THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC AND LABOR, PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT WILL COME
TO ORDER GOOD MORNING, THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC IN PERSON TO VIEW THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 877226816
. IN THE ACCESS CODE IS 1618051.
EACH SIDE WILL BE PERMITTED AN
EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME. LEAD
WITNESSES WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES
EACH, AND THERE IS NO RESERVING
TIME FOR OTHER WITNESSES. ALL
OTHERS WISHING TO TESTIFY MUST
LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR
NAME, AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ON THE MEASURES, AND THAT'S IT.
TESTIMONY TAKEN VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WILL BE
LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 20
MINUTES. WE'RE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE
STREET BUILDING ROOM, 2200. I
THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO
ESTABLISH THE CORN, BUT WE'RE
GOING TO ASK ALL MEMBERS TO
PLEASE ARRIVE. IF THEY HAVE NOT
ALREADY. WE HAVE ONE BILL ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. BEFORE WE HEAR
PRESENTATION ON THE BILLS. LET'S
GO AHEAD AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM
SYSTEM. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SENATOR CORTESI HERE, HE HERE,
SENATOR. WILK PROJECT PRESENTS
SENATOR DURAZO, SENATOR LAIRD
LAIRD HERE, SENATOR SMALL
EJECUTIVAS. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
ALRIGHT THAT'S GREAT. UM WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN. HE MAY
PROCEED TO THE PODIUM AND BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. FIRST OF ALL
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR GIVING ME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY
. ASSEMBLY BILL 12 28 AS AMENDED
THAT CREATES A PATH FORWARD TO
RESOLVE EMPLOYER COMMUNITY
CONCERNS AROUND THE CONTENT OF A
B 257 FROM 2022. WHILE
PRESERVING FAST FOOD WORKERS
HARD FOUGHT EFFORTS TO SECURE A
SEAT AT THE TABLE AND MEANS TO
RAISE STANDARDS. THE JOINT
LIABILITY PROVISIONS OF HB 12 28
WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED
VERSION OF A B 257 FAST FOOD
COUNCIL THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT
PROVIDING THE REFERENDUM. IS
WITHDRAWN BY JANUARY. 1ST OF
2024. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW
CALIFORNIA'S FAST FOOD INDUSTRY
EMPLOYEES OVER 556,000.
CALIFORNIA IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY. OF
THOSE FAST FOOD WORKERS. NEARLY
70% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. WE HAVE
HEARD FAST FOOD WORKERS
EXPERIENCE WAGE THEFT, VIOLENCE
AT WORK, SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND
ASSAULT, DENIAL OF EARNED SICK
DAYS. INTENSE HEAT WHO ARE
WORKPLACE SAFETY PRACTICES AND
RETALIATION FOR SPEAKING OUT
WHILE THIS IS NOT IMPLY THAT ALL
FAST FOOD FRANCHISEES HAVE
MISTREATED THEIR WORKERS, IT IS
CLEAR THAT WE MUST ENSURE THAT
OUR FAST FOOD WORKERS ARE ABLE
TO THRIVE IN THEIR WORKPLACES
AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
CONTINGENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF
THE REFERENDUM AGAINST A B 257
THE AMENDMENTS TO A B 12 28
RAISED THE STATEWIDE MINIMUM
WAGE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS TO
$20 AN HOUR IN APRIL OF NEXT
YEAR. 2024 THEREAFTER, THE
COUNCIL MAY ESTABLISH MINIMUM
WAGE WAGES FOR FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES. THAT TAKE
EFFECT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
BEGINNING JANUARY. 1ST 2025 THE
HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE ESTABLISHED
BY THE COUNCIL MAY INCREASE ON
AN ANNUAL BASIS. BY NO MORE THAN
3.5. THE COUNCIL MAY ELECT TO
SET MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS THAT
VARY BY REGION. MAYBE 12 28, AS
AMENDED, AFFIRMS THAT THE
PURPOSE OF THE FAST FOOD COUNCIL
IS TO DEVELOP MINIMUM FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
, INCLUDING AS APPROPRIATE
STANDARDS ON WAGES AND WORKING
CONDITIONS. THE BILL ENSURES
THAT THERE IS EQUAL
REPRESENTATION ON THE COUNCIL
BETWEEN THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY. AND THE FRANCHISEE OR
RESTAURANT OWNER, AS WELL AS
FAST FOOD EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE
ADVOCATES. FINALLY A B 12 28
INDICATES THAT THE COUNCIL DOES
NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE
OR AMEND, WHICH IS THE SAME AS A
B 257. AND THE COUNCIL CANNOT
SET REGULATIONS CREATING NEW
PAID TIME OFF BENEFITS SUCH AS
PAID SICK LEAVE, LEAVE OR PAID
VACATION. AND OR PREDICTABLE
SCHEDULING. WITH ME TO TESTIFY
IS SANDRA HILLARY GAY? WHO IS
HERE, REPRESENTING JACK IN THE
BOX AND SACRAMENTO AND SHE WILL
BE MAKING A TESTIMONY AND HAS A
INTERPRETER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. SO
REMEMBER, IT WILL GO AND CALL
THE WITNESS AND I HAVE TWO
MINUTES FOR THE PRIMARY
TESTIMONY, BUT ANOTHER TWO
MINUTES FOR THE TRANSLATION. SO
ALLOW UP TO 44 WILL LET YOU KNOW
IF YOU'RE STILL TESTIFYING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU PROCEED.
WHEN IS HE ASKED ME NOMBRES
SANDRA. HOW RIGI JACK IN THE BOX
I NEWS INDUSTRIA NAVA CITY,
ENORMOUS TO VIETNAM. ARAMBULA A
EVEN LOCAL MINIMUM, LARA DAVOS.
YOU ONLY HAVE A MILLION YEARS
TRICK. ITO'S AH BABY CITY.
TRABAJOS MOTHERS, VOLTERRA
COMIDA LLORENTE E FOUR SIBLINGS
ALSO TRABAJOS. OKAY YOUR STORY,
LUCIANO. WHETHER YOU'RE COMIDA
MESSA. RETIRES THE MADRE. IS
DEAD TRABAJOS MOMENTO, BUT
THERE. BAG ARE LLORENTE MILITARY
CENTERS. TO DEL AH, TNCS DAY
SIMPLY TRABAJANDO PARA. GANAR ME
RENT. BUT ALSO CHRIS TRABAJOS.
EUROPA. THROUGH THE VILLA LUZ.
BUT AMI SANDRA, HOW WORRIED HE
IS MORE IMPORTANT, EVEN SWELLED
Ó. I SEE YOUR POST CIVIL
LEADERS AT THE FERIA OR WELCOME
PARALYZED. THE OLD ONE IS NATO.
OTRAS CAMERAS TOE. LAPIDUS.
LAWCENTER ADORES AS CO CHAIRMAN
WORDS CIENCIA YOU CANNOT SUPPORT
MORE IMPORTANT. PROCESS TO LUCHA
. MOST LUCIANO WITH THEM ARE
GUSTEAU. LIBERALS COMPLAIN, USE
VIDEO MOMENTOUS SCALE COMPARISON
. TO USE MÐI SAYS, MRS AND FIRMA
VISTA. THEY CANNOT STAND.
THROUGH. UH YOU KNOW SARKOZY.
ENOUGH SOLAMENTE POR MI MUSLIM
MEDIA MILLIONS ACROSS CANO.
GOING TO HAVE TO STAND? YES OKAY
, ALSO ROSE STADIUM IMPORTANT,
PARA PODER HARD TRAVEL TRABAJO
THIS FRUIT ARMAS, CONGRESS
FAMILIAS E. THANK YOU.
TRANSLATION PLEASE. OH, YES. HI
I'M JOANNA. I'LL BE TRANSLATING
. SO GOOD MORNING. I'M SANDRA OR
GORY. I'VE WORKED IN THE FAST
FOOD INDUSTRY FOR 18 YEARS
ACCORDINGLY, WORK AT JACK IN THE
BOX AND SACRAMENTO RIGHT NOW,
I'M ALSO WORKING AT A LAUNDRY
MAT TO HELP PAY BASIC BILLS LIKE
RENT AND UTILITIES. IN ALL MY
TIME IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY
ONLY BEEN GIVEN 25 CENT RAISES.
IT WASN'T UNTIL WE WON A
STATEWIDE RAISE TO $15 AN HOUR
THAT MY BOSSES WERE FORCED TO
GIVE ME A DECENT RAISE. I NOW
MAKE 16 50 AN HOUR. EVEN SO, THE
COSTS OF EVERYTHING CONTINUE TO
RISE, AND IT IS NO LONGER
ENOUGH. THAT IS WHY I HAVE TO
WORK TWO JOBS TO TAKE CARE OF MY
THREE GRANDSONS WHO ARE LIVING
WITH ME FOR THE NEXT YEAR. AND
PAY FOR BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD
AND FOR THE UBER RIDES TO GET TO
MY JOB SINCE I CAN'T DRIVE AFTER
GETTING EYE SURGERY,
COMPLICATION FOR MY DIABETES.
MOST OF MY EXPENSES GO TOWARDS
HELPING RAISE MY GRANDSON'S
BECAUSE OF THAT, I HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO BUY NEW SHOES FOR WORK.
I HAVE TO WEAR OLD SHOES THAT
ARE FALLING APART. I CAN DEAL
WITH MY OLD TORN UP SHOES. BUT
THE REAL REASON WHY I'M FIGHTING
FOR 12 28. IT'S WHERE MY
GRANDSON'S TIME IS THE MOST
PRECIOUS THING WE HAVE. EVEN A
SMALL INCREASE IN PAY WOULD
ALLOW FOR ME TO WORK LESS HOURS
AND BE ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME
WITH MY GRANDSON'S, EVEN IF IT
IS JUST TO TAKE THEM TO THE PARK
OR CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS
TOGETHER. IT WOULD MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE AND IN
THEIRS. AND WHO KNOWS? MAYBE I
COULD EVEN AFFORD TO GET A NEW
PAIR OF WORK SHOES. GETTING 20
AN HOUR THROUGH A B 12 28 WOULD
NOT ONLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY
LIFE, BUT IT WOULD MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, BUT IT WOULD ALSO
HELP MORE THAN HALF A MILLION
FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA WILL BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND
PERHAPS NO LONGER NEED TO TAKE
ON 2 TO 3 JOBS JUST TO GET BY.
WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR HANDOUTS.
WE WAKE UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY
DAY AND WORK HARD EVERY DAY.
WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR A LIVING
WAGE IN RETURN. SO TODAY, I URGE
YOU TO PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR
HEART ENJOYING FAST FOOD WORKERS
IN OUR FIGHT TO GAIN AT THE
TABLE TO IMPROVE OUR JOBS AND
PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILIES. VOTE
YES, ON A B 12 28 AND SUPPORT
FAST FOOD WORKERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN
THE ROOM, WHICH IS TESTIFYING
SUPPORT? MR CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, RANDY POWER CAN
BE HALF THE SAME LOCAL
RESTAURANTS COALITION CO CHAIRED
BY THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE
ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION.
ACTUALLY, I'M ALSO HERE TODAY AS
A REPRESENTATIVE BRANDS AND
LOCAL RESTAURANT OWNERS, AND WE
ASKED YOUR SUPPORT OF A B 12 28
. I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE GOVERNOR, THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD
WORK IN BRINGING THE PARTIES
TOGETHER FOR DISCUSSIONS OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THEY
SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS AND
EVENINGS WORKING IN FINALIZING
THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE TODAY
ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND HELPING
DRAFT THE LANGUAGE. THE
COMMITTEE STAFFER QUICKLY
PREPARING ANALYSIS FOR TODAY'S
HEARING. AND, OF COURSE, SOME
WOMEN HOLDING THE BILL AS
AMENDED, WE BELIEVE IS IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF WORKERS, LOCAL
FRANCHISE RESTAURANT OWNERS AND
BRAND OWNERS. WE ARE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 12 28, AS MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE BILL NOW
PROTECTS THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS
MODEL. THEY'RE POISON IMPORTANT
ROLE IN BOTH CALIFORNIA'S
ECONOMY IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
. AS WE EXPLAINED TO THIS
COMMITTEE IN THE PAST, THE
FRANCHISE BUSINESS MODEL
PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THOUSANDS OF MINORITY AND OTHER
ENTREPRENEURS BECOME SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROVIDE JOBS
FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS. SPECIFICALLY
SPECIFICALLY, 12 28 WILL PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL AND PREDICTABLE WAGE
INCREASES FOR WORKERS. IT
ELIMINATES MORE SIGNIFICANT AND
POTENTIALLY BURDENSOME COSTS AND
REGULATORY BURDENS TARGETING
LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN CALIFORNIA
. IT PROVIDES THAT ANY FINDINGS
BY A FAST FOOD COUNCIL WILL BE
SUBJECT TO RELEVANT STATE AGENCY
ACTION AND FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT,
AND LAST WEEK IT PREVENTS A
COSTLY BALLOT MEASURE FIGHT TO
OVERTURN A B 2 57. AND THE END
OF EACH SIDE GET ALL THE THINGS
THEY WANTED. OF COURSE NOT. BUT
WE WE'VE 80 12 28, AS AMENDED
PROVIDES A CERTAINTY THAT
RESTAURANT BUSINESS OWNERS NEED
WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE JOBS
FOR MANY IN CALIFORNIA. FOR
THESE REASONS, WE URGE YOUR I
VOTE ON A B 12 28 AS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S IN SUPPORT TO
JUST DO A ME TOO? AT THE PODIUM
SER ANYBODY ELSE IN THE HEARING
ROOM THAT IS IN SUPPORT?
KIMBERLY ROSENBERG WITH S E I U
PROUD COSPONSORS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO
ONE ELSE, THIS WOULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY. WE HAVE NO
LISTED, UH, LEAD WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. THIS WOULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM TO, UH
EXPRESSED THEIR OPPOSITION.
SAYING NO ONE. THEN WE'LL NOW GO
TO THE MODERATOR WHERE WE COULD
HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH A ME TOO,
AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
MODERATOR. WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU IF YOU'RE
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF A B
12 28 YOU MAY PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. WE WILL GO TO LINE NUMBER
NINE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. JUST
GOING TO THE MONITORING WHAT
THEIR CALIFORNIA IS GOING
CESSATION WHERE IN SUPPORT OF A
B 12 28. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. YES SENATOR, SMALL
CLOVIS AND SENATOR ALERT. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR THE HARD
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS. I
REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME TO US IN
COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS A
DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE IN THIS
ROOM. UM IN SOME WAYS HARD TO
UNDERSTAND WHEN WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT
THE BASIC RIGHTS OF WORKERS OR
RESPECTED IN THAT THERE WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS INDUSTRY TO
BE LIFTED UP AND IN TERMS OF
STANDARDS, SO IT IS SUCH A
WONDERFUL THING TO BE HERE TODAY
AND TO HEAR FROM THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY AND THEN, OF COURSE,
TO HEAR THE POWERFUL WORDS. AH
OF THE HERE. HE, SHE WROTE THAT
IS SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WHO
SHARED HER STORY. UM AND THE
MILLIONS OF WORKERS WE KNOW THAT
THIS IS GOING TO TOUCH NOT JUST
IN FAST FOOD, BUT IN ALL
INDUSTRIES, BECAUSE WHEN YOU
LIFT THE BOTTOM, EVERYTHING ON
TOP HAS TO BE ELEVATED. SO I'M
SO EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
VOTE, AND I WANT TO MOVE THE
MOTION WHEN IT'S TIME. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR ALERT. I
WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO DO MOST OF
WHAT WAS JUST DONE. SO THE ONE
ADDITIONAL COMMENT I WOULD MAKE,
AND I ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH
EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID BY
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. IS
THAT A LOT OF US AS THE PREVIOUS
INCARNATION OF THIS BILL PASSED
THROUGH AND PASSED THROUGH THE
JUDICIARY WHERE I SAID TOOK A
LOT OF CRITICISM FOR SUPPORTING
IT, EVEN THOUGH IT PROBABLY
NEEDED SOME WORK. AND YET. DOING
THAT HELPED US ARRIVE AT THIS
MOMENT, AND I THINK THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS
SOMETIMES I WON'T VOTE FOR A
BILL AND PEOPLE SAY YOU KNOW
THAT THAT BILL MIGHT HAVE HAD
SOME FLAWS, AND I SAID YES, BUT
IT FORCED THE DISCUSSION AND I
THINK THIS IS A WINNING OUTCOME
FOR EVERYONE. JUST ALL THE WAY
WITH THE LIABILITY GOING ONE WAY
THE MINIMUM WAGE COMING IN THE
BALLOT MEASURE GOING AWAY, AND I
THINK SORT OF FORCING THE ISSUE
ALLOWED US TO GET TO THIS POINT.
AND SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO VOTING FOR THE
MOTION. I THINK IT'S SENATOR.
SENATOR ROSA. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR I WANT I WON'T REPEAT
EVERYTHING THAT MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE SAID, BUT THEY'RE RIGHT ON
AND IT TO SEE THIS ENORMOUS
PROGRESS THAT WAS MADE. AH, WITH
THE EMPLOYERS WITH INDUSTRY WITH
THE UNION WITH THE WORKERS WITH
THE AUTHOR, AND WITH THE
GOVERNOR, I'M I'M GLAD THAT
REFERENCE WAS MADE TO THE
GOVERNOR FOR HIS ROLE IN ALL OF
THIS, BUT WE COULD TAKE ON SOME
PRETTY REALLY AMAZING ISSUES
WHEN THIS IS DONE SO, GHETTO,
SAID TRABAJADORES PERCIVAL, OR
PURSUE PERSISTENCY TO IS MORE
IMPORTANT. OH, STATUS, UM NOT NO
MILK. NO CIARAN STUDIES, WHICH
ARE PAREJO'S HOLLAND DÍAS MOSCA
SUESS VERSUS PHILLY. SEE, THAT
IS CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
SENATOR WILK. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I WILL NOT BE ECHOING
WHAT MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SAID, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF
THINGS REAL QUICKLY. OBVIOUSLY
THESE ISSUES ARE COMPLICATED.
AND YOU REALLY CAN'T DO IT IN,
YOU KNOW, PUBLICLY IN A
COMMITTEE PROCESS, BUT FOR ME,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL
STAKEHOLDERS ARE AT THE TABLE.
AND IF THE CHAIR WOULD INDULGE
ME, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A
CONSTITUTION OF MINE AND I WOULD
LIKE TO READ IT SHOULD NOT TAKE
TOO LONG. AND THEN I'LL CONCLUDE
WITH THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. I'M
WRITING TO CONTEST THE PROCESS
AND OPPOSE A B 12 28. THIS BILL
HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED IN SECRET
SET FOR HEARING THAT NO ONE
COULD OPPOSE THIS BILL AS
AMENDED. FRANCHISEES ARE HEAVILY
IMPACTED BY THIS BILL, BUT WE'RE
EXCLUDED COMPLETELY FROM THE
PROCESS. NO FRANCHISE. THE ONLY
ORGANIZATIONS NO FRANCHISES,
ONLY ORGANIZATIONS WERE INVITED
OR INCLUDED IN ANY DISCUSSIONS.
HIS BACKGROUND. I'VE BEEN IN
FRANCHISING CALIFORNIA FOR 35
YEARS PAST CHAIR AND CURRENT
DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION AND
FRANCHISEES ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH
WAS THE SPONSOR OF FRANCHISE
BILL A. B 5 25 PAST IN 2015,
WHICH THE AUTHOR AND I WORKED ON
THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS AND ENGAGEMENT FOR THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
FRANCHISEES AND DEALERS. WHICH
IS THE SPONSOR OF A B 676, WHICH
WAS PASSED LAST YEAR, ALSO
CONSULT WITH MANY FRANCHISE
ORGANIZATIONS. THE NATIONAL
OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE C
ASSOCIATION OF MCDONALD'S, IS
JUST ONE OF 20 ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS HAVE CF TO NONE OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS WERE INVOLVED. IN
FACT, IT WAS ALL KEPT SECRET
FROM THEM. AND HERE WE ARE. ON
SEPTEMBER 11TH. FINDING THAT THE
BILL HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN
ANALYSIS DONE AND SET FOR A VOTE
THE NEXT DAY. IT'S BACKROOM
POLITICS AT ITS WORST, SO WITH
THAT I WILL BE VOTING NOTE TODAY
. AND I APPRECIATE YOU INDULGING
ME. THANK YOU, SARAH WILK.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THE
FOUR APPRECIATE EVERYONE ELSE'S
COMMENTS. OVERALL I JUST WANT TO
SAY WHAT I THINK IS THREE THINGS
. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE AUTHOR FOR GETTING US TO
THIS POINT, AND, OF COURSE, THE
WORKERS THEMSELVES AND, OF
COURSE, THE UNION THAT
REPRESENTS MOST OF THE CDU OR
WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT MANY OF
THEM. BUT WHO WAS BEHIND THE
BILL. OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT THE OTHER SIDE OF IT,
THOUGH, IS I WANT TO GO BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE'S WORK HERE THAT
GOES BACK TO LAST SESSION. AND
IT WAS HEARTENING TO HEAR UM.
YOU KNOW SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF
WHAT THIS COMMITTEE STAFF
RECOMMENDED ALMOST WANTED TO
REACH OVER AND PAT OUR CHIEF
CONSULTANT ON THE BACK AND SAY.
AS YOU WERE DESCRIBING PORTIONS
OF THE BILL THAT ARE IMPORTANT
IN TERMS OF CHECKS AND BALANCES
IN TERMS OF EQUAL REPRESENTATION
ON THIS COUNCIL, MANY OF THOSE
AS YOU KNOW, AS AN AUTHOR.
WEREN'T IN THE BILL. THE
PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE BILL
THAT CAME FORWARD TO 57 AND A
LOT OF WORK WAS DONE HERE TO TRY
TO SEND THE BILL ALONG AS
SENATOR LAIRD INDICATED. YOU
KNOW, IN BETTER SHAPE IF YOU
WILL, KNOWING THAT MORE WORK
NEEDED TO BE DONE, WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AT THE TIME AND
MORE WORK HAS BEEN DONE. BUT
PART OF A LOT OF THAT HAPPENED
BECAUSE. I GUESS WHAT YOU WOULD
CALL THE OPPOSITION, BUT I'M
JUST GOING TO CALL THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. ACTUALLY PEOPLE WHO
REPRESENT FRANCHISEES,
FRANCHISEES THEMSELVES. UH YEAH
, AND, OF COURSE, THE
CONSULTANTS AND SO FORTH IN
SACRAMENTO THAT REPRESENT
EVERYONE CAME TO THE COMMITTEE
STAFF EARLY AND OFTEN AND TO ME
AS A CHAIR AND SAID, WE'RE
LOOKING FOR A PATH WOULD WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES HERE? WE HAVE
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS, AND I WANT
TO GIVE THEM CREDIT AND I KNOW
AS SOON AS THE AUTHOR YOU
ENGAGED WHILE THOSE SAME
CONVERSATIONS, BUT THEY WERE
MORE THAN CONVERSATIONS. THEY
WERE UM, HARD AND FAST, YOU KNOW
, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME
ALONG AND I KNOW OUR COMMITTEE
OR COMMITTEE STAFF APPRECIATED
THAT VERY MUCH. IT'S NOT THAT
OFTEN ON THE CONTENTIOUS BILL
THAT WE GET ALL THE PARTIES IN
EARLY AND AGAIN HEARKENING BACK
TO LAST YEAR. I CAN'T REALLY
COMMENT ON WHO IS ALL EXACTLY AT
THE TABLE? UM ON THIS A B 12 28
THAT WE'RE HEARING TODAY. BUT
CLEARLY ENOUGH FOLKS WERE AT THE
TABLE. UM AS AS MY COLLEAGUES
OUTLINED TO REACH A GLOBAL
SETTLEMENT, YOU DON'T DO THAT
WITHOUT ALL PARTIES, AT LEAST
REPRESENTATIVE TABLE TO MAKE
SOME OF THESE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES
GO AWAY. SO CONGRATULATIONS NOT
JUST TO THE AUTHOR IN THE
ADVOCATES, BUT TO EVERYONE FOR
GETTING US TO A PLACE HERE,
WHERE YOU KNOW, WE'RE WHAT
YOU'RE HEARING IS WE'RE ALL
SUPPORTIVE AND WITHOUT IT, UM MR
HOLDEN ASKED YOU TO GO AHEAD AND
CLOSE. IF YOU'RE READY TO DO
THAT. WELL FIRST OF ALL CHEER I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND
TO THIS COMMITTEE, UM AND REALLY
TO THE SENATE. WHEN. THE FIRST
ITERATION. LAST YEAR'S BILL 257
CAME OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY. I MADE
AS WELL AS THE SPONSORS
COMMITMENTS TO THE MEMBERS OF MY
HOUSE THAT WE WOULD WORK HARD ON
THIS BILL. THERE WAS CLEAR AS WE
WERE MOVING IT FORWARD. THERE
WAS STILL WORK TO BE DONE. AND A
GOOD DEAL OF WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE
US TODAY. IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT
THIS COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE
ULTIMATELY SUPPORTED IN 257 LAST
YEAR REPRESENTS THIS IS NOT A
THIS IS MY 11TH YEAR. HERE AND
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
FINER EXAMPLES OF HOW A BILL
THAT IS VERY CONSEQUENTIAL BILL.
THAT HAS A CLEAR IMPACT ON
UPLIFTING THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED
OF THAT HAPPENING. AND
ULTIMATELY, I THINK DOING GOOD
WORK TO EVEN PROTECT THE
FRANCHISEES. AS WE MOVE FORWARD
TO WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY, AND
12 28 JOINT LIABILITY IS OUT,
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION IS OUT.
THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AS
ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES FOR THE
OPPOSITION. I WILL SAY TO THOSE
THAT EVEN LAST YEAR I THINK FROM
THIS COMMITTEE. THERE WAS.
RECOGNITION THAT JOINT LIABILITY
NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THAT
BILL. 257 BUT LET ME JUST SAY
BASED ON WHERE WE ARE NOW
WITHOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME%
ON THE PAST, UM BUT THE PAST CAN
BE PROLOGUE. SOMETIMES WE LOOK
AT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PAST, AND
WE SAY WELL, IN THE FUTURE, YOU
KNOW, IF WE DIDN'T DO IT RIGHT,
THEN MAYBE IT COMES BACK TO BITE
US LATER. BUT SOMETIMES WHEN WE
DO GOOD CAN BE PLAYED FORWARD.
AND I THINK WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS COMING TOGETHER. AS
WAS DESCRIBED THE COALITION OF
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR
AND, OF COURSE, THE CORNERSTONE
OF THIS BILL, THE WORKERS UM I
THINK WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD
OUTCOME. IS IT A PERFECT
OUTCOME? I DON'T THINK ANYONE
WILL. ARGUE THAT THEY GOT MORE
THAN ANYONE ELSE. BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY, THE BALL MOVES
FORWARD. THERE'S PROGRESS, AND I
THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S
IN PLACE NOW. ONCE AGAIN,
CALIFORNIA CAN TAKE PRIDE IN AND
SAY THIS IS A MODEL. THAT WILL
SUNSET IN 2029. BETWEEN NOW AND
THEN WE CAN JUST SEE WHAT THIS
EXPERIMENT JUST HOW BENEFICIAL.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FOR ALL
PARTIES CONCERNED. SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU AGAIN AS CHAIR AND
THIS COMMITTEE FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR OUR OUR WONDERFUL UM.
ADVOCATES WHO ARE CITIZENS AND.
WORKERS IN THIS GREAT STATE WHO
FOUND THE NEED TO SLEEP OUT IN
FRONT OF THIS CAPITAL LAST YEAR
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES
WERE BEING HEARD. AND WE JUST
CELEBRATE THAT TODAY AS WELL.
AND FOR THE HARD WORKERS WHO
CALL THEMSELVES AND WHO ARE
FRANCHISEES AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS WHO CREATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS TO HAVE
A JOB. WE CELEBRATE THEM TO TAKE
A BREAK COURAGE TO BE AN
ENTREPRENEUR AND STEP OUT AND
PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE. SO
THEY'RE TO BE CELEBRATED, AND I
HOPE THAT THEY WILL SEE THE
VALUE AND WHAT ULTIMATELY IS THE
BILL BEFORE US IN 12 28 IRENE,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME. I
VOTES HERE FOR YOU REMEMBER, SO
WITH THAT WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR SMALL CUEVAS. CORRECT
CORRECT. AND WITH THAT WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL. FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE A. B 12 28. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTESI
SENATOR WILL KNOW WILK NO
SENATOR DURAZO DURAZO I, SENATOR
LAIRD FLARED, SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS CREVASSE SPILLS OUT ON A
4 TO 1 BOAT. WRITE THE BILLS. I
DON'T AFFORD TO ONE VOTE AGAIN.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CONCERNED
AND THIS COMMITTEE HEARING IS
NOW ADJOURNED.