO
EMPOWER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UP
THAT UP THANK YOU I WILL SO IT'S
IT HAS DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES I
THINK WE SHOULD LOOK CAREFULLY
THE LANGUAGE. AND I HOPE THIS
WON'T RESULT IN THE SLIPPERY
SLOPE BUT- IF. WE COULD ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. HI
MY NAME IS HER SENTENCING I'M A
SINGLE DAD OF A THREE YEAR OLD
SON I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST AB
TWO TO THREE MY EX GIRLFRIENDS
TRYING TO CONVINCE MY SON THAT
IS A GIRL OR NON BINARY. CHOOSES
THEY THEM PRONOUNS AND CAUGHT
THEM UP IN DRESSES AND MAKE UP
EVEN THOUGH HE STATES IF YOU ASK
HIM CLEARLY THAT IS A BOY. THIS
IS INSANE HE BELIEVES THAT
SPIDER-MAN'S REAL SANTA CLAUS IS
REAL HAVE WE LOST ALL ABILITY TO
BE RATIONAL. CALIFORNIA'S
PASSING BILLS LIKE AB TWO TWO
THREE NINE FIVE SEVEN ON THE
ONLY FAVOR THE PARENT. WHO IS
NOT A FOR ME THE CHILD'S ON
GENDER. BUT THE FORCING FOSTER
INTO JENNY ON THE CHILD FAVOR
NOT PARENTS ALL OF THESE BILLS
GET MY EX GIRLFRIEND
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT. TO
CONTROL WILL BE A COLOSSAL
MISTAKE FOR MY SON. HOW CAN
THESE BILLS PROTECT MY SON OR MY
RELATION SHIP WITH THEM CORRECT
FLIP. AND SAY MY SON SAYS HE'S A
BOY SHE SAYING IS GENDER
NEUTRAL. DOES NOT GIVE ME FULL
CUSTODY. THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT
THAT ONE PARENT PETITION FOR THE
NAME CHANGE INSECTS MARKET
CHANGE BE OF SOUND MIND ARE WE
GONNA CHECK THESE PEOPLE'S
MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE WE LET THEM
CHANGE. A KID'S WHOLE LIFE AND
BIRTH CERTIFICATE. HOW TO AB TWO
TO THREE BEEN ENACTED MY EXTRA
CHANGES NAME INSECTS MARC AND
RUN OFF WITH MY SON YOU SEE I
DIDN'T MEET MY CENTERS FIFTEEN
MONTHS OLD. I FIND FAMILY COURT
BATTLE TIME INSTRUMENTS IS GOING
THAT'S HOW LONG IT TOOK AN HOUR
HOW TOUGH QUESTION PRIOR TO
THAT. NOT DO ANYTHING ON.
FOREIGN BUT AB TWO TO THREE A
PERMITS CHILDREN LIKE MY SON TO
VANISH WITHOUT A TRACE FROM.
NARCISSISTIC PARENTS REVENGE.
STOPPING TIME PARENTS. WHO WANT
TO SUBJECT THEIR CHILDREN
EXPERIMENTAL IRREVERSIBLE HARM.
INSTEAD VOTE WITH PARENTS WHO
LOVE THEIR CHILDREN FOR WHO THEY
ARE. WHO THEY WERE BORN. AND TWO
MINUTES IS ENOUGH AND THAT YOU
TO ASK ME QUESTIONS LET'S TALK
ABOUT NINE SEVEN FIVE SEVEN TWO
TWO THREE I REALLY THINK YOU
GUYS NEED TO UNDERSTAND FAMILY
COURT MORE. IF THEY REALLY DO
HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE PASSED
AWAY FROM PARENTS FROM THE
WORDING FEES I'VE BEEN IN FAMILY
COURT FOR THREE AND A HALF
YEARS. I KNOW ABOUT IT PLEASE
ASK ME QUESTIONS PARENT TO
PARENT. THANK YOU. YOU VERY
MUCH. ALL RIGHT. OTHERS WHO. NOT
PLEASE PRO. MICROPHONE US YOUR
NAME. YOUR PHILLY. AND YOUR BILL
. HARTSHORNE CO FOUNDER FREEDOM
ANGELS AN OPPOSITION. FIGURE.
SHANNON HEIL FROM SACRAMENTO AND
I'M IN OPPOSITION. YOU JOSHUA
COLEMAN FROM ROSEVILLE. I
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. HEATHER FROM
SACRAMENTO COUNTY I OPPOSE THANK
YOU. CATHERINE MCBRIDE
CALIFORNIA PARENTS UNION
STRONGLY OPPOSES ANTI PARENT
BILL THANK YOU. WILLIAMS ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA PARENTS
UNION REPRESENTING- PARENTS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA IN A POSITION
TO AB TWO TO THREE THANK YOU
THANK YOU. I'M IN OPPOSITION OF
THAT BILL AND ALL OF THIS IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND YOU GUYS
ARE GREAT. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. DENISE ARE YOU ARE CO
FOUNDER FREEDOM ANGELS IN
OPPOSITION YOU. STEPHANIE
AMERICAN CITIZEN ALSO IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. IN MADISON
FROM ORANGE WELL IN OPPOSITION
THANK YOU. BARBARA WALKER FROM
ALAMEDA ON BEHALF OF REALITY I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU. I
ADDRESSES THEIR- BARRACKS
CALIFORNIA PARENTS AND POST.
TWENTY MINUTES FROM LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA- IN ON BEHALF OF MY
CHILDREN ARE MY FRIENDS AND
FAMILY A POLLS AB TWO TO THREE
THANK YOU. WHEN THE SHAFNER OF
THE SEEMS TO MATTER BUT I OPPOSE
. EVELYN GONZALEZ GRANDMOTHER
MOTHER FROM STOPPING CALIFORNIA
I OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
BUT THE BASIC OF EITHER I'M A
MOTHER AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL.
HE RETAIN ITS FANTASTIC ANYTHING
UNUSUAL AND MARMI IMPOSIBLE. K.
JENNIFER. AND THIS IS G. AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL AND I'M
OPPOSING FOR NICOLE PEARSON AS
WELL THANK YOU. IN ORDER RAIDER
AARON FROM SACRAMENTO AND PLANET
EARTH IN OPPOSITION. GABRIELLE
AND GRAHAM ANOTHER AND FOUNDER
SENATE SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND WE
ALL OPPOSE THANK YOU. HELLO I
AM- MELISSA A MOTHER OF FOUR AND
I ALSO OPPOSE. THANK YOU.
GOVERNOR FRANCISCO ANYWAY FULLER
SEVEN AND I OPPOSE THANK YOU.
WHEN INTEREST ON I OPPOSE THANK
YOU NAME IS MARY JANE I. THANK
YOU. LISA JUST BROKE THE FOUNDER
OF A INFORM PARENTS OF CONTRA
COSTA LONG RENDON'S FOR
EDUCATION AND A MEMBER OF
CALVARY CHAPEL CHINO HILLS THANK
YOU. IN OPPOSITION. ERIN FRIDAY
EIGHT LEAD OF OUR DUTY AND I
OPPOSE THIS CHILD DISAPPEARANCE
I KNOW. ABIGAIL MARTINEZ AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL THIS IS MY
DAUGHTERS I SHOULD. REMEMBER HER
. WE CAN LAND- FONG MONKEY
CONCORDIA. OPPOSITE FOR THE AB
TWO GROCERY. HER SENTENCE STRONG
UP LET'S PLEASE HAVE THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SORT OF THE
PHONE LINES NOW FOR THOSE IN
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TO AB.
TWO TO THREE. I'M GOING TO TRUST
A AFFILIATION AND POSITION. AND
IT'S ONE SEVEN ZERO TO SHOW
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION WE'LL
START WITH LINE. THREE NINETY
THREE. I'M SORRY MY NAME IS- I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF MY HUSBAND
DANIEL KILLING MYSELF AND MY
AFFILIATION IS THE TENTH OF
THOUSANDS OF PARENTS YOU CUT OFF
ON AB NINE ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ARBITRARY
I DEFINITELY OPPOSED ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT CALLER
PLEASE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
HE KEPT CUTTING. NEXT WE'LL GO
TO LINE TWO FOR EIGHT PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO HERRING DISABILITY
CALIFORNIA BOTH. THANK YOU.
NEXTRA TO LINE THREE NINETIES
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS IS
AMERI SHE'D WITH THE COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO LINE FOUR
ZERO ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON REFLECT GONZALEZ THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
INFRASTRUCTURE THANK YOU. NEXUS
LINE ONE THIRTY THREE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THIS IS ONE DAYLE
MONSTER LIBERTY COUNTY AND
STRONG OPPOSITION OF THIS
PROGRAM FOR ALL RIGHT. JEFF BOB
. OKAY THANK YOU. NEXUS LINE
THREE SIXTY PLEASE GO. WE MET
BERRY PLASTICS COUNTY MOTHER OF
THREE BILLION PLAY OPPOSE THIS
BILL WELL NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK
YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO FOUR
ZERO TWO PLEASE GO. THERE ARE
UNDER TO THE NEXT FOR THE AGENT
. CAN ONLY OPPOSE. ANTI BILL
THANK YOU. NOT UNDERLINED THREE
EIGHT SO PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY
IS CHRIS I'M A PARENT AND A IN A
RESTAURANT AND L. A. COUNTY AND
I OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR GOING TO LINE FOUR
ZERO NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HEY
MY NAME IS AMBER GALLAGHER MY
REGISTERED NURSE AND I AM ABG.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR GOING
ONLINE FOUR ZERO THREE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME'S DIGITAL ROW
I'M A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT AND
I'M THE INTAKE COORDINATOR FOR
OUR DUTY ON BEHALF OF THOUSANDS
OF CALIFORNIA PARENTS OF TRANS
IDENTIFIED YOU I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THANK YOU. NEXT WILL ALIGN FOUR
HUNDRED PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME IS RECALL HOLDING A
REPRESENT CATHOLIC FAMILIES FOR
FREEDOM NUMBER TWO NUMBER COUNTY
. THANK YOU. NEXT FOR TO LINE
THREE EIGHTY EIGHT GO AHEAD. HI
THIS IS FOR AS ART FROM THE
POMOCOU. AND I THIS. AN EIGHTY
NINE FIVE SEVEN THANK YOU FOR TO
DIFFERENTIALS ARE THANK YOU MUCH
. NEXT WE WILL THE LINE FOR ZERO
FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. I THANK
HIM FOR CONCERNED PARENTS
DRAWING OPPOSITION THANK YOU.
NEXT OVER THE LINE FOUR ZERO
EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. GREAT
GREAT GREAT CONCERN WOMAN IN
STRONG OPPOSITION. DO YOU. NEXT
OVER THE LINE FOUR ONE ZERO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I AM BLAKE
ANDERSON A HOMEOWNER WITHIN AN
H. AWAY IN A REGISTERED VOTER IN
THE BILL CHRIS NEIGHBORHOOD OF
THE CITY ON A NORMAL DAY PERSON
AND NOT AN L. G. B. T. K. AND
AYE OPPOSED THE BILL. Q. NEXT
GOING TO LINE THREE FIFTY SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI I INTENDED
AND I AM A PEOPLE OF THE GREAT
REPUBLIC STUDENT OF OUR A
CONSTANT CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
AND AYE OPPOSED IT. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO LINE THREE
SEVEN SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. ME
YES GO AHEAD. I THANK YOU FROM
BOTH MY OPPONENTS DON'T THANK
YOU. NECKLACES LINE FOR THIRTEEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD- HELLO YES GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS CALLED
ALFIE AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL
THANK YOU. NEXT OVER THE LINE
FOR EIGHTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MICHAEL FRESNO CALIFORNIA
. THANK YOU. I NEXT OVER THE
LINE FOR TWENTY ONE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU SIR HELLO MY
NAME IS HICKEL BEING NOTHING
HAPPENED LARRY PUBLISHER WE
DON'T LEVELS OF THE READY FOR
COLOR NOT ALERT COUNTY.
EVERYBODY TRUCK BARBER AND
SUPPORT WITH AN EFFECTIVE. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER IN
Q. ALREADY THREE BACK COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS YES AROUND. ALL RIGHT
I'M I'M I'M JUST READING OVER
THE BILL AND I REALIZE I THINK.
WHAT JUST FOR FOLKS MAY NOT BE
AWARE OF IS THAT ON JUNE FIFTH
THE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED. AND
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT WAY
BECAUSE I THINK IT ALTERNATELY
REALLY RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE
CORE CONCERNS THAT I'VE HEARD
ABOUT ABOUT PARENTS ACCESS THE
ADDED IN A LINE. THAT SAID THAT
THE COURT SHOULD LIMIT ACCESS TO
THE COURT RECORDS IN THE
PRECEDING INCLUDING THE REGISTER
OF ACTIONS TO THE MINOR ANY
ADULT WHO SIGNED A PETITION THE
MINOR'S PARENTS OR GUARDIANS ARE
GUARDIANS OF LIFE AND ANY
ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING IS
INDIVIDUALS. SO AS A RESULT OF
THIS AMENDMENT. HI NOW. YOU KNOW
ANY PARENT I WOULD STILL HAVE
ACCESS TO THE RECORDS SO I AM I
AM I UNDERSTAND. THE CONCERN OF
EVERY V. DRIVER I MEAN I'M HAPPY
TO HAVE A YEAR YOUR COMMENTS ARE
. NO NO I'M TO ASK HIM ABOUT IT
CONCERNED WITH THAT WITNESS ALL
RIGHT GO AHEAD I'M SORRY WHAT.
GO OKAY AHEAD SHE'S MISTER. THAT
HAD NO WAY TO KNOW. I WHAT MIGHT
NAME WAS OUR ABOUT ABLE TO FIND
INSTEAD THE DEFINITELY PART THAT
IT COULD HAVE HAPPEN. ALL RIGHT
AND- THAT IS QUESTION CENTER.
WELL I DON'T THINK IT DOES
BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S STILL
THE- B. HE WOULD BUILD A NO I
MEAN YOU YOU'D BE ABLE TO
PETITION I MEAN YOU YOU YOU YOU
YOU DID THE BILL AS IT'S WRITTEN
RIGHT NOW- SAYS THAT. THEY DID
ACCESS. WILL BE GUARANTEED TO
THE MINORS PARENTS. SO THEIR
STATUS PATERNITY RESIDENTS. I
SAID DAD YOU DON'T JUST ARE NOT
BE AND LAST AMONG CHOOSES TO PUT
YOU ON THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
YOU DON'T GET THAT LUXURY. YOU
HAVE NO IDEA YOU HAVE NO IDEA I
WAS YEARS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A
SITUATION THAT'S A TO YOUR
YOU'RE NOT WITH THE LANGUAGE
THAT'S A POSSIBILITY RIGHT. AND
AS USUAL THE PARENT OF THE KID.
THAT'S RIGHT ARE YOU STILL
FORCED TO HAVE TO GOING TO COURT
TO TRY TO EVEN DISCOVER- WHERE
THE CHILD IS AND NOW I HAVE HALF
CÁC SO WHAT IF WE DISAGREE ABOUT
NOW. LET'S SAY TOMORROW A
NINETEEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE
CUSTODY PRESUMABLY BECAUSE
YOU'VE BEEN ESTABLISHED AS THE
AS THE FATHER NOW THAT'S CORRECT
RIGHT NOW THAN. THAT SORRY BUT
WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE IN MY
SITUATION AFTER THIS PASSES
CONVEY. AND UP NOT EVER GETTING
TO MEET THEIR CHILD. ABOUT YOUR
TALK ABOUT MY BIGGER. THIS
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A BASIC
QUESTION OF A PATERNITY RIGHTS
AND PER ESTABLISHMENT OF
PATERNITY. WHAT WHAT WAIT WAIT
THIS IS ABOUT IS. THIS THIS
AMENDMENT IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT
THE THAT THAT A PARENT HAS
ACCESS. TO THESE RECORDS ONE OF
THINGS I'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER
AGAIN FROM FOLKS WHO ARE RAISING
CONCERNS. IS THAT THIS IS ABOUT
HATING OF KID FROM FROM A
PARENT. AT BUT BUT WITH THE
AMENDMENT. THAT ISSUES ADDRESS
AYE AYE YOU GOT A UNIQUE
SITUATION WITH. WHERE YOU HAD
YOUR EX GIRLFRIEND SOUNDS LIKE.
DENYING YOUR PATERNITY. CORRECT
BUT THAT THAT'S SOMETHING YOU
WERE RESOLVED IN COURT YOU'RE
NOW ESTABLISHED AS A PARENT YOU
NOW HAVE WILL HAVE RIGHTS. UNDER
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE BILL.
RIGHT WHAT ABOUT TO DIE THEY-
HAD THE SAME IS THEY'RE STILL
HAVE TO GO AND GET. WHAT WITH
PERSON'S GONNA HAVE TO GET A-
THE PATERNITY. WE IS THAT
THEY'VE GOT A- PROBLEM WHICH YOU
ADDRESS IN YOUR CASE. RIGHT
RIGHT YOU'LL KNOW. BUT LET'S
LET'S GO AHEAD LET'S GET THIS
ORGANIZED. OKAY AROUND YOU HAVE
A QUESTION- I JUST I MEAN I
WANTED TO MAKE THE FIGHT. WHEN I
WAS HEARING THE CONCERNS I
STARTED TO FLIP THROUGH THE AYE
AYE AYE BUT WHEN. I WENT MAD
THESE AMENDMENTS AND I THINK
THAT. I SURE THERE ARE MANY
ISSUES THAT CONCERN THE FOLKS ON
THE OPPOSITION SIDE- YOU KNOW.
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE BUT I
THINK THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF
PARENTAL ACCESS. IS HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED BY THE MEMBERS ARE
TAKEN ON CAMPUS SO JUST TO
CLARIFY SOMETHING YES LET ME ASK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD. IS I
UNDERSTAND IT WHEN ONE FILES A
PETITION TO CHANGE. ANY ASPECT
NAME GENDER. THAT YOU LIST THE
FORMER NAME AS WELL AS THE
PROPOSED NAME. IS THAT CORRECT
THAT'S CORRECT ALL RIGHT SO IF
SOMEBODY. IS LOOKING FOR A CHILD
UNDER THE FORMER NAME. AND THEY
ARE APPARENT THEY WOULD BE ABLE
TO FIND THAT RECORD THAT IS
CORRECT THE ART I THINK CHANGES.
PUT DIFFERENT PARENTS
INVOLVEMENT IN THE ABILITY TO
MAKE THAT EXISTING PROCESS- YOU
KNOW- PRE OR POST THIS BILL. AND
NOTHING NOTHING WOULD CHANGE
WITH THIS BILLS AND
IMPLEMENTATION ON THAT PROCESS
OKAY ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. THEIR
OWN ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS I
GUESS I'M IS THE CONCERN THAT-
THAT IT THAT IT. THE RED RIGHT
NOW CAN GO AND- BASIC RECORD
SEARCHING ACCESS THIS
INFORMATION BUT AS A PARENT.
IT'S HARDER. WELL EVEN IF THE
BILL WERE TO PASS. IT WOULD BE
HARDER FOR. MAYBE AN ESTRANGED
PARENT TO ACCESS THESE RECORDS
IS THAT IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
HEARING FROM OPPOSITION
CHRISTMAS RANGE PARRIS TOLD.
PARENTS RIGHT RIGHT- THE- ISSUE
IS THAT. A I GUESS FREE. FREE AN
OPEN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC TO FIND ONE'S.
ORIGINAL NAME OR GENDER OR-
PRIOR TO THEM TRANSITIONING- AS
IDENTIFIED AS THEY IDENTIFY. ON
THAT THAT WOULD BE KEPT
CONFIDENTIAL SO THEY CAN
MAINTAIN THEIR PRIVACY AND THEY
CAN BE IN CONTROL OF WHEN TO
SHARE THAT INFORMATION- RIGHT
NOW AGAIN IS EVERYTHING HAS
BEEN. MADE MORE PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE MORE ACCESSIBLE- WE
ARE HEARING THAT IN THE
INCREASED INCIDENCE OF THAT
UNINTENTIONAL OUTING. TRACED
BACK TO THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE
TO SEARCH FOR SOME OF THESE
DOCUMENTS- AN EARLIER POINT THE
MEMBERS THAT WERE TAKEN YOU KNOW
THEY WERE DISCOVERED EARLY AND
OUR ASSEMBLY CONVERSATIONS AND-
JUST HEAR COMMITTEE OVER THERE
IS A WORKING CLOSELY WITH
JUDICIAL COUNCIL WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THE- INTENT WAS ALWAYS
THERE. BY ADDING THAT LANGUAGE
TO PRESERVE PARENTAL RIGHTS WE
MADE IT EXPLICITLY CLEAR- THAT
THAT- THAT THAT RIGHT IS
PRESERVED AND IS THERE THROUGH
THIS BILL OKAY THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS.
SEEING. NONE THEIR MOTION. AND
WE MOVED ALL RIGHT. OUR LET'S GO
AHEAD. FIGURE CLOSE GO HEAD
CLOSE I REALLY EMBRACE FOR YOUR
ATTENTION TO THIS THAT THERE'S
ANY SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONS- BE ON
THIS IS IF AND AS IT WAS FOR-
FOR TO THE SENATE. HAPPY TO WORK
WITH ALL OF YOU IN RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALL RIGHT
MA'AM SIXTY IF YOU CALL THE
ROLL. YES YES- WINNER CENTER WE
ARE THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWELVE AB TWO TO THREE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS A BURKE HI.
NUMBER I WILK ALLEN. ALLEN HI
ASHLEY. ASHLEY I CABALLERO.
COPYRIGHT TWO RUSSELL. RUSSELL I
LAYERED. MAN MAN I KNEW LOW.
STERN WIENER. WIENER I. SEVEN
ZERO MEMBERS ASIDE SEVEN ZERO
WILL PUT THAT ON CALL- SO THAT
WAS THE LAST BILL TO BE HEARD-
SELLER STERN IS NOT COULD BE
WITH US TODAY. BUT ANY OTHER
CENTER WHO WISHES TO HAVE THE
REMOTE RECORD SHOULD RETURN TO
THE HEARING ROOM. AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. KEEP THE ROLE OPEN
HERE FOR A FEW MOMENTS WHAT
WE'LL CALL IT ONE TIME. OKAY BUT
LET'S. SO SO WILL WE WILL CALL
WILL CALL THE ROLL WELL FOLKS
THAT ON AND THEN WHAT WILL- WAIT
A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN CALLED
AGAIN ALL RIGHT SO LET'S GO
THROUGH THE ROLE ONE TIME. NOW.
ALL RIGHT GO AHEAD. MEMSIC
TRICKLE ROLLED DON'T. THE START
WITH CONSENT CALENDAR. I ON THE
CAN CALENDAR ALAN. ALLEN AYE
CABALLERO. COPYRIGHT I AM IN.
MEN ARE IN THE LOW STERN- THAT'S
NINE TWO ZERO TWO MEMBERS I WILL
PUT THAT BACK ON CALL. OF FILE
WE KNOW OKAY FILE ITEM ONE A. B.
NINE FIVE SEVEN. A NEW LOW STERN
. EACH ONE PUT BACK ON CALL FILE
ITEM TOO AB NINE THREE THREE.
WILK. MEELO STERN. BACK ON CALL
OKAY. THE AB TWO FIVE FOUR. WILK
WE'RE ALL WEIRD I HELLO STERN.
AT EIGHT TWO ZERO MEMBERS
MISSING PUT BACK ON CALL. FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR AB FIVE FOUR
TWO. WILK ALAN. ALLEN THANK YOU
FOR THE MUSEUM LOST AND ON THE
BACK LAYERED ON. WHERE'D I LOW
STERN. US SEVEN TWO ZERO MEMBERS
MISSING BACK ON CALL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX A DAY ARE ONE WILK.
WEIRD WEIRD I STERN. NINE ZERO
MEMBERS MISSING NINE ZERO FOUR
BACK ON CALL. FILE ITEM TWELVE
AB TWO TO THREE WILK. WHERE'D
WHERE'D I NEED LOW STERN. EIGHT
ZERO EIGHT ZERO PUT IT BACK ON
CALL. THE OKAY I UNDERSTAND THAT
THE.
THE FINAL TIME FOR US TO GO
THROUGH THE ROLE MADAM SECRETARY
LET'S CALL IT ONE FINAL TIME. ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR MEANWHILE.
THE LOW AYE STERN ATTENDEES ZERO
ZERO CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED
. AB. NINE FIVE SEVEN MEELO.
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE AB NINE
FIVE SEVEN. NEW LOW NO STERN.
EIGHT TWO TWO EIGHT TWO BILLS
OUT. FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO AB
NINE THREE THREE WILK. NO WILK
NO ME LO. OKAY A STERN. AT EIGHT
ONE EIGHT ONE BILLS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE AB TWO FIVE
FOUR WILK THE VOTING. MEANWHILE
YOU WILL. I STERN. OKAY. NINE
ZERO NINE ZERO BILLS OUT. FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOR AB FIVE FOUR TWO
A WILK ALL RIGHT WILK AYE ALAN.
NERO NERO I STERN. NINE ZERO
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NUMBER SIX EIGHT J. R. ONE WILK
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ZERO ZERO BILLS OUT. FILE ITEM
TWELVE AB YOU TWO TO THREE WILK
YEAH WILK NO ME LO. YOU WILL
KNOW STERN. THAT IS EIGHT TWO
TWO EIGHT TWO THAT BILLS OUT I
BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR
BUSINESS WE ARE ADJOURNED THANK
YOU. TODAY.