THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER
YEAH. SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER
WITH THE SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. FALLON. ALVARADO,
GAIL. ARCH ILETO. ASHBY. ATKINS.
BECKER BLAKE SPEAR. BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. CORTESI. DAILY. DODD.
DURAZO. EGGMAN. GLASER.
GONZALES. GROVE. HER DAUGHTER.
JONES. LAYERED LIMÓN MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. MEN. NEWMAN. WHEN
HELLO. OH, DEAR. PORTANTINO
ROTH. RUBIO. SEYARTO SKINNER.
SMALL QUIVERS. STERN. HAMBURG.
AHA! WIENER. WILK. A QUORUM IS
PRESENT. WITH THE MEMBERS. WITH
THE MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS.
BEYOND THE RAIL AND IN THE
GALLERY, PLEASE RISE WILL BE LED
IN PRAYER THIS MORNING BY OUR
CHAPLAIN. SISTER, MICHELE
GORMAN. AFTER WHICH PLEASE
REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. LET
US REMEMBER. WE'RE ALWAYS IN
GOD'S PRESENCE. HEART OF LOVE,
SOURCE OF ALL KINDNESS. TEACHER
OF THE WAYS OF GOODNESS. YOU ARE
HIDDEN IN THE POCKETS OF DAILY
LIFE WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED.
HEART OF COMFORT, SHELTERING
WINGS OF LOVE. REFUGE FOR SAD
AND LONELY ONES. YOU EMBRACE ALL
WHO BARELY LOSS, GATHERING OUR
TEARS WITH CARE. HARD TO
UNDERSTANDING. ONE WHO GAZES
APANDI IMPERFECT, THE INCOMPLETE
THE FLOOD THE WEEK YOU NEVER
STOP EXTENDING MERCY. HEART OF
GENEROSITY. ABUNDANCE OF INSIGHT
AND HOPE. DAILY YOU OFFER US
GIFTS OF GROWTH. LEADING TO
CONTINUAL TRANSFORMATION. AND
HEART OF DEEPEST PIECE. RESTING
PLACE AT THE CORE OF OUR BEING.
YOU ARE WAITING ALWAYS FOR OUR
RETURN TO THE SACRED HOME. AMEN.
THANK YOU, SISTER GORMAN. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE. WHERE IS IT?
ALRIGHT, WE'LL BEGIN WITH
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THERE
ARE NONE. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. WILL BE DEEMED READ
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY. WILL
BE DEEMED READ. REPORTS OF
COMMITTEE WILL BE DEEMED READ IN
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE NEXT TO MOTIONS,
RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES.
PURSUANT TO SENATE RULE. 29 10
FILE ITEM TO 84. A B 7876. WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES. THAT OBJECTION PURSUANT
TO JOINT RULE 31. 0.1 JOINT RULE
. 61, A 12 WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY BILLS. 389 AND
876 TO BE HEARD IN THE COMMITTEE
NEXT WEEK. THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION.
MEASURES REPORTED FROM THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WITH
THE RECOMMENDATION DO PASS AS
AMENDED. WILL BE GIVEN THEIR
SECOND READING. AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED AND RETURNED TO SECOND
READING UPON BEING REPORTED.
SENATOR ROSS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. REQUEST WE MOVE. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 49 SCR 80 FROM THE
ACTIVE TO THE INACTIVE FILE.
DESK WILL NOTE. UNDER MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS. SENATOR
MCGUIRE. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. MR PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR LIMÓN. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT RETURNED SV
639 TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR FURTHER
ACTION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS UNDER MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS, THIS WOULD BE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO REMOVE
ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR THAT WE'RE TAKING UP
TODAY. ANY MEMBER WANT TO BE
RECOGNIZED FOR THAT PURPOSE?
ALRIGHT SEE NONE. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE TO CONSIDERATION OF THE
DAILY FILE. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN
WITH ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
SECOND READING AT THE CLERK
WOULD READ, PLEASE. SOMEBODY
BUILT 13 77. MAYBE 16 28 37 A B
12 85. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE NEXT TO GOVERNOR'S
APPOINTMENTS. THIS IS FILE ITEM
67 AND EIGHT AND RECOGNIZE
SENATOR FROM BAKERSFIELD CENTER
GROVE. SORRY, MR PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES FELL. ITEM
NUMBER SIX IS THE CONFIRMATION
OF KAREN DOUGLAS TO THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
PRIOR TO THIS POSITION, SHE WAS
SERVING AS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
OF SENIOR ADVISER ON ENERGY. SHE
PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A MEMBER OF
THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
FROM 2008 TO 2022. SHE WAS
APPROVED ON THE RULES ON THE
RULES COMMITTEE. UM A UNANIMOUS
VOTE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS NOMINATION. SAME TIME
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I WROTE A GILL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. HI, ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. I BLACK
SPEAR. BRADFORD. HI CABALLERO.
AYE, CORTESI. AYE. DELI. DODD.
AYE. THERE ARE SO EGGMAN. BYE.
GLASER. I. GONZALES. AYE, GROVE.
I THOUGHT, UH OH. JONES. LAIRD I
LEMON. MCGUIRE? AYE. MENJIVAR.
AYE. MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. I WIN.
NEELA. ABOUT BYE. TODAVÍA
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. HI, RUBIO.
AYE, SEYARTO. SKINNER. HI SMALL
QUIVERS. I STERN HAMBURG. AYE,
HAB. HI. WIENER. HI, WILK. HI
ABSENT MEMBERS ONE MORE TIME.
SHAKESPEARE. DOLLY! THEY'RE AS
Ó. AYE. 0.0 JONES. LIMÓN WHEN.
SEYARTO STERN. I VOTED 31 TO 0.
THE NOMINATION IS CONFIRMED.
SENATOR GROVE. YOU HAVE ANOTHER
NOMINEE TO PRESENT VIOLATE HIM.
SEVEN FLOOR IS YOURS. I DO.
THANK YOU. MR PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES FILE ITEM SEVEN IS A
CONFIRMATION OF ANGELINA
ANGELINA JOLIE TOVA FOR THE
APPOINTMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA
INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS OPERATING
GOVERNING BOARD. WHY SOMEONE
WOULD WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD
IS BEYOND ME, BUT I JUST AM
GRATEFUL THAT THIS MEMBER CAME
FORWARD AND ACCEPTED THIS
APPOINTMENT AND ASKED FOR HER
CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW
THE CALLOUS ABOARD IS AN IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT
WHEN OUR CONSTITUENTS FLIPPED
THE LIGHT SWITCH, THERE IS POWER
AT THE OTHER END, AND WHAT A
VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM THAT THEY
HAVE NOW WITH EVERYTHING GOING
ON WITH THEIR ENERGY SYSTEM.
SHE'S THE PRESIDENT AND OF
ENERGY OPTIONS INCORPORATED IN
THE FOUNDING BOARD CHAIR OF
RENEWABLES 100 POLICY INSTITUTE
. SHE WAS APPROVED ON THE RULES
COMMITTEE ON JULY 12TH OF
UNANIMOUS VOTE RESPECTFULLY. AS
FOR MY VOTE THANK YOU, SENATOR
GROVE, SENATOR NEWMAN. AND I'M
GLAD TO SUPPORT THIS NOMINATION
. MISS GALA. TEVA IS ONE OF THE
SMARTEST PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT.
SHE HAS DONE WONDERFUL WORK,
ESPECIALLY RECENTLY IN HER ROLE
AS THE LEADER ON THE ARCHES
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
HEARTILY SUPPORT HER
CONFIRMATION I RECOMMEND AND I
VOTE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SCENE NINE. SENATOR
GROVE WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
ALL RIGHT. SENATOR GROVE HAS
CLOSED SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN AYE. BROUGH, GAIL.
AYE. ARCHULETTA. HI. ASHBY. AYE.
ATKINS. HI. BECKER. AYE.
SHAKESPEARE. BRADFORD. HI
CABALLERO. I SEE. HI, DOLLY.
DODD. AYE. DURAZO. I ADMIN. AYE.
GLASER I GONZALES. AYE. GROWTH.
I POTATO. JONES. LAYERED AYE.
LIMÓN MCGUIRE I MENJIVAR. MEN.
AYE. NEWMAN. I WIN. DELYLAH A
CHILD VOGUE. AYE. BUT THE HI,
PORTANTINO. HI. ROTH. AYE.
RUBIO. I SEE OUR TOE. SKINNER.
AYE. SMALL GRIEVOUS. AYE, STERN.
HAMBURG. I WILL HAVE. WIENER
WAHABI. AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK.
HI. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS ONE MORE TIME.
SHAKESPEARE. DOLLY! OR DATO.
JONES. LIMÓN MENJIVAR. AYE. WHEN
NILO. SEYARTO STERN. TOTAL, AYE.
VOTE OF 32 TO 0. THE NOMINATION
IS CONFIRMED SENATOR GROVE YOU
HAVE ANOTHER ITEM ITEM EIGHT. I
DO. THANK YOU. MR PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES FELL. ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT IS A CONFIRMATION OF
KIMBERLY GALLAGHER. NO RELATION
TO THE ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN
LEADER THAT I AM AWARE OF, AND
FERN STEINER FOR THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION, AND
ALSO ON THIS VOTE, COLLEAGUES
WILL BE VOTING FOR SANDRA
MATUSOW NÓ. MATSUMOTO I
APOLOGIZE FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO
THE SACRAMENTO SAN JOAQUIN DELTA
CONSERVANCY BOARD. THESE
APPOINTEES WERE APPROVED BY THE
RULES COMMITTEE ON JULY 12TH
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR GROVE, ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
NOMINATION AND THESE
NOMINATIONS? SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I WROTE A GUILD. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE
ATKINS. I BECKER I SHAKESPEARE.
BRADFORD. BY CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD.
AYE, DURAZO. BY ADMIN. BY
GLASER. AYE, GONZALEZ. AYE,
GROVE. I KNOW. BYE. JONES. HI,
LAIRD. I KNOW MOM. MCGUIRE AYE,
MENJIVAR. I MEAN, AYE, NEWMAN. I
WIN. I FEEL Ó. HI. AYE.
PORTANTINO. I ROT. AYE, RUBIO.
AYE, SEYARTO. ISAAC SKINNER.
SMALL GRIEVERS. I START.
HAMBURG. I WOULD HOB AYE,
WIENER. I WELCOME BYE. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS ONE MORE
TIME. LIKE SPEAR. LIMÓN OH,
DEAR. I START. DON'T GO TO 37 TO
0. THE NOMINEES ARE CONFIRMED.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE BACK
TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
RECOGNIZED, SENATOR MCGUIRE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND GOOD
MORNING, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS.
HERE'S A RESOLUTION AT THE DESK
REQUESTING PERMISSION TO SUSPEND
JOINT RULE 61 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY. THE
ASSEMBLY BILL 13 73 TO BE HEARD
IN COMMITTEE AFTER THE DEADLINE
. THESE REQUESTS HAVE BEEN
IMPROVED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR MCGUIRE
WITH THE SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
THE RESOLUTION. RESOLVED THAT
JOINT RULE 61 8 12 BE DISPENSED
WITH AS REQUESTED. SENATOR DOLLY
. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS 29 PAGES OF AMENDMENTS
PROCUREMENT. IS THE ISSUE HERE.
INDEPENDENT BODY IS GOING TO BE
ABLE TO BUY POWER IN CALIFORNIA
, AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE
CONTROL REASONS. ALI. THIS IS
NOT A DEBATABLE IRISH QUEST. A
NO VOTE ON THIS RULE WAIVER.
SENATOR MCGUIRE IS ASKING FOR AN
I VOTE. I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM
SENATOR DOLLY ASKING FOR A NO
VOTE SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN HI. OF RODA GIL. THE
LETTER. BY ASHBY. HI, ATKINS.
HI, BECKER. SHAKESPEARE.
BRADFORD. HI CABALLERO. BY
CORTESI. I DOLLY. NO. DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. HI, EGGMAN. GLASER. HI.
GONZALEZ. AYE, GROVE. NO, HER
DAUGHTER. AYE. JONES. NÓ LAIRD.
AYE, LIMÓN. MCGUIRE. HI MAJOR,
ARE I MEAN, AYE, NEWMAN. I WIN.
NO NILO, NO VOTE. NO IDEA. AYE.
PORTANTINO HI. RATH. AYE, RUBIO.
BY SEYARTO. NÓ SKINNER. BY SMALL
QUIVERS. I TURN HAMBURG. BY HOB
BY WIENER. AYE. WELCOME. NO.
IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
OF RODA GIL. HI, BECKER. HI
BLAKE SPEAR. HAGMAN. AYE, LIMÓN.
START. 29 8. AND A VOTE OF 29 TO
8. THE MOTION CARRIES THE JOINT
RULES ARE SUSPENDED. MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE
SENATE THIRD READING. NEXT STEP.
WE HAVE THREE RESOLUTIONS WE'RE
GOING TO DEAL WITH UNDER THIS
CATEGORY. THE FIRST ONE IS FILE
ITEM NUMBER 47 SCR 71 BY SENATOR
RUBIO SHE'S PREPARED. CLERK.
PLEASE READ. PACIFIC CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 71 BY SENATOR RUBIO
CHILDHOOD CANCER, RELATIVELY
CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
, SENATOR RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE SENATE TODAY I RISE TO
PRESENT SCR 71 A RESOLUTION
DECLARING THE MONTH OF THIS
SEPTEMBER 2023 CHILDHOOD CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. CANCER IS THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH BY
DISEASE FOR CHILDREN IN THE
UNITED STATES. 20% OF OUR
CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
WILL NOT SURVIVE AND FOR THEIR
CHILDREN HAD TO SURVIVE. THEY
SPEND A LIFETIME WITH MANY, MANY
ELEMENTS. MANY ARE AT RISK OF
LIFE LONG SIDE EFFECTS FROM
THEIR CANCER TREATMENTS THAT
WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR
HEALTH AND WELL BEING. CANCER
TAKES AWAY THEIR DREAMS, THEIR
LAUGHTER IN THE FUTURE OF TOO
MANY CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES.
THAT IS WHY I URGE EVERYONE TO
SUPPORT SCR 71 TODAY BY
SPREADING AWARENESS, WE CAN
SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORT THOSE
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE FIGHTING
CANCER. HONOR THOSE WHO WE'VE
LOST AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE
TO THE RESEARCHERS, HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT LEAD THE WAY IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CANCER. SO MANY OF OUR
FAMILIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS
. SO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE
EXPERIENCED A LOSS. AND SO
TODAY, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
OF PRIVILEGE TO HIGHLIGHT ANDREW
HERSHMAN, WHO WAS MY BEST
FRIEND'S SON WHO PASSED LAST
YEAR NEW YEAR'S DAY. HIS NAME
WAS ANDREW HIRSCHMANN. I WANT TO
ALSO HONOR THE LIFE OF MY COUSIN
WHO PASSED LAST WEEK OF CANCER
AND HELICAL SOTO. SHE WAS JUST
55 YEARS OLD AND TO ALL OF YOUR
FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE
STRUGGLING WITH CANCER. MY HEART
GOES OUT TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
YOU WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS
DEVASTATING DISEASE. I WANT TO
THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
JOINED AS CO AUTHORS IN
PARTICULAR. I WANT TO POINT OUT
THE SENATOR FROM RIVERSIDE FOR
JOINING US, A PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR ON THIS MEASURE, AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
EYEBALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR RUBIO. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE, SENATOR GROVE? THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE
TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS,
THE AUTHOR OF THIS FILM AND
THANK HER FOR BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD. UM WE JUST
CELEBRATED A RIBBON CUTTING IN
BAKERSFIELD FOR THE FIRST
PEDIATRICS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
SURGERY CENTER. THE LAWRENCE
SMALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INSIDE
OF THE BIG SHOW MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL WAS ESTABLISHED WHEN
LAUREN SMALL, A YOUNG CHILD LOST
HER LIFE TO CANCER. THIS FAMILY
HAD WEALTH. THEY WENT ALL OVER
THE WORLD TRYING TO FIND A CURE
, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
THEY REALIZE IS LIKE GOING DOWN
THE LOS ANGELES AND THERE WERE
FAMILIES LIVING IN THEIR CAR.
BRUSHING THEIR TEETH OUT OF A IT
SO THAT THEY COULD BE WITH THEIR
CHILD THAT WAS RECEIVING CANCER
TREATMENTS. CURRAN COUNTY WE HAD
NO AVAILABILITY TO HAVE
PEDIATRICS INTENSIVE CARE
SERVICES UNTIL THIS FAMILY
STEPPED UP. AND ACTUALLY DONATED
THE RESOURCES TO TOUCH EVERY
FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS
STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THESE
SITUATIONS. WE JUST RECENTLY
THIS PAST WEEK DID THE RIBBON
CUTTING FOR THE NEW FACILITY
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE A
PEED? SIX BED? UM SURGERY CENTER
, SO NONE OF OUR CHILDREN WILL
HAVE TO EVER GO NORTH OR SOUTH
AGAIN, UM IN THE STATE, AND YOU
CAN GET TREATMENT FOR YOUR CHILD
RIGHT AT HOME. CANCER IS A
DEVASTATING THING. IT ATTACKS
EVERYONE DOESN'T MATTER. YOUR
RACE DOESN'T MATTER YOUR WEALTH,
YOUR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. IT'S
AN EVIL DISEASE AND IT CAN'T IT
AFFECTS EVERYONE AND ESPECIALLY
, UM, MY HEARTFELT UH. EMPATHY
GOES OUT TO THEM GOES OUT TO
FAMILIES THAT HAVE CHILDREN THAT
DIE OF THIS DISEASE. THE
ORIGINAL DONOR AND PATRIARCH OF
THAT FAMILY CAN A STEWARD SMALL
PASSED AWAY TWO WEEKS AGO. AND
UM, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT WHEN
HE GOT TO HEAVEN, LAUREN READ
MET HIM AT THE GATES AND SAID,
WELCOME, PAPA. THERE'S NO
CUSSING HERE. AND SO I APPLAUD
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BEFORE WORD AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SCENE
NINE. SENATOR RUBIO, YOU MAY
CLOSE I JUST WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR THEIR, UM AGAIN FOR
JOINING ON THIS CAUSE, AND WE
HOPE TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT TO
FIND A CURE FOR COUNSELING WITH
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK, AND I
WILL THANK YOU ALL DEBATE HAVING
CEASED, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN HIÂU. I STILETTO?
I ASHBY AYE, ATKINS. BECKER.
AYE. BLAKESPEAR BRADFORD. BY
BARBIERO. ORTEZ. DELI. I DODD. I
TERRAZZO. I ADMIN. GLASER. I.
GONZALES. HIGH GROVE. I DUNNO.
HI JONES. HI, LARRY. LIMÓN
MCGUIRE BY MENJIVAR. MEN. AYE,
LUMEN. I WENT I KNEEL Ó. I TOLD
BOOK. VIDEO. AYE, PORTANTINO.
AYE, ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. AYE,
SEYARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE.
SMALL QUIVERS. AYE, STERN.
HAMBURG. I WILL HOP. AYE,
WIENER. AYE. WILK HIGH PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ATKINS.
SHAKESPEARE. HAGMAN? AYE. LIMÓN
MENJIVAR. I START. ON A VOTE OF
36 TO 0. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 48 S R 43.
SENATOR FROM BAKERSFIELD
RECOGNIZED THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES TODAY I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 24TH
IS GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND
FAMILIES DAYS. AS THE FIRST
FEMALE VETERANS. EXCUSE ME. I
NEGLECTED TO HAVE THE SECRETARY
READ THE RESOLUTION, SO LET'S
BEGIN THEIR SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ THE RESOLUTION. SENATE
RESOLUTION 43 BY SENATOR GROVE
RELATIVE TO GOLD STAR MOTHERS
AND FAMILIES STAY SENATOR GROVE.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. TODAY
COLLEAGUES I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
SEPTEMBER 24TH IS GOLD STAR
MOTHERS AND FAMILIES. DAY IS THE
FIRST FEMALE VETERAN, UM AND
JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES ALSO,
UM, THAT OUR FEMALE VETERANS AND
OTHER VETERANS ON THIS FLOOR I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
RECOGNIZE OUR GOLD STAR AND BLUE
STAR FAMILIES, GOLD STAR MOTHERS
AND FAMILIES DAYS IS THE
PRACTICE OF MILITARY FAMILIES
HANGING A SERVICE FLAG. OUTSIDE
OF THEIR HOMES ARE ON THEIR
PROPERTY OR THROUGHOUT THEIR
TOWN. A BLUE STAR REFLECTING THE
MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY WHO IS
CURRENTLY SERVING THIS COUNTRY
IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY
AND A GOLD STAR FOR A MEMBER OF
THEIR FAMILY, WHO HAS LOST THEIR
LIFE DURING MILITARY SERVICE,
ENHANCING PUBLIC RECOGNITION FOR
THE LOSS OF CHILDREN. UM THAT
HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE AND SERVED
ADMIRABLY FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
MILITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE GOLD STAR MOTHERS HAD
BECOME THE BACKBONE OF SUPPORT
FOR COUNTLESS FAMILIES ENDURING
TRAUMATIC HARDSHIP COMMENCING ON
THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER. UH,
EXCUSE ME, COMMEMORATING THE
LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER HAS BECOME
A FURTHER DEMONSTRATION OF
SUPPORT IN THE NATION'S
COMMITMENT. TO THEIR FAMILIES
AND OUR CURRENT SERVICE MEMBERS
THE STRENGTH OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES THAT'S BUILT
UPON THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO
SERVE AND PROUDLY WEAR A UNIFORM
TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY AND THE
FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT THEM WHILE
THEY'RE SERVING AND AFTER THEIR
GRIEVING AT THE LOSS OF ONE OF
THEIR CHILDREN. IT'S ESSENTIAL
THAT THE STATE SUPPORTS THESE
FAMILIES NOT ONLY IN THE DAYS
THAT FOLLOW THE LOSS, BUT IN THE
YEARS TO COME AS SAR 43
COMMEMORATE SEPTEMBER 24TH 2023
IS GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND
FAMILIES DAY IN CALIFORNIA AND
RECOGNIZES IMMENSE LONG TERM
IMPACTS OF LOSING THE LIVED ONE
IN THE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO
IN YOUR DISTRICTS, BUT WE LINE
THE AMTRAK STATION IN A CORRIDOR
WITH PICTURES. OF OUR FALLEN
MILITARY AND OF THOSE BLUE STAR
FAMILIES THAT ARE STILL SERVING
AND WE HONOR THEM EVERY YEAR SO
THAT WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE DOWN
TRUXTON AVENUE OR THEY DRIVE TO
THE TRAIN STATION, OR THEY DRIVE
DOWN CHESTER AVENUE, A MAJOR
CORRIDOR IN BAKERSFIELD, THEY
SEE PICTURES AND FLAGS POSTED ON
POLES. UM SO THAT PEOPLE CAN
REMEMBER THOSE THAT GAVE THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THIS
COUNTRY AND THE FAMILIES THEY
LEFT BEHIND. RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR GROVE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE? SEEING NONE. THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. I SEE NO OBJECTION. 36.
YES? ZERO. NO. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM 51 SCR 75. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 75 BY SENATOR ROBO
RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MONTH. SENATOR OKO
ABOVE THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS
AND PLEASED TO PRESENT SCR 75,
WHICH RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 2023
AS CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY FOR
PRESIDENT PREPAREDNESS MONTH.
THIS IS A LINE WITH FEMA'S
ANNUAL NATIONAL EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AIMS
TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER AMERICANS
TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO
ALL TYPES OF EMERGENCIES. AND
NATURAL DISASTERS THIS YEAR
ALONE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIANS HAVE EXPERIENCED
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AND
DISPLACEMENTS DUE TO NATURAL
DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. IN MY
DISTRICT, THE MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITIES WERE DEVASTATED BY
NOW. UNPRECEDENTED WINTER
SNOWSTORM EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND
MORE RECENTLY, WE EXPERIENCED
ANOTHER EMERGENCY WITH
SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL FROM THE
HURRICANE. WHICH GENERATED
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE
MUDSLIDES. IT IS VITAL THAT ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND ALL
HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IN PLACE BEFORE AN
EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER
STRIKES. THESE PLANS SHOULD
INCLUDE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE
SHELTER RESERVES OF FOOD, WATER
, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, BACKUP POWER
SOURCES, STRATEGIES FOR
PROTECTING ANIMALS ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION IN A MODE OF
COMMUNICATION, THANKFUL TO ALL
OF MY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT
HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE IN
RECENT MONTHS TO EVALUATE THEIR
PROCESSES AND PLAN FOR FUTURE
EMERGENCIES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THEIR
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
OF MY CONSTITUENTS. I'M
COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT MY
DISTRICT HAS EVERY RESOURCE IT
NEEDS TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
SCR 75 ENCOURAGES CALIFORNIANS
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF
PLANNING FOR EMERGENCIES IN
ORDER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES,
THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS RESOLUTION?
SENATOR CIERTO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY AS A
PROUD CO AUTHOR AND SUPPORT OF
SCR 75 DECLARING SEPTEMBER AS
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MONTH HAVING SERVED
MY ENTIRE CAREER AS A PUBLIC
SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. I'VE SEEN
FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR
EMERGENCIES AND THE DIFFERENCE
IT MAKES WHEN PEOPLE MAKE A PLAN
FOR THE UNIMAGINABLE HAVING A
PLAN FOR SHELTER, COMMUNICATION
AND TRANSPORTATION SAVES TIME,
WHICH IN TURN SAVES LIVES WITH
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIA'S FACING CALIFORNIANS
FACING EVACUATIONS, WILDFIRES,
MUDSLIDES AND ROLLING BLACKOUTS
EVERY YEAR AND, OF COURSE WITH
THE EVER PRESENT DANGER AND
FUTURE OF HAVING AN EARTHQUAKE
AT SOME POINT IT IS MORE
CRITICAL THAN EVER BEFORE THAT
WE ALL PLAN FOR EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS WITH ALL THIS IN
MIND. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
BECKER. HERE I THINK THAT
SENATOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THIS RESOLUTION. UNEXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NATURAL
DISASTERS ARE BECOMING MORE
FREQUENT, INTENSE AS A RESULT OF
EMISSIONS IN OUR STATE LAST WEEK
WHEN TROPICAL STORM HILLARY
TOUCHED DOWN IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. BRINGING RECORD
BREAKING TORRENTIAL RAIN AND
FLOODING TO THE REGION. WE WERE
SENT AN OMINOUS REMINDER OF THAT
FACT. BUT LET'S NOT LOSE SIGHT
OF HOPE WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND
FUELING THESE DISASTERS, AND WE
CAN THEN TAKE A CRUCIAL STEP
TOWARDS COLLECTIVE ACTION. LAST
YEAR. BESIDES INVESTING BILLIONS
INTO CLIMATE MITIGATION TO
PREVENT THESE DISASTERS FROM
GETTING WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT
. THE SENATE WILL GO INTO A
SHORT RECESS.
APOLOGIES TO SENATOR BECKER WERE
AT FILE ITEM 51, SENATOR BECKER,
YOU MAY CONTINUE. SENATOR
BECKER. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. I KNOW THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL
TOPIC ABOUT EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, BUT I DID WANT TO
UH, NO, THAT HOW WE AS A BODY
HAVE INVESTED 378 MILLION FOR
COASTAL RESILIENCE. 2.7 BILLION
FOR WILDFIRE PREPARATION AND
HEALTH 404 MILLION INTO EXTREME
HEAT MITIGATION AND AT ONE TIME
436 MILLION FOR FAMILIES AND
HILLARY BASIN, BUT WE CAN DO
MORE. BY PUTTING ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE
MITIGATION AND SPREADING
AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
AND DISASTER PREP IN OUR
COMMUNITIES WILL BE BETTER
EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THESE
INEVITABLE DISASTERS. ESPECIALLY
ASK YOUR I VOTE ON SCR 75. THANK
YOU, SENATOR BECKER ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ITEM ON THIS RESOLUTION? SEE
NONE. SENATOR OCHOA, BOGEY MAY
CLOSE I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THIS
ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR A UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
EYES 36 0. THE RESOLUTION
CARRIES THINGS ARE VERY SEVEN
NOW. 36 WAS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE NEXT
TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING. WE
HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
THIS MORNING. FIRST ONE UP IS
FILE ITEM 76. ASSEMBLY BILL 14
45. THE CLERK. PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 14 45 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SENATOR NEWMAN. YOU'RE GOING TO
PRESENT THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT A B 14 45 THEN
ENDOW DROWNING PREVENTION ACT ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ARAMBULA. NAME WAS AN 18 YEAR
OLD SENIOR PREPARING TO GRADUATE
AS VALEDICTORIAN OF EDISON HIGH
SCHOOL IN FRESNO WHEN HE
TRAGICALLY DROWNED IN A LOCAL
RIVER IN MAY 2017 IN A YEAR JUST
LIKE THIS YEAR WHEN THE RIVERS
ARE SO FULL, A B 14 45 WILL
INCREASE AWARENESS OF SWIM
SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION
AND AN EARLY AGE, THEREBY SAVING
COUNTLESS YOUNG LIVES IN
CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY YOUNG
PEOPLE LIKE HANG ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
THIS MORNING. A DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS ITEM. SEE NOW
THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR A UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. I SEE NO OBJECTION.
EYES 37 NO. ZERO. THE RESOLUTION
CARRIES.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM. 1 98 ASSEMBLY BILL 11 09.
FLOOR MANAGERS PREPARED THE
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 11 09 BY SOME REMEMBER
CONNOLLY AND ACTIVATING THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY. RECOGNIZE THE
SENATOR FROM SACRAMENTO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 11 09
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CONNOLLY. MAYBE 11 09 IS KNOWN
AS TYLER'S LAW WILL PROHIBIT THE
SALE OF SODIUM NITRITE TO MINORS
UNDER THE AGE OF 18. SODIUM
NITRATE HAS NO LEGITIMATE USE AT
CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 10% IT'S
SOLD ONLINE AT CONCENTRATIONS
ABOVE 90% WITH NO SAFEGUARDS.
THE EASE OF AVAILABILITY ONLINE
HAS BECOME AN ALL TOO COMMON
METHOD OF SUICIDE FOR TEENAGERS
AROUND THE COUNTRY. A B 11 09
ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BY
PROHIBITING THE SALE OF SODIUM
NITRITE TO MINORS AND
PROHIBITING ITS SALE TO ADULTS
AT PURITY ABOVE 10% MAYBE 11 09
HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND HAS
RECEIVED NO NO VOTES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE ON THIS ITEM. SEEN ON
THIS MEASURE IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. SENIOR
OBJECTIONS. EYES 37 0. THE
RESOLUTION AS ADOPTED. WE'RE
GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM.
203 THIS IS A CR 17. FLOOR
MANAGERS PREPARED TO THE
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SOMEBODY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 17 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS RELATIVE
TO CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
DAY AND THE CALIFORNIA INDIAN
CULTURAL AWARENESS OF CONFERENCE
. SENATOR GONZALEZ. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. I RISE TO PRESENT
AT 17 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS, WHICH
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY
CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR ON THE
FOURTH FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER. A CR
17 ALSO RECOGNIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE ANNUAL
CALIFORNIA INDIAN CULTURAL
AWARENESS CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL
BE HELD ON THE SAME DAY AS
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN DAY
AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT RESOURCES
TO OUR STATE'S TEACHERS. IN
JUNE, 2019 GOVERNOR NEWSOM
ISSUED AN APOLOGY TO THE STATES,
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBES. AND CONDEMNED THE
GENOCIDE AND HEINOUS ATROCITIES
OF PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND
LEGISLATURE'S DEALING WITH THE
TRAUMA OF THE PAST BEGINS WITH
KNOWLEDGE AND ACKNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
THAT HISTORY. THAT IS WHY IT'S
SO IMPORTANT THAT EDUCATORS ARE
PROVIDED THE RESOURCES IN
CALIFORNIA TO ENSURE THAT WE
UNDERSTAND ARE RICH AND DIVERSE
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ON A CR 17. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GONZALEZ ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE
OF THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR A
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. SEE NO
OBJECTIONS. ICE 37 NO. ZERO THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM
TO 27. THIS IS A B 4 78. FOR
MANAGER APPEARS TO BE READY. THE
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 4 73 BY SUDDENLY MEMBER AL
GARA CURRY AND ACT RELATING TO
MOTOR VEHICLES. SENATOR AMBERG.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES, A B 4 73 WILL UPDATE
THE RULES GOVERNING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTO DEALER
FRANCHISES AND THE MANUFACTURING
FRANCHISORS UNDER CALIFORNIA'S
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE LAW
, THE AUTHOR HAS TAKEN DOZENS OF
AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING STRIPPING
ENTIRE PORTIONS OF THE BILL
GOVERNING WARRANTY
REIMBURSEMENTS. E V. CHARGER
BANKING RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL
OF DEALERSHIP SALES VENUES FOR
LAWSUITS AND OTHERS THE TWO
BIGGEST REMAINING PROVISIONS
PROTECT FRANCHISEES FROM DIRECT
COMPETITION FROM THEIR
FRANCHISOR PROTECT CONSUMERS
FROM HIDDEN COSTS BY RESTRICTING
WHICH FEATURES OF A CAR
MANUFACTURERS OR DEALERS CAN
CHARGE SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR I
URGE AND I VOTE. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ITEM. SEE NONE. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. I
WROTE A GILL. BY LETTER. HI,
ASHBY. HI, ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
I BLAKE SPEAR. BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ORTEZ. I DOLLY. I
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AYE, GLASER. ALRIGHT GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. HI. AYE, JONES. AYE,
LAIRD. BY LIMÓN. MCGUIRE AYE.
MANY OF OUR BY MEN. BY NEWMAN.
BY NGUYEN. I KNEEL Ó. BUT YOUR
BOOK HI. PORTANTINO HI, ROB.
RUBIO. SEYARTO SKINNER. SMALL
GREVERS. AYE, STERN. HAMBURG. I
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BLAKE SPEAR. DODD. AYE. LIMÓN
HELLO. STERN. ON A VOTE OF 36 TO
0. THE MEASURE CARRIES MEASURES
ADOPTED. MEMBERS WERE GOING TO
MOVE NEXT TO OUR SPECIAL CONSENT
CALENDAR. PRIOR TO TAKING OUT
THE SPECIAL CONSENT COLORADO. I
WANT TO ASK ONE MORE TIME IF THE
MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN
ITEM FROM THE SPECIAL CONSENT
CALENDAR. SEE NO MICROPHONES UP,
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ THE
SPECIAL CONSENT CALENDAR. SENATE
BILL 3 74 4 13 4 21 4 75 5 95 6
12 6 17 6 69 76808 83. THERE'S
SOMEBODY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. 56 SENATE
RESOLUTION 40 SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION FOR 11 26 83 89 90
SENATE RESOLUTION 48 SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 91 SENATE
RESOLUTION 49. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I BROUGHT A
GIRL. HI, ARCHULETTA. I ASKED
BE. HI, ATKINS. BECKER. BLAKE
SPEAR. BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO.
I COULD SEE ALRIGHT, DOLLY! AYE,
DODD. I TERRAZZO. I ADMIN. AYE
GLASER HIGH GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. I DON'T KNOW. HI JONES.
AYE, LAIRD. AYE, LIMÓN. MCGUIRE
I MEAN, JABBAR. I MEAN, AYE,
NEWMAN. I WIN. I NEED Ó. AYE. I
PITY OF PORTANTINO I BROUGHT
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SKINNER. I SMILED WAIVERS. I
START. HAMBURG. I HAVE AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. BYE. THE
HOUSE VOTE 37 0 ON FILE ITEM 3
14 37 0 ON THE REMAINDER OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO GO NEXT TO
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SENATOR
PORTANTINO. I THINK YOU HAVE
SOME ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. I WAS
THINKING OF POSTPONING THE
SUSPENSE HEARING, BUT, UH, MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE LOBBIED ME TO GO
FORWARD. UM BUT YES, IMMEDIATELY
. APOSTLE WORDS. 10 O'CLOCK AT
10 15. THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE IN ROOM
2200. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PORTANTINO 10 15 IN ROOM 2200.
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
. SEE NO FURTHER COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
NEXT BACK TO RESOLUTIONS AND
MOTIONS. THIS IS THE TIME FOR
ADJOURNING MEMORIES AND WHEN I
FIRST RECOGNIZED, SENATOR KILL A
BUG. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. IT IS WITH GREAT
SADNESS THAT I RISE TO ADJOURN
IN MEMORY OF LAURA AND CARLTON.
A RESIDENT OF CEDAR GLEN.
COMMUNITY IN MY DISTRICT. LARA
OR LORI, AS SHE WAS
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN, WAS
FATALLY SHOT BY A MAN WHO MADE
DISPARAGING REMARKS ABOUT THE
PRIDE FLAG DISPLAYED AT HER
CLOTHING STORE MAGPIE. WHEN SHE
OPENED MAGPIE HER CLOTHING STORY
AND CEDAR GLEN. TWO YEARS AGO,
SHE HUNG A PRIDE FLAG AT THE
ENTRANCE. LORI'S COMMITMENT TO
INCLUSIVITY WAS EXEMPLIFIED BY
THIS SIMPLE YET PROFOUND ACT. IT
WASN'T JUST A FLAG. IT WAS A
SYMBOL OF HER UNWAVERING SUPPORT
FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
WHENEVER THAT FLAG WAS TORN DOWN
, LORI RAISED AT ONCE MORE
DEMONSTRATING HER DEDICATION TO
THE VALUES OF LOVE AND EQUALITY.
BUT TRAGICALLY, THESE VALUES
WOULD COST HER DEARLY. LORI AT
THE AGE OF 66 WAS TAKEN FROM US
IN A SENSELESS ACT THAT HAS
SHAKEN THE COMMUNITY TO ITS
CORE. LORI'S LIFE WAS MARKED BY
A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN
UNWAVERING DEDICATION. SHE BEGAN
HER JOURNEY IN THE FASHION
INDUSTRY AS A TEENAGER AT HER
FAMILY'S BUSINESS. FRED SEGAL IN
LOS ANGELES. AFTER GRADUATING
FROM THE ART CENTER COLLEGE OF
DESIGN IN PASADENA, SHE WORKED
AT KENNETH COLE FOR OVER 15
YEARS AS AN EXECUTIVE. IN 2013.
SHE FULFILLED HER DREAM BY
OPENING MAGPIE ON VENTURA
BOULEVARD IN STUDIO CITY. THIS
VENTURE SUCCESS LED HER TO OPEN
A SECOND STORY IN CEDAR GLEN IN
2021. LORI'S CONTRIBUTIONS
EXTENDED FAR BEYOND THE WORLD OF
FASHION. HE WAS A PASSIONATE
ADVOCATE FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS.
LAURIE WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST
DONORS TO THE LAKE ARROWHEAD
LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATED IN THEIR EVENTS,
INCLUDING THE PRIDE BOAT PARADE.
INSIDE INSIDE MAGPIE, A
DEDICATED SECTION DESCRIBED
RAINBOW COLORED PRODUCTS AND
RAINBOW CANDLES ADORNED THE CASH
REGISTERED. HER MESSAGE WAS
CLEAR. LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
LORI'S DREAM WAS TO MAKE CEDAR
GLEN IN A MORE INCLUSIVE PLACE.
WE FIND OURSELVES IN A TIME
MARKED BY CONTENTION. TOO
FREQUENTLY. VIOLENCE TAKES PLACE
OF CIVIL DISCOURSE AND REASONED
DEBATE. THE PREVAILING TREND OF
VILIFYING THOSE WHO HOLD
DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS. IS A
PERILOUS APPROACH THAT CAN LEAD
TO TRAGIC OUTCOMES. LAURIE WILL
FOREVER BE REMEMBERED AS A
SYMBOL OF LOVE ACCEPTANCE IN THE
UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT OF THOSE WHO
FIGHT FOR EQUALITY. REGARDLESS,
THE COST. IN THE FACE OF
ADVERSITY. LET HER LEGACY
INSPIRE US TO FIND COMMON GROUND
AND EMBRACE THE POWER OF
RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE. AND
UNDERSTANDING IN ORDER TO HELP
FOSTER A MORE PERFECT UNION. OUR
CHILDREN TRULY DO DESERVE IT.
SHE SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF
28 YEARS BOARD, CARLTON AND
THEIR NINE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. I
WISH LORI'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
PEACE AND COMFORT DURING THIS
TIME OF DEEP SORROW. ON THIS
ITEM. RECOGNIZE SENATOR EGGMAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I ALSO
RISE RISES. THE CHAIR OF THE
LGBT CAUCUS TO ALSO SPEAK IN
MEMORY OF LAURIE, UM AND TO TALK
ABOUT THE COURAGE THAT SHE HAD
FOR ALWAYS TRYING TO STAND WITH
HER ALLY. SHE WAS NOT A MEMBER
OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT SHE WAS AN
ALLY. AND I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY
SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THE IN THE
LEGISLATURE, WE HAVE HAD
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORIES OF AT
LEAST TWO MASS SHOOTINGS AT L G.
B T. Q UM, VENUES. UH WE HAVE
HAD ADJOURNS AND MEMORIES FOR
JEWISH PEOPLE, PEOPLE GOING INTO
THE CONGREGATION AND SHOOTING WE
HAVE HAD ADJOURNS AND MEMORIES
FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE GONE IN AND
SHOT. AND KILLED PEOPLE, AND I
GUESS I WOULD LIKE JUST TO BE
ABLE TO RECORD TO SAY RHETORIC
HAS CONSEQUENCES. YOUR SILENCE
HAS CONSEQUENCES. IF PEOPLE SEE
OTHERS AS LESS THAN THEM AND AS
THE ENEMY. IT MAKES THEM LESS
HUMAN. AND IF PEOPLE ARE LESS
HUMAN IT IS MORE EASY TO KILL
AND TO BE VIOLENT AND TO VILIFY.
IF YOU STAND SILENT. FOR PRIDE
RESOLUTIONS. IF YOU STAND SILENT
FOR PEOPLE'S EQUALITY AND
MARRYING AND EVERYTHING ELSE IF
YOU FEED RHETORIC ABOUT GROOMING
IF YOU FEED RHETORIC ABOUT DRAG
QUEENS AND BANNING BOOKS AND ALL
THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE HAVE JUST
RELEASED. ANGER AND HATE TO
VILIFY OTHERS AND TO CREATE
DIVISION. IT HAS DEADLY.
CONSEQUENCES DEADLY CONSEQUENCES
, AND I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN,
WE TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO
LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AGAIN.
SINCE I'VE BEEN A LEGISLATURE,
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BE
A LOT OF NOISE ABOUT. YOU'RE
TAKING OUR GUNS. YOU'RE TAKING
OUR BIBLES. YOU'RE TAKING OUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS. NOBODY'S TAKING
ANYTHING. EVERYBODY IS JUST
TRYING TO LIVE AND TO BE THEM
FULL SELVES. I WISH AS WE
ADJOURN IN MEMORY TO THIS BRAVE
WOMAN WHO STOOD BY US TO STOOD
BY OUR COMMUNITY OUT OF LOVE
THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL
SUPPOSED TO BE STANDING HERE
DOING TOGETHER IS STANDING
TOGETHER OUT OF LOVE, AND OFTEN
IT IS NOT THE VOICES OF THOSE
WHO SCREAM AND SHOOT. BUT IT IS
THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS WHO
STAND BY QUIETLY AND DO NOTHING
ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE
MUST DO MORE. AND I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN AND THE MEMORY OF LORI
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOMMIT
TO ACTUALLY STANDING WITH OUR
ALLIES AND STANDING FOR PEACE
AND LOVE AND THE ACCEPTANCE THAT
ALL OF US SHOULD ENJOY THE
ADJOURNMENT. MOTION SENATOR FROM
SAN FRANCISCO SENATOR WIENERS
RECOGNIZED THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I ALSO RISE TO ASK
THAT THE SENATE ADJOURNED AND
MEMORY OF LORI CARLTON, WHO I
DID NOT KNOW HER, BUT EVERYTHING
I'VE SEEN AND READ ABOUT HER
INDICATES THAT SHE WAS AN
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING
WHO WAS DOING GREAT THINGS AND
AMAZING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
AND SHE WAS MURDERED IN COLD
BLOOD. UM, AND SHE DIED BECAUSE
SHE STOOD WITH THE L G B T Q
COMMUNITY. AND BECAUSE SHE
DIDN'T BACK DOWN. WHEN A VIOLENT
BIGOT. ATTEMPTED TO TEAR DOWN A
RAINBOW FLAG PRIDE FLAG FROM HER
STORE. I JUST NEED TO SAY THAT
THIS IS NOT A SITUATION. IT'S
NOT A BOTH SIDES SITUATION. THIS
IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE, LIKE
EVERYONE JUST NEEDS TO BE NICER
TO EACH OTHER. OF COURSE,
EVERYONE SHOULD BE NICE TO EACH
OTHER. BUT THIS IS A SITUATION
WHERE A GROUP OF PEOPLE. FROM
ONE POLITICAL FACTION. HAS
SYSTEMATICALLY STRATEGICALLY.
ENGAGED IN A CAMPAIGN A BRUTAL
CAMPAIGN OF DEMONIZATION. OF
LGBTQ PEOPLE. A DELIBERATE
STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN TO DEMONIZE
LGBTQ PEOPLE. SAYING THAT WE ARE
QUOTE UNQUOTE GROOMERS AND
PEDOPHILES. THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
STEAL PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. QUOTE
UNQUOTE TRANS, UM OR MAKE THEM
GAY. THAT THAT WE ARE THAT
SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TO STEAL KIDS
AND TRICK THEM. THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO QUOTE UNQUOTE
MUTILATE. CHILDREN. WE HAVE.
HIGH RANKING POLITICAL OFFICIALS
, INCLUDING RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT DOING THINGS LIKE
PASSING A LAW THAT YOU'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO EVEN TALK ABOUT LGBTQ
PEOPLE IN SCHOOL BECAUSE IT
MIGHT SOMEHOW BE HARMFUL TO
CHILDREN. TO LEARN ABOUT LGBT
PEOPLE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
SO WRONG WITH LGBTQ PEOPLE. THAT
EVEN A CHILD LEARNING ABOUT OUR
COMMUNITY IS SOMEHOW HARMFUL TO
THAT CHILD. WE HAVE LAWS.
TARGETING CHILDREN, SAYING THAT
THEY CAN'T USE THE RESTROOM OR
THEY CAN'T PLAY SPORTS. LOG
AFTER LAW AFTER LAW. AND IT'S
NOT JUST THESE LAWS. IT'S ALSO
IT'S ALSO THE SPECIFIC
TARGETING. OF THE PRIDE FLAG OF
THE RAINBOW FLAG. THE SPECIFIC
TARGETING OF THAT FLAG, WHAT
THIS INDIVIDUAL DID AND WALKING
INTO THAT STORE, TEARING DOWN
THE FLAG. AND THEN SHOOTING AND
KILLING LAURIE CARLTON BECAUSE
SHE OBJECTED. THAT WASN'T
RANDOM. THE PRIDE FLAG HAS BEEN
SO TARGETED AS A WAY OF
TARGETING AND DEMONIZING OUR
COMMUNITY IN MAY, GOVERNOR
SANTOS LAUNCHED HIS PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN AT THE CHURCH OF JESSE
NEWMAN, A PASTOR WHO RECENTLY
REFERRED TO PRIDE FLAGS AS QUOTE
RAINBOW SEX CULT FLAGS. AND
QUOTE. LAST JUNE, THE TEXAS
REPUBLICAN PARTY AMENDED ITS
PLATFORM TO CALL HOMOSEXUALITY A
QUOTE ABNORMAL LIFESTYLE CHOICE.
AND THEN STATED QUOTE, IT'S TIME
TO RECLAIM THE RAINBOW. FOX NEWS
PRINTED QUOTE, HOWEVER, SOME
CRITICS HAVE TAKEN ISSUE WITH
THE NEW PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG,
WITH SOME EVEN SAYING THAT IN
THEIR OPINION IT APPEARS TO BE A
REFERENCE TO A CULT OF
PEDOPHILIA, INFECTING MANY
INSTITUTIONS AND REPRESENTS AN
UNWANTED TAKEOVER OF TRADITIONAL
QUÊ SYMBOLISM. MULTIPLE.
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS IN
WASHINGTON, D. C. ATTACKED
PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR PUTTING UP
THE PRIDE FLAG AT THE WHITE
HOUSE. SENATOR ROGER MARSHALL
CALLED IT A DISGRACE. THE ORANGE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
BAND PRIDE FLAGS ON COUNTY
BUILDINGS IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
SUPERVISOR ANDREW DOE SAID TODAY
. FLAGS IN GENERAL HAVE BECOME
SYMBOLS THAT INVITE CONTROVERSY
AND DIVISION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
CHAIR WAGNER FORTHRIGHTLY
ADMITTED. THAT THE PRIDE FLAG
QUOTE SPECIFICALLY WAS AT THE
HEART OF TUESDAY'S VOTE, CALLING
THAT BANNER DIVISIVE.
REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS HAVE
ATTEMPTED TO BAN IN STATUE THE
HANGING OF PRIDE FLAGS ON ANY
GOVERNMENT, PROPERTY OR NATIONAL
MONUMENT, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE
THE STONEWALL INN IN NEW YORK
CITY. I COULD GO ON AND ON AND
ON, BUT I WON'T. THE PRIDE FLAG
HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY TARGETED
AS PART OF THIS CONCERTED ATTACK
ON LGBT Q PEOPLE TO MAKE US
DISAPPEAR. AND IT'S HAPPENING
EVEN IN THIS BUILDING. THERE WAS
A BILL INTRODUCED THIS YEAR TO
MANDATE THE TEACHERS. OUT. LGBT
Q KIDS TO THEIR PARENTS, EVEN IF
IT'S UNSAFE, EVEN IF THAT KID
WOULD BECOME HOMELESS OR COMMIT
SUICIDE AS A RESULT. AND WE NOW
HAVE THREE DIFFERENT POTENTIAL
BALLOT MEASURES MOVING FORWARD
TARGETING TRANS CHILDREN AND
THEIR FAMILIES. IMAGINE THAT
ONCE AGAIN, DIDN'T WE LEARN?
FROM 1978. WHEN THEY PUT A
BALLOT MEASURE ON TO BAN GAY
TEACHERS OR 2008 WHEN THEY PUT A
BALLOT MEASURE ON TO BAN
MARRIAGE EQUALITY. THAT PUTTING
. COMMUNITIES CIVIL RIGHTS ON
THE BALLOT. PUTTING UP FOR A
VOTE. WHETHER. COMMUNITY HAS
HUMANITY OR NOT IS DANGEROUS AND
ABSOLUTELY INSTIGATE VIOLENCE.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
LAURIE CARLTON, REST IN PEACE.
WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU AND WE
WILL FIGHT FOR THE VALUES THAT
YOU EMBODIED. THANK YOU
SENATORS. ON THE JOURNEY MEMORY,
SENATOR PADILLA. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR PRESIDENT. I ALSO RISE
AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ CARCASS
TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
LAURA AND CARLTON. CLEARLY ALL
THE STORIES WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT
LAURA TELL US EXACTLY THE KIND
OF WOMAN THAT SHE WAS PROUD
MOTHER OF NINE CHILDREN,
COMMUNITY LEADER SOMEONE WHO NOT
ONLY TAUGHT LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE
AND EQUALITY BUT LIVED. THAT
MESSAGE AS WELL. SHE IS EXACTLY
THE KIND OF INDIVIDUAL THAT WE
HOPE. NOW AND IN THE FUTURE,
MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITIES LOVING
THOUGHTFUL. PEOPLE LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO GIVE BACK THIS WAS AN
ALLY. THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS
CLOSE IN IT. WE BUILD BONDS
FORMED, OFTEN FROM SHARED
EXPERIENCES, PAIN, HARDSHIP AND
JOY. WE DEPEND ON ONE ANOTHER.
TO RISE TOGETHER, BUT IT IS
ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE
THE IMPACT THAT ALLIES LIKE LARA
HAVE. IT TRULY TAKES A COMMUNITY
TO MAKE CHANGE. AND WITHOUT
MEMBERS OF THAT BROADER HUMAN
FAMILY. THE BROADER COMMUNITY
PREACHING LOVE AND RESPECT, AS
SHE DID. THE PATH. TOWARDS
EQUALITY. IN SOCIETY AND BEFORE
THE LAW. A VERY AMERICAN VALUE.
WOULD BE SO MUCH STEEPER. SHE
WAS STOLEN FROM HER FAMILY AND
HER FRIENDS AND HER COMMUNITY IN
A SENSELESS ACT OF HATE. ALL
OVER DISPLAYING A FLAG FLAG THAT
IN ITS OWN PROUD WAY, ALSO
REPRESENTS THAT VERY AMERICAN
VALUE OF EQUALITY. LAURA'S
MESSAGE OF LOVE AND PASSION FOR
PEOPLE LIVES ON IN THE LIVES
THAT SHE TOUCHED. AND IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT SHE UPLIFTED MR
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. FOR
THOSE REASONS, I ASKED THAT THE
SENATE ADJOURNED IN HER MEMORY.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PADILLA.
SENATE EXTENDS THEIR CONDOLENCES
TO LAURA AND CARLTON'S FAMILY
AND FRIENDS AND IF THE CENTER
WOULD BRING HER NAME FORWARD SO
SHE CAN BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED
IN THE SENATE JOURNAL. REMEMBER
MEMBERS. THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE
SENATOR ATKINS, THE DESK IS
CLEAR. MR PRESIDENT. THANKS SO
MUCH, UM, COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU
. I THINK WE KNOW WE HAVE A
EXTRA DAY THIS WEEKEND. TO GO
HOME AND BE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AND DO THE COMMUNITY WORK THAT
WE WANT TO DO? UH I JUST WANT TO
SAY I KNOW THAT OUR HARDEST DAYS
ARE AHEAD OF US. IN THE SESSION
. THIS NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL BE
VERY BUSY AND DIFFICULT. AH YET
AGAIN, WE WILL GET THROUGH IT.
WE WILL DO THE WORK THAT WE NEED
TO DO FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND
FOR CALIFORNIA. I URGE YOU TO
GET THE REST. YOU NEED THIS
WEEKEND SO THAT WE COME BACK
PREPARED FOR THIS NEXT TO VERY
FULL VERY LONG WEEKS AND GIVE
SOME THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS
TO SERVE BECAUSE THIS IS THE
MOMENT WHERE WE GET TO SHINE, BE
CIVIL WITH EACH OTHER. UM AND DO
THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR
CALIFORNIA, AND I KNOW AND
BELIEVE VERY MUCH IN THIS BODY.
I BELIEVE VERY MUCH IN THIS BODY
AND THE WORK THAT WE DO TOGETHER
DESPITE SOME OF OUR DIFFERENCES
OF OPINION. OR SOME OF THE
COMMENTS THAT WE FEEL COMPELLED
TO MAKE UM SO WITH THAT I WISH
EVERYONE A GOOD LABOR DAY
WEEKEND TAKE A REST FROM LABOR.
AND WITH THAT, MR PRESIDENT,
ALWAYS ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR
PRESIDING. UM OUR NEXT SESSION
IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 5TH 2023 AT 2 P.M.
THANK YOU, SENATOR ATKINS. THE
SENATE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL
ALL LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS HAS
BEEN RECEIVED. WE WILL RECONVENE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH 2023 AT
TWO PM.