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AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, WE
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LOVE THAT ILLUMINATES EVERY
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AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU. MAY GOD
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ALL THE WONDERFUL PRAYERS. WE SO
APPRECIATE THE PERSPECTIVE THAT
YOU BRING TO THE WORK OF THE
SENATE. AND YOUR DILIGENCE BEING
HERE ALMOST EVERY DAY TO, UH,
START OUR SENATE SESSIONS, SO
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MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
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THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
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RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES. WITHOUT
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FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH 2023 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 14TH 2023 WILL BE
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MINUTE CLERK. PURSUANT TO SENATE
RULE. 29 10. THE FOLLOWING BILLS
ARE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES. FILE ITEM NUMBER TO A V
10 17 MILE ITEM NUMBER THREE A B
11 22. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO
RECOGNIZE ANY MEMBER WHO WISHES
TO MOVE IN IT. MEASURE TO THE
INACTIVE FILE. ANY MEMBER WANT
TO BE RECOGNIZED TO DO SUCH A
THING? OKAY? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
NEXT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE
DAILY FILE. SECOND READING FILE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1 26 10 17 11 22. SO LET ME
GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE
RUNDOWN OF THE DAY WE'VE HAD
SUCH A GOOD WEEK. AND, UH, WE'RE
IN THE FINAL STRETCH. UM I'M
GOING TO TRY TO GIVE YOU THE
PREVIEW OF BILLS THAT ARE COMING
UP AHEAD TO EVERYONE CAN BE
PREPARED. THERE IS GOING TO BE
SOME ROTATION BETWEEN ASSEMBLY
BILLS AND SENATE BILLS. SO
EXPECT THAT BUT OUR WHIPS ON THE
FLOOR WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU
INFORMED AS I WILL ABOUT BILLS
THAT ARE COMING UP. WE ARE GOING
TO START THE MORNING WITH TWO A
C A S A C A 13 AND A C A ONE.
FOLLOWED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 90.
EXCUSE ME, UH, YEAH, IT'S NOT
LISTED ON HERE AND WE'LL GO TO A
SEMI BILL 7 99. BUT PILE ITEM
12, SO THOSE ARE THE FIRST THREE
BILLS UP. ONCE WE FINISH WITH
THOSE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A B
S. AND THEN BASED ON TIME
STAMPS. WE MAY GO BACK AND FORTH
TO ABS AND SPS IN COORDINATION
WITH THE ASSEMBLY. SO THAT IS
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING.
OKAY? HUESO. ALRIGHT MEMBERS,
LITTLE LITTLE SWITCH AND DRIVERS
UP HERE. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE
GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR
PRESIDING OFFICER TODAY, SO I'M
GOING TO STEP UP SO I WOULDN'T
HAVE THERE. SEATBELTS ENTREES IN
THE LOCKED AND UPRIGHT POSITION
AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
FILE ITEM. 109 A C A 13, THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 13 BY
SUNDAY MEMBER WARD IN EQUIVALENT
OF VOTING. SENATOR LATER. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT ON BEHALF
OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. WE'VE
GOT THE SOUND EFFECTS JUST IN
TIME. A C A. 13 IS A MEASURE
THAT ASKED ONE SIMPLE QUESTION.
IF A MEASURE IS PROPOSED TO
RAISE A VOTER THRESHOLD TO
GREATER THAN A MAJORITY.
SHOULDN'T THE SAME PROPORTION OF
VOTERS BE AN AGREEMENT? THAT'S
THE SIMPLE QUESTION THAT THIS
MEASURE ASKED CURRENTLY UNDER
CALIFORNIA LAW, ANY BALLOT
MEASURE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY
OF VOTERS COULD SELECTIVELY
REQUIRE A FUTURE BALLOT MEASURE
TO PASS WITH THE SUPER MAJORITY
OF THE VOTE. A C A 13. WHICH IS
CALLED THE PROTECT AND RETAIN
THE MAJORITY VOTE ACT. WOULD
RETAIN THE MAJORITY VOTE
REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF STATE
AND LOCAL INITIATIVES. BY
REQUIRING ANY STATEWIDE
INITIATIVE TO SEEK SEEKING TO
INCREASE THE THRESHOLD. TO ALSO
BE APPROVED BY THE SAME HIGHER
THRESHOLD. IT IS PROPOSING. WITH
A PATTERN OF ABUSE OF OUR
INITIATIVE PROCESS TO USE A
LOWER THRESHOLD TO SET A HIGHER
THRESHOLD FOR FUTURE VOTERS. AND
WORSE USING THIS TACTIC. TO
EXTRACT LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS FOR
SPECIAL INTERESTS. THE TIME IS
RIGHT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
REFLECT A PROTECTION AFFORDED IN
THE OREGON CONSTITUTION SINCE
1998 AND ADOPT A C A 13 TO SEND
TO THE VOTERS TO GIVE THE VOTERS
THE CHOICE. TO GET THE VOTERS
THEIR CONSIDERATION. NOW THE
SUCCESS OF THESE TACTICS MEAN
THAT IN FUTURE ELECTIONS,
QUESTIONS ARE DECIDED. THROUGH
THE VETO PATTERN OF A MINORITY,
NOT THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY.
THIS MY FRIENDS IS INHERENTLY
UNDEMOCRATIC. THIS MEASURE HAS
BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS EMINENTLY
SENSIBLE. AND IT'S VERY BASIC.
IF A MEASURE PROPOSES TO RAISE A
VOTER THRESHOLD TO GREATER THAN
A MAJORITY. THEN IT SHOULD
ACHIEVE THE SAME VOTE THRESHOLD
THAT IT PROPOSES. WE OFTEN SEE
THIS ISSUE PAIRED WITH REVENUE
QUESTIONS. AND MAKE NO MISTAKE,
RAISING THE VOTER THRESHOLD FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WITHOUT THE
SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT OF VOTERS
JEOPARDIZES THEIR ABILITY TO
DELIVER ESSENTIAL SERVICES,
INCLUDING FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS,
PUBLIC SAFETY, HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING. BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
A REVENUE QUESTION. SOME OF YOU
MAY RECALL OHIO ISSUE ONE IT
ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THRESHOLDS TO
THROW IT A QUESTION ON
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. SUPER
MAJORITY VOTES FOR LOCAL HOUSING
POLICY. OR CITING SHELTERS FOR
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN
FLOATED. REALLY ANY SUBJECT
COULD COME UP. THIS MEASURE WILL
PROTECT AND RETAIN THE MAJORITY
VOTE OF THESE IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS. IT ALSO PROVIDES
CLARITY FOR THE RIGHTS OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO SUBMIT AN ADVISORY
VOTE TO THE VOTERS SUBJECT TO A
MAJORITY VOTE TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK ON THEIR PRIORITIES AS
THEY SEE FIT. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON A C 8 13. THANK YOU, SENATOR
SEYARTO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
RISE IN OPPOSITION AT A 13 VERY
SIMPLY, UH. IF YOU LOOK BEYOND
ALL OF IT, WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS
RAISING TAXES IS MAKING IT
EASIER. TO RAISE TAXES. AND
SPECIFICALLY THOSE TAXES THAT
COME IN THE FORM OF ON YOUR
PROPERTY TAX BILL IN ASSESSMENTS
THROUGH BONDS, ETCETERA,
ETCETERA. THE REASON THE VOTERS
I CHOSE THIS TWO THIRDS
THRESHOLD BEFORE IS BECAUSE THEY
WANTED TO MAKE RAISING TAXES
VERY HARD. THEY WANTED TO MAKE
IT VERY HARD BECAUSE WAY BACK IN
THE DAY. IT WAS NOT. IT WAS NOT
HARD AT ALL. AND SO WHAT
HAPPENED WAS YOU WOUND UP WITH A
RUNAWAY. TAX STRUCTURE,
ESPECIALLY ON YOUR PROPERTY
TAXES, AND THAT WAS. ERODING THE
ABILITY OF PEOPLE ON FIXED
INCOMES, ESPECIALLY SENIORS TO
STAY IN THEIR HOMES. BECAUSE
THEIR PROPERTY TAXES WERE GOING
UP SO FAST. AND SO MUCH. WITHOUT
RESTRAINT. THAT FINALLY SOMEBODY
STEPPED IN AND DID SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT. AND THAT SOMEBODY
WAS HOWARD JARVIS. I WAS
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE HANGING
OUT WITH MY GRANDFATHER AND I
GOT TO WATCH HOWARD HOWARD
JARVIS DURING THE INITIAL
MEETINGS OF PROP 13, AND I GOT
TO SEE WHY THEY WERE DOING IT.
AND THE STRUGGLES OF PROPERTY
OWNERS WERE HAVING WITH EVERY
YEAR FIRST, THEY THAT ONE YEAR
THEY GET A PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR
$500. AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR,
IT'S $1100. THAT KIND OF RUNAWAY
TAXATION. DRIVES PEOPLE NOT ONLY
OUT OF THEIR THEIR HOUSES BUT
OUT OF THE STATE. SO THE
TAXPAYERS PASSED THIS
INITIATIVE. AND EVER SINCE THAT
DAY. THERE HAS BEEN TIME AFTER
TIME. WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO
TAKE A BITE OUT OF THAT. THEY
TRIED TO DO IT ALL AT ONCE. BUT
THAT FAILED. TAXPAYERS
RECOGNIZED THAT YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT'S THEY'RE TRYING TO GET RID
OF OUR TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS
OFFERED BY PROP 13. COMMUNITIES
WANT TO RAISE TAXES THEY CAN GO
TO SOME OF THOSE CAN GO THROUGH
THIS PROCESS. AND GUESS WHAT A
LOT OF THEM DID. AND THEN ALL OF
A LOT OF THEM WERE ABLE TO PASS
SCHOOL BONDS. THEY'RE ABLE TO
PASS ALL OF THESE THINGS. BUT
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT IS WHY
THIS IS AGAIN. PEOPLE ARE VERY
HESITANT TO PASS THIS. THEY'RE
VERY HESITANT NOW, AND THE
REASON IS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
GETTING THE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK.
WHEN WE RAISED UP THEIR TAXES.
ALL THEY REALLY GOT WAS
EVERYBODY COMES TO THE TROUGH
TAKES THEIR SLICE OF THE PIE AND
THE TAXES. TAXPAYERS DON'T GET
WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE
GOING TO GET OUT OF THEIR BOND.
SOMETIMES THESE PROJECTS WILL GO
ON AND ON AND ON FOREVER BECAUSE
THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR OTHER
MONEY TO BRING IN TO FINISH THE
PROJECT BECAUSE THEY GOT DONE
SPENDING ALL THEIR MONEY ON ALL
THE OTHER STUFF WHEN PEOPLE CAME
IN AND RECOGNIZE OH, WE GOT A
$30 MILLION BOND. LET'S GO GET
OUR SLICE. IF YOU DON'T GIVE
TAXPAYERS THERE, BANG FOR THE
BUCK. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
APPROVE YOUR TAX. NOW YOU SAY
YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S 51% MAJORITY
RULES. THE PROBLEM IS THE WAY WE
STRUCTURE OUR BALLOT LANGUAGE.
MOST PEOPLE. WON'T GET PAST THE
INITIAL SENTENCE. AND IF THAT
SENTENCE SAYS WHAT THIS ONE DOES
. I FORGOT THE DURING THE
INTRODUCTION. UM WHAT IT WAS
CALLED. BUT IT MAKES THEM THINK.
THAT? HEY I'M PROTECTING MY 51.
IT DOESN'T MAKE THEM THINK. HEY
I'M PROTECTING OUR 66% THAT WE
NEED TO MAKE IT HARD. FOR OUR
STATE LEADERS. THEY PUT
SOMETHING ABOUT TO RAISE OUR
TAXES. OR OUR COMMUNITIES OR OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR WATER
DISTRICT. WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
COMMUNITIES COMMUNITIES CAN
STILL DO, THEY CAN STILL RAISE
TAXES. ON A 51% WELL, 50% PLUS
ONE THEY DO THAT? THROUGH A
PROCESS. AND THEY PUT ON A SALES
TAX MEASURE. IT JUST CAN'T BE
SPECIFIC AS A GENERAL TAX AND A
LOT OF CITIES HAVE DONE THAT,
AND A LOT OF CITIES, ESPECIALLY
COMING OUT OF A PANDEMIC OR JUST
GOING INTO THE PANDEMIC. COMING
OUT OF A RECESSION. THAT'S HOW
THEY GOT A LOT OF THEIR THINGS
DONE. THAT'S HOW THEY CAUGHT UP
ON ROADS BECAUSE WE DON'T SEND
THEM ENOUGH OF OUR ROAD MONEY.
WE SPEND OUR ROAD MONEY ON
SOMETHING ELSE. SO, FOLKS DON'T
MAKE THIS INTO WHAT IT'S NOT
THIS IS ALL ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
MAKE IT EASIER TO RAISE TAXES ON
OUR CITIZENS. AND IF YOU WANT TO
GO BACK TO YOUR DISTRICTS UNTIL
YOUR CITIZENS, THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO. IF YOU BUY
INTO THIS NEXT COMES ALL OF THE
BALLOT MEASURES WHERE WE TRY TO
FOOL YOU INTO THE 51% BY SAYING
THIS IS A THIS IS A SAFE
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS ACT. AND
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, CRIME IS
OUT OF CONTROL. THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE AFRAID OF. THAT'S WHAT
CITIZENS ARE AFRAID OF. THAT'S
WHAT I USED TO BE AFRAID OF. BUT
NOW I CAN COME UP HERE AND HELP
SPREAD THE SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
THAT IF THAT DOESN'T CHANGE IF
WE DON'T BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE
WITH THE MONEY WE HAVE AND IF WE
DON'T START BEING REALLY CAREFUL
ABOUT PASSING A BOND AND THEN
NOT GIVING PEOPLE THEIR MONEY'S
WORTH. LIKE THE BULLET TRAIN.
ALL OF THAT. LEADS TO THE
DISTRUST THAT OUR COMMUNITIES
HAVE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE
DESERVE IT. BECAUSE WE KEEP
DOING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO
I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS. I
WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE OTHER
ONE. I WILL SHORTEN MY SPEECH
FOR THE NEXT ONE THAT COMES UP.
BUT IT'S NOT A SPEECH, FOLKS.
I'M NOT READING THIS OFF OF
ANYTHING. THIS IS ME TELLING ALL
OF YOU WHY PEOPLE ARE SO TICKED
OFF. TAX FREEDOM DAY. IS ABOUT
IT USED TO BE JUST FOR FEDERAL
TAXES USED TO BE APRIL 17TH.
WELL LET'S FLOATING AROUND AT
THE END OF APRIL FOR YOUR
FEDERAL TAXES IF YOU ADD UP ALL
OF YOUR TAXES THAT YOU PAY IT'S
GOING TO BE FLOATING AROUND 55.
WHICH MEANS SOMEWHERE AROUND
JULY IS WHEN YOU STOP WORKING
FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND YOU START
WORKING FOR YOUR FAMILY. THAT'S
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TICKED ABOUT. IT
NEEDS TO GO BACKWARDS, NOT
FORWARDS. IF WE CAN'T FIX WHAT
WE'VE GOT GOING ON IN CALIFORNIA
WITH THE $300 BILLION A YEAR
THAT THEY ARE SHOVELING INTO OUR
COFFERS. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE NEED
TO LOOK AT THAT REALLY HARD, AND
WE NEED TO FIX THAT. BEFORE WE
START TRYING TO TRICK THEM INTO
DOING SOMETHING THAT ULTIMATELY
IS DETRIMENTAL FOR THEM. SO I
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS. I
HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME.
IF NOT I HOPE YOU CAN EXPLAIN
THAT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK
YOU. SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF 13, WHICH IS
LONG OVERDUE. I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON
WHAT IS 13 DOES I KNOW IN THE
NEXT MEASURE, WE WILL HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT CHANGING AN
EXISTING RULE. A 13 IS NOT
CHANGE ANY EXISTING RULES. IT
DOESN'T GO BACK RETROACTIVELY
AND CHANGE ANYTHING. WHAT IT
DOES IS, IT SAYS FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND OUR CITIES AND OUR
COUNTIES AND OUR WATER DISTRICTS
AND SO ON AND SO FORTH TO MAKE
IT IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THEM TO
ACTUALLY FUND CRITICAL COMMUNITY
NEEDS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE TRYING TO KNEECAP.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABILITY TO
FUND BASIC SERVICES. FIRE.
POLICE. HAVING ENOUGH FIRE
STATIONS. HAVING WATER SYSTEMS
THAT ARE NOT POISONING. PEOPLE.
HAVING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GET
AROUND. THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE
IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO ACTUALLY FIND
THESE NOT OPTIONAL BUT ESSENTIAL
SERVICES AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING
IT FOR A LONG TIME, AND THEY'RE
TRYING AGAIN WITH THE CONSTANT
THREATS OF SAYING EVERYTHING HAS
TO BE TWO THIRDS. EVERYTHING IS
TWO THIRDS AND THEY WANT TO DO
IT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE DOWN
THE ROAD. OF 34. PEOPLE VETOING
THE ABILITY OF 66% OF PEOPLE TO
MAKE A DEMOCRATIC DECISION. IT'S
SO ANTIDEMOCRATIC AND THEY'RE
TRYING TO GO FURTHER AND FURTHER
DOWN THAT ROAD. SO THAT, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN CALIFORNIA USED TO
HAVE ONE OF THE BEST FUNDED K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN
THE COUNTRY. AND THEN WE FELL
INTO THE FORTIES, AND WE'RE
TRYING TO CLAW OUT OF THAT, AND
WE'RE FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS
AND THEY WANT TO DRAG US RIGHT
BACK DOWN BECAUSE THEY DON'T
BELIEVE IN GOVERNMENT. THEY
DON'T BELIEVE IN PUBLIC
SERVICES. AND WE NEED TO MAKE
CLEAR THAT IF YOU ARE SEEKING TO
DO THIS. YOU SHOULD HAVE TO MEET
THAT THRESHOLD TO IT IS COMMON
SENSE. IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND AN
URGENT I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIENER, SENATOR ATKINS
OR RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES ARE RISE.
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF ACA 13. I
WANT TO THANK MY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. AND I WANT TO
THANK THE FLOOR MANAGER TODAY
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
CALIFORNIA'S PROGRESS IS UNDER
THREAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'RE
SEEING THE INITIATIVE PROCESS
BEING USED TO LIMIT THE VOICE OF
VOTERS, INCLUDING A RECENT
ATTEMPT IN IN ANOTHER STATE TO
RAISE VOTE THRESHOLDS TO ATTACK
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND
OTHER ISSUES THAT FRACTIONS ARE
TRYING TO REST FROM THE HANDS OF
VOTERS. WE SHOULD ASSUME IT'S
ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE
SAME ATTEMPTS ARE MADE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. AND TO BE BLUNT TO
BE VERY BLUNT. WE ARE HERE TODAY
BECAUSE OF VERY FEW SPECIAL
INTERESTS LED BY THE CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, HAVE
QUALIFIED A MEASURE. QUALIFIED A
MEASURE THAT WANTS TO CHANGE THE
RULES TO THEIR BENEFIT. THE
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLES
MEASURE SEEKS TO INCREASE VOTER
THRESHOLDS AND LIMIT THE VOICE
OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS. THEY WANT
TO FURTHER EMPOWER A MINORITY OF
VOTERS SO THEY CAN ELIMINATE
CRITICAL SERVICES THAT
CALIFORNIANS RELY ON, INCLUDING
THE FUNDING POLICE FIRE
SERVICES. THAT WILL BE THE
RESULT. AND CUTTING MONEY FOR
KEY HOUSING, AFFORDABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
PROGRAMS. MAKE NO MISTAKE. THEY
WANT TO FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE
FOUNDATIONS OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
BRING IT TO A HALT AND STOP OUR
PROGRESS. WE'RE HERE TODAY
BECAUSE VOTERS SHOULD BE GIVEN
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE IF
THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR
MAJORITY VOTE BEFORE ANOTHER
THREAT CAN FURTHER DIMINISH THAT
RIGHT? IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
COLLEAGUES A C A 13 DOES NOT
IMPACT PROP 13. THAT'S A RED
HERRING. THAT'S A THAT'S A MYTH
OF A MESSAGE. IT DOESN'T RAISE
TAXES ARE ANY OF THE OTHER
CLAIMS MADE BY OPPONENTS. A C A
13 ASK VOTERS IF THEY WANT TO
PROTECT THE MAJORITY VOTE, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE. AND ASK IF THEY
THINK THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE'S
MEASURES SHOULD PLAY BY THE SAME
RULES THAT THEY WANT TO IMPOSE
ON OTHER MEASURES. LET'S LET THE
VOTERS. THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
DECIDE I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR JONES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT AS OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
RIVERSIDE. UH I THINK ASKED HOW
MUCH IS ENOUGH? HOW MUCH IS HOW
MUCH OF ALL OF OUR HARD EARNED
MONEY AND OUR CONSTITUENTS
HARDENED MONEY IS ENOUGH FOR
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE. WHEN CAN WE
GO TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND SAY
WE GOT ENOUGH. I WOULD ARGUE
LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD $100
BILLION SURPLUS, THE GOVERNMENT
HAD TOO MUCH. AND NOW WE'RE IN
THE POINT OF HAVING A $33
BILLION DEFICIT PROJECTED. WE
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT'S
GOING TO BE UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER
15TH BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN TAX
FILING. UM YOU KNOW? SO I'M
RISING TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO A
C A 13. AND ONE OF THE AND IT'S
FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS THE
MEASURE WOULD WRONGLY REQUIRE
HIGHER VOTER APPROVAL THRESHOLD
FOR CITIZEN APPROVED BALLOT
MEASURES INITIATIVES THAT SEEK
TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS FROM
FURTHER ATTACKS INVASION FROM
THE GOVERNMENT. A SIMILAR
MEASURE WAS RECENTLY DEFEATED,
DEFEATED BY THE VOTERS IN OHIO
WHEN POLITICIANS ATTEMPTED TO
CHANGE THE RULES GOVERNING
BALLOT MEASURES TO AFFECT
OUTCOMES. THEIR MEASURES HAD TO
CREATE VOTER LIMITATIONS ON THE
BALLOT BY INCREASING THE
THRESHOLD FOR VOTERS TO AMEND
THE CONSTITUTION. ELECTED
OFFICIALS ACROSS THE NATION,
INCLUDING GOVERNOR NEWSOM
RIGHTLY OPPOSED THE OHIO MEASURE
, AND IT'S ABUSE OF THE
INITIATIVE PROCESS. WHAT DID
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS TO SAY
ABOUT THE EFFORT TO CHANGE VOTER
THRESHOLD IN OHIO? HE'S STRONGLY
REJECTED IT AND CALLED IT QUOTE
A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN
VOTERS VOICES. AND THAT IS SPOT
ON FOR THIS VERY EERILY MEASURE
IN FRONT OF US TODAY. A C A 13
UNDERMINES INITIATIVE PROCESS
AND UNDERMINES THE VOICE OF
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WHILE CREATING
AN UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD THAT
FAVORS GREEDY TAX INCREASES MORE
MONEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
IMPORTANTLY IT JEOPARDIZES THE
CRITICAL TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS
PROVIDED BY PROP 13.
PROPOSITION, 13. A C A 13 WOULD
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR CALIFORNIANS TO
IMPOSE NEW LIMITATIONS ON
TAXATION. CALIFORNIA FAMILIES
PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST TAXES IN
THE NATION. THIS LEGISLATURE
SHOULD BE NOT SHOULD NOT BE
ATTACKING EFFORTS THAT SEEK TO
PROTECT TAXPAYERS AND REDUCE THE
COST OF LIVING IN OUR STATE WHEN
SO MANY ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE
ENDS MEET. AND A LARGE NUMBER OF
CALIFORNIANS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING THINKING
ABOUT IS THIS THE DAY I LEAVE
CALIFORNIA? AND THAT SHOULD
REALLY SHAKE US ALL TO THE CORE
THAT SO MANY CALIFORNIANS ARE
HAVING THAT THOUGHT. MY FAMILY
MOVED TO THE CALIFORNIA IN 1978.
MY DAD WAS A HOMEBUILDER AND
COLORADO HE OWNED HIS OWN
BUSINESS. WE CAME TO CALIFORNIA
ON VACATION FOR TWO WEEKS. WHILE
WE WERE HERE, HE PUT IN A JOB
APPLICATION FOR EIGHT DIFFERENT
JOBS HE WAS WILLING TO GIVE UP
HIS BUSINESS IN COLORADO. TO
WORK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE IN
CALIFORNIA. AND AS A RESULT OF
THOSE JOBS, THOSE EIGHT JOB
APPLICATIONS HE GOT 10 JOB
OFFERS. BECAUSE CALIFORNIA WAS
THE GOLDEN STATE. CALIFORNIA WAS
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY,
CALIFORNIA WAS WHERE EVERYBODY
IN AMERICA WANTED TO LIVE. AND
MEASURES LIKE THIS CAUSE PEOPLE
TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING
WONDERING IS THIS THE DAY I
LEAVE? I ASKED FOR A NO VOTE.
SENATOR ROTH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU
KNOW, UM I REPRESENT THE OTHER
PART OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY. AND
FOR YEARS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY HAS
BEEN THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.
WERE HOUSING HAS BEEN EXPENSIVE
ON THE COAST. RIVERSIDE COUNTY
AND COUNTY IS JUST LIKE IT IN
THE END ON PARTS OF THE STATE.
HAVE BUILT HOUSING SO THAT
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE
WORKERS CAN AFFORD TO OWN A HOME
FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
UNFORTUNATELY AS YOU'VE HEARD ME
SPEAK ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THE
JOBS, TYPICALLY BECAUSE OF OUR
STATE POLICIES, AND THE
SUBSIDIES WE PROVIDE ARE LOCATED
IN THE URBAN COASTAL AREAS. AND
SO THOSE FOLKS WHO CHOOSE TO
HAVE A HOME IN AFFORDABLE AREAS
, SUCH AS THE AREA THAT I'M
PRIVILEGED TO REPRESENT. HAVE TO
DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. SOME HAS
AS MUCH AS 2 2.5 AND IN SOME
CASES, THREE HOURS TO GET TO THE
WEST SIDE OF L A TO WORK AT THE
JOB SO THEY CAN AFFORD THE HOMES
OUT WHERE WE LIVE. THAT REQUIRES
A VIABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
AND WE HAVE NO TRANSIT BUSSES
FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY DON'T
EASILY GET INTO LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, AND YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T
GET THE LAST MILE TO YOUR JOB.
RAIL IS ALMOST NON EXISTENT,
EXCEPT FOR LIMITED LINES THAT
LIMITED TIMES. AND SO WE DEPEND
ON CONCRETE. FREEWAYS TO MOVE
PEOPLE FROM HOUSING TO JOBS. NOW
AS A STATE. WE HAVE ADOPTED A
POLICY THAT WE'VE IN THIS BODY
AND THE ONE IN THE GREEN ZONE
HAVE VOTED ON, AND THE GOVERNOR
HAS CERTAINLY INSISTED ON OF
REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
THAT'S IN OUR POLICY, AND WE
PROBABLY MAY GET A BILL DEALING
WITH THAT TODAY AGAIN. WHAT THAT
MEANS IS ANYTIME YOU ADD HOUSING
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF HOUSING TO
ADD IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY AS A
RESULT OF RINA YOU HAD VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED. UNFORTUNATELY
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION AND THOSE BODIES THAT
APPROVED FUNDS ARE ESSENTIALLY
PROHIBITED FROM APPROVING ANY
NEW TRANSPORTATION PROJECT THAT
ADDS VEHICLE. MILES TRAVELED. SO
WHAT DOES THAT DO? I'M GOING TO
GET TO THE POINT. WHAT DOES THAT
DO FOR THOSE OF US DOWN IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY? IT MEANS WE
DEPEND ON LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
MEASURES TO FUND TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. AND WE
HAVE SINCE THE 19 SEVENTIES AS A
MATTER OF FACT, RIVERSIDE COUNTY
AS I RECALL. IT WAS THE FIRST
COUNTY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO DO A LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION MEASURE MEASURE A
AND GOT IT PASSED. WELL THE
REALITY OF THAT WE KNOW FROM
HISTORY AND FROM POLLING IS WE
CANNOT GET A LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION MEASURE BY AND
THROUGH THE HOOP AT A TWO THIRDS
VOTE. MAJORITY. TWO THIRDS VOTE.
WHAT THIS ACTUALLY A 13 DOES.
AND MAYBE IN WESTERN
SOUTHWESTERN COUNTY THEY DON'T
HAVE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. BUT
I'LL TELL YOU THIS. WHAT THIS
MEASURE DOES IS COUNTERACTS THE
PROPOSAL THAT WILL REQUIRE A TWO
THIRDS VOTE TO GET A LOW LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION MEASURE PASSED.
SO I'M SUPPORTING A 13 BECAUSE
IT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE. TO
GET AND TO MOVE LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION MEASURES THROUGH
THE ELECTORATE AT A 50% PLUS ONE
VOTE MEASURES THAT THE
CONSTITUENTS NEED IN ORDER TO
MOVE FROM THE HOUSING THAT WE
DIRECT THEM. WE DIRECT US TO
BUILD FOR THEM TO THE JOBS THAT
WE LOCATE IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT
CONVENIENT TO THE HOUSING. SO I
WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AS
YOU CAST YOUR VOTE ON THIS
MEASURE. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH PROP 13. BUT THERE'S
CERTAINLY BEEN A LOT OF CALLS ON
PROP 13 AND THE OPPONENTS TO
THIS A CIA OF SUFFICIENTLY RILED
UP THE ELECTORATE THAT I THINK
WE'RE UP TO 500 OR 600 CALLS IN
MY OFFICE. TALKING ABOUT
PROPOSITION 13. WELL, I HAVE NO
INTEREST IN DISTURBING
PROPOSITION 13. AS AS A MATTER
OF FACT, IT KEEPS MY 83 YEAR OLD
MOTHER IN LAW IN HER HOUSE.
WHICH IS GOOD, SO I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. I HOPE SHE'S
ABLE TO STAY SENATOR DAHLE HER.
I SEE NO OTHER MIXED UP. SENATOR
GLASER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
YES THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS ME THANK THE GOOD,
SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS FROM THE
SENATORS FROM SAN DIEGO AND SAN
FRANCISCO AND RIVERSIDE. AND
THEN WE ALSO THANK THE
OPPOSITION SENATORS FROM YURI
ETA AND SAN DIEGO FOR THEIR
ENGAGEMENT IN THIS CONVERSATION
HERE TODAY. A COUPLE OF THINGS I
WANT TO SAY. ABOUT PROPERTY
TAXES AND ALSO ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH THE
SENATOR FROM MARIETTA BROUGHT
UP. PROPERTY TAXES. THE SENATE,
UH INSISTED ON TWO AMENDMENTS TO
THIS MEASURE, BOTH PRINTED IN
THE BILL ITSELF. THE FIRST ONE
IS AN INTENT LANGUAGE AT THE
START OF THE BILL WHERE IT SAYS
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS MEASURE
ARE NOT INTENDED TO REVERSE OR
INVALIDATE. PROVISION OF THE
CONSTITUTION IN EFFECT BEFORE
JANUARY. 1ST 2024, INCLUDING THE
PROVISIONS OF PROPOSITION 13 OF
1978. I DON'T HOW YOU CAN BE
CLEAR THAT THIS MEASURE ITSELF
WILL DO NOTHING TO AFFECT
PROPOSITION 13. AND THEN IN THE
MEASURE ITSELF, ANOTHER
AMENDMENT WAS INSERTED BY THE
SENATE. THAT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT
THIS SECTION MEETING THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL. UM
APPLY TO ALL STATEWIDE
INITIATIVE MEASURES SUBMITTED TO
THE ELECTORS ON OR AFTER
JANUARY. 1ST 2024. IT MAKES IT
CLEAR IN TWO PLACES. THIS IS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS
INITIATIVES. CERTAINLY
PROPOSITION 13. I WAS AROUND UM
PROPOSITION, 13. AND IT WAS
ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES BEING TOO
HIGH. AND PUTTING LIMITATIONS ON
PROPERTY TAXES. THIS MEASURE HAS
NOTHING NOTHING TO DO WITH
PROPOSITION 13 IN PROPERTY
TAXES. NOTHING AT ALL. LET ME
SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE OF
ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT WE ALL WANT TO SEE
OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH ALL THE TAXES THAT ARE PAID
IN OUR CITY AND OUR STATE OR
COUNTY OR SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
THAT'S A LEGITIMATE ISSUE, AND
IT'S A LEGITIMATE ISSUE FOR THE
VOTERS TO ENGAGE IN IN ANY
FUTURE MEASURE THAT'S ON THE
BALLOT DEALING WITH TAXES.
CERTAINLY NO ONE I DON'T THINK
WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT. AND
THE CHOICES CAN BE MADE LOCALLY
IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY CAN BE
MADE LOCALLY. THIS MEASURE DOES
NOTHING TO CHANGE ANY OF THAT
THOSE DESIRES TO HAVE THAT KIND
OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.
BUT I WANT TO. I WANT TO STRESS
THIS AS I AS I CONCLUDE, WHICH
IS THAT LOOK, THERE ARE A LOT OF
SIGNIFICANT NEEDS OUT THERE IN
OUR COMMUNITIES. MANY OF THE
FOLKS WHO SPOKE EARLIER
MENTIONED THAT SOME OF THOSE BUT
THIS MEASURE ISN'T EVEN ABOUT
THAT. IT'S ABOUT A TRICK THAT'S
PLAYED ON THE VOTERS AND IN THE
STATE IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE
THEY SAY, HEY, WE JUST NEED A
MAJORITY VOTE, BUT WE'RE GOING
TO IMPOSE A TWO THIRDS VOTE. ON
A MEASURE IN THE FUTURE. IT'S
STILL ELIMINATE THAT TRICKERY
THAT HAS OCCURRED IN OUR STATE
GOING FORWARD. SO THAT VOTERS
CAN BE DEALT WITH IN A
STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY. IT'S WHAT
WE ALL STRIVE FOR IN THE WORK
THAT WE DO HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY
, DIRECTNESS,
STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS, UM. THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD. TRUST IN
OUR GOVERNMENT WILL TRUST IN OUR
FUTURE. THIS MEASURE DOES
EXACTLY THAT. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. NÓ
ARCHULETTA. ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS.
AYE, BECKER. ALRIGHT BLACK
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. I
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E. I
DOLLY. NO DAR I ALSO AYE,
EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. I
GROW. NO OR TODD Ó. JONES. NÓ
LAIRD. AYE. LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. I MAN AYE,
NEWMAN. WHEN NÓ NILO. NÓ BERG.
NO IDEA. PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO.
I SEE ARTO. NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. I TURN I AM
BERG. AHA! ALRIGHT, WIENER. I
WELCOME, YOU KNOW. PLEASE CALL
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS.
ARCHULETTA. ORTEZ Ó. NEWMAN.
OTHER MOVES A CALL. OH I'M SORRY
I WAS 29 28 KNOWS NINE. THE
MEASURE PASSES. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE AHEAD TO FILE ITEM 108 BY
11 10 WAIT! THIS IS A SEE A ONE
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, ONE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGAR CURRY AND
EQUALLY INTO LOCAL FINANCE.
SENATOR WEINER IS THE FLOOR
MANAGER, SENATOR WIENER. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE AS A
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT ONE ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I WERE CURRY, A
ONE SIMPLY ASKS VOTERS IF THEY
WOULD LIKE TO LOWER THE
THRESHOLD THE VOTE THRESHOLD.
FOR LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FROM TWO
THIRDS TO A 55% SUPERMAJORITY,
WHICH SO WE, CURRENTLY ENACTED
OR HAVE FOR SCHOOL BONDS. UM
IT'S A ONE DOES NOT INCREASE
TAXES. IT DOES NOT EVEN CHANGE
THE LAW. IT'S SIMPLY PERMITS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO HAVE LOST
CRITICAL TOOLS LIKE
REDEVELOPMENT TO PLACE BEFORE
LOCAL VOTERS A LOCAL MEASURE TO
ADDRESS THE MYRIAD OF PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES THAT
CITIES, COUNTIES AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ARE FACING. TODAY. A
SEE. A ONE IS OPTIONAL FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT TO
PROPOSE A MEASURE TO THEIR
VOTERS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO
IT. A C A ONE INCLUDES HISTORIC
AND UNPRECEDENTED ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES TO PROTECT VOTERS AND
ENSURE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY,
TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT.
COLLEAGUES OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
IN DIRE NEED OF AFFORDABLE AND
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THEY'RE
UNABLE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT
HAVE ENDURED DECADES OF NEGLECT.
THEY'RE UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY
SUPPORT THEIR FIRE AND POLICE
AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENTS. AND OF COURSE, AS
WE ALL KNOW, THE NUMBER OF UN
HOUSED PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
KEEPS RISING. THE BEST WAY TO
SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS IS TO
EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OR IN
THE BEST POSITION TO DETERMINE
WHAT THEIR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND
WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY TO
SUPPORT THOSE NEEDS. AH I WANT
TO NOTE THAT THE AUTHOR SOME
REMEMBER IRA CURRY? UM WILL BE
SUBMITTING A LETTER TO THE
JOURNAL MEMORIALIZES HER
COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
, UH, ON VARIOUS ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES OVER THE RECESS AND SHE
HAS COMMITTED TO DOING THAT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR IVO.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. WIENER
DISCUSSION AND DEBATE. I SEE
MICROPHONES UP FROM SENATOR
JONES. SENATOR MEN, SENATOR CRT
WILL BEGIN WITH SENATOR JONES
AND THEN SENATOR RUBIO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS I
RISE IN OPPOSITION TO A ONE AS
HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED.
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIANS PAY SOME
OF THE HIGHEST TAXES IN THE
NATION. JUST THIS YEAR ALONE,
THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. THIS
IS AN UNBELIEVABLE STATISTIC TO
ME. ACTUALLY THIS YEAR, THE THIS
LEGISLATURE, THE ASSEMBLY AND
THE SENATE. PROPOSED $200
BILLION IN NEW TAXES ON THE
BACKS OF CALIFORNIANS. A SEE A
ONE AIMS TO MAKE THE BURDEN OF
TAXES EVEN HIGHER. THIS MAJOR
WRONGLY CHIP CHIPS AWAY AT
CRITICAL TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS BY
MAKING IT EASIER. FOR
POLITICIANS AND SPECIAL
INTERESTS TO RAISE TAXES AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL. PART OF OUR FIGHT
TO FIX. CALIFORNIA IS TAKING A
STRONG STANCE AGAINST MEASURES
THAT WILL SET US BACKWARDS. IF
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD TO THE
BALLOT, I IMPLORE THE VOTERS TO
NOT BY THE SHAM ARGUMENT OF
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AS SUCH. I
WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSING THIS
BILL AND ASK YOU TO PROTECT ALL
TAXPAYERS AND OPPOSED THIS
MEASURE AS WELL. I ASKED FOR A
NO VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
JONES. NEXT UP SENATOR MEN,
FOLLOWED BY SENATOR ER TO AND
RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
YOUR TUXEDO LOOKS FABULOUS. UM I
VOTED FOR 13. BECAUSE AFTER
LOOKING CLOSELY AT IT, I
DETERMINED THAT IT IT REALLY DID
NOT IMPACT PROP 13 DIRECTLY AND
I DISMISSED THE ARGUMENTS
AGAINST IT. I WILL BE VOTING NO
ON THIS PARTICULAR MEASURE
BECAUSE IT DOES GO AFTER PROP 13
AND I THINK SUBSTANTIALLY
CHANGES THAT AND I THINK MY
CONSTITUENTS FACE A HIGH TAX
BURDEN AND ONE THAT WE SHOULD
NOT BE EXACERBATING. SO I WILL
BE VOTING NO ON THIS AND JUST
WANT TO EXPLAIN MY REASON.
SENATOR CR TO THANK YOU. MR
PRESIDENT. I RISE IN OPPOSITION
TO THIS MEASURE, AND I DO HAVE A
QUESTION FOR THE FLOOR MANAGER
IF HE WOULD BE SO KIND OF YOU
TAKE A QUESTION. YES HE SAYS
YES. GO AHEAD, SIR. SO IN THIS
MEASURE, IT SAYS IT'S TAKING
SALES AND USE TAX AND MAKING
THAT 55% SO FOR CITY SALES AND
USE TAX YOU CAN RAISE WITH A 50.
DOES THAT MEAN THE 50% IS NOW NO
LONGER ELIGIBLE OR AND THAT HAS
TO BE 55. IN OTHER WORDS, DOES
IT RAISE WHAT'S CURRENT
AVAILABLE TO CITIES TO RAISE
TAXES FROM A 50% SIMPLE MAJORITY
UP TO 55 THE TAX AS THROUGH THE
CHAIR, THE HEAD TAX PORTION OF A
ONE IS ABOUT IS ABOUT SPECIAL.
DEDICATED TAXES, NOT ABOUT
GENERAL TAXES, SPECIAL TAXES, UM
USUALLY ONLY USUALLY TODAY
REQUIRED TWO THIRDS IT WOULD BE
55% AND THEN THIS IS FOR PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE
GENERAL GENERAL TAXES FOR CITIES
CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DESCRIBE
BEFORE, AND THAT'S A 50%
THRESHOLD RIGHT NOW, UM, AND
THAT'S THAT'S A TOOL THAT THEY
HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES OF
FIRE. UH POLICE INFRASTRUCTURE
AND ALL OF THAT IT GOES INTO THE
GENERAL FUND. AND FROM THERE,
THEY MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT
IS THE PRIORITY IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T AFFECT THAT
AND YOU HAVE A QUESTION, GIVING
US THE ASSURANCE THAT IT DOES
NOT SPEAKING TO THE CHAIR. IS
THAT A QUESTION OR JUST A
STATEMENT? I JUST ASKED THE
QUESTION AGAIN. THIS IS THE SAME
QUESTION AGAIN. OKAY CONFIRMING
THIS IS ABOUT SPECIAL DEDICATED
TAXES. WE KNOW THAT FREQUENTLY.
VOTERS LIGHT IN TERMS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY LIKE TO KNOW
WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING. AND
THEY LIKE IT WHEN MONEY IS
LOCKED, BOXED FOR NEW FIRE
STATIONS OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND
RIGHT NOW, YOU OFTEN NEED A TWO
THIRDS VOTE TO DO THAT, AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
GENERAL TAX IS NOT AFFECTED BY
THIS MEASURE, UNDERSTOOD? WITH
MY COMMENTS, PLEASE. YOU CAN GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS AN
ATTACK ON THE, UM PROP 13
PROTECTIONS THAT COMMUNITIES
INSTALLED AS I HAVE STATED
BEFORE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO
REPEAT THAT PART. BUT ONE THING
I AM GOING TO REPEAT AND NOT
REPEAT, BUT I'M GOING TO BRING
UP HERE IS ALL OF OUR EFFORTS
SEEM TO BE GOING INTO THE LOW
INCOME, UH, AFFORDABLE AND
WHAT'S REALLY ENTRY LEVEL
HOUSING. BUT IN THE MEANWHILE WE
HAVE DONE NOTHING. TO FIX THE
REGULATORY PROCESS IN THE LAST
35 YEARS THAT HAS IS STILL
BURDENING THE REST OF THE
HOUSING MARKET. SO ESSENTIALLY,
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE
LOCKING EVERYBODY INTO
AFFORDABLE. THEY'RE ONLY HOUSE
THE ONLY HOUSE THEY CAN AFFORD,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSES OR THE ENTRY
LEVEL HOMES. THEY HAVE NOTHING
TO MOVE INTO. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE
THE HOUSING MARKET IS NOT GOING
DOWN WHILE INTEREST RATES HAVE
GONE UP A LOT. THERE IS NOWHERE
FOR PEOPLE TO GO. THERE IS
NOWHERE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO MOVE
UP TO, SO THEY CAN RAISE THEIR
FAMILY AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING
TO MOVE UP TO IS OUT OF THIS
STATE. WE NEED TO FIX THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE IN
SPENDING HERE IN CALIFORNIA. NOT
TRY TO MAKE IT EASIER. TO USE
THE ONE SOLUTION THAT EVERYBODY
LIKES THAT. HEY WE'LL JUST RAISE
TAXES WILL JUST TAKE A LITTLE
MORE. TAKE ANOTHER CHUNK. OUT OF
THOSE TAXPAYERS. YEAR. SO AH, I
APPRECIATE. THE SENATOR FROM
ORANGE COUNTY STANDING UP AND
RECOGNIZING THIS FOR WHAT IT IS
, AND I ASKED FOR, YOU KNOW, BUT
THANK YOU. OKAY I HAVE A
MICROPHONE SET FROM SENATOR
RUBIO, SKINNER, CAVALLERO, NILO
AND DOLLY. WE GET NEXT WITH
SENATOR RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE SENATE TODAY I RISE IN
STRONG SUPPORT AND AS A PROUD CO
AUTHOR, A SEE A ONE. THIS IS A
GOOD GOVERNMENT BILL THAT GIVES
POWER TO THE VOTERS AND INSURERS
THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR
VOICES IS HEARD. THIS BILL IS
ABOUT LOCAL JOBS, LOCAL
INVESTMENTS AND LOCAL CONTROL. I
THINK EVERY MEMBER ON THE FLOOR
CAN AGREE THAT WE NEED TO BUILD
MORE HOUSING AND WE NEED TO
IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
GOOD SENATOR FROM RIVERSIDE
STATED. WE HAVE SO MUCH HOUSING
NEED AND YET WE DON'T HAVE
FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF THE
ROADS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. A C A
ONE SIMPLY GIVES THE VOTERS THAT
ABILITY TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES
ON THE BALLOT. DO I MEAN DO THEY
WANT THIS? IT'S UP TO THEM NOT
UP TO US. WE WANT TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR THEM TO RAISE FUNDING
FOR HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND AGAIN. IT'S ABSOLUTELY
OPTIONAL AND BECAUSE I HELPED
MYSELF AS A STRONG PROPONENT OF
LOCAL CONTROL, THIS GIVES THEM
THE CONTROL. IT'S ABOUT LOCAL
CONTROL AND LOCAL NEEDS. THEY
DECIDE WHAT THEY NEED. AND UH
AND I HOPEFULLY, THEIR
CONSTITUENTS, THE RESIDENTS YOU
KNOW, AGREE OR DISAGREE, AND
THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO THEM. A
C ONE ALSO INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT
GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT VOTERS AND
HOLD THEIR LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE.
SO I UNDERSTAND THIS IS REALLY
DIFFICULT BECAUSE EVERYONE
ENVISIONS TAXES, BUT IT IS
SPECIALIZED TO THE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND RIGHT NOW OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING
, AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO IMPOSE
ANYTHING ON THEM. OR JUST SAYING
YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU NEED. WHAT
DO YOUR RESIDENTS NEED? WHAT
SERVICES? CAN YOU YOU KNOW,
BOOST AND THIS IS ALL ABOUT OUR
CITIES OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEN
CONTROLLING WHAT THEY WANT FOR
THEMSELVES. AND WITH THAT, I
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR RUBIO,
SENATOR SKINNER, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. I FIND THIS DISCUSSION
FASCINATING. BECAUSE I KEEP
HEARING SOME OF THE OPPONENT'S
INDICATE THAT BY OUR VOTE ON
THIS MEASURE WERE RAISING TAXES.
OR OR IMPOSING THE RAISING OF
TAXES. THAT IS NOT WHAT A SEE A
ONE DOES A SEE A ONE AS MY
COLLEAGUE WHO JUST SPOKE. MADE
CLEAR AND AS THE OUR FLOOR
MANAGER MADE CLEAR. IT IS ALLOWS
US TO PUT ON THE BALLOT. A
MEASURE THAT ALLOWS VOTERS QUÊ
CHOOSE HOW THEY WANT TO PROCEED.
SO WITNESS LITERALLY ONLY
EMPOWERING OUR VOTERS AND IF OUR
VOTERS DECIDE THAT THEY WANT THE
CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO
THAT. WITH THIS MEASURE. SO I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT
THIS IS NOT IMPOSING. THIS IS
PUTTING A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT
THAT ALLOWS THE VOTERS TO CHOOSE
WHETHER THEY WANT TO CHANGE THAT
THRESHOLD. AND I THINK OUR
VOTERS WITHOUT THEY CANNOT
CHOOSE TO DO SO UNLESS WE GIVE
THEM THIS OPTION OR THE UNLESS
WE PUT IT ON THE BALLOT, SO I
THINK IT IS AN APPROPRIATE THING
FOR US TO DO. AND I SAY THAT I
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR SKINNER, SENATOR
CABALLERO. MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS LET ME START OFF BY
SALMON IS SUPPORTING ONE TODAY,
BUT THERE ARE SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE STAFF FOR
THEIR HELP AND HELP. TO IDENTIFY
TO HELP ME IDENTIFY THE ISSUES
THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. AND I
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
WHO HAS AGREED TO FILE A LETTER
TO THE JOURNAL AS HAS BEEN
ARTICULATED EARLIER AND
OUTLINING WHAT SPECIFICALLY
THESE ISSUES ARE, BUT I WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT HIM TODAY BECAUSE
SOME OF THEM ARE JUST REALLY
TECHNICAL ISSUES. UM, THE. THE
WOULD LOWER THE VOTER THRESHOLD
FOR LOCAL TAXES AND BONDS THAT
FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE LANGUAGES
IS VERY BROAD. AND SO THERE
NEEDS TO BE SOME GUARDRAILS
AROUND IT SO THAT IT'S VERY
SPECIFIC AND WE DON'T END UP
WITH SITUATIONS WHERE CITIES OR
COUNTIES LOCAL ENTITIES THAT CAN
DO THESE KINDS OF MEASURES. UM.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION
AND, UM, PUT MONEY INTO THINGS
THAT MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE.
ALSO THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF
TAXES AND BONDS IS VERY BROAD,
AND IT NEEDS TO BE TIGHTER AND
MORE SPECIFIC, AGAIN. TECHNICAL
ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
ADDRESSED. HAD THERE BEEN THE
TIME TO DO THE DOUBLE REFER,
THAT I THINK WOULD HAVE BEEN
WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. ALSO
SOME OF THE PURPOSES THAT ARE
LISTED ON THE MEASURE COULD ALSO
BE FINANCED THROUGH MELA, REUS
DEVELOPER FEES OR BENEFIT
ASSESSMENTS. AND THE REASON THIS
BECOMES IMPORTANT IS THESE ARE
ALREADY UM, UH, STRUCTURES THAT
ARE IN PLACE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR
THINGS AND THOSE WHO BENEFIT
DIRECTLY FROM THE NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD HAVE TO
PAY THE COST, NOT THE GENERAL
TAXPAYERS OR THE HOMEOWNERS WHO
PAY THE BONDS WITH HIGHER
PROPERTY TAXES, SO WE THINK THAT
ALSO NEEDS TO BE TIGHTENED UP A
LITTLE BIT. ISSUES. THAT WERE
RAISED. UM. WITH WHAT
CONSTITUTES AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES
RAISED ABOUT THAT. IT GOES UP TO
150% OF THEM. AM I, AND THERE'S
SOME CONCERN THAT HAVE BEEN
RAISED IN THE AUTHOR HAS AGREED
TO MEET WITH AND TO DISCUSS WHAT
MIGHT BE THE APPROPRIATE
DEFINITION. WHAT MIGHT SOME OF
THE NARROWING OF THAT OF THAT
PARTICULAR ISSUE AND, UM,
FINALLY, ACTUALLY, I THINK
THERE'S TWO MORE FINAL USERS
THAT THE MEASURE DOESN'T DEFINE
PARCEL TAX. AGAIN EASY
DEFINITION. THE DEFINITION THAT
WE USE FOR PARCEL TAX. IN OTHER
INSTANCES, HAVE IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, WHICH HAVE
EXEMPTIONS FOR SENIORS AND SSE
RECIPIENTS. UM SO IF WE'RE GOING
TO USE PARCEL TAX THE WAY THAT
WE NORMALLY DO, THEY SHOULD HAVE
THE GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE THAT,
UM THAT THAT THOSE SAFEGUARDS
FOR SENIORS AND SSC RECIPIENTS
ARE MAINTAINED. UM AND THEN,
FINALLY, THERE'S A THERE MAY BE
AN ISSUE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES. UM WITH THE AUDIT. UM
THE REPORT GOES TO THE STATE
AUDITOR. BUT THAT DOESN'T MAY
NOT SAY WHAT EXACTLY THE STATE
AUDITOR IS SUPPOSED TO DO WITH
IT, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALSO
HAS TO POST THE AUDIT PUBLICLY
ON THEIR WEBSITE. IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC. THIS
IS ALL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
HAPPENS AS WELL. SO WITH THOSE.
I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE
BILL TODAY. I THINK IT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT MEASURE THAT
HELPS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACHIEVE
SOME OF THE GOALS THAT THEY HAVE
, UM AND ALLOWS THEM TO GO OUT
TO THE VOTERS HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS. AND UM, AND IF THE
VOTERS BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A
GOOD USE OF AN AMENDMENT, AND
THEN THEY'LL SUPPORT IT, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU, SENATOR
CABALLERO. IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU
BACK WITH US. THANK YOU. I HAVE
SEEN MICROPHONES UP FROM SENATOR
NILO, DOLLY STERN AND NGUYEN.
BEGIN NEXT WITH SENATOR YELLOW.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. AND
MIGHT I OFFER YOU LOOK REAL
SNAPPY TODAY? UM, I RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. I GRANT
THE POINT OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM
BERKELEY. THIS BILL DOES NOT
RAISE TAXES. THAT'S CORRECT. AH,
BUT. IT DOES MAKE IT EASIER. TO
RAISE TAXES DOES LEAVE IT IN THE
VOTERS. HANDS. UM. BUT THERE ARE
GOOD REASONS WHY THERE ARE SUPER
MAJORITY REQUIREMENTS. ON SOME
TAX MEASURES. MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SAN FRANCISCO MADE THE COMMENT
IN HIS PRESENTATION OF THE BILL
THAT UH, TAXES DESIGNATED TO A
SPECIFIC PURPOSE ARE EASIER TO
PASS. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT MEANS
TO THE CONTRARY. AH GENERAL
TAXES THAT CAN BE USED ON
ANYTHING. UM ARE HARDER FOR
VOTERS TO VOTE ON. SO IT ONLY
MAKES GOOD POLICY AND TAX
SETTING STANCE SENSE. THAT THERE
WOULD BE A HIGHER THRESHOLD FOR
TAX FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE TAXES.
THAT'S WHY THAT WAS INITIATED IN
THE FIRST PLACE. THE OTHER ISSUE
REGARDING A SUPERMAJORITY. IS
THAT WITH REGARD TO PARCEL TAXES
, PROPERTY TAXES OR THE APPROVAL
OF BONDS THAT END UP BEING PAID
BY PARCEL TAXES, NOT ALL
TAXPAYERS. OUR PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND IT'S ALLOWING. WELL IT'S THE
EXERCISE OF THAT OLD PHRASE.
DON'T TAX ME. DON'T TAX THE GO
TAX THAT GUY BEHIND THE TREE.
IT'S VERY EASY TO IMPOSE TAXES
ON SOMEBODY ELSE, AND THAT'S THE
REASON FOR THE SUPERMAJORITY
THAT'S REQUIRED ON PROPERTY
BASED ASSESSMENTS. NOW THE
QUESTION IS, THIS IS STILL A
SUPERMAJORITY, BUT IT'S ONLY 5.
THE EXISTING IS TWO THIRDS AND I
WOULD SUGGEST THAT FOR THE
PROTECTION OF TAXPAYERS AND FOR
THE PROTECTION OF THIS STATE.
WITH REGARD TO TAXES, BEING ONE
OF THE HIGHEST TAXED STATES IN
THE COUNTRY THAT IT WOULD ONLY
MAKE SENSE TO DEFEAT THIS
MEASURE AND MAINTAIN THE
EXISTING SUPERMAJORITY ON THOSE
TAXES. SENATOR DOLLY. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS I TO
RISE IN OPPOSITION. I'M GOING TO
BE REALLY SHORT AND TO THE POINT
THE REASON WE HAVE A HOUSING
PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA IS BECAUSE
THIS LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED ALL
KINDS OF LAWS THAT MAKE IT VERY
DIFFICULT FOR HOUSING NUMBER ONE
NUMBER TWO. THIS BILL IS A
DIRECT IMPACT ON PROPOSITION 13.
THIS IS A PARCEL. VÆ THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS TOP 13. CAP THAT AND
ALLOWED YOU SO I WANT TO JUST
MAKE THE LAST COMMENT. I WANT TO
MAKE THE GREAT SENATOR FROM
RIVERSIDE WHO WAS CONCERNED.
ABOUT HIS MOTHER IN LAW LOSE HER
HOME. HE SHOULD BE MORE
CONCERNED IF HE VOTES FOR THIS.
BECAUSE EVENTUALLY IT WILL GET
DOWN TO THE WHERE SHE'S GOING TO
BE. LOSING HER. HER PROPERTY
TAXES CAN GO UP. IF THIS KIND OF
LEGISLATION IS PASSED, I URGE A
NO VOTE ON A SEE A ONE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR DOLLY. SENATOR
STERN. UM THANK YOU MEMBERS. I
THINK THERE'S BEEN A SORT OF
PRESUMPTION IN THIS DISCUSSION,
AT LEAST FROM THE OPPOSITION
THAT SOMEHOW. CITIZENS. ARE
CAPABLE OF BEING DUPED THAT
THEY'RE NOT. THEY WON'T BE ABLE
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE THAT THEY'RE NOT SMART
ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING
TO WORK. UM I THINK THERE'S SORT
OF A CYNICISM IT WRAPPED IN THAT
ARGUMENT THAT I JUST DON'T
SHARE. BUT I THINK THE BILL
INDULGES THAT THAT POINT. AND
SAYS LET'S BE SKEPTICAL. UM.
LET'S NOT JUST SAY, LET
GOVERNMENTS SAY TRUST US. BUT
LET'S HAVE CITIZENS OVERSEE
GOVERNMENT. AND NOT JUST
CITIZENS, BUT INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN WHAT I UNDERSTAND OUR STATE'S
HISTORY AT A LOCAL LEVEL. WE
WILL HAVE INDEPENDENT AUDITS
ANNUALLY. CITY COUNTY SPECIAL
DISTRICTS. ON ANY OF THE FUNDS.
SLATED FOR EXPENDITURE HERE. AND
NOT JUST THAT INDEPENDENT AUDIT
BUT THEN SUBMITTED TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR. AND
NOT JUST TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ORDER BUT ALSO MADE PUBLIC. AND
NOT JUST MADE PUBLIC BUT
OVERSEEN BY A CITIZEN'S
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. THAT HAS
TO BE CONSTITUTED BY REAL PEOPLE
WHO MAY NOT. I DON'T HAVE A
LOBBYIST WHO AREN'T WHO ARE JUST
TAXPAYERS AND AVERAGE CITIZENS,
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GIVING
FINANCIAL TRAINING TO GO DO THAT
OVERSIGHT SO THEY CAN THINK FOR
THEMSELVES, TOO. ALL THOSE STAGE
GATES ARE BRAND NEW INNOVATIONS
IN LAW. I TRULY SEE THIS AS A
TAXPAYER PROTECTION MEASURE. AS
MUCH AS IT IS A AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROWTH
MEASURE. THIS IS TO ME HOW WE
SHOULD BE MAKING POLICY WHEN IT
COMES TO TAXES AND EMPOWERING
CITIZENS AND NOT ALWAYS JUST
TRUSTING OURSELVES OR AFFIRMING
WHAT WE THINK. IS EFFICIENT. SO
I THINK THIS. THIS SHOULD
SATISFY BOTH THE FISCAL
SKEPTICS. AND THOSE WHO WANT TO
BUILD AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY ONE
AND THE SAME. WE CAN DO BOTH. UM
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR A VOTE. SENATOR DO NGUYEN.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
IN OPPOSITION OF A SEE A ONE.
THIS IS A DIRECT ATTACK ON PROP
13. IT'S A DIRECT ATTACK ON
THOSE WHO ARE HANGING BY THE
THREAD. TO KEEP OWNING THEIR
HOME. I REPRESENT 90% OF MY
DISTRICT IS AN ORANGE COUNTY.
WE'VE HAD THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
THERE ARE AREAS AND IN EVEN EVEN
IN ORANGE, CAROL, WE HAVE OUR
VOTERS HAVE APPROVED TAX
INCREASES, AND THERE ARE AREAS
WHERE THEY HAVE SAID NOT ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH. THE CURRENT SYSTEM
WORKS, AND IT WORKS BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO DON'T OWN A
HOME EVENTUALLY REACHED THAT
AMERICAN DREAM. ALLOWING THIS TO
MOVE FORWARD. ALL WE'RE SAYING
IS THOSE OF YOU WHO OWN A HOME
OR THOSE OF WHO YOU WANT TO OWN
A HOME. YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET
THERE. OWNING A HOME IN
CALIFORNIA TODAY IS VERY
DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE,
FOR MOST PEOPLE FOR OUR CHILDREN
AND THE NEXT GENERATION, IT'S A
PIPELINE DREAM NOW. IT'S NOT
THERE ANY MORE AND MORE PARTIAL
TAX ONE AFTER ANOTHER GETS ONTO
THE PROPERTY TAX. AND REMEMBER,
NOT EVERY VOTER. WHO'S GONNA BE
VOTING ON THESE MEASURES ARE
PROPERTY TAX OWNERS, SO IT'S
ALWAYS EASY TO AGAIN LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SACRAMENTO STATED
. IT'S ALWAYS EASIER TO HAVE
THAT OTHER PERSON PAY FOR THE
TAX AND NOT YOURSELF. I
UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE, THE NEED FOR
HOUSING. WE PAY THE HIGHEST GAS
TAXES IN THE NATION. JUST THIS
WEEK. I'VE ASKED US TO SUSPEND
THE GAS TAX. JUST BY DOLLAR. AND
IT WAS REJECTED ON THIS FLOOR.
THAT GAS TAX WAS PROMISED TO THE
VOTERS. IT WOULD GO TO
INFRASTRUCTURE. NOW WE'RE ALSO
ALLOWING IT TO NOW HAVE
INDIVIDUAL CITIES. AND COUNTIES
. THAT OPTION AS WELL. WHEN IS
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. AND SO I'M
ASKING YOU AS YOU'RE CASTING
YOUR VOTE TODAY TO THINK ABOUT
THE FUTURE GENERATION IS OWNING
A HOME POSSIBLE ANYMORE, AND
CURRENTLY THOSE WHO OWN A HOME
ARE THEY GOING TO START LOSING
THEIR HOME? ONCE THIS PASSES? SO
I ASKED. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
NO VOTE. YES. THE LAST
MICROPHONE UP, SENATOR ALVARADO
GIL. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I
WILL KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT AS
WELL. I JUST WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT TODAY. A SEE A
ONE. I REALLY WRESTLED WITH THIS
MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I
REPRESENT 13 COUNTIES AND I HAVE
A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPOSITION AND
SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE. BUT WHAT
I WILL SAY IS THAT ALTHOUGH I
LISTENED TO MY CONSTITUENTS, AND
I HEAR THEM ON EVERYTHING THAT
THEY'RE SAYING, THERE'S ONE
PIECE FOR ME THAT I HAVE TO
UNDERSCORE IN. THAT'S HYPOCRISY.
SO FOR ME, EVEN IN TODAY'S
SENATE FOR US TO PASS THIS VOTE.
WE'RE NOT SIMPLY GOING TO WEIGH
ON THE SIMPLE MAJORITY. WE ARE
GOING TO REQUIRE, AT LEAST OVER
67% OF THE LEGISLATORS HERE
TODAY TO PASS THIS SO IF WE ARE
ASKING FOR STANDARDS TO BE
WEAKENED OR LESSENED. FOR OUR
JURISDICTIONS AND FOR OUR VOTERS
ARE CONSTITUENTS. WHY ARE WE NOT
HOLDING OURSELVES TO THOSE SAME
STANDARDS? IN FACT, IN OUR
BYLAWS, THERE ARE SOME VOTES
THAT WE CANNOT PASS WITHOUT OVER
87% OF A MAJORITY. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS AND FOR THE REASONS THAT
KEEPING MY CONSTITUENTS IN MIND
WITH THIS. I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE
FOR TODAY AND FOR MANY OTHER
REASONS THAT WERE ALREADY SPOKEN
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. THE MICROPHONE UP FROM
SENATOR GROVE. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT IN DEEP RESPECT FOR MY
COLLEAGUE FROM STOCK, AND I WILL
MAKE THIS VERY, VERY BRIEF. I
JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THERE'S AN
ARTICLE IN THE SACRAMENTO BEE
THIS MORNING THAT TALKS ABOUT
HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS
STATE IS $670,000. I CAN'T
AFFORD A $670,000 AT HOME, AND I
THINK THE HOMELESS PEOPLE ON OUR
STREETS CAN'T AFFORD A $670,000
HOME. AND IF YOU ASK PEOPLE IN
THIS STATE $670,000 FOR A HOME
IS, UM, ON THE HIGH END PRICED,
ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT,
ALLSTATE STATE FARM, GEICO AND
OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE
MOVING OUT OF THIS STATE. THEY
CAN'T GET THE RATE INCREASES AND
THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED. FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. WE
HAVE A HUGE INSURANCE PROBLEM,
AND EVEN IF YOU COULD OWN A HOME
FOR $670,000, YOU WOULD HAVE TO
PAY CASH FOR IT BECAUSE YOU
WOULDN'T GET A MORTGAGE COMPANY
TO FINANCE ALONE IF YOU COULDN'T
ENSURE THE PROPERTY AND
INSURANCE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
GET IN THIS STATE. TALK ABOUT
THE FAIR PLAN, BUT WHO CAN
AFFORD THAT? YOU COULD JUST PUT
YOUR TOOTH OUT $5000 A MONTH.
YOU HAVE INSURANCE, PUT IN A
SAVINGS ACCOUNT IN A FEW YEARS
TO PAY OFF YOUR HOME. IT'S JUST
RIDICULOUS THAT POLICIES OUT OF
THIS BUILDING CONTINUE TO
INCREASE COST OF THIS COST OF
LIVING AND THEN TO PASS A BURDEN
ON THE TAXPAYERS TO LET THEM, UM
INCREASED TAXES ON INDIVIDUALS
WHO REALLY CAN'T AFFORD THOSE
TAX INCREASES WHERE WE BECOME
THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATE IN THE
STATE. WE WERE JUST LABELED THAT
AGAIN THIS MORNING. WE RETAIN
THAT TITLE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AND
AGAIN, IT'S BECAUSE OF POLICIES
THAT PASSED OUT OF THIS
BUILDING. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. MY
COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON FOR
SPEAKING SO LONG. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR A NO VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR GROVE. I'LL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, SENATOR WIENER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THIS
DEBATE? SENATOR WIENER. NO. NO.
THERE'S AN ART. THERE WE GO.
YES. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR THIS
DEBATE. I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY
SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOUSING,
WHICH I KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING
ABOUT. WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE TO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM MARIETTA. WE'VE
DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK,
REDUCING THE REGULATORY
OBSTACLES TO BUILDING HOUSING
AND MY COUNTERPART IN THE
ASSEMBLY IS HERE. AND WE WORKED
VERY HARD ON THAT. AND I WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR FOR MORE IATA
FOR HIS VOTE YESTERDAY ON A BILL
THAT DID EXACTLY THAT. BUT WE
ALSO KNOW THAT PUBLIC INVESTMENT
IN HOUSING IS CRITICAL. AND
CALIFORNIA. WITH SUPPORT OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USED TO
INVEST DRAMATICALLY. AND HOUSING
FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE THAT
STOPPED A FEW DECADES AGO AND
THAT'S WHEN HOMELESSNESS STARTED
TO EXPLODE. AND SO WE SHOULD
EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITIES TO
INVEST IN HOUSING TO REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS TO STABILIZE
WORKING CLASS AND LOW INCOME
FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES, BUT
FUNDAMENTALLY A SEE A ONE IS
ABOUT DEMOCRACY. AND IT'S ABOUT
WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING
CLOSE TO MAJORITY RULE. IT'S
ABOUT WHETHER WE THINK IT'S FAIR
AND APPROPRIATE AND A GOOD
RESULT WHEN 64% OF PEOPLE IN A
HIGH FIVE HIGH FIVE HIGH FIRE
HAZARD ZONE WHEN 64% OF PEOPLE
VOTE IN FAVOR OF A MEASURE TO
FUND NEW FIRE STATIONS. 64%
THAT'S USUALLY ANY OF US WILL BE
THRILLED. TO GET 64% AND I RE
ELECTION. WE WOULD THINK THAT
THAT IS A VOTER MANDATE. BUT
THAT'S A FAILURE IN CALIFORNIA
BECAUSE OF THE ABSURD TWO THIRDS
VOTE, AND THAT'S WHY THE
FIREFIGHTERS AND ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS OF THE SPILL, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
BOAT. I'LL DEBATE HAVING CEASED
THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. WELL IN ALRIGHT ALVARADO
GIL. NÓ ARCHULETTA. AYE ASHBY. I
ATKINS I BECKER I SHAKESPEARE.
AYE, BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO.
AYE, CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD.
I SO. AYE, EGGMAN. AYE. GLASER.
GONZALES. I GROW. NO. AYE,
JONES. NOW, LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. HI. MEN.
NÓ NEWMAN. WHEN NÓ NILO. NO
TROUBLE. NO IDEA. PORTANTINO
AYE, WRATH. AYE, RUBIO. I SEE
OUR TOE. NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. I WOULD HAVE AYE, WIENER.
WILK. NO. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. GLASER. I NEWMAN. A
VOTE OF 29 TO 10. THE MEASURE
PASSES MEMBERS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 12 THIS IS
SENATE BILL 799. FOLLOWING THAT
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING
BEGINNING AT FILE ITEM 85, 89
AND 90. SO WE'RE GONNA START
NEXT ON FILE ITEM NUMBER 12. SP
7 99 BY SENATOR PORTANTINO.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 799 BY SENATOR PORTANTINO
INOCULATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION THEREFORE, SENATOR
PORTANTINO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS I RISE TO
PRESENT SB 799, WHICH WOULD
PROVIDE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
TO STRIKING WORKERS. LET ME BE
CLEAR THOSE STRIKING WORKERS
WOULD HAVE TO BE ON STRIKE FOR
TWO WEEKS BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE
BETWEEN 2012 AND 2022. ONLY TWO
STRIKES LASTED BEYOND TWO WEEKS
, REPRESENTING A VERY SMALL
FRACTION OF THE OVERALL NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO FILE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. THAT'S
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE
RAISED LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT
THE FUND ITSELF, AND THE IMPACT
ON THAT FUND WOULD BE VERY MINOR
RELATIVE TO THIS BILL, BUT THE
IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL ON
STRIKE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT. WE
HAVE SEEN RHETORIC OUT THERE
WHERE PEOPLE SAY WELL, WHEN
PEOPLE LOSE THEIR HOUSE, LOSE
THEIR APARTMENT, NOT BE ABLE TO
PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLE. THERE
WILL BE MORE MALLEABLE AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE. THAT'S AN
UNTENABLE CONVERSATION. WE WANT
PEOPLE TO BE RESPECTED. WE WANT
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR
RENT. WE WON'T BE ABLE PEOPLE TO
BE ABLE TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR
TABLE. DURING A STRIKE OR NOT
DURING A STRIKE. IT'S THE RIGHT
THING TO DO WE SEE SIGNIFICANT
UNREST IN TODAY'S LABOR MARKET.
WHY BECAUSE ECONOMY IS CHANGING
BUSINESS MODELS ARE CHANGING.
WE'RE COMING OUT OF COVID. WE
HAVE THIS SIGNIFICANT UNREST
THAT HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN
WRITER STRIKES. IN HOTEL WORKERS
STRIKES IN PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
STRIKES BOTH CITY AND COUNTY
STRIKES IN HOSPITALS. NURSES
FRONTLINE FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE
WORKERS. WHY IS THERE UNREST
BECAUSE THE MODELS ARE CHANGING
, BUT THE CONVERSATION AND THE
WORKER DIGNITY PROTECTIONS
HAVEN'T CHANGED TO MEET THAT NEW
MODEL. IT'S HAPPENING NOW. SO
LET'S INJECT A MODICUM OF
STABILITY INTO THE CONVERSATION
, A MODICUM OF DECENCY AND
RESPECT FOR THAT STRIKING WORKER
AND AGAIN, THE CONVERSATIONS
AROUND THE FUNDS ARE LEGITIMATE.
AND THIS CONVERSATION OVER SP 99
IS ACTUALLY PUT THE FUND AT THE
FOREFRONT OF THE CONVERSATION,
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH
THAT PIECE AS WELL GOING FORWARD
, AND I THINK THAT'S THE
APPROPRIATE THING TO DO. BUT
LET'S REMEMBER WHEN SOMEBODY
GOES ON STRIKE. IT'S NOT A
ROMANTIC THING. IT'S HARD ON
THAT FAMILY. I REMEMBER MY OWN
MOTHER IN LAW TALKING ABOUT MY
FATHER IN LAW STRIKE A DECADE
AFTER THE STRIKE ABOUT THE
IMPACT IT HAD ON THE FAMILY. IT
WAS HARD FOR THEM TO GET OVER
IT. IT WAS HARD FOR THEM TO GO
THROUGH IT. WE SHOULD PROVIDE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR THOSE
STRIKING WORKERS BEYOND TWO
WEEKS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. SENATOR DOLLY
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS? AYE. I'M SURPRISED THAT
WE EVEN HAVE A BILL OF THIS
MAGNITUDE. HERE IN THESE
CHAMBERS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
OF YOU DO A PAYROLL. I'M
ASSUMING NOT VERY MANY PRIVATE
PAYROLL EVERY TWO WEEKS, BUT I
DO. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT
UNEMPLOYMENT. AS SOMEBODY WHO
ACTUALLY WORKED FOR BUSINESS AND
GOT LAID OFF AND. I HAD BILLS TO
PAY UNEMPLOYMENT WAS THERE FOR
ME. UNFORTUNATELY SINCE I'VE
BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER MY
EMPLOYEES HAVE NEVER HAD TO USE
UNEMPLOYMENT, BUT I PAY INTO
UNEMPLOYMENT. IN OUR BUSINESS
AND IN 2008. WE HAVE THE GREAT
RECESSION. PRESIDENT OBAMA
EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
UP TO 90 WEEKS. NOW THERE'S A
FUND. THAT WE ALL PAY INTO THE
EMPLOYER PAYS INTO ITS CALLED
UNEMPLOYMENT TAX. AND THAT FUND
WAS RAISED TO PAY BACK. TO MAKE
SURE FUN WAS FULL BECAUSE WE
BORROWED MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. TO ISSUE THOSE
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS. FOR UP TO
90 WEEKS. TYPICALLY WAS SIX
WEEKS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO GET
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. 2015 WE
FINALLY GOT OUR FUND BACK. PAID
OFF TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
LOAN THAT WE HAD AND THEN COVID
CAME. AND WE HAD THE WHOLE
NATION UNEMPLOYED. AND IN
CALIFORNIA. WE HAD UNEMPLOYMENT
PROBLEMS. WE KNEW ABOUT IN 2008
DIDN'T FIX IT. THE DEPARTMENT IS
RAN SO POORLY IN CALIFORNIA.
THAT WE HAD PEOPLE IN PRISON
GETTING UNEMPLOYMENT. AND NOW
THE FUND. IS $30 BILLION IN
DEBT. 30 BILLION NOW, WHO PAYS
FOR THAT? IF YOU DON'T HAVE
EMPLOYEES, YOU DON'T PAY FOR
THAT. BUT IF YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES
YOU PAY FOR THAT. THAT'S ME. MY
WIFE. AND OUR BUSINESS THAT PAYS
FOR THE AND THE THOUSANDS OF
BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA THEY
PAY FOR THAT UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
UNEMPLOYMENT IS GREAT. IT'S
THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU ACTUALLY
LOSE YOUR JOB. BUT THIS BILL
WHAT DOES IT DO? IT ALLOWS
SOMEBODY WHO HAS A JOB. HAS A
JOB. TO GO ON STRIKE. AND GET AN
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM OR GET
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. THAT'S
NOT WHAT UNEMPLOYMENT WAS MADE
FOR. IT WAS MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO
ACTUALLY LOST THEIR JOBS, NOT
FOR PEOPLE TO GO ON STRIKE. SO
ESSENTIALLY THE BUSINESS OWNER I
MYSELF WOULD BE PAYING. A WORKER
TO GO ON STRIKE TO NEGOTIATE
AGAINST ME. THINK ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS THE MOST CRAZY THING
I'VE EVER SEEN, AND I CAN'T EVEN
GET MY HEAD AROUND THE LOGIC OF
WHY WE'RE HERE. EVEN HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION. THIS IS A LABOR
DISPUTE, NOT AN UNEMPLOYMENT
DISPUTE. NO WONDER THE
CALIFORNIA BUT PEOPLE IN
BUSINESS HAVE HMM. NAME THIS IS
A JOB KILLER. IT'S TOTALLY A JOB
KILLER. THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU
CAN COME UP WITH A LOGICAL
REASON TO GIVE SOMEBODY
UNEMPLOYMENT WHO HAS A JOB. WHO
DECIDES TO GO ON STRIKE.
MEMBERS. I MENTIONED EARLIER
WHEN WE HAD THE BUDGET ABOUT THE
FACT THAT THERE WASN'T ONE THING
IN THE BUDGET THAT HELPED
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS STAY IN
CALIFORNIA. NOT ONE THING. I
HAVE NOT SEEN THE BILL IN THE
SIXTH OR 700 BILLS THAT WE'VE
SEEN LAST COUPLE DAYS. THAT
HELPS ME STAY IN BUSINESS IN
CALIFORNIA, NOT ONE PLENTY OF
BILLS THAT RAISED MY ELECTRICITY
RATES. COME AFTER UNEMPLOYMENT.
THIS BILL MANY OTHER BILLS THAT
HURT MY BUSINESS. I COMPETE
AGAINST BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THEY'RE SHIPPING
PRODUCTS INTO CALIFORNIA KEEPER
THAN I CAN. PROVIDE THAT PRODUCT
THAT PRODUCT HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
YOU CANNOT HAVE A STRONG PUBLIC
SECTOR UNLESS YOU HAVE A STRONG
PRIVATE SECTOR AND MEMBERS,
BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING
CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF PIECES OF
LEGISLATION LIKE THIS. WHY DON'T
FOR ONCE WE DO SOMETHING TO KEEP
IT BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA? THAT
LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG THAT RAISES
THE $300 MILLION WE SPEND EVERY
YEAR. MEMBERS. THIS IS A
HORRIBLE BILL. THIS IS A BAD
IDEA. THIS IS GONNA HURT
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES. EVERY ONE
OF THOSE LITTLE SMALL BUSINESSES
IN YOUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE
HAMMERED BY THIS. IF THERE IF
THERE ARE PEOPLE GO ON STRIKE.
LET'S NOT SET A PRESIDENT'S
CALIFORNIA TAKE THE MONEY THAT
BUSINESS OWNERS PAY. AND USE IT
TO PAY EMPLOYEES OF THEIRS TO
STRIKE AGAINST THEM. I URGENT NO
VOTE ON THIS BILL. SENATOR JONES
, FOLLOWED BY SENATOR BECKER AND
SENATOR NILO. SENATOR JONES. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I ALSO RISE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 7 99 FOR TWO
REASONS. FIRST I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WILL ADD TO
OUR UI FUND AND HAD TAXES FOR
CALIFORNIA'S EMPLOYERS, AS HAS
BEEN VERY ELOQUENTLY DESCRIBED
BY OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKER.
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS ARE ALREADY
GOING TO SEE TAX INCREASES IN
THE NEXT 10 YEARS. AND AS WE
PRESENTLY SITS AT AROUND $18
BILLION DEBT I CANNOT SUPPORT A
BILL IS GOING TO ADD TO THAT
DEBT MEMBERS THINK ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ALREADY TODAY. WE ALL THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $18 BILLION
OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE THAT
WE HAVE TO PAY BACK. WE DON'T
GET TO JUST WRITE IT OFF. I'VE
HEARD. SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES
MENTIONED THAT THEY I'M ABOUT TO
DO AN ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HERE?
I HAVE HEARD. SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THAT THE U
I FUND DEBT IS ALREADY SO LARGE.
HOW MUCH COULD THIS BILL REALLY
MATTER BY ADDING TO IT? BUT
HAVING A LOT OF DEBT DOES NOT
MAKE MORE DEBT ANY LESS WRONG. I
WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE OUR
FORMER COLLEAGUE, SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI COME BACK AND DO A
BANKRUPTCY. UH, AS UH, LESSON
FOR US ALL. I CANNOT SUPPORT A
BILL THAT WILL ADD DEBT FOR
EMPLOYERS WHO ARE COMPLETELY
UNINVOLVED IN THE STRIKES.
SECOND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
DEEDS ABILITY EVEN DO THIS RIGHT
NOW. WE HAVE ALL DISCUSSED AT
LENGTH EDS. FAILINGS DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND HEARD FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THEM AS WELL
. AND I KNOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
YOU GOT CALLS FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT HOW POORLY E
D D WAS DOING PROCESSING
UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE
PANDEMIC. MY OFFICE ALONE
PROCESSED OVER 4000
CONSTITUENTS. REQUESTS FOR HELP
WITH UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
THROUGH THE E D D AND I KNOW YOU
DID AS WELL. IT IS PRESENTLY
TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT ITS
SYSTEMS AND GET THINGS RIGHT AND
I CAN'T SUPPORT ADDING MORE
DIFFICULTY TO THAT PLATE AT A
TIME WHEN THEY TRULY UNEMPLOYED
ARE STRUGGLING FOR THEIR
BENEFITS. I'VE HEARD SEVERAL OF
OUR DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES FROM
THIS FLOOR SHARE WITH ME THAT
THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
BILL. SO I HOPE THAT AS A RESULT
OF YOUR CONSIDERING THIS OVER
THE WEEK THE POINTS THAT ARE
BEING MADE FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE
DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS,
KNOWING THAT THE E D D ISN'T
PREPARED TO HANDLE THIS. AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE OWE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $18 BILLION
IN DEBT. THAT YOU WILL JOIN ME
IN VOTING? NO, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, SENATOR JONES.
NEXT UP SENATOR BECKER, FOLLOWED
BY SENATOR NILO AND SENATOR
CIERTO. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. THERE IS A REAL NEED TO
SUPPORT STRIKING WORKERS. ALMOST
UH, OFTEN THE MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIA'S AMONG US, WHO
SIMPLY ARE. ANY OF US HAVE BEEN
ON A PICKET LINE. WE KNOW IT'S
NOT, UH, GLORIOUS THAT WE KNOW
IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK. MY MOM
WAS A UNION NEGOTIATING TEAM,
AND NO ONE WANTS TO GO ON STRIKE
AS OUR GOOD FRIEND SAID. NOBODY
WANTS TO GO ON STRIKE. I DO. I
DID SPEND MY FIRST TWO YEARS
HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE ON JOINT
ON THE J. LACK COMMITTEE, THE
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
COMMITTEE WHERE WE WORKED ON A D
D AND RAISE A LOT OF CONCERNS
WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
FUND AND THE DAMAGE THAT WE DID
TO THAT FUND DURING COVID. SO I
DO WISH THERE WAS BETTER DATA
UNDERSTAND THIS AND HOW WILL
IMPACT OUR UI FUND AND TO LOOK
AND SEE HOW THE MODELS IN NEW
YORK AND NEW JERSEY ARE WORKING?
UM AND YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE TAKE
THIS STEP, BUT I AM INCLINED TO
SUPPORT OUR WORKERS. BUT ONE
THING IS CLEAR. WE ARE IN
DESPERATE NEED OF UNEMPLOYMENT
REFORM, AND I HOPE WE CAN START
THAT CONVERSATION IN EARNEST IN
THE FALL. I FOR ONE AND VERY
WILLING TO ENGAGE IN THAT
CONVERSATION. I'VE TALKED TO
SOME FOLKS IN BOTH SIDES WHO I
THINK ARE WILLING TO DO IT. BUT
THAT IS CLEAR GOING FORWARD. I
HOPE WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
IN THE FALL. THANK YOU, SENATOR
BECKER, SENATOR NILO. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. I HAD PUT MY MIC
DOWN BECAUSE MY POINTS WERE KIND
OF ALREADY MADE. BUT MY FRIEND
FROM BAKERSFIELD INSPIRED ME TO
REDUNDANCY. SO, UM BUT BUT THE
FUNDAMENTAL POINT OF THE PROBLEM
WITH THIS BILL. IS THAT IT TURNS
THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
BENEFITS SYSTEM. ON ITS HEAD.
AND BY VIRTUE OF THAT, IT MAKES
NO SENSE. SO, UM. IT WAS STATED
THAT THE COST WILL NOT BE
SIGNIFICANT. BUT THE CONSEQUENCE
TO THE STRIKING WORKER IS. WELL
FIRST OF ALL UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE. WAS INTENDED WAS
IMPOSED. TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE
WHO LOST THEIR JOBS THROUGH NO
FAULT OF THEIR OWN. THAT'S NOT
WHAT'S GOING ON IN A STRIKE.
THAT'S NUMBER ONE TURNED ON ITS
HEAD. ANOTHER ISSUE IS. THAT MY
COLLEAGUE FROM BIEBER COMPLAINED
THAT. IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT
HE COULD BE COMPENSATING ON
EMPLOYEE FOR NEGOTIATING AGAINST
HIM. THAT'S BAD ENOUGH. BUT IT
GETS WORSE. HE ALSO MENTIONED
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING
TO BE, UH, THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
WHOSE AYE. CONTRIBUTION TO THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND IS
GOING TO BE INCREASED JUST BY
THESE ADDITIONAL COSTS. WE'RE
ALREADY HOWEVER MANY BILLIONS IN
DEBT. AND TRYING TO MAKE THAT
UP. UM. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE
IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR ABOUT
THAT, BUT I DIGRESS. BUT THE
PROBLEM IS SMALLER BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES HAVE FIVE OR 10
EMPLOYEES. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT
THE COST TO THEM OF THESE
INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IS NOT
INSIGNIFICANT, AND THEY ARE
MERELY INNOCENT BY STANDARDS TO
A STRIKE THAT MIGHT BE GOING ON
1000 MILES AWAY FROM THEM. I
HEARD, YOU KNOW, VOTE BETTER
THAN SENATOR SEYARTO, FOLLOWED
BY SENATOR ROTH AND SENATOR
GROVE, SENATOR CIERTO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE. IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 7 99. AS STATED
BEFORE GETTING LAID OFF IS A NOT
VOLUNTARY. UH THING TO DO YOU
NOBODY SIGNS UP TO GET LAID OFF,
AND THAT'S WHAT UNEMPLOYMENT IS
FOR. QUITTING YOUR JOB IS A
VOLUNTARY THING THAT
UNEMPLOYMENT DOES NOT COVER WHEN
YOU QUIT YOUR JOB. GOING ON
STRIKE IS ALSO A VOLUNTARY
THING. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT
UNEMPLOYMENT IS MEANT FOR. BUT
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEGOTIATING
DYNAMICS OF THIS CAUSES IS
ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
YOU'RE PUTTING THE THUMB ON THE
SCALE. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY. BUT
REALLY, YOU'RE TAKING THE
INCENTIVE. OF THE WORKER. TO
COME OFF STRIKE. AND GET BACK TO
WORK. THE WORKER HAS A STAKE IN
THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, AND SO DOES
THE EMPLOYER. AND IF WE'RE
TAKING. THE INCENTIVE AWAY FROM
ONE OR THE OTHER. THAT CREATES
AN IMBALANCE IN THE NEGOTIATING
PROCESS. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
YOU DON'T HAVE A WIN WIN
NEGOTIATION. RESULT AT THE END,
YOU HAVE A WIN, LOSE. THAT'S
THAT SERVES TO WEAKEN OUR
BUSINESSES. IT SERVES TO
DISINCENTIVIZE PEOPLE FROM EVEN
DOING BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA.
AND IT HURTS OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES. SO I URGE YOU TO
VOTE NO. ON THIS MEASURE. AND
STOP TRYING TO PUT THE THUMB ON
THE SCALES ALLOW OUR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESSES TO WORK OUT
THERE. THAT'S WHAT WE GAVE HIM
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUT WE
CAN'T KEEP RUNNING BACK TO US TO
FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY
DON'T WANT TO DO THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
SEYARTO SENATOR ROTH. THANK YOU
, MR PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW, HAVING
PRACTICED IN THIS AND RELATED
AREAS AS A LAWYER FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS BEFORE THIS GIG, I THOUGHT
I'D TRY TO SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT WITH RESPECT TO THE
CURRENT STATUS OF THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND. AND
EMPLOYERS OBLIGATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THAT. BECAUSE WE
CERTAINLY NEED TO SEPARATE THE
CURRENT STATE AND CONDITION OF
THE FUND FROM THIS PARTICULAR
BILL. YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, YOU
NEED A PANDEMIC SIZED LAYOFF. TO
CREATE A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH
RESPECT TO THE REFUND. NOW IT'S
TRUE THAT THE EMPLOYERS IN THIS
STATE WILL HAVE THEIR QUARTERLY
UNEMPLOYMENT. INSURANCE PREMIUMS
RISE TO PAY OFF THAT SIGNIFICANT
PANDEMIC RELATED DEBT. ABSENT
SOME INFUSION OF CASH FROM THE
STATE. OR CASH FROM SOMEWHERE
ELSE. AND YOU CAN CERTAINLY
DEBATE THE WISDOM. OF THIS BILL
FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE
BECAUSE THERE CERTAINLY ARE
ISSUES WITH REGARD TO THAT SINCE
WE WERE SOMEWHAT CHANGING THE
RULES THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE IN
THE IN THE NATION. UM SINCE 1935
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE NATIONAL
LABOR RELATIONS ACT AND THE
DYNAMIC BETWEEN LABOR AND
MANAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. BUT AS TO
A PARTICULAR OR SPECIFIC
EMPLOYER AND A STRIKE. THE
LAYOFF WILL ONLY IMPACT THAT
EMPLOYERS QUARTERLY YOU I
CONTRIBUTIONS OR THE ACCOUNT.
PERHAPS IF THE NUMBER OF
STRIKERS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
PARTICULAR EMPLOYER IS HI VIS A
VIS THE WORKFORCE OR IF THE
EMPLOYERS PRIOR LAYOFF
EXPERIENCE IS SIGNIFICANT. BUT
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND AND
WHETHER WE OWE 17 BILLION OR 18
BILLION, OR $20 BILLION IS NOT
PARTICULARLY RELEVANT. TO THIS
BILL, SO I THOUGHT I'D LET YOU
KNOW THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THE BILL TODAY. THANK YOU,
SENATOR ROSS, SENATOR GROVE.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
IN OPPOSITION OF SB 7 99.
COLLEAGUES. BEING AN EMPLOYER
LIKE MY COLLEAGUE FROM BIEBER.
WITHOUT US IN THE EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRY, LIKE EMPLOYERS IN THE
STATE IN THE EMPLOYERS IN YOUR
DISTRICT, WHETHER THEY'RE SMALL
OR LARGE. YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ONE
DIME ONE PENNY TO SPEND IN THIS
CAPITAL. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ALL
SAY I PAY TAXES, TOO. YEAH, BUT
THE ORIGINAL MONEY THAT CAME
FROM SMALL BUSINESS OR
BUSINESSES THAT CREATE JOBS IN
THE STATE CAME TO THIS CAPITAL,
WHICH PAYS FOR THE THINGS THAT
WE ALLOCATE RESOURCES FOR AND
THAT PAY OUR PAYCHECKS OUR
STAFFS PAYCHECKS. IT'S NOT LIKE
GOVERNMENT GENERATES THAT MONEY
. BUSINESSES GENERATE THAT MONEY
THAT'S COLLECTED EITHER BY
PAYROLL TAX PROPERTY TAX FEES.
PERMITS UH, YOU KNOW, TO BUILD A
BUILDING. I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST
$14,000 FOR PERMITS TO STEPHEN
BEFORE YOU PUT A NAIL IN THE
FIRST TWO BY FOUR THAT GOES DOWN
, SO ALL OF IT IS DONE OR
PROVIDED TO THIS. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. EVERY PENNY
GENERATED COMES FROM A BUSINESS.
YOU CAN SAY YOU KNOW, LIKE I
SAID, YOU KNOW, I PAY TAXES, BUT
THE CHECK YOU GET FROM THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA WAS ORIGINATED
FROM A BUSINESS WHO SENT THEIR
RESOURCES APPEAR FOR YOU ALL TO
SPEND. THE U. I TRUST FRIEND IS
OVER, DRAFTED, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE
FROM, BIEBER SAID. AH! IT'S OVER
. DRAFTED. IT WAS OVERDRESSED IN
THE PAST, AND IT TOOK US. I
THINK SEVEN YEARS TO PAY IT OFF.
AND NOW YOU HAVE AN UNFUNDED
LIABILITY. THIS IS JUST AN
EXTENSION OF ATTACKS, AND PEOPLE
WILL CALL IT THAT. AND IT'S A
RETROACTIVE TAX. AND THE REASON
WHY I SAY THAT IS TWO YEARS AGO
, WE PRICED PRODUCT IN A
COMPETITIVE MARKET, AND WE SAID
IN MY BUSINESS, THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE FOR THIS
PRODUCT THE SAME WAY MY
COLLEAGUE FROM BIEBER IN A
COMPETITIVE MARKET, PROBABLY
PRICES, HIS GRAIN OR HIS SEED.
AND THEN TWO YEARS AGO BY AND WE
PAID ON OUR TAXES FOR EMPLOYEES
PRIOR TO THE TWO YEARS GOING BY
THE 6.9% ON THE 1ST $7000. IT'S
EARNED BY THE EMPLOYEES. THIS IS
100% EMPLOYER FUNDED. NO
CONTRIBUTION COMES FROM THE
EMPLOYEES IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR
FORM FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
. IT'S SET UP LIKE MY COLLEAGUE
FROM RIVERSIDE, MARIETTA SAID.
THAT IT WAS TO ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS CAME WITH
GOOD FAITH. SO IF YOU SOMEBODY
LOST THEIR JOB WITHOUT HAVING
THE FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THEIR
COMPENSATION WOULD BE COVERED
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT
THEY COULD BE TAKEN CARE OF
WHILE THEY LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB.
THE U. I TRUST FUND AFTER YOU'VE
PRICED YOUR PRODUCT AND YOU'VE
COVERED FICA, FEDERAL FOOD, CITY
EATING WORKERS, COMP LIABILITY
AND A MYRIAD OF OTHER THINGS
THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT FOR IN
IN ORDER TO GIVE SOMEBODY A JOB
SO THEY CAN PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILY. WE PRICE THAT AT THE
RATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, THEN
YOU FAST FORWARD TWO YEARS AND
YOU HAVE A AND FUNDED PENSION OR
AN UNFUNDED LIABILITY ON THIS UI
FEND NOW, INSTEAD OF GETTING A
FOOD, A TAX REDUCTION FOR YOUR
TAXES THAT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD
PAID A YEAR BEFORE TWO YEARS
BEFORE FOR THIS EMPLOYEE THAT
YOU CALCULATED THE PERCENTAGE OF
YOUR PROFIT ON TO RUN YOUR
BUSINESS AND PAY YOUR TAX AND
PAY YOUR TAXES, YOU ARE NOW
GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AN
ADDITIONAL TAX. WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO PAY OFF. EVERY EMPLOYER IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS GOING
TO HAVE TO PAY OFF THIS 18 TO
$30 BILLION. THERE'S NO NUMBER
OUT THERE YET, BUT 18 TO $30
BILLION THAT IS GENERATED FROM A
TWO YEAR AGO PRICE STRUCTURE. IF
THAT MAKES SENSE, SO THIS IS A
RETROACTIVE TAX ON BUSINESSES
AND BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY
STRUGGLING IN THIS STATE. THEY
WERE SHUT DOWN DURING COVID
THANK GOD. THE GOVERNOR MADE A
STATEMENT THE OTHER DAY THAT
SAID THAT HE WISHED HE WOULD
HAVE DONE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. I
DON'T KNOW IF LETTING BUSINESS
STAY OPEN WOULD BE ONE OF THEM.
BUT I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD HAVE.
SO I JUST THINK THAT CONTINUING
TO TAX OUR BUSINESSES
SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE EMPLOYERS
HAVE ZERO CONTRIBUTION AND SKIN
IN THE GAME. FOR A TAX THAT IS
100% EMPLOYER FUNDED AND LETTING
THOSE EMPLOYERS DRAW DOWN THOSE
BENEFITS FOR THE OPPOSITE OF
WHAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX. THE
UNEMPLOYMENT TAX WAS ORIGINATED
FOR, SO THAT IT WASN'T FOR NO
FAULT OF HER OWN. IT'S A CHOICE
TO GO ON STRIKE, AND I AGREE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH MY COLLEAGUE
FROM BIEBER THAT YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO BE PAYING YOUR
EMPLOYEES TO BARGAIN AGAINST
YOU, WHICH PUTS YOU AT A
COMPLETE WHOLE DISADVANTAGE. UM
IN THIS BARGAINING SITUATION,
AND FRANKLY, COLLEAGUES, I'M
GOING TO SAY IT. I THINK MANY
PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT IT.
THE FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT
IN THIS CAPITOL BUILDING HAS A
LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH POWER THIS
YEAR, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
A NO VOTE QUÊ. THANK YOU,
SENATOR GROVER. I HAVE SENATOR.
PDF FOLLOWED BY SENATOR DURAZO.
SENATOR PADILLA. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE IN
SUPPORT, AND I WAS NOT PLANNING
TO RISE AND SPEAK TO THE MATTER.
HOWEVER, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
IN THIS DEBATE THAT A COUPLE OF
THE ASSERTIONS BEING MADE BY A
DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES ARE GO
ANSWER FIRST AND FOREMOST TO ONE
OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE. I THINK
IT'S ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE AND
CORRECT. TO REMEMBER THAT WE
NEED TO DISTINGUISH THE POLICY
QUESTION BEFORE THIS BODY. FROM
THE FUNDAMENTAL DEFICIENCIES IN
THE STRUCTURE OF UI AND THE
SYSTEM ITSELF. THAT IS SOMETHING
WE WILL NEED TO GRAPPLE WITH,
REGARDLESS, AND I THINK THAT
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT FACT TO CALL
OUT AGAIN. THERE MAY EVEN
ULTIMATELY BE QUESTIONS AS TO
WHETHER THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE
VEHICLE TO ADDRESS THE
LEGITIMATE QUESTION BEFORE US,
BUT AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC POLICY
THE REAL QUESTION THIS BILL
PRESENTS IS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS
FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO ALLOW
FOLKS WHO WORK HARD WHO ARE
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS UNDER
THE LAWS OF THIS NATION IN THIS
STATE, WHO ARE EXERCISING THEIR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS TO
AVAIL THEMSELVES. OF YOU. I IN
THE CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD THINK
THAT AS WE DO WITH MANY BILLS IN
THIS BODY, WE HAVE TO WEIGH THE
COMPETING LEGITIMATE VALUES THAT
WERE POSED WITH ALL THE TIME.
AND I THINK WHEN WE DO THAT
HERE, WE HAVE TO COME TO THE
CONCLUSION THAT THE ANSWER TO
THAT IS YES. AND IT SHOULD BE A
RESOUNDING YES, MR PRESIDENT
COLLEAGUES. THE ASSERTION THAT I
WANT TO ADDRESS MYSELF TO IS TO
REMIND US ALL THAT ALMOST IN
EVERY SITUATION. WHEN WORKERS
EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO STRIKE.
THE POWER DYNAMIC IS ALMOST
NEVER IN FAVOR OF THE WORKERS.
IT IS IN FAVOR OF THE EMPLOYER.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE. THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A BODY OF
LAWS THAT PROTECT WORKERS IN
THIS STATE. THIS ONE SHOULD BE
ADDED. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
PADILLA, SENATOR TERRAZA. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, UM I THINK. FOR
COLLEAGUES WHO ARE MAKING THE
STATEMENT ABOUT THIS WOULD BE AN
INCENTIVE FOR WORK WORKING
PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND STAY OUT.
IT'S REALLY HAS NO BASIS IN
REALITY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
PEOPLE HERE HAVE EITHER GONE OUT
ON STRIKE OR BEEN INVOLVED IN A
STRIKE. BUT IT IS A VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT DECISION TO DO. IT'S
WHEN YOU REALLY BELIEVE TO
SACRIFICE YOUR INCOME THAT WILL
BE COMING INTO YOUR FAMILY TO
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE
SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS IS THAT
STEAK EITHER THE WAGES THEY'RE
THREATENING TO CUT THE WAGES
THEY'RE THREATENING TO CUT
HEALTHCARE THREATENED TO CUT A
PENSION SOMETHING THAT WOULD
JUSTIFY THE SACRIFICE OF GIVING
UP THEIR INCOME. THIS. UM UM.
THE THUMB ON THE SCALE ALREADY
EXISTS. AND WHEN PEOPLE MAKE
THAT VERY DIFFICULT DECISION
IT'S REALLY NOT. A FREE DECISION
. IT'S WHAT THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE
TO DO. U I BENEFITS ARE A SAFETY
NET FOR PEOPLE. IT'S NOT THEY
DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY. IT'S NOT
GOING TO INCENTIVIZE ANYONE. THE
AMOUNT THAT THEY GET WOULD BE SO
SMALL. IT BARELY WOULD COVER
PROVIDING FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILY
. AND YES, THE UI SPURS ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY AND GENERATES REVENUE
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. I'VE SEEN
IT. I KNOW IT. THAT'S WHEN
REALITY. WHAT HAPPENS, RECYCLES
FUNDING INTO THAT COMMUNITY. THE
U I PROGRAM HAS EXISTED
PRIMARILY TO HELP STABILIZE
LOCAL ECONOMY WHEN WORKING
PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK. AND IT'S
UP TO US TO ADD TO THAT
DEFINITION OF BEING OUT OF WORK.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS THAT WORKING
PEOPLE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN AND SAY I
NEED SOMETHING BETTER FOR ME AND
MY FAMILY'S. I STRONGLY URGE AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR DURAZO, ANY
FURTHER SENATOR WISHED TO BE
HEARD ON THIS MATTER. SEE NO
FURTHER MICROPHONES UP, SENATOR
PORTANTINO. YOU MAY CLOSE THIS
DEBATE. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES. I APPRECIATE THE
ROBUST CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE
HAD AND THE COMMON SON, BOTH
SIDES. CLEARLY AS ARTICULATED BY
MY COLLEAGUE FROM RIVERSIDE. THE
FUND IS A SEPARATE ISSUE FROM
THE POLICY, UM, AND TO SPEAK
SPECIFICALLY TO THE POLICY. THIS
IS A CHANGE. BUT I WOULD TAKE
EXCEPTION TO THE NOTION THAT
EVERY WORKER. IS FACED. THE
DECISION IS TAKEN OUT OF THE
HANDS OF EVERY WORKER. BECAUSE
FUNDAMENTALLY, THAT'S WHAT'S
CHANGED IN OUR ECONOMY TODAY,
WHEN A I COMES IN AND REPLACES A
WORKER. THAT WORKER ISN'T
CHOOSING TO BE REPLACED. SO IT'S
A VALID CONVERSATION FOR THAT
WORKER TO SAY, WHAT'S MY ROLE
GOING FORWARD IF YOU'RE
CONTEMPLATING AN AI REPLACEMENT
FOR ME? THAT'S A VALID
CONVERSATION AS A BUSINESS MODEL
CHANGES. IT AFFECTS THE WORKER.
AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IS PROVIDE
A LITTLE BIT OF SECURITY AND
SAFETY FOR THAT WORKER DURING
THAT DIFFICULT DECISION, AND AS
MY COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES
MENTIONED IT WAS INTENDED TO
HELP LOCAL ECONOMIES. BY
PROVIDING A MODICUM OF INCOME TO
THAT FAMILY ON STRIKE SO THEY
CAN SURVIVE. AND SO THAT'S
WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE. THIS IS A
MOMENT IN TIME WHERE THE
MARKETPLACE HAS CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY. AND WE SHOULD
LOOK AT HOW WE FUNCTION OUR LAWS
TO MEET THOSE CHANGES. AND SO
THAT'S WHY I CHOSE TO AUTHOR
THIS BILL BECAUSE OF THIS MOMENT
IN TIME COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC AND EMBRACING THAT
UNREST WITH A SOLUTION THAT WE
CAN MAKE TO HELP PEOPLE IS
WORTHY OF AN I VOTE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. I'LL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ALVARADO
GIL. NO. ARCHULETTA. ALL RIGHT.
ASHBY. I. ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR AYE, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. NÓ DODD. NOW, SO AYE,
EGGMAN. NÓ GLASER. NÓ GONZALEZ.
AYE, GROVE. NO, NO. JONES. NOW,
LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. I MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. WHEN NÓ NILO. NO
TROUBLE. NÓ ALRIGHT PORTANTINO.
AYE, ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. SO YOUR
TOE NÓ SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. I AM BERG.
AHA! WIENER. WILK. NO. PLEASE
FOLLOW THE ABSENT MEMBERS. ADAM.
AYE, BECKER. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE,
NEWMAN. RUBIO. I AM BERG. AYE.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENTEES ONE LAST TIME. NEWMAN.
THE VOTE OF 27 TO 12. THE
MEASURE PASSES MEMBERS WERE
GOING TO NOW MOVE TO THE TO THE
ASSEMBLY BILLS ON OUR FLOOR.
THEY BEGIN AT FILE ITEM 85. 85
89 90 91. FOR AUTHORS FOR THOSE
ARE SHOW ABOUT DOT OF ROBREDO,
GIL. SO WE BEGIN WITH ASSEMBLY
BILL 988 FILE ITEM 85.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 9 88 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MATHIS AND EQUALLY INTO MENTAL
HEALTH. SENATOR AKO ABOVE THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS ASSEMBLY BILL 9 88 WOULD
REQUIRE AN ANY ENTITIES SEEKING
FUNDS FROM THE 9 88 STAGE
SUICIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS
SERVICE FUND TO REPORT THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
IDENTIFIED AS VETERANS OR ACTIVE
MILITARY PERSONNEL IN ITS ANNUAL
EXPENDITURE AND OUTCOME. REPORT
THE BILL WILL PROVIDE DATA ABOUT
HOW CALIFORNIA'S VETERANS ARE
FARING AND WHERE THEY'RE THEY'RE
AWARE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT DATA GATHERING
BECAUSE ARMED WITH FACTS,
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WILL BE
BETTER ABLE TO HELP THE VETERAN
POPULATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES AND HOPEFULLY SLOW THE
CURRENT VETERAN SUICIDE CRISIS.
THE BILL PASSED THROUGH BOTH
HOUSES WITH NO NO VOTE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER.
SENATOR ARCHULETTA. YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I STAND AS THE CHAIR
OF THE MILITARY VETERANS
COMMITTEE SAY THIS IS SO VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR NATION
FOR OUR STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHO
WE LOVE AND SUPPORT OUR
VETERANS, AND I THINK WE
REALIZED THAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WHO HAVE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING
THEY'VE COME BACK FROM IRAQ.
AFGHANISTAN ARE RIGHT NOW WITH
PTSD, AND THEY'RE FALLING EVERY
SINGLE DAY. IT WAS SUICIDE AND
SOME OF THE BILLS THAT MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SAN FRANCISCO HAS
PUT UPON US TO HELP WITH THE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT SOME WAY TO
HELP THESE VETERANS. I APPLAUD
THAT. AND UH, A B 9 88 SURELY
GOES IN THAT DIRECTION TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE NUMBER OF
SUICIDES ARE HAPPY TO OUR
VETERANS AND I URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR ARCHULETTA.
ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON
THIS? SEE NONE. SENATOR OKO OF
ARGUMENT CLOSE. IRISH FOR LAST
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. NORMALLY
THIS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL, BUT WE HAVE
NOT ESTABLISHED ONE YET. SO HOPE
WE MIGHT DO IT RIGHT HERE. SO,
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. HI,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. BLAKESPEAR
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. ALRIGHT,
DOLLY! AYE, DODD. AYE, EGGMAN.
GLASER. GONZALES. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. I HAD Ó. AYE, JONES.
AYE, LAIRD. I LEMON? MCGUIRE
AYE, MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. I WIN. NILO. AYE. BY THE
ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
RUBIO. SO YOUR TOE AYE, SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN.
I AM BERG. I HAB WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. RUBIO. AYE. ON A
VOTE OF 42 0. THE MEASURE PASSES
AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OUR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. NEXT UP
MEMBERS IS FILE ITEM 89. THIS IS
ASSEMBLY BILL 10 65 4 MANAGERS.
SENATOR DODD. SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ ASSEMBLY BILL 10 65 BY 70
MEMBER JIM PATTERSON AND THAT
RELATING TO COMMUNICATIONS
SENATOR DODD. MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 10 65, WHICH MAKES
WIRELESS BROADBAND PROJECTS
ELIGIBLE FOR STATE GRANTS AND
FUND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT TO
CONNECT UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS IS
BUILT. BILL HAS ENJOYED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE ANY DISCUSSION ON
THIS LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION? SEE NOW THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, EYES 40
NO. ZERO THE MEASURE PASSES.
EXCUSE ME, THERE'S AN OBJECTION.
CASE. SORRY. MISS THAT
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
PALIN. ALRIGHT BROUGH GIL.
ALRIGHT MARCH LARA. ALRIGHT
ASHBY. AYE ATKINS. I BECKER I
SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ORTEZ E. I REALLY
AYE, DODD. ALRIGHT DURAZO. NÓ
EGGMAN. GLASER. GONZALES. NO
GROWTH. AYE. JONES. AYE, LAIRD.
I LEMON? MCGUIRE MENJIVAR. MEN.
ALL RIGHT, NEWMAN. I WHEN. I
TRIED, BERG. I PADILLA
PORTANTINO AYE, WRATH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. AYE,
SKINNER. SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. WAHAB. WIENER.
WELCOME. AYE. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
CABALLERO. NO. LEMON. MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. WHEN AYE. SKINNER.
WIENER. AYE. ASHBY. I DON'T
KNOW. STERN. I DON'T KNOW.
MANAGER BAR. MENU BAR. NO.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO CALL THE
ROLE ONE LAST TIME, PLEASE.
EVERYONE'S ATTENTION, SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
LEMON. MCGUIRE SKINNER. OF 31 TO
6. THE MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS. WE'D APPRECIATE IT IF
YOU WOULD REMAIN HERE IN THE
SENATE CHAMBERS. WE HAVE JUST A
MINUTE OR TWO OF SOME
ORGANIZATIONAL WORK TO DO AND
THEN WE'LL BE BACK WITH OUR
FILE.
MEMBERS JUST ANOTHER COUPLE OF
MINUTES AND WE'LL BE READY TO GO
AGAIN AND WE WILL BEGIN. WE'LL
CONTINUE WITH OUR FILE SHOULD BE
FILED. ITEM NUMBER 90 91 92 93
94 IT'S OUR PLAN. THERE ARE SOME
TIME STAMPED. BILLS THAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE TAKING UP IN THE
THREE O'CLOCK HOUR. AND SO WILL
TAKE US A LITTLE BIT OUT OF
ORDER, AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW,
AND THAT HAPPENS.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO
RETURN TO OUR WORK HERE ON THE
SENATE FLOOR. WE'RE GOING TO
BEGIN. UH RESUME FILE ITEM 90.
THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 88. FOR
MANAGERS. SENATOR ALVARADO GIL.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 88 BY SENDING MEMBER
SANCHEZ AND EQUALLY INTO CRIME
VICTIMS. SENATOR ALVARADO GIL.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 88 ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANCHEZ. THIS BILL WILL HELP
CRIME VICTIMS THERE NEXT TO KING
AND FAMILY MEMBERS MEANINGFULLY
EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO ATTEND
PAROLE AND RE SENTENCING
HEARINGS. THIS IS A GREAT
MEASURE THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED
THAT HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR I VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MATTER. SEE NOW
THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. SEE NO OBJECTIONS.
EYES 49 0. THE MEASURE PASSES,
WE'RE GONNA SKIP FOR THE MOMENT
. FILE ITEM 91 AND MOVED TO FILE
ITEM 92. THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL
14 20 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BERMAN. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 14 20 BY 70 MEMBER
BERMAN AND ACTUALLY INTO
FIREARMS. SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. A B 14 20 ENSURES
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT AND
WRITE CITATIONS FOR ANY
VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE SALE,
TRANSFER AND STORAGE OF
FIREARMS. CALIFORNIA HAS SOME OF
THE MOST UNWAVERINGLY STRONG
FIREARMS LAWS IN THE NATION. AND
THESE LAWS SAVE LIVES. HAVING
THESE LAWS IS SENSATIONALLY
IMPORTANT, BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT
IS ENSURING THAT THEY ARE
INDUSTRIOUSLY ENFORCED. FOR
THESE REASONS, I SPIRITEDLY URGE
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR SHAKESPEARE.
DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER. I SEE
A MICROPHONE FROM SENATOR DOLLY.
THANK YOU. I WAS ACTUALLY
PREPARED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
BUT IN RECENT THE EMAILS ARE
GOING TO BE SENT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. AND, UM
JUST RECENTLY. A COUPLE YEARS
AGO, THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE LET
OUT EVERYBODY'S CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION WHO HAD A CONCEALED
CARRY IN CALIFORNIA. AND FOR
THAT REASON, I WON'T BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. I'M WORRIED
THAT THAT THOSE THAT SAME TYPE
OF CONFIDENT CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION WILL BE EXPOSED
AGAIN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON
THIS LEGISLATION. SENATOR
ALVARADO GILLIAM AND CLOSE
EXCUSE ME, SENATOR BLAKE SPHERE.
THE FLOOR MANAGER. YOU MAY
CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN. I BROUGHT A
GILL. ALRIGHT ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ASHBY. AYE ATKINS. I BECKER
BLACK SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. CORTEZ E I,
DOLLY. NÓ DODD. AYE, DURAZO. I
EGGMAN. GLASER. ALRIGHT
GONZALES. I GROW. NO TODD Ó. HI
JONES. NÓ LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR. I MAN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NILO. KNOW WHAT
YOUR BOOK I MADEA ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. BROTH. AYE, RUBIO.
ALRIGHT SUHARTO. NÓ SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. I STERN I
AM BERG. AHA! AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. PLEASE. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BECKER. AYE,
EGGMAN. I WHEN PORTANTINO AMBER.
AYE. ON A VOTE OF 33 TO 5 TO
MEASURE PASSES. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 93 ASSEMBLY
BILL 13 17. SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 13 17 BY
SEVEN MEMBER WENDY CARILLO
RELATED TENDENCY, SENATOR DURAZO
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. MAYBE 13 70 13 17
WILL REQUIRE PROPERTY OWNERS OF
NEW MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS
ACROSS 10 COUNTIES TO LEASE
PARKING AS A SEPARATE AND
OPTIONAL EXPENSE. COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS UNBUNDLED PARKING
TENANTS DESERVE THE FLEXIBILITY
TO PAY FOR THE NUMBER OF PARKING
SPOTS THEY NEED AND NOT THROUGH
THE COST OF THEIR RENT,
SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF PARKING
SPACES FOR OTHERS, ESPECIALLY
WHEN CARLOS TENANTS ARE OFTEN
THE POOREST AMONGST US.
UNBUTTONED BUNDLED PARKING
DECREASES CARBON EMISSIONS AND
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED WHILE
INCREASING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AND
PROVIDING TENANTS WITH A
DISCOUNT ON THEIR RENT. MOREOVER
ON BUNDLING PARKING CAN FREE UP
SPACE IS THAT OTHER RESIDENTS
NEED REDUCING PRESSURE FOR A
SCARCE AMENITY. THIS BILL IS
WELL TAILORED AND COST EFFECTIVE
TO ALLEVIATE THE STATE'S DUAL
HOUSING AND CLIMATE CRISIS. ALL
WILL GIVING TENANTS GREATER
FLEXIBILITY AND PROMOTING
EQUITY. THANK YOU, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
I SEE MICROPHONES UP FROM
SENATORS ASHBY, DOLLY AND WIENER
WILL BEGIN WITH SENATOR ASHBY.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I THINK
THE PREMISE OF THIS BILL IS A
GOOD ONE. THE IDEA THAT THE
AUTHOR BROUGHT FORWARD AND WE
TALKED ABOUT IT IN ONE OF THE
COMMITTEE'S IS THAT IF YOU
UNCOUPLED PARKING WITH THE COST
OF AN APARTMENT THAT YOU MAY
REDUCE THE COST OF APARTMENTS
BUT I WILL JUST SAY THIS TO YOU
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT NECESSARILY
BE TRUE. AND WHILE I THINK IT
WOULD BE A GOOD STUDY, THE REAL
PROBLEM WITH THIS BILL IS THAT
IT SELECTS 10 COUNTIES,
INCLUDING MY OWN. AND SAYS THAT
IT IS A PILOT PROJECT. HOWEVER
THERE IS NO END DATE. AND THERE
IS NO REPORT BACK. SO. IN
PERPETUITY. WE WOULD BE MAKING
ONE SET OF RULES FOR 10
COUNTIES. AND A DIFFERENT SET OF
RULES FOR 48 OTHER COUNTIES.
WITHOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COME BACK AND SEE IF IT WORKS
. AND SINCE IT INCLUDES MY
COUNTY, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO
TODAY AND I URGE A NO VOTE.
SENATOR DOLLY. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. HI MY COMMENTS GO
RIGHT ALONG, SORTA WITH MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SACRAMENTO. UM
THIS INCLUDES SHASTA COUNTY
WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE MASS
TRANSIT. IT'S A VERY RURAL
COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA, AND I
ACTUALLY WENT TO THE AUTHOR AND
SAID, WHY ARE YOU INCLUDING MY
COUNTY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR MY
COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE, UH, YOU
KNOW IF YOU HADN'T BEEN IN THE
PARKING, THAT'S HOW YOU PAY FOR
PARKING. PART OF THAT IS PART OF
THE PARKING WHEN YOU BUILD AND
SHE SAID, BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE
A DIVERSE PACKAGE OF COUNTIES.
NOT BECAUSE IT MADE SENSE
BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO HAVE A
DIVERSE PACKAGING COUNTY, SO I,
TOO, CANNOT SUPPORT THIS BILL
BECAUSE IT INCLUDES THE COUNTY
THAT IS VERY RURAL, AND MAYBE IT
WORKS AND IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
LOS ANGELES AND MAYBE EVEN HERE
IN SACRAMENTO, I DON'T KNOW, BUT
IT SURELY DOESN'T WORK IN
CHASSIS COUNTY AND THE AUTHOR
WAS ON ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT. SO,
UM I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO
VOTE, SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF ABBEY 13 17 AND THANKED THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD. AH
THIS IS HONESTLY ABOUT CHOICE
ABOUT A RESIDENTS CHOICE ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO PAY
FOR PARKING. IF THEY WANT TO PAY
FOR PARKING THEY CAN PAY FOR
PARKING. BUT IF IT'S NOT
UNBUNDLED, THEN THEY'RE BEING
FORCED TO PAY FOR PARKING, EVEN
IF THEY DON'T HAVE A CAR. EVEN
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO, AND IT
RAISES THEIR HOUSING COSTS AND
THAT UNDERMINES THE INDIVIDUAL
CHOICE OF A RESIDENT TO DECIDE
WHETHER THEY WANT TO PAY FOR
PARKING, WHICH CAN BE VERY
EXPENSIVE. THIS IS NOT SOME SORT
OF RADICAL DEPARTURE. NEARLY
HALF OF NEW APARTMENTS ARE
ALREADY ON BUNDLING THEIR
PARKING. THIS IS A TREND AND
THIS WILL HELP FACILITATE THAT
TREND AND BUNDLED PARKING HAS
LONG BEEN IN IMPLEMENTED, NOT
JUST IN SAN FRANCISCO, BUT OTHER
CITIES. THE U. C. L. A CENTER
FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ESTIMATES NEARLY A 6% REDUCTION
IN FUTURE VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED. BASED ON THAT POLICY.
U C L A ALSO FOUND THAT
HOUSEHOLDS THAT DO NOT HAVE
UNDER THAT HAVE FORCED PARKING.
THEY CANNOT. THAT'S NOT
UNBUNDLED DRIVE NEARLY 4000
MILES MORE THAN FOLKS WHO LIVE
IN PLACES WITH UNBUNDLED
PARKING. THEY SPEND MORE ON GAS
, THEY ADMIT MORE CARBON
EMISSIONS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLDS.
AND AGAIN THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE
THE CHOICE TO UNBUNDLE THAT THAT
PARKING. THIS IS A CLIMATE
FRIENDLY MEASURE. AND IT IS
ABOUT THE CHOICE OF THESE
RESIDENTS, AND I ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. PRESENTING FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE.
SENATOR NILO THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. QUESTION OF THE FLOOR
MANAGER. SENATOR WEINER. WILL
YOU TAKE A QUESTION? OH SENATOR
AS OH, HOW ABOUT YOU? WOULD YOU
TAKE A QUESTION? SENATOR WEINER
WILL NO GOOD FOR YOU. PERHAPS I
JUST ASK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
PERHAPS YOU MAY, BUT NO, WE'RE
GONNA I THINK SHE WASN'T OURS.
YES THERE BY THE FOREIGN
MANAGERS. SENATOR NEAL. OH
PLEASE ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU THROUGH THE PRESIDENT. UM
I'M WONDERING IF THE AUTHOR OF
THE BILL TALKED TO THE COUNTY'S
SELECTED IN THE BILL. SENATOR
DURAZO. DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO
THAT? UM MR PRESIDENT. I DON'T
HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT. I'M
SORRY. WELL. ON MY TIME. I
SUSPECT THE ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION IS NO. AND, UH, AND
ADDRESSING A COMMENT OF MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHOICE. MAYBE
INDIVIDUALLY, BUT BEFORE THAT
HAPPENS, UH, COUNTIES INVOLVED
HERE. I SUBMIT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO
CHOICE WHATSOEVER IN BEING
INVOLVED IN THIS. PILOT. WHICH
IS REALLY. ONE SIZE FITS ALL FOR
EVERY COUNTY ON THE LIST. AND I
WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS LOOKING
FOR A DEVICE DIVERSE LIST OF
COUNTIES AND THAT, BY DEFINITION
MEANS THAT ONE SIZE FITS ALL IS
NOT GOING TO WORK VERY WELL.
WHAT WORKS WELL IN SACRAMENTO IS
NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO WORK
WELL IN LASSEN COUNTY. UM SO
THIS ISN'T ABOUT CHOICE.
SECONDLY I HAVE NEVER EVER HAVE
YOU SEEN A PILOT PROGRAM THAT
HAS NO DATA COLLECTION AND NO
END TO IT. I REALLY THINK THIS
IS VERY POORLY THOUGHT OUT
POLICY. I URGE A NO VOTE.
ALRIGHT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE? SENATOR EGGMAN. OKAY
MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE A POINT. SOMEBODY ASKED THE
QUESTION, IF ANYBODY WAS
CONSULTED ABOUT WHICH COUNTIES
WERE INCLUDED, I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY I REPRESENT TWO OF THE
COUNTIES AND I WAS NOT EVER
ASKED. ALRIGHT ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SEEN ON
SENATOR DURAZO. YOU MAY CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALSO WANT
TO JUST ADD IN TERMS OF THE
APPLICATION. IT'S NEW
CONSTRUCTION OF 16 UNITS OR
MORE. AND WITH ALL OF THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NEIGHBOR
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALLEN ALRIGHT, I BROUGHT A GILL.
AYE ARCHULETTA ASHBY. NÓ ATKINS.
I BECKER ALRIGHT BLAKE SPEAR.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. ZERO. NO
CORTEZ E. I DOLLY? NO DODD. SO
ALRIGHT, EGGMAN. NÓ GLASER. AYE.
GONZALES. I GROW. NO, NO. JONES.
NÓ LAIRD. I DEMAND AYE, MCGUIRE.
I MENJIVAR ALRIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN.
WHEN NÓ NILO. NO OR TRELLEBORG.
NO IDEA. PORTANTINO HI WRATH.
RUBIO. SUHARTO. NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. I AM
BERG. AHA! AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME NO. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. BRADFORD. DODD.
DODD Ó. MEN. AYE. NEWMAN. NO.
ROTH. AYE. RUBIO. AYE. HAMBURG.
AYE. RADFORD. I ONE MORE TIME.
DID YOU GET IT? PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ONE MORE TIME. DODD. ALL
RIGHT. TODD Ó. BY THE YEAR.
AYE. LOT OF 27 TO 12 TO MEASURE
PASSES. WE'RE GONNA TAKE ANOTHER
SHORT PAUSE MEMBERS. PLEASE STAY
HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.
MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF PRO TEM
ATKINS. WE WANT TO WELCOME A
FORMER PRO TEM TO THE SENATE.
THE SENATE WELCOMES BACK
SACRAMENTO MAYOR FORMER PRO TEM
DARRELL STEINBERG.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO NOW SHIFT
GEARS JUST SLIGHTLY. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE TO FILE ITEM 100 FILE
ITEM 13 SO CAN GET READY. IT'S
YOUR PLACES FOR BOTH OF THOSE.
ITEM 100, THEN FILE ITEM 13. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOOR
MANAGER FOR FILE ITEM 100 IS
READY TO GO. AH! SHE APPEARS TO
BE SO THE SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ. THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 5 31
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER URWIN
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 5 31 BY SUNDAY MEMBER IRWIN
AND EQUITY INTO BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AND PROVIDE TO PROVIDE BY
PROVIDING THE FUNDS NECESSARY,
THEREFORE, THROUGH AN ELECTION
FOR THE ISSUES AND SELL BONDS OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND FOR
THE HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF
THOSE FUNDS THANK YOU, SENATOR.
EDMUND. JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.
CAN WE ASK MEMBERS TO PLEASE
RETURN TO THEIR SEATS, PLEASE?
MEMBERS COULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE
RETURN TO YOUR SEATS. GENTLEMEN.
THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU.
SENATOR EDMUND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENTS. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
PRESIDENT. I AM VERY PROUD,
PROUD TODAY TO PRESENT ON BEHALF
OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN. MAYBE
5 31, WHICH IS PART OF THE
REASON SENATOR STEINBERG IS HERE
. UM AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT ON THE NEXT BILL I PRESENT
BUT THIS BILL IS GOING TO
PROVIDE. WE'VE ALL TALKED A LOT
ABOUT OUR NEED TO DO MORE FOR
HOUSING OUR NEED TO DO MORE FOR
HOMELESSNESS OR NEED TO DO MORE
FOR THOSE SUFFERING. FROM SEVERE
AND PERSISTENT MENTAL HEALTH.
THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING MORE
FROM SUBSIDY USE AND OUR
VETERANS AS WE KNOW WE HAVE BEEN
WE HAD A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR 9
11 RECENTLY AND WE KNOW
BASICALLY SINCE THEN OUR COUNTRY
HAS BEEN OUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN CONFLICTS OVERSEAS
AND THEY CONTINUE TO COME HOME
WITH WOUNDS THAT ARE STILL OPEN
AND BLEEDING. AND SOMETIMES
THOSE ARE IN THEIR MINDS JUST
BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMAS THAT WE
THAT THEY SIGN THAT CHECK FOR US
TO GO. AH TO DEFEND OUR
DEMOCRACY AND OTHER PARTS OF THE
WORLD TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, AND
WHEN THEY COME BACK, THEY SHOULD
BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RESPECT AND
THE DIGNITY OF HAVING A ROOF
OVER THEIR HEAD. THIS BOND IS
WILL GO TO THE VOTERS LET THE
VOTERS DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO
INVEST. 6.38 $MILLION BILLION
INTO HOUSING HOUSING FOR
HOMELESS HOUSING FOR THE
MENTALLY ILL HOUSING FOR THOSE
WITH SUBSIDY BEAUSE HOUSING FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND
HOUSING FOR OUR VETERANS. UM
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
PROGRAM AND INCREDIBLY APART OF
ALL THE WORK, AND I WANT TO SAY
AGAIN ALL THE WORK WE HAVE ALL
DONE TOGETHER. IN THIS CHAMBER
IN THIS CAPITAL FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, REALLY TRYING
TO STREAMLINE OUR MENTAL LIKE
ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT WE SEE
BEFORE US. SO ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE KNOW IS THAT THERE IS
NOT ENOUGH FOR HOUSING AND WE'RE
GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT HOW
WE'RE GOING TO RE USE THE MONEY
THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR
MENTAL HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES SYSTEM, BUT WE ALSO
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO
HAVE MORE FUNDING FOR HOUSING.
AS WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE DECIDED
TO DO LPS WAY BACK WHEN AND WE
SAID WE'RE CLOSING THE HOSPITALS
AND EVERYONE'S GONNA LIVE IN THE
LOWEST RESTRICTIVE LEVEL OF CARE
THAT'S STILL INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. AND THAT IS PART OF
THE TENANTS OF THIS BILL THAT
PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE IN THE LOWEST
RESTRICTED LEVEL OF CARE. BUT WE
ALSO NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THAT CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT
WE PROMISED CALIFORNIANS.
DECADES AGO. WE PROMISED HIM
DECADES AGO WE'RE GONNA MOVE
PEOPLE OUT OF STATE HOSPITALS.
WE'RE GONNA LET THEM GO. AND
WE'RE GONNA HAVE HOUSING IN THE
COMMUNITIES HOW LIKE VILLAGES
AND COTTAGES AND PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE CAN LIVE AND THRIVE CLOSE
TO THEIR OWN HOMES IN THEIR OWN
FAMILIES, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO,
AS WE ALL KNOW, YOU HEAR ABOUT
SOMEBODY NEEDING A BED
SOMEWHERE, THEY HAVE TO LEAVE
THAT COUNTY. THEY HAVE TO GO SIX
COUNTIES OVER TO BE ABLE TO FIND
A BED APPROPRIATE. FOR SOMEBODY
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO
STAY. OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE
BACKED UP. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE
WE TALKED ABOUT HOSPITALS AND
EMERGENCY ROOMS AND IN OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS? THAT'S
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A PLACE TO
MOVE PEOPLE ONCE THEY COME IN. I
DON'T KNOW. I HOPE THERE'S
NOBODY IN THIS CHAMBER THAT
THINKS THE STATUS QUO IS OKAY.
WHAT WE SEE WHEN WE'RE WALKING
AROUND. I HAD THIS WEEK. I'VE
BEEN STAYING IN SACRAMENTO. I
HAD THE OCCASION TO WALK BY ONE
GENTLEMAN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES
IN THE SAME PLACE IN THE
SIDEWALK. I STOPPED YET LAST
NIGHT JUST TO MAKE SURE HE WAS
STILL ALIVE. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
TELL SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN'T
TELL THAT SHOULD BREAK EVERY
SINGLE PERSON'S HEART. AND AGAIN
. THESE ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE
AMONGST US, FOLKS. THESE AREN'T
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING HIGH
ON THE HOG ANYWHERE. THESE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS, CHRONICALLY MENTALLY
ILL AND PEOPLE WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO GET OUT OF OUR HOSPITALS
OUT OF OUR JAILS OUT OF OUR
PRISONS AND BACK INTO OUR
COMMUNITIES. SO UM, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF PASSION
ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND THE NEW
BOND FUNDING WILL BE USED TO
CONSTRUCT ACQUIRE REHABILITATE
MORE THAN 10,000 NEW TREATMENT
BEDS AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
UNITS, AS WELL AS NEW SITES TO
SERVE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE
ANNUALLY. THAT IS GOING TO BE
4.4 BILLION FOR COMMUNITY BASED
CLINICAL CARE BASED ON THE
SUCCESS OF OUR EXISTING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM THAT
WE DID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
ALTOGETHER, THE B CHIP PROGRAM
THIS INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL 1.5
BILLION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
APPLY FOR WE HEARD A LOT FROM
COUNTIES AND CITIES AND OUR
TRIBES SO THAT THIS WILL BE JUST
FOR THEM. CITIES COUNTIES AND
TRIBAL ENTITIES WILL HAVE A
GUARANTEE FOR AT LEAST THIS
AMOUNT OF THE BOND IS STILL
ELIGIBLE FOR THE REST OF IT. BUT
THIS 1.5 IS SET ASIDE,
ESPECIALLY FOR THEM. 30 MILLION
JUST FOR THE TRIBES. AND ANOTHER
2.2 BILLION IN THE FORM OF THE
ANOTHER PROGRAM WE'VE DEVELOPED
AND THAT HAS WORKED, AND THAT IS
OUR HOME KEY PROGRAM, AND THIS
INCLUDES THAT 1.65 BILLION SET
ASIDE FOR THE VETERANS HOUSING
AND AGAIN, I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE
NEW HOME KEY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
BEEN GOING UP IN YOUR
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
SPECIFICALLY FOR VETERANS,
BECAUSE I KNOW I DO. SO WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO DO THIS. THE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THE
HOUSING OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE
ABLE TO OUR CITIES AND OUR
COUNTIES HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR
THIS KIND OF SUPPORT. AND AGAIN
, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW
WE'RE GOING TO REDO THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
IN A MINUTE. BUT THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PIECE TO
ACTUALLY HAVE PLACES FOR BEDS
FOR TREATMENTS FOR FACILITIES
FOR THOSE IN DESPERATE NEED.
HELP ME HELP THE ADMINISTRATION
AND THE HUGE THANKS TO SENATOR
FORMER SENATOR STEINBERG MAYOR
STEINBERG, THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR HELPING ENVISION THIS WHOLE
PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS
TO GO BEFORE THE VOTERS. ON THE
MARCH BALLOT TO SEE IF THEY TO
AGREE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE
CAN DO IS CALIFORNIANS. THANK
YOU, SENATOR EDMUND DISCUSSION
AND DEBATE THE MICROPHONE OUT
FROM SENATOR JONES AND SENATORS
. SHAKESPEARE. SENATOR JONES.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS. I STRONGLY AGREE WITH
THE FLOOR JOCKEYS ARGUMENTS IN
FAVOR OF THIS EXPENDITURE, THIS
SPENDING AND THE WORK THAT WE
NEED TO DO. IN THIS AREA OF
HEALTH CARE IN CALIFORNIA.
UNFORTUNATELY I DISAGREE WITH
THE AVENUE IN WHICH WE'RE DOING
THAT HERE TODAY, GOING INTO DEBT
AND DOING BOND FINANCING. LAST
YEAR ALONE HAS ALREADY BEEN
STATED SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS
FLOOR THAT CALIFORNIA HAS A $100
BILLION HAD A $100 BILLION
SURPLUS. AT THAT POINT TIME
CALIFORNIA SENATE REPUBLICANS
JUMPED ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS IN
OUR STATE. WE CALLED FOR A 10%
SPENDING OF THE SURPLUS $10
MILLION ON MENTAL HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE. WE COULD ALREADY
BE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD ON THIS
SPENDING IN THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
IN THIS SO IMPORTANT SERVICES
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
MORNING. UNFORTUNATELY THE
MAJORITY PARTY IN THE GOVERNOR
IGNORED OUR CALLS TO TACKLE THIS
ISSUE THROUGH RESPONSIBLE
BUDGETING. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY
. CALIFORNIA HAS A $32 BILLION
BUDGET DEFICIT JUST IN ONE YEAR
$132 BILLION SWING FROM POSITIVE
TO NEGATIVE. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, MOST HOUSEHOLDS IN
MOST BUSINESSES THAT SIZE OF A
SWING WOULD WIPE THEM OUT
BANKRUPT THEM. THEY WOULD BE
DONE. EVEN WORSE. WE ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN BUDGET
DEFICITS THROUGH 2027. FOUR MORE
YEARS OF BUDGET DEFICITS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND NOW A B
5 31 ASKING CALIFORNIANS TO TAKE
OUT A LOAN TO FUND THIS PROGRAM.
NO MATTER HOW CRUCIAL THIS
PROGRAM IS, WE MUST FIND ANOTHER
WAY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT
DOES NOT POOR. MAKE THE STATE GO
FURTHER INTO DEBT. WE SHOULD NOT
BE FUNDING ANYTHING WITH
COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE
BUDGETING SCHEMES AT THIS TIME
OR ANY TIME I ASKED FOR A NO
VOTE ON A B 5 31 AND LET'S FIND
ANOTHER WAY TO FINANCE THIS MUCH
NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR JONES. SENATOR
FRANCE. ANITA SENATOR BLAKE
SPEAR. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU. I RISE TODAY. IN SUPPORT OF
THIS. I CAME UP TO SACRAMENTO
NINE MONTHS AGO. EXPECTING THAT
WE WOULD BE SPENDING EVERY WEEK
TALKING ABOUT THE CRISIS OF
HOMELESSNESS ON OUR STREETS. AND
THE REALITY IS THAT UP HERE, WE
ARTICULATE EVERY NUMBER OF
CRISES AND WE ARE ALL DEALING
WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS,
AND THEY'RE COMPETING PRIORITIES
, BUT THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS
SO ACUTE IN THIS STATE THAT WE
ABSOLUTELY NEED TO INVEST IN THE
SOLUTIONS. THIS BOND IS NOT
ANYWHERE NEAR THE SCOPE OF WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ACTUALLY
ELIMINATE ENCAMPMENTS ON OUR
CITY STREETS AND PROVIDE HOMES
FOR PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED
THEM. BUT THIS IS AT LEAST
SOMETHING AND THE REALITY OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG ADDICTION
, ALCOHOL ADDICTION, THE
PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE FACING
WHO ARE LIVING UNSHELTERED ON
OUR STREETS? IT'S JUST SO
EXTREME THAT WE HAVE TO INVEST
IN THE SOLUTIONS. SO I THINK ALL
OF US KNOW AND BELIEVE THAT THE
SITUATION WITH HOMELESSNESS IS
UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT THE STATUS
QUO IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WE HAVE
TO REALIZE AND GRAPPLE WITH THE
FACT THAT IT WILL NOT SELF
RESOLVE. THERE'S VERY MUCH HOPE
AND A ALMOST A MYTH THAT IF WE
JUST LET THINGS CONTINUE ON THIS
WILL SELF RESOLVED AND IT WON'T
WE JUST SEE THAT IT'S GETTING
WORSE EVERY SINGLE MONTH, SO I
STRONGLY URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT THIS AND I URGE US TO DO
MORE THAN THIS THIS YEAR AND
NEXT. EXT YEAR AND WORKING WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SO THAT WE
CAN RETURN TO A TIME WHEN MOST
WHEN NEARLY EVERYONE LIVED
INSIDE THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONALLY
ZERO PEOPLE AT HOME AT THE LEVEL
OF HOMELESSNESS. THAT SHOULD BE
OUR GOAL IN THIS STATE AND WITH
170,000 PEOPLE LIVING
UNSHELTERED AND THAT GROWING
EVERY MONTH. WE'RE JUST NOWHERE
CLOSE TO THAT, SO I STRONGLY
URGE AND I VOTE HERE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. PLAGUE SPEAR. I SEE
MICROPHONES UP FROM SENATORS
NILO, ROTH, STERN AND ASHBY.
NEXT STEP, SENATOR NEAL Ó. AS
YOU, SENATOR GROVE. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. UH, THIS IS A
FRUSTRATING ISSUE. FOR ME. UH A
YEAR AND NINE OR 10 MONTHS AGO
WHEN I RECOGNIZED THAT
REDISTRICTING GAVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE. I REALLY WONDERED
IF I WANTED TO. UH AND I TALKED
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THOUGHT
ABOUT IT LONG AND HARD. BUT
THERE'S ONE REASON WHY I DECIDED
I WANTED TO GET BACK IN THE MIX
AND, UH I DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY
COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON. EARLY
ON. IT IS THE ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS. I THINK IT'S THE
MOST URGENT. CRUCIAL PROBLEM
FACING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND I WAS ON THE SIDELINES
BECAUSE I STILL FOLLOW THE
PROCESS. UM ON THE SIDELINES,
WATCHING WHAT WAS BEING DONE TO
TRY TO CURE THE PROBLEM OF
HOMELESSNESS. WE'VE I I'VE SAID
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THAT WE
SPENT FIVE YEARS SPENDING $20
BILLION AND THE NUMBERS GOT
WORSE. IN MY OPINION, OUR
APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS WAS
FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED. AND WE
KNEW ALL ALONG THAT WE HAD A
TREMENDOUS SHORTAGE IN MENTAL
HEALTH BEDS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT'S WHY WHEN
I FIRST SAW THE GOVERNOR PROPOSE
THIS BOND A FEW MONTHS AGO. I
THOUGHT TO MYSELF. WE JUST
REALIZE NOW. THAT THIS IS
CRUCIAL ENOUGH. THAT WE NEED TO
BORROW ALMOST $5 BILLION TO
SOLVE THAT PROBLEM WHEN IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. WE COULD HAVE
SOLVED THAT PROBLEM, NOT JUST
WITH THE $10 MILLION MENTIONED
BEFORE, BUT A BILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR IN THOSE FIVE YEARS WOULD
HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY BUDGET DUST.
AND WE COULD HAVE FINANCED THIS
. WE COULD HAVE THE MONEY NOW TO
DEPLOY IT NOW AND NOT HAVE TO
BORROW IT. I HAVE TO. SUPPORT
THE COMMENTS OF OUR MINORITY
LEADER RELATIVE TO FINDING
ANOTHER WAY TO DO THIS. I KNOW
WE HAVE DEFICITS, BUT WE ALSO
HAVE CHOICES. A BUDGET IS JUST A
SERIES OF MANY, MANY CHOICES.
WHAT IS THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
FACING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TODAY? AGAIN I BELIEVE IT'S
HOMELESSNESS. PROVIDING MENTAL
HEALTH BEDS IS PART OF THAT.
THAT SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY
FOR OUR BUDGET. EVEN IF WE HAVE
A DEFICIT. AND REGRETTABLY, I
CAN'T SUPPORT THE BOND MEASURE,
SENATOR ROTH. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NO AMOUNT
OF ANNUAL BUDGET SURPLUS. THERE
WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS
OUR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN THIS
GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA. DOWN
WHERE I COME FROM SINCE 2019
USING GENERAL FUND MONEY THAT
BUDGET SURPLUS THAT FOLKS HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT RIVERSIDE
COUNTY HAS CONSTRUCTED OVER 580
COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BEDS
OVER 580 MORE THAN ANY OF THE
COUNTIES IN TOTAL. IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AND YET THERE IS
A NEED FOR MORE MUCH, MUCH MORE
. OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTY ARE COMPLETELY
CLOGGED. COMPLETELY CLOGGED
LARGELY BY THOSE WHO WERE IN THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WITH
SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS ARE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS HAVE
BECOME. OUR PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALS ARE EMERGENCY ROOM
PHYSICIANS ARE ARE PSYCHIATRISTS
AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE SITUATION
IS UNTENABLE, AND WE STILL HAVE
THE SAME 77 ACUTE CARE MENTAL
HEALTH INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC
BEDS. INCLUDING ONLY 12 FOR
ADOLESCENTS AND NO BEDS FOR
PEDIATRICS THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR
YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND
THOSE BEDS ARE COMPLETELY FULL
ALL OF THE TIME WITH A WAITING
LIST JUST LIKE A HOTEL TO GET IN
FOR TREATMENT. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR
THE NEXT BUDGET SURPLUS TO ROLL
AROUND THE CORNER TO HELP US
ADDRESS NOT ONLY IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY, BUT IN THE OTHER
COUNTIES OF THIS STATE TO
ADDRESS OUR NEEDS FOR MENTAL
HEALTH BEDS OF ALL KINDS, BUT
SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING ACUTE
CARE, INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH
BOND FINANCING IS THE ONLY
OPTION IS IT IS AN SS ITTY AND I
URGE AND I VOTE ON THIS MEASURE.
SENATOR STERN, FOLLOWED BY
SENATOR ASHBY AND GROVE, SENATOR
STERN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
IT'S SORT OF FEELS LIKE, UM.
COMING TO THE END OF A GIANT
JOURNEY WHERE I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
TO STEER THE SHIP OR PUT MY OARS
IN THE WATER EVER SINCE THIS
AUTHOR TOOK THE RAINS FROM THE
MAYOR AND. AND ALL THE GIANTS
AROUND HERE, UM IT'S JUST IT'S
BEEN HAPPENING. AND SINCE OUR
GOVERNOR DECIDED TO ENGAGE IN
THE WAY HE HAS WITH THE LIFE
HE'S HAD IN CITIES AROUND THE
STATE AND ALL AROUND THIS
COUNTRY. UM THIS. THIS SHIP IS
MOVING. AND THINGS ARE GONNA
CHANGE. AND THIS BILL WILL SAVE
PEOPLE'S LIVES. BUT IT ALSO
CHANGE OUT FIELDS TO LIVE IN
CALIFORNIA. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY
A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE
NEED TO DO IN THIS STATE TO MAKE
THIS ALL WORK. THIS IS A BOND.
THIS IS ABOUT BEDS. THIS IS
ABOUT BUILT PLACES THAT ARE NOT
THE STREET. BUT WE KNOW WE GOT
TO GET CALLINA REFORM DONE, AND
WE'VE GOT TO GET MHSC REFORM
DONE. AND WE'VE GOT TO GET CARE
COURTS IMPLEMENTED AND WE'VE GOT
TO LOOK AT CONSERVATORSHIPS. AND
WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT OUR
PRISONS. AND THE PIPELINE FROM
OUR PRISON SYSTEM RIGHT ONTO OUR
STREET. THAT'S THE ONE I JUST
WANT TO TOUCH ON FOR A SECOND.
IT'S A BAD MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE
WHEN YOU HAVE TO PRAY FOR
SOMEONE YOU LOVE TO GET
ARRESTED. THAT'S A REALLY THAT'S
A REALLY BAD PLACE. AND YET
THAT'S THAT'S WHAT'S THAT'S WHAT
PARENTS. AND PARTNERS HAVE TO DO
EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THIS STATE
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND THEIR
LOVED ONE. AND THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR LIFE, AND
THEY GOTTA HOPE THEY COME IN THE
SYSTEM SOMEHOW, AND IF THAT'S
THE WAY THAT'S IT. BUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? IS PEOPLE
GET PULLED IN THROUGH THAT PART
OF THE SYSTEM? AND THEY GET SPIT
RIGHT BACK OUT. AND ESPECIALLY,
THE PEOPLE ARE SEVERELY MENTALLY
ILL. GIVE YOU A STATISTIC. LAST
YEAR IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 1640
PEOPLE. WHO HAVE SEVERE MENTAL
ILLNESS. AND HAD COMMITTED A
MISDEMEANOR. HAD THEIR CASES
DISMISSED. AND THEY LEFT THE
SYSTEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF
SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES TO PICK
THOSE PEOPLE UP. BUT THERE IS A
DISCONNECT. WHERE PEOPLE FIVE
HUMANS A DAY. WHO HAVE
COMPENSATED IN SOME OF THE WORST
PLACES ON EARTH. SAY WELL, CASES
MISSED AND WE'VE DONE OUR DUTY.
YOU'VE BEEN BEEN UNDER AWARD
SHIFT DURING THE PENDENCY YOUR
TRIAL AND NOW YOU'RE FREE TO
TAKE SOME SERVICES. WE WOULD
REALLY LIKE YOU TO GET INTO SOME
HOUSING, BUT YOU'RE FREE TO GO.
AND WHAT PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY'RE
SCHIZOPHRENIC, OR THEY HAVE HAD
A PSYCHOTIC BREAK. ER LEFT THEIR
ABILIFY MEDICATION. GOT IT
STOLEN OR LOST OR JUST LOST 90
CARD. THOSE DECISIONS TO ENTER
CARE DON'T HAPPEN. AND THAT'S
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DYING ON OUR STREETS EVERY DAY.
AND WE'VE ALL WE'VE ALL SEEN IT.
I KNOW THIS AUTHOR AND I KNOW
THIS GOVERNOR AND I EVEN KNOW
ALL THE TEAMS ALL THE EVERYONE
IN THIS SENATE. EVERYONE IN THIS
LEGISLATURE, EVERYONE IN
CALIFORNIA WALKS BY SOMEBODY.
AND SEES THEM IN A SPOT. WHERE
YOU. WE'VE TRAINED OURSELVES TO
LOOK AWAY BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO
HARD. BUT IT HAS TO STOP. AND
THIS IS BOTH A MORAL CRISIS BUT
AT A FISCAL LEVEL IF YOU WANT TO
JUSTIFY THIS OUR PRISONS SHOULD
NOT BE WHERE WE DELIVER CARE.
AND THE WAY WE RECYCLE PEOPLE
THROUGH WILL SAVE TAXPAYERS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER TIME.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT IS
BASICALLY JUST A RECYCLING
SYSTEM FOR AN IMMORAL AND
IGNORANT. AND DEPRAVED KIND OF
POVERTY THAT WERE BIGGER THAN I
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR, I
APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR WITH THE
SPEAKER OF DONE HERE ARE PRO
TEM. THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR VOTE. SENATOR GROVE. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I TOO WANT TO
EXTEND MY, UM, MY ADORATION FOR
THE AUTHOR TO BRING THIS FORWARD
. I KNOW THAT SHE WORKED ON THIS
IN HER MILITARY CAREER AND ALSO
IN HER PRIVATE LIFE. UM I LIVE
AT CAIRO, LIKE ALL OF US DO FOUR
DAYS A WEEK AND I LIVE OFF OF
THE 50. AND WHEN I CAME IN AFTER
THE 50 DOWN 12 STREET BY LOAVES
AND FISHES. I PASS AT MINIMUM 40
TO 50 PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS
EVERY DAY. THAT'S MINIMUM. UM I
DRIVE THOSE STREETS WHEN IT'S
RAINING. I DRIVE THOSE STREETS
WHEN IT'S YOU KNOW, 110 DEGREES
IN THE EARLY MORNING OR EVEN
EVENING HOURS. AND, UM. TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU COLLEAGUES. IT'S
CRUEL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRUEL.
WE ARE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND WE TREAT THOSE PEOPLE LIKE I
MEAN, I BET THEY GET TREATED
WORSE THAN INDIVIDUALS IN A
THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. I HAVE A
FRIEND OF MINE, DARLENE
DENNISON. SHE IS A STATE FARM
AGENT, AND SHE PROMISED HER
MOTHER THAT SHE WOULD ALWAYS
TAKE CARE OF HER BROTHER. AND
SHE HAS SPENT YEARS TRYING TO
KEEP HIM OFF THE STREET. AND SHE
FINALLY WAS SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL
. SHE'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON AND
OFF, YOU KNOW, A MONTH HERE A
MONTH THERE, YOU KNOW, ON IN A
MONTH OFF A MONTH. UM AND SHE
FINALLY GOT HIM AN APARTMENT AND
GOT HIM SETTLED IN AND GOT HIM
BACK ON MEDICATION AND WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT, NOT PEOPLE THAT
HAVE A DESIRE SOME OF THOSE
PEOPLE OUT THERE COLLEAGUES.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. THEY
JUST NEED TO GET A JOB AND GO
BACK TO WORK AND STOP HOLDING
THE SIGN AND DO THAT KIND OF
STUFF. BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WERE TALKING
ABOUT CHRONICALLY ILL HOMELESS
PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
GET A JOB. THEY'RE JUST NOT
LET'S JUST BE REAL. A LOT OF
THEM ARE NOT GOING TO GET A JOB,
AND FRANKLY, A LOT OF THEM ARE
NOT GOING TO LIVE A LONG TIME
MEAN BASED ON THEIR LIFESTYLE
AND HOW THEY LIVE. THEY ESTIMATE
THAT THEIR LIFESTYLE IS 3 TO 5
YEARS. IT'S THAT'S THE RESEARCH
THAT DARLENE IS DONE. SO BACK TO
DARLENE'S BROTHER. SHE PROMISED
HER MOM, SHE GETS HIM HOUSING.
HE LEAVES HOUSING. UM AND ONLY
SOMEBODY WHO IS MENTALLY ILL OR
HAS A PROBLEM WITH LEAVE A
PERFECTLY GOOD APARTMENT AND GO
LIVE IN A TWO STORES DOWN TO A
FLAT AREA IN THE BACK OF A
GROCERY STORE. AND THE CEMENT,
NO BLANKETS, NO COVERAGE. NO
NOTHING. AND UM, I WAS TALKING
TO HER THE OTHER DAY, AND SHE'S
STARTING A NONPROFIT BECAUSE SHE
DIDN'T GET HIM AN APARTMENT, BUT
HE DOESN'T LIKE HIS NEIGHBORS
AND HIS NEIGHBORS DEFINITELY
DON'T LIKE HIM, AND THERE'S NO
SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SO PROUD
OF CURRENT COUNTY AND PUTTING
TOGETHER A FACILITY THAT WILL
HOUSE 12, NOT A LOT, BUT 12,
TINY LITTLE HOMES AND A BARBECUE
AREA IN THE CENTER WITH A PARK
WHERE PEOPLE LIKE THIS THAT HAVE
COMMUNITY AROUND THEM CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL UNTIL FRANKLY, THEY
LEAVE THIS WORLD. UM THESE
AREN'T PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, I
HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY
JUST NEED TO GET A JOB. WELL,
SOME OF THEM DO. BUT THESE
PEOPLE THEY CAN'T WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A SPECIFIC PIECE OF
POPULATION. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE
DESTITUTE. I'M JUST SAYING IT'S
JUST A REALITY. UM I WOULD
ENCOURAGE AH, BECAUSE YOU GUYS
KNOW I'M A PERSON OF FAITH. I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH
AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CITY
SERVE CITY SERVED WORKS WITH
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ALL AROUND
THE WORLD. UM UKRAINE ALL AROUND
THE UNITED STATES IN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES. AND THEY HAVE
CONTRACTS AND THEY HAVE
MITIGATED AND REDUCED COST TO
HOUSE THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE
THEY COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH
FURNITURE WITH, UM TOWELS AND
EVERYTHING YOU CAN GET A COSTCO,
A WALMART, AND IT'S ALL FREE AND
UNLIKE CONTRACTS THAT YOU SIGNED
WITH NORMAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
OR AGENCIES, THERE'S A I THINK
IT'S A THREE OR FOUR LINE
CONTRACT. IT SAYS THAT THEY GIVE
YOU THIS PRODUCT. YOU CAN'T SELL
BARTER TRADED. YOU HAVE TO GIVE
IT TO THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO HELP. WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL
ABOUT THIS IS AND I'M NOT TRYING
TO. I'M JUST SAYING WHAT'S
REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS IS THAT
SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO JUST
CREATE DIGNITY FOR THESE PEOPLE
TO AND I BELIEVE THIS NONPROFIT
HAS HEART FOR THESE PEOPLE, AND
THEY WANT TO CREATE DIGNITY. SO
WHEN THEY GIVE THEM HOUSING OR
YOU HAVE HOUSING THAT'S PROVIDED
. THEY DON'T JUST GO HERE'S
TOWELS FOR YOUR KITCHEN. THEY
SIT DOWN WITH THE INDIVIDUAL.
IT'S LIKE, WHAT COLOR DO YOU
WANT YOUR KITCHEN AND I REMEMBER
THIS GUY GET HARDLY TALK, AND
I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF HIM. BUT
HE GOES WELL. WHOA AND THEY
SAID, YEAH, YOU KNOW, YELLOW AND
HE SAID YES. AND SO EVERYTHING.
YELLOW IS IN THAT KITCHEN, AND
HE THINKS THAT REMINDS HIM OF
SUNSHINE AND THAT GAVE HIM
DIGNITY FOR THE THREE YEARS THAT
HE SURVIVED OFF THE STREET IN
THAT LITTLE APARTMENT. SO I
REALIZED THAT AND I'M RIGHT WITH
MY COLLEAGUE, THE MINORITY
LEADER. YOU GUYS WASTE A HELL OF
A LOT OF MONEY. AND WE TELL YOU
KNOW ALL THE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES
YOU JUST GOT TO SUCK IT UP AND
DO THE RIGHT THING AND SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ON THIS SENATOR. SEE ARTO,
FOLLOWED BY SENATOR SKINNER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SORRY I FEEL LIKE
THIS DISCUSSION HAS. BEEN TURNED
INTO A PEOPLE WHO AGREE THAT
THERE IS AN ISSUE AND PEOPLE WHO
DON'T AGREE THAT THERE IS AN
ISSUE. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS
DISCUSSION IS ABOUT. THIS
DISCUSSION IS ALL OF US AGREE
THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND IT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND FROM
A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE. HOW ARE
WE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT? WE'VE
KNOWN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A
PROBLEM. WE'VE EVEN DEDICATED
MONEY BEFORE TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM. WE SPENT $20 BILLION ON
HOUSING SOLUTIONS THAT SOME OF
IT GOT SPENT IN SOME AREAS WHERE
IT WORKED AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM
RIVERSIDE WAS POINTING OUT. WHEN
YOU GIVE COUNTIES THE ABILITY TO
. DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEIR AREA
AND BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE
PROBLEM. IN A IN A WAY THAT
HELPS THEIR THEIR AREA. AND
BREAKS THE PROBLEM DOWN INTO
SMALLER PORTIONS SO THAT IT'S
ACTUALLY WORKABLE THAT WORKS.
BUT THIS IS WHAT IT'S THIS
DISCUSSION TODAY IS ABOUT IS
DOING ANOTHER BOND. WE HAVE
APPROXIMATELY $106 BILLION IN
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS ALREADY. AND
THAT TRANSLATES INTO ABOUT $6
BILLION OF INTEREST A YEAR. AND
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SMALLER
AMOUNT OF ALL THE BONDS THAT
HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY
CONCERNS ME. IS THAT INSTEAD OF
$20 BILLION, WITH LITTLE TO SHOW
FOR IT A FEW YEARS LATER. WHAT
DO WE SPEND $5 BILLION IN THE
ONLY THING WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR
IT? IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS OR
SEVEN YEARS. IS AN INTEREST
PAYMENT THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
TO MAKE ON THE BOND. THAT'S WHAT
CONCERNS ME. AND WHILE WE TALK
ABOUT DEFICITS OF 30 TO $35
BILLION, REMEMBER. OUR BUDGET IS
SET RIGHT NOW SOMEWHERE AROUND
$310 BILLION THAT'S A HELL OF A
LOT MORE THAN WE HAD FIVE YEARS
AGO. AND YET WE'VE HAD
OPPORTUNITY AFTER OPPORTUNITY.
TO INVEST MONEY UP FRONT. IN
SOLVING THIS CRISIS. AND SO
THAT'S THE APPROACH. THAT'S THE
RESPONSIBLE APPROACH FROM A
FISCAL PERSPECTIVE THAT WE
SHOULD BE TAKING. WE SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ELECTION. WE
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF
THAT. WE SHOULD BE PUTTING THIS
MONEY INTO THE BUDGET AND
SPENDING THIS MONEY TO DO
EXACTLY ALL OF THE THINGS THAT
THIS BOND WOULD BE DOING. SO
THAT WE COULD GET IT ON THE
GROUND. GET IT UP AND RUNNING.
AND NOT HAVE ALL THE STUFF THAT
HAD TO GET ATTACHED TO THIS
BOND. DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS
FOR IT. BUT WE CHOSE NOT TO. SO
WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO WHAT WE
CHOOSE NOT TO DO MAKES THE
DIFFERENCE. I CHOOSE NOT TO
SUPPORT BONDS UNTIL NUMBER ONE.
WE START WHITTLING DOWN SOME OF
OUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS, SO MY
KIDS DON'T HAVE TO. PAY FOR IT
ALL. UM, BUT NUMBER TWO WHEN WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE
HAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT
PEOPLE SEND TO US THROUGH THEIR
CURRENT TAX SYSTEM, THEY WORK
THROUGH JULY. REMEMBER THEY
WORKED THROUGH JULY. TO PAY FOR
ALL THIS STUFF. BUT THEN WE
DON'T USE IT. FOR THE THINGS WE
NEED THE MOST. THAT'S CALLED
SETTING PRIORITIES. WE NEED TO
SET OUR PRIORITIES BETTER. I
DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THIS IN
FIVE YEARS AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S
YOUR INTEREST PAYMENT. I DON'T
KNOW WHERE THE HELL ALL THE
OTHER MONEY WENT. THIS IS A HUGE
PROBLEM, PROBABLY ONE OF THE
BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND YET IT HAS NOT
BEEN A PRIORITY. WE NEED TO MAKE
IT A PRIORITY FOR A REGULAR
BUDGET. NOT INCUR DEBT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SENATOR SKINNER
, FOLLOWED BY SENATOR JOE BUG.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS.
UM SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED
THAT I HAVE NOT VOTED ON MOST OF
THE TAX EXPENDITURES THAT EVEN
ONES THAT I WOULD NORMALLY
SUPPORT THIS YEAR AND OR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THAT'S
MY ROLE AS BUDGET SHARE. WHEN.
WE HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT OUR
MONEY, AND THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF
OUR COLLEAGUES ARE SPEAKING TO,
AND I WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WHEN WE
WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
RECESSION, AND WE HAD TO MAKE
INCREDIBLY PAINFUL CUTS. UM, SO
I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN ABOUT
INDEBTEDNESS. HOWEVER THERE'S
SOMETIMES WHEN OUR NEED. IT IS
SO GREAT. AND WHERE BONDS ARE AN
ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE
. NOW THE NUMBER OF BONDS THAT
WERE BEFORE US AND WE HAVEN'T
THEY'RE NOT ALL YET PASSED,
RIGHT, BUT WE HAVE GOT A LOT
THAT ARE IN PLAY. THERE ARE TOO
MANY. THEY ARE BUT THIS ONE IS
ESSENTIAL. THIS ONE IS ESSENTIAL
. AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK
MY COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON'S FOR
HER DEDICATION IN WITHIN THIS
ISSUE FOR SO LONG. AND THE
AUTHOR AND MANY OTHERS AND OUR
FORMER COLLEAGUE FROM SAN JOSE,
WHO HAD THE MILK MENTAL HEALTH
CAUCUS. AND YOU KNOW, WE TALK
ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE
EITHER ON THE STREETS OR SUCH
SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. BUT I'LL
JUST TELL A VERY BRIEF PERSONAL
STORY. MY BROTHER WHO IS BIPOLAR
AND HAS A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
, BUT CAN AT TIMES BE VERY
FUNCTIONAL, AND I THINK MANY OF
US KNOW PEOPLE LIKE THAT. BUT
WHEN HE IS UNHAPPY, HOUSED IS
WHEN HIS CONDITION REALLY
DETERIORATES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS
ABLE TO HOUSE HIM FOR A WHILE.
NOW HE IS, UH, VERY TEMPORARILY
HOUSED, BUT HE IS AT LEAST
FUNCTIONAL ENOUGH TO BE APPLYING
TO HOUSING, BUT HE HAS BEEN
APPLYING TO HOUSING THAT WOULD
MEET HIS NEEDS. HE HAS BEEN
SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR
THREE YEARS. NOW, THREE YEARS.
AND HE'S NOT YET FOUND A PLACE
AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY HE WAS
DENIED OR HE'S SOMEBODY SENT HIM
SOMETHING AND HE DIDN'T RESPOND.
UM NO, IT'S BECAUSE THERE
HAVEN'T BEEN AVAILABLE. HE'S
BEEN PUT ON WAITING LISTS. AND
WHILE RIGHT NOW HE'S PRETTY
FUNCTIONAL. MY CONCERN, AND I
THINK IT'S EVERYBODY'S IS THAT
IF HE IS ON HOUSE FOR ANY PERIOD
OF TIME, HE WILL NOT BE
FUNCTIONAL AND THEN HE WILL NOT
EVEN APPLY. SO THERE HAS TO BE
MORE OF THESE OF THIS HOUSING.
AND WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE, SENATOR OCHOA BUG. OH,
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS. I WAS NOT PREPARED TO
SPEAK. BUT I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON
THIS REALLY QUICK BECAUSE
HOMELESSNESS AND EVERYTHING OF
THIS SORT. HAS BEEN A CONCERN
FOR ME AND FOR MY DISTRICT FROM
THE GET GO. AND I CAME TO THIS
BODY IN 2020 HOPES TO BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION BASED ON
CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH
THEM. STAKEHOLDERS IN MY IN MY
IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL AS HAVING
THE BLESSED OPPORTUNITY TO SIT
IN PUBLIC SAFETY. TO SIT IN.
VARIOUS, UM. IN VARIOUS
COMMITTEES. I'VE LEARNED QUITE A
BIT ABOUT THE CONCERNS AND THE
ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. IT'S ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY AND NOTICING THE
SURPLUS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE
PAST COUPLE OF YEARS
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE SPENT
ABOUT $20 BILLION THIS YEAR UP.
IN THE PAST 34 YEARS DEALING
WITH HOMELESSNESS. I INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION, UM, BACK IN 2022 SP
12 98 THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE
MENTAL HEALTH BED CAPACITY BY
EXPANDING IT ASKING TO UTILIZE
SOME OF OUR SURPLUS $1 BILLION A
YEAR EVERY YEAR AND I WANT TO
THANK THIS BODY. BECAUSE WITH
UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN SUPPORTED
PAST THIS HOUSE AND IT WAS IN A
DIED. IN APPROPRIATIONS IN IN IN
THE ASSEMBLY IN 2023 AGAIN, I
INTRODUCED SB 65, WHICH WAS
INVESTMENT IN ESSENTIAL MENTAL
HEALTH CAPACITY, ASKING THIS
TIME FOR $1 BILLION. OF OUR
BUDGET TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS, LIMITING IT. IT'S ABOUT
PRIORITIES. IT'S ABOUT
PRIORITIES, AND WE'VE HAD HAD
THE MONEY. WE JUST HAVE AN
ALLOCATED IT. WE HAVEN'T CHOSEN
TO DO THAT. THIS BODY. THE
SENATE HAS SUPPORTED BOTH OF MY
BILLS. AND FOR THAT I AM SO
GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES. BUT I
WANT TO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE
HAD THE MONEY WE'VE HAD THE
DESIRE AND THE WILL IN THIS
SENATE KILLED IN THE ASSEMBLY.
NOT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. WE'VE
HAD THE MONEY. IT'S ABOUT
PRIORITIES. AND EVEN THOUGH I
HAVEN'T SUPPORTED ANY OF THESE
BONDS TODAY, I AM GOING TO
SUPPORT THIS ONE. AND I'M DOING
IT IN GOOD FAITH. BECAUSE THERE
IS A NEED IN CALIFORNIA. AND
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T DONE IT
AND EVEN THOUGH THIS REPUBLICAN
HAS PUT FORTH POLICY AND
LEGISLATION IN HOPES THAT WE
COULD ADDRESS IT SINCE WE'VE HAD
$20 BILLION TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS, AND WE HAVEN'T
DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, PART OF IT. I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
TODAY. AND HOPES THAT CALIFORNIA
WILL SEE IT AS A PRIORITY. AND
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON IT. AND
FOR THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR IT. I VOTE ALRIGHT. I SEE
SENATOR LAIRD. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. UM I WANT TO COMMENT
ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE
COME UP IN THE DEBATE. AND THE
FIRST ONE IS ON THE SERVICE
SIDE. YEARS AGO, I RAN AN AGE
SERVICE AGENCY AND ONE OF THE
THINGS WE DID IS WORK WITH
PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THE STREETS.
THAT EITHER THAT HAD SOME DUAL
DIAGNOSIS, WHETHER IT WAS MENTAL
HEALTH OR DRUG AND ONE OF THE
HARDEST THINGS WAS, IS WE WOULD
BE OUT THERE WITH STREET WORKERS
AND WE WOULD RISK AH, TRYING TO
HELP THEM. AND THIS TRUST WOULD
BE BUILT AND THEY WOULD BE READY
FOR TREATMENT, WHETHER IT WAS
MENTAL HEALTH. OR ADDICTION. AND
THERE WASN'T ANYTHING AVAILABLE
AND WE HAVE HEARD DISCUSSION
ABOUT WAITING LISTS. THAT'S NOT
A TIME WHEN WAITING LISTS OR A
RELEVANT THING. YOU GET
SOMEBODY'S TRUST. THEY MAKE A
DECISION TO GO. THAT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT HOLDS FOR THE
LIFE OF BEING ON A WAITING LIST
, AND SO ON THE SERVICE SIDE
DELIVERING. THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT, MAKING THE DIFFERENCE
THAT'S IN. THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. BUT I WANTED TO
SPEAK. TO THE FINANCING ISSUES
THAT HAVE COME UP BECAUSE I HAD
THE MISFORTUNE. UH TO BE THE
BUDGET SHARE FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS. DURING THE SCHWARZENEGGER
YEARS WHERE CALIFORNIA JUST
PLUNGED INTO DEBT AND WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT DEBT HERE AND I'M
TELLING YOU, THERE WAS A $15
BILLION BOND ISSUED JUST TO DO
EXPENSES. ONCE THAT WAS DONE,
YOU WERE DONE. WE WERE STUCK
WITH $15 BILLION THAT WENT ON.
THERE WAS ONE YEAR WHERE THE
12TH PAYROLL OF THE STATE THAT
WAS DUE ON JUNE, 30TH WAS MOVED
TO JULY. 1ST. SO THAT WE CAN
SAVE 1/12 OF THE STATE PAYROLL
AND PAY IT IN THE NEXT YEAR. AND
THEN JERRY BROWN BECOMES
GOVERNOR. AND THERE WERE LIKE
400 FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN BORROWED
FROM HE ATTACKED THE WALL OF
DEBT, AND HE MADE SURE THAT
EVERY ONE OF THOSE FUNDS WAS
PAID BACK. HE RESET THAT THAT
MONTHLY PAYROLL FROM JULY 1ST
BACK TO JUNE 30TH SO THAT WE
COULD GET BACK ON TRACK. WE PAID
OFF THE $15 BILLION OF DEBT FOR
EXPENSES THAT WERE LONG GONE.
AND DID EVERYTHING TO WIPE OUT
THAT DEBT AND SO RIGHT NOW. ON
THE DEBT SCORE. WE ARE MORE
SOLVENT THAN WE HAVE BEEN IN 20
YEARS AND THE RULE OF THUMB IS
AND I HEARD NUMBERS TOSSED OUT
EARLIER IN THE DAY DEBATE. THE
RULE OF THUMB IS THAT YOUR
BORROWING AND BONDS SHOULD
ALWAYS BE THE HIGH END SHOULD BE
BETWEEN 5 TO 6% OF THE GENERAL
FUND. THAT IS A LEVEL OF
ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENT. IF THIS
BOND IS SENT OUT TODAY AND
APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, WE WILL
BE WELL WITHIN THAT ACCEPTABLE
LIMIT OF DEBT. AND SO THE
QUESTION SHOULD BE THE POLICY
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE NEED
TO DO THIS, AND I THINK UH, MANY
SENATORS HAVE MADE THE COMMENTS
ON THE URGENCY AND THE
DIFFERENCE THIS WILL MAKE AND SO
, UH, THIS IS SOUND FINANCIALLY
AND IT'S JUST INCREDIBLY
NECESSARY ON THE PROGRAM SIDE. I
URGE AND I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR LAIRD, YOUR FINAL
MICROPHONE UP ON THE FLOOR PRO
TEM ATKINS. FOR 10 MICRONS
FLOORS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
I AM PARTICULARLY PLEASED, OF
COURSE, THAT THE FORMER PRO TEAM
AND THE MAYOR OF SACRAMENTO IS
HERE TODAY WHEN I CAME HERE 13
YEARS AGO, IT WAS TO WORK ON
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, AND I
SAW HIM AS A REAL MENTOR,
SOMEONE WHO HAD WORKED ON
HOUSING AS A PERSON IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. I WAS THRILLED WITH
THE WORK THAT HE WAS DOING HERE
TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO
HAVE RESOURCES FOR HOUSING. AND
THEN THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ACT WAS INCREDIBLE. FOR THOSE OF
US WORKING ON THE STREETS TRYING
TO HELP HOMELESS FOLKS. UM, MY
COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON AND I
TALK ALL THE TIME. ABOUT HOW IS
IT THAT WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
THIS NUMBER OF YEARS? AND YET
THIS INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS STILL
FACES US. IT'S HEARTBREAKING IF
WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS, I JUST I DON'T KNOW WHO
CAN BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN AND I
KNOW THE GOOD ASSEMBLY WOMAN IS
WAITING PATIENTLY FOR US TO MOVE
THIS ALONG, SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS ONE
BONDING IS WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS
DONE TO BUILD HOUSING IN THIS
STATE UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS
AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS. IT IS
A TOOL THAT WE USE TO DO THIS
WORK. CALIFORNIA LIKE STATES
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, WE HAVE AN
ISSUE AROUND HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, AND IT IS
IMPACTING SIGNIFICANTLY, NOT
JUST OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND
POOR FOLKS AND WORKING
STRUGGLING WORKING CALIFORNIANS
, IT IS IMPACTING. FOLKS WITH
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE
RETURNING VETERANS ON AND ON AND
ON. TWO GROUPS RECENTLY. I JUST
WELCOMED THE CALIFORNIA
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TO SAN
DIEGO FOR THEIR CONFERENCE IN
SAN DIEGO LAST FRIDAY. AND WHEN
I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT I KNOW
THE BIGGEST STRUGGLE YOU HAVE
WORKING WITH SOME OF YOUR
CLIENTS IS THAT THEY NEED STABLE
HOUSING, AND I SAW HEAD SHAKING
LIKE YOU COULDN'T BELIEVE IT IS
A HUGE ISSUE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
TO BE ABLE TO FIND HOUSING FOR
INDIVIDUALS. THIS PARTICULAR
MEASURE IN THIS BOND FOCUSES ON
YET ANOTHER STAKEHOLDERS GROUPS
GROUP THAT HAS REACHED OUT TO US
HOSPITALS, THE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION TALKING ABOUT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEDS, NOT
HAVING NEARLY ENOUGH THE NUMBERS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN, SO
THEY'RE TELLING US WHAT THEY
NEED US TO DO AND HOW THEY NEED
US TO MOVE FORWARD. THEY'RE
ASKING. AND YES, WE HAVE
INVESTED A LOT IN HOUSING. WE
HAVE INVESTED A LOT IN HOUSING.
WE'VE INVESTED IN HOMELESSNESS,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO BE INTENTIONAL
AND FOCUSED, AND THIS PARTICULAR
MEASURE GIVES US A ROAD MAP FOR
WHAT WE INTEND AND NEED TO
ACCOMPLISH AND PRODUCE. WE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO DO OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S WITHIN OUR
PURVIEW TO DO THAT, AND I THINK
WE SHOULD I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND
THE GOVERNOR BECAUSE YOU KNOW?
THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE ALL OF
THIS WORSE. THE HOUSING ISSUE
HOMELESSNESS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE
THAT WE HAVE PASSED AND PUT
MONEY INTO THAT IS BEING
IMPLEMENTED. ALL THESE THINGS
TOGETHER HAVE TO GET US A STEP
AND A STEP AND A STEP FURTHER TO
GET THE YOUNGEST POSSIBLE. UH
FOLKS ARE YOUNG KIDS HELP AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP FROM
HAVING SITUATIONS WHERE OUR
LOVED ONES END UP WITH BIPOLAR
DISORDER. AND THEN END UP SELF
MEDICATING AND MAKING IT MORE
AND MORE COMPLICATED AS HIS MY
FAMILY'S STORY. WITH A YOUNG
MAN. SO ALL OF THESE EFFORTS
COMBINED ARE REALLY GOING TO
HELP THIS ITEM AND I AM SO GLAD
TO SEE THAT THERE WILL BE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THIS
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO AT THIS TIME. I
COMMEND THE FLOOR MANAGER AND
CERTAINLY THE AUTHOR AND PLEASE
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON A B 5
31. THANK YOU, SENATOR ATKINS.
WE'VE HEARD FROM 13 SENATORS ON
THIS DEBATE ANYTHING FURTHER.
SEE NO MICROPHONES UP CENTER
EGGMAN WILL TURN TO YOU TO CLOSE
THE DEBATE. 13 HAS ALWAYS BEEN
MY LUCKY NUMBER, SIR. UM I WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE ON
THIS ISSUE. AS WE CAN SEE THIS.
THIS HAS A LOT OF PASSION FOR
MANY OF US THAT IMPACTS ALL OF
US. I KNOW NOBODY GOES HOME TO
THEIR DISTRICTS AND THEY DON'T
HEAR ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE SPENT
AS A BUDGET SUB THREE. CHAIR
LAST YEAR, AND, UH AND AS A
MEMBER OF THIS YEAR WE SPENT
OVER $12 BILLION IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS ON MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES AND HOMELESSNESS. AND
IT'S NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE A LOT OF
THAT IS ONE TIME FUNDING AND I
UNDERSTAND WE LIKE MIGHT LIKE TO
HAVE AN ONGOING BILLION DOLLARS,
BUT WHICH ISN'T RESPONSIBLE, NOT
KNOWING WHAT THE RISE AND FALLS
OF BUDGETS ARE GOING TO DO. SO
WE'VE DONE ALL WE CAN WITH ONE
TIME MONEY WHEN WE HAD IT. WE
PUT IT OUT AND I'M I'M PRETTY
SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE NEW
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE POPPED UP IN
YOUR DISTRICTS. THAT THAT CAME
FROM THAT FUNDING THAT B CHIP
FUNDING AT HOME KEY FUNDING ALL
OF THOSE PROGRAMS. BUT THIS IS
ANOTHER PART THAT ACTUALLY DEALS
WITH THE WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH
COMPONENT OF IT, BECAUSE A LOT
OF THAT WAS JUST FOR
HOMELESSNESS IS ALSO FOR THE
MENTAL HEALTH FOLKS, AND WE'LL
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
SERVICES. BUT BEFORE THERE
WASN'T A GOOD WAY TO BE ABLE TO
PAY TO HAVE PEOPLE IN HOUSING SO
THIS COUPLED WITH 3 62. I'M
GONNA TALK ABOUT IN A COUPLE OF
MINUTES PROVIDES THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN ALSO
PROVIDES 3 26, AND THEN IT I
HAVE DYSLEXIA. I TOLD YOU ABOUT
THAT, AND THEN IT ALSO PROVIDES
THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THAT. AND
WITH THE SERVICES THAT WRAP
AROUND IT. AND AS MY ONE
COLLEAGUE TALKED ABOUT ITS
BESTEST, YOU KNOW, HAVE LOCALS
FIGURE IT OUT. THIS IS THIS IS
WHAT THIS DOES. THIS PROVIDES
FOR LOCALS TO PULL IT DOWN, BUT
WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE DIGNITY FOR EVERY
SINGLE PERSON TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
A CHANCE TO GET OFF THE STREETS.
MY, UM UH, I HAD A HEALTH CRISIS
IN MY HOUSE IS THIS UH, THIS
SUMMER? I NEEDED SOME HELP WITH
MY DAUGHTER. MY SISTER HAPPENED
TO BE GOING TO EUROPE AND SHE
TOOK MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
WITH HER. AND WHEN I WHEN SHE
CAME BACK, I SAID, WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE THINGS YOU NOTICED? AND
SHE SAID, MOM, I NOTICED THAT
PEOPLE DON'T WATCH THEIR BACK
THERE LIKE THEY DO HERE. IT'S SO
SAD TO ME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY
CHILD BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE WE
HAVE IN THE STREETS BECAUSE WHAT
WE SEE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO
WATCH HER BACK. ALTHOUGH I MEAN
AND I'VE TAUGHT HER THAT, YOU
KNOW, I'VE TAUGHT HER THAT YOU
CHECK OUT YOUR SURROUNDINGS ALL
THE TIME. OTHER COUNTRIES DON'T
HAVE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THEY
HAVE MORE HUMANITY ABOUT THE HOW
THEY TREAT PEOPLE AND TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THINGS WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITY. AND WHEN I WHEN I
TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WHO
ARE GOING TO GET HOUSING GOING
TO GET TREATMENT, THAT'S ALSO
NOT FORGET ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES.
THE PERSON THAT, UM THE SENATOR
FROM BAKERSFIELD TALKED ABOUT
AREA TALKED ABOUT. UM THERE ARE
FAMILIES WHO ARE DESPERATE FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE
SAFE PLACES TO LIVE NEAR THEIR
FAMILIES. LET'S KEEP THE
PROMISES THAT PEOPLE MADE TO
CALIFORNIANS A LONG TIME AGO.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. I'LL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED. OAN ASSEMBLY
BILL 5 31 SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN ALL RIGHT.
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ASHBY. AYE. ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
I BLACK SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E.
AH DOLLY! DODD. I DO SO. I
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ORTHODOX. AYE, JONES. NO. THERE.
AYE. LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE,
MENJIVAR. I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. I
WHEN HELLO. WHAT'S YOUR BOOK? I
BADIA. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
WRATH. AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. ISAAC STERN. I
AM BERG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. HI.
WELCOME. AYE SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ALVARADO GIL. AYE. DELI. WHEN
HELLO. ON A VOTE OF 35 TO THE
MEASURE CARRIES. MEASURE PASSES.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 13. THIS
IS SP 3 TO 6. BY SENATOR EGGMAN.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 3 26 BY SENATOR EDMUND AND
ACCORDING TO THE BEHAVIOR,
HEALTH AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR EDMUND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
PRESIDENT, AND WE ALL THINK YOU
LOOK LOVELY UP THERE TODAY IN
THAT TUX. WE THINK IT SHOULD BE
A THING. UM SB 3 26 IS BACK FOR
CONCURRENCE AND THERE WAS A LOT
OF AMENDMENTS MADE BECAUSE IT
WAS STILL NEED A LOT OF WORK
RIGHT? IT HAS TO BE A
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. WE ALL
HAVE TO GO FORWARD TOGETHER. I
WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANKS TO
THE ADMINISTRATION FOR SO MUCH
LEANING INTO THIS. WE'VE NEVER
HAD AN ADMINISTRATION REALLY
FOCUS AND PRIORITIZE. THESE
ISSUES LIKE THIS ADMINISTRATION
HAS IN THIS GOVERNOR WANT TO
THANK THE INITIAL AUTHOR. OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT.
SENATOR STEINBERG, WHO IS HERE
WITH US IN THE CHAMBER TODAY.
WOULDN'T WE ALL LIKE TO BE ABLE
TO COME BACK ON A MOMENT IN OUR
LIFE? 20 YEARS LATER AND BE ABLE
TO REDO IT. I KNOW I WOULD. UM
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT WE DID THIS 20 YEARS
AGO, AND OUR ENTIRE WORLD HAS
CHANGED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. SO
IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE WAY WE
THINK ABOUT FUNDING BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. WE KNOW INITIALLY WHEN
THIS WAS INITIALLY PASSED, THERE
WERE WELL OVER 20% OF OUR
POPULATION WHO WERE UNINSURED.
NOW WE KNOW THAT IS A CLOSER TO
5% THERE IS SO MANY MORE THINGS
THAT WE CAN BUILD FOR NOW THAT
WE COULDN'T BEFORE. AND WITH THE
ADVENT OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
BEHAVIORAL INITIATIVE WITH OUR
CARE ACT WITH CAL AIM AND ALL
THESE OTHER THINGS. WE ARE
REIMAGINING HOW WE DO, UM,
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND HOW
WE WORK WITH OUR COUNTIES HOW WE
WORK WITH OUR CITIES. I'M SURE
YOU'VE ALL HEARD FROM YOUR BIG
CITY MAYORS OR YOUR COUNTY IS
ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT THIS IS
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
WE CAN DO SO NOW THAT HOUSING
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IN THE
COMMUNITIES WE HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE. TO BE
THERE FOR HER FIRST FOR
SUBSIDIES FOR PAYING RENT FOR
PAYING FOR THOSE TREATMENT BEDS
FOR BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR
THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED.
THAT'S WHY NOW 30% OF THE MONEY
IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO. WE'RE
GOING TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR,
UH, THOSE SERVICES WERE ALSO
GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BOUT OF
30% BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR THAT
WHOLE PERSON CARE. WE KNOW
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE
THINGS WE CAN DO, AND THAT'S THE
KIND OF THINGS WE HAVE TO DO,
AND THE OTHER 3% FOR SERVICES
FOR INNOVATION FOR, UM,
ESPECIALLY AROUND OUR CHILDREN
AND EARLY INTERVENTION. WE KNOW
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE CAN DO
IS TO INTERVENE WITH EARLY
PSYCHOSIS RIGHT IF WE CAN HAVE
STATEWIDE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
EVIDENCE BASED, ENABLE FOR
SMALLER COUNTIES LIKE WAY UP
NORTH IN THE IN THE HINTERLANDS
TO BE ABLE TO PULL THINGS OFF
THE SHELF THAT WE KNOW ARE
EVIDENCE BASED AND WORK WE CAN
GET SO MUCH EARLIER START ON
BEING ABLE TO HELP OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE. IT'S TIME TO READJUST
HOW WE USE OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES ACT, AND WE ALSO NEED
TO TALK ABOUT THOSE WITH
SUBSIDIES USE. WE HAVE WE HAVE
EXCLUDED THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE A
DUAL DIAGNOSIS AS PART OF OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES OR
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THAT'S
WHY WE'RE CHANGING THE NAME TO
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE
KNOW THAT PSYCHOSIS WE KNOW THAT
THE KIND OF DRUGS WERE SEEING ON
OUR STREET NOW. IS DEADLY AND
CREATES THE SAME KIND OF
ORGANIST CITY IN THE BRAIN AS A
MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION HAS SO
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TREAT THEM
AS WELL. IT IS. THIS IS THE
RIGHT THING TO DO. THIS IS THE
RIGHT TIME TO DO IT. UM AND I AM
SO AGAIN SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE
HELP THAT CAME TOGETHER ALL THE
COLLABORATION. INITIALLY WE HAD
CHILDREN'S GROUPS AGAINST IT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
WORK WITH FOLKS WHO HAD TO
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO ARE
AFRAID ABOUT LOSING A LOT OF THE
MONEY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
PEOPLE. IS IT PERFECT? NOTHING
IS PERFECT. BUT THE GOOD NEWS TO
SEND THIS TO THE VOTERS. THEY
GET TO DECIDE ON THE STRUCTURE,
BUT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO COME
BACK AND TINKER HERE OR THERE AS
WE SEE GOING FORWARD. IS THAT A
ONE AND DONE IT'S WHEN IT
STRAINS OF STRUCTURE. BUT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.
THROUGH THIS LEGISLATURE. I'LL
BE GONE. A LOT OF YOU WILL STILL
BE HERE AND BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS IS GOING EXACTLY THE
WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. I ALSO
TALKED ABOUT THE REALLY IN
HANSON AND INCREASED OVERSIGHT
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. UM REALLY,
BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT HOW ALL OF
OUR DOLLARS ARE SPENT. AND WHAT
IS THE OUTCOME ON THAT SO WE CAN
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED, NOT
JUST THE REPORT. WE'RE ACTUALLY
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND
DECIDING THEN HOW THE RESOURCES
WILL BE SPENT. THIS IS A
MONUMENTAL NECESSARY THING TO DO
. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COME TO
THE TABLE ON THIS AND I THINK
IT'S JUST THE RIGHT TIME. THE
RIGHT PLACE. LET'S GET THIS
DONE. THANK YOU, SENATOR EDMUND
. I HAVE MICROPHONES UP FROM
SENATOR ASHBY AND SENATOR GROVE
SENATOR ASKED ME THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
I WANTED TO RISE TODAY TO SAY A
COUPLE OF THINGS. WE DO A LOT OF
IMPORTANT WORK ON THIS FLOOR.
AND I'VE SEEN SO MANY AMAZING
THINGS JUST EVEN IN MY FIRST
YEAR. BUT THIS MOMENT IS
PARTICULARLY SPECIAL. I DON'T
THINK THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN.
YOU NEED THE STARS TO REALLY
ALIGN YOU HAVE THE PERFECT
SENATOR TO AUTHOR THIS PERFECT.
YOUR EXPERIENCES BOTH PERSONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL, LEADS YOU TO A
PLACE WHERE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS
BETTER THAN ALMOST ANYONE. AND
THE ONLY PERSON I CAN THINK OF
WHO MIGHT KNOW IT BETTER THAN
YOU IS ALSO STANDING IN THIS
ROOM, AND IT'S SOMEONE THAT I
CARE ABOUT SO DEEPLY. THE MAYOR
OF MY CITY, THE FORMER PRO TEM
OF THESE CHAMBERS AND THE
SENATOR, FOR WHOM I GET TO
FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS. MY
MAYOR, DARRELL STEINBERG. AND
ALSO IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
HELPING WITH THIS ISSUE IS A
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S
ADMINISTRATION. DANA WILLIAMSON.
WHOSE PERSONAL LIFE EXPERIENCES
AND INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES HAVE ALSO LED US TO
THIS MOMENT. THE THREE OF YOU.
HAVE BROUGHT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. TO A PLACE WHERE I
BELIEVE WE HAVE HOPE. FOR A
PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE IS TRYING
TO SOLVE. FOR A PROBLEM THAT FOR
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE JUST COME
FROM LOCAL OFFICE. HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO SOLVE. WE'RE TAKING A
RESOURCE ALREADY IN PLAY. ONE
THAT SENATOR STEINBERG PUT IN
PLACE AND MODERNIZING IT WITH
WHAT YOU KNOW, SENATOR EGGMAN.
AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE'RE READY FOR
CALIFORNIA. TO REALLY TACKLE
THIS PROBLEM. AND I'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR WEEKS TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS REALLY
SPECIAL FOR ME, AND I KNOW YOU
SAID YOU WON'T BE HERE. BUT IF
IT'S THE WILL OF THE VOTERS, I
WILL BE AND YOU HAVE MY WORD.
THAT WHEN YOU'RE READY TO COME
BACK AND BE A PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION AGAIN AND YEARS TO
COME. I CAN'T WAIT TO STAND HERE
WITH YOU THEN, TOO, AND I THINK
VERY MUCH MY MAYOR AND MY FRIEND
DANA WILLIAMSON, FOR THEIR PART,
AND I URGE AND I VOTE. THANK
YOU. NEXT UP SENATOR GROWTH.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I
BRIEFLY RISE IN SUPPORT OF SB 3
26 IF YOU HAVE, LIKE, THE AUTHOR
SAID, IT'S NOT A PERFECT BILL.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
VOTE ON PERFECT BILLS UNLESS
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MY BILL
THAT GOT OUT OF HERE YESTERDAY.
UM PERFECT BILL. WE DON'T HAVE
THE OFFER OPPORTUNITY VOTE ON
PERFECT BILLS VERY OFTEN, BUT
OVERWHELMINGLY, IF YOU HAVE
PROBLEMS WITH THIS BILL,
OVERWHELMINGLY WHOLE PERSON
CARES SHOULD EXCEED ANY DOUBT OR
ANY RESERVATION THAT YOU HAVE.
DR. MINTY AT GOOD SAMARITAN
HOSPITAL MET WITH ME AND HE
GOES. WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND
SHE'S LIKE, OH, MY GOSH. EVERY
TIME WE TREAT SOMEBODY THEY COME
IN, AND YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO
TREAT THEM FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS
AND PART OF THEM ARE HOME. YOU
KNOW, MOST OF THEM ARE HOMELESS,
AND THEN THEY'VE GOT THIS BIG,
HUGE, GAPING WOUND ON THEIR ARM
THAT'S GUSHING OUT PUS, BUT THEY
CAN'T TREAT THAT. BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO
BECAUSE THEY'RE A MENTAL HEALTH
FACILITY. UM BUT YOU KNOW,
DOCTOR'S OATH FIRST DO NO HARM
RIGHT? AND THEY TREAT THE WOUND
CARE AND THEY DO WOUND CARE AND
THEY TREAT TO GET THEM
STATIONARY SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE
THEM TO ANOTHER FACILITY OR
HOSPITAL OR URGENT CARE THAT IS
AUTHORIZED TO TREAT THIS SO JUST
THE IDEA THAT SOMEBODY WHO HAS
QUALIFIED THAT HAS A MEDICAL
LICENSE AND, YOU KNOW, PASS THE
BOARDS. CAN PROVIDE A WHOLE
PERSON CARE. UM IS THE MOST
BENEFICIAL PIECE OF THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION. AND WHEN YOU
DEAL WITH THE CHRONIC HOMELESS
AND THE DISEASE INDEED,
DYSENTERY IN ALL THE THINGS THAT
ARE ON THE STREET THAT ARE
HOMELESS POPULATION DEALS WITH,
UM I THINK THIS IS A GREAT BILL.
A GREAT START TO LIKE. MY
COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON WILL BE
GONE. UM BUT HOPEFULLY WHEN SHE
SAID, THERE'S A LITTLE
TINKERING, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW
NOBODY FROM THE FAR RIGHT OR FAR
LEFT. GET AHOLD OF THIS BILL. I
JUST PRAY THAT YOU GUYS JUST
KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT NEED
TO BE TAKEN CARE OF TO ELIMINATE
OR AT LEAST REDUCE, UM, THE
SERIOUS ISSUES THAT WE PLAY
HAVEN'T WITH HOMELESSNESS IN OUR
STATE. WE'VE WASTED LIKE I SAID
ON THE PREVIOUS BILL, A LOT OF
MONEY AND WE NEED TO STOP
SPENDING THAT MONEY ON STUFF
THAT DOESN'T WORK IN THE REAL
WORLD. WE SET GOALS AND HAVE
MEASURABLE GOALS THAT WE MEET OR
EXCEED. AND IF YOU DON'T MEET
THOSE GOALS, THEN YOU HAVE A
MEETING INTERCHANGE DIRECTION.
UM SO I WOULD ASK THAT, YOU
KNOW, WE LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FOR WHAT IT IS. UM
LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID IT'S NOT
PERFECT, BUT OVERWHELMINGLY, THE
WHOLE PERSON CARE IS THE REASON
WHY I'M SUPPORTING THIS BILL,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. SENATOR GROVE SENATOR WIND
FOLLOWED BY SENATOR NEAL OH,
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I TO
RISE TO SUPPORT SB 32 TO 6 AND I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR, HER
PATIENT HER WILLINGNESS TO
CONTINUE TO TWEAK AND WORKED THE
BILL TO THE VERY END IS SO
GREATLY APPRECIATED ACROSS THE
STATE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, SHE'S
RIGHT. YOU KNOW, MOST OF US
WOULD LOVE TO LOOK BACK 20 YEARS
AGO AND MAYBE TWEAK A LITTLE BIT
HERE AND THERE AND WE HAVE THAT
VERY OPPORTUNITY TODAY. THERE
ARE THINGS IN THE PREVIOUS BILL
THAT DOESN'T WORK TODAY, AND WE
COULD DO BETTER AND THIS BILL,
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT
IT IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE AT
THIS MOMENT IN TIME. TO HELP OUR
MENTAL HEALTH AND OUR
HOMELESSNESS POPULATION AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I'VE CARED FOR
AND WORKED ON DEARLY IN THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS BEING UP HERE,
THOSE ARE THE ISSUES THAT
EVERYBODY IN MY DISTRICT AND
EVEN IF YOU EVERYBODY WOULD
ASSUME EVERYBODY ON THIS FLOOR
HEARS FROM YOUR CONSTITUENT
ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE IN THE
HOMELESSNESS ISSUE THAT'S ACROSS
THE STATE. AND SO I THANK YOU
AND I THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED MOVING THIS
FORWARD AND I ASKED FOR AND I
VOTE. SENATOR NEAL Ó. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. WHEN I SPOKE
BEFORE I TALKED ABOUT MY CONCERN
ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. EXCUSE ME,
AND THAT BEING REALLY THE ISSUE
TO DRIVE ME TO COME BACK TO THIS
INSTITUTION, AND I TALKED ABOUT
WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINES.
WHAT'S BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS. IN MY OPINION,
THERE HAS BEEN MUCH TOO MUCH OF
A TOP DOWN APPROACH.
PROGRAMMATICALLY TO
HOMELESSNESS. 30 SOME PROGRAMS
INITIATED AT THE STATE LEVEL,
ONLY ONE OF WHICH REALLY
PROVIDES FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO
COUNTIES AND INDESCRIBABLE
RELUCTANCE OF THE GOVERNOR TO
COMMIT MORE THAN A BUDGET YEARS
WORTH OF FUNDING TO COUNTIES.
THOSE THINGS CONCERN ME AND IN
THIS BILL THERE IS STILL A BIT
OF A TOP DOWN APPROACH. AH AH!
AH, AND SOME RESTRICTIONS ON
COUNTIES THAT CONCERNS ME. BUT
WE'VE ACKNOWLEDGED, UH, COUPLE
OF SPEAKERS ALREADY. THIS ISN'T
PERFECT. AND FRANKLY, I'M NOT
SURE WE DEAL WITH PERFECTION
HERE. WE DEAL WITH WHAT WE CAN
WE HAVE 120 LEGISLATORS WITH 120
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ON VARIOUS
ISSUES. UM I WILL SUPPORT THIS
BILL BECAUSE I WANT TO BE PART
OF THE SOLUTION. UH MY COLLEAGUE
FROM SACRAMENTO SAID
ACKNOWLEDGED WILL MAYBE YOU
WON'T BE HERE. BUT SHE WILL BE.
WELL UH, SHE AND I CAME IN
TOGETHER AND VOTERS WILLING ON
ONE MORE ELECTION. SHE AND I
WILL GO OUT TOGETHER AND I WILL
BE HERE AND I'D VERY MUCH LIKE
TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I
URGENT. I VOTE SENATOR DOLLY
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS? AYE. I WASN'T GONNA
SPEAK, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MISS
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SAY
THANK YOU TO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM
STOCKTON, WHO HAS EDUCATED ME.
BEYOND WORDS ON THIS ISSUE. UM
MY DISTRICT LOOKS A LOT
DIFFERENT THAN MOST. EVERYBODY'S
DISTRICT. WE HAVE VERY SMALL
RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE 15
COUNTIES THAT I REPRESENT. BUT I
WILL TELL YOU WHEN I DRIVE HOME.
I GO THROUGH THE TOWN OF BERNIE.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS IN BURNEY, CALIFORNIA.
WHICH IS CRAZY. IT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE. NEVER IN MY LIFE. HAD WE
SEEN THAT UNTIL THE LAST MAYBE
10 YEARS. YES AND SHASTA WERE
HIGHLY POPULATED CITIES.
ABSOLUTELY BUT ALL THROUGHOUT MY
DISTRICT AS I TRAVEL MY DISTRICT
UM, THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THEY'RE OLD PEOPLE. THEY'RE
VETERANS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY
I AGAIN THIS ISN'T PERFECT, BUT
IT IS. IT'S GOOD AND I'M GOING
TO SUPPORT THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AND KNOWING THAT THE
COMMITMENT THAT, UH, THE CENTER
FROM STOCKTON HAS MADE, UM AND
HER PASSION IS WHY I WOULD NOT
MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. NOW ON
THE PREVIOUS ONE, MY DISTRICT
NEVER VOTES FOR BONDS. ZERO I
VOTED FOR THE PROP. UH, WATER
BEYOND AND MY DISTRICT VOTED
AGAINST IT, AND I GOT CHASTISED
FOR THAT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I
THOUGHT WAS RIGHT THING TO DO.
BUT IN THIS CASE, I WANT TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL, AND I
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF MY
GOOD FRIEND FROM STOCKTON. THANK
YOU, SENATOR DOLLY ANY FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS FROM MEMBERS
FURTHER DEBATE. SEE NONE.
SENATOR EGGMAN. YOU MAKE
CLOTHES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
PRESIDENT. AND AGAIN. I WANT TO
THANK THE ADMINISTRATION. I WANT
TO THANK UH THE MAYOR STEINBERG
AND ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
WITH SINCE 2012. AND WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS.
AND JUST AND JUST TO SAY WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE
CONTINUUM OF CARE. THAT'S WHAT
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? WE
CAN'T JUST FIX ONE LITTLE PART
IN AND WHOOPS THERE GOES
SOMETHING ELSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO WORK LAST YEAR WITH WITH CARE
COURT WITH CAL CAME WITH THE
YOUTH, BEHAVIORAL THINGS AND I'M
VERY HAPPY TO SAY WHILE WE'VE
BEEN IN HERE, UM THE ASSEMBLY
PASSED MY CONSERVATORSHIP GRAVE
DISABILITY OVERWHELMINGLY OVER
THERE TO ANOTHER PIECE SO WE CAN
HELP THOSE WHO ARE GETTING READY
TO FALL OFF THE CLIFF. BUT WE
HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO
MOVE DOWN TO BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY BACK TO HOME WHEN MY
STAFF AND I GOT TOGETHER AT THE
BEGINNING OF IN DECEMBER LAST
YEAR WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT COULD
WE REALLY DO WITH THE COALITION,
THE COALITION OF MAYORS AND THE
PSYCHIATRIC COMMUNITY AND THE
HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY AND THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE CAME UP WITH
A WISH LIST A DREAM LIST.
ALTOGETHER MEMBERS WERE GOING TO
MAKE ALL OF THOSE DREAMS COME
TRUE. NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR
CALIFORNIANS TO GIVE US BACK A
LITTLE BIT OF HOPE AND DIGNITY
AND I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR EDMUND. ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ALL RIGHT.
SO, GAIL. ARCHULETTA AYE, ASHBY
. I ATKINS I BECKER I LIKE
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I DOLLY
I DODD I DO SO. I ADMIN I GLASER
I GONZALES AYE, GROVE. I KNOW.
AYE, JONES. AYE, LAIRD. AYE.
LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE,
MENJIVAR. I MEN I NEWMAN I WHEN
UH, NEELA. I OR TROUBLE I
PADILLA PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. I. SUHARTO? AYE,
SKINNER. AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS.
AYE, STERN. AYE, HAMBURG. I HAB
. AYE WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE.
IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ALVARADO BEALL. AYE. BRADFORD.
AYE. THAT'S A VOTE OF 40 TO 0 IN
THE URGENCY 40 TO 0 IN THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN CONGRATULATIONS,
SENATOR EDMUND. MEMBERS WANT TO
APPRECIATE ON BEHALF OF OUR
LEADERSHIP, THE WONDERFUL WORK
THAT WE'VE DONE THIS AFTERNOON.
WE'VE DEALT WITH SOME VERY
CONSEQUENTIAL BILLS. AH AH AND A
VERY PRODUCTIVE AND SINCERE
MANNER. I WANT TO OFFER YOU IF
YOU WANT A FEW MINUTE BREAK,
MAYBE A 5 10 MINUTE BREAK THAT
WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS.
I SEE NO OBJECTION WILL DO THAT
. WE ASK THAT YOU DO. STAY HERE
IN THE CAPITAL FOR THAT BRIEF
BREAK, AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN A
FEW MINUTES.
OKAY? MEMBERS CAN GET YOUR
ATTENTION. MR AND REMEMBER WHERE
YOU DO THAT? GO AHEAD AND GET A
COUPLE OF TIMES. HE ALWAYS
WANTED TO DO THAT. IT'S LIKE,
YEAH. SECRET WISH MEMBERS. COME
ON BACK INTO THE CHAMBERS HERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
A SWITCH. WE'RE GOING TO DO
CONCURRENCE ITEMS NOW, SO I WANT
TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S
ATTENTIVE SO THEIR BILLS COULD
ACTUALLY GET TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK. POTENTIALLY WE'RE GOING TO
BEGIN ON FILE ITEM SIX. AND FROM
THERE, WE'RE GOING TO GO 6789 10
6789 10, SO THESE ARE AUTHORS OR
SHOW ABOVE CABALLERO. NEIL O. C.
R TOE JONES ON DECK, OKAY. SO
WE'LL BEGIN WITH FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX. THIS IS SB. 7. 22.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 7 22 BY SENATOR OLD CHILD
BUG CAN ACCURATELY INTO DAYCARE
FACILITIES, AND I WANT TO REMIND
THIS AUTHOR AND ALL THE AUTHORS
TO COME THAT THIS IS ABOUT
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS, MEMBERS.
HIT THAT ONE MORE TIME. YEP.
THIS IS ABOUT ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS, NOT THE WHOLE BILL
AND MAIN BILL, AND FINALLY, WE
DO HAVE MEMBERS OFF THE FLOOR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
RULE ONLY ONCE. ONLY ONCE, AND
THEN EVERYTHING WILL GO ON CALL.
ALL RIGHT WITH THAT. SENATOR AKO
ABOVE THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS.
SB 7 22 IS BACK AND CONCURRENCE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS TO LEAD THE
CIVIL ACTION PROTECTION AND
AUTHORIZED A LICENSED CHILD
DAYCARE FACILITY THAT SUBMITS TO
DS SAYS A COMPLETED I M S P THIS
IS FOR SENATOR FROM SANTA CRUZ,
USING THE TEMPLATE FORM TO
ENROLL A CHILD PRIOR TO APPROVAL
OF THE PLAN. THE BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION IN PAST THE ASSEMBLY
AT 77 TO 0 VOTE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE ANY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE SEEN UN
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I, ALVARADO GIL. ALRIGHT
ARCHER LETTER. AYE, ASHBY.
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLACK SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
ZERO. I CORTESI. DOLLY! AYE,
DODD. AYE. AYE, EGGMAN. GLASER.
HAGEMAN AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. I
GROW I KNOW. JONES. LAIRD.
LEMON. AYE MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR I
MAN NEWMAN. I WIN. NILO. I OWE
JOBURG. AYE, PADILLA. PORTANTINO
I BROUGHT RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. ALRIGHT SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN I HAMBURG.
I WOULD HA! WIENER. AYE, WILK.
AYE. SENATOR OCHOA. BOGUE MOVES
A CALL. BY THE WAY, MEMBERS IF
YOU NEED A TABLE FOR TWO
TONIGHT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
RIGHT? WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS SV 8
90. COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 8 95 SENATE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE AND ACT RELATES TAXATION
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. TAX
LEVY, SENATOR CAVALLERO. NICE TO
HAVE YOU BACK IN THE CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE IT.
MR PRESIDENT. SB 8 90 IS A
SENATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE'S ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX
OMNIBUS BILL. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS MAKE TOO TECHNICAL
CHANGES. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS COMMITTEE BILL.
NINE. SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I, ALVARADO GIL.
ARCHULETTA. AYE ASHBY. I ATKINS
I BECKER HI BLAKE SPEAR.
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTESI. DELI. AYE, DODD. AYE.
ALRIGHT, EGGMAN. I GLASER
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. HELLO.
JONES. I LORD. I LEMON? MCGUIRE
. I MENTIONED WERE ALL RIGHT,
MAN. NEWMAN. I WIN. AYE, NILO.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT BY THE AYE,
PORTANTINO. ROTH. RUBIO. I
SZIJJARTO. ALRIGHT SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. ALL
RIGHT, AMBER. ALRIGHT, WELL, HOB
AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK. ALL
RIGHT. SENATOR CABALLERO MOVES A
CALL. AND MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM
EIGHT. THIS IS SP 2 64 BY
SENATOR NILO. SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. SENATE BILL 2 64 BY
SENATOR NILO AND ACTUALLY INTO
TAXATION TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. TAX LEVY SENATOR
NEAL Ó. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. MEMBERS. SB 2 64 MERELY
EXTENDS THE SUNSET DATE OF AN
EXISTING DISASTER LOSS. UH TAX
DEDUCTION ENABLEMENT. THE
AMENDMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY WERE
SIMPLY TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING
. THERE ARE NO NO VOTES AND NO
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK AND I VOTE. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS.
I THINK HERE'S REMARKS, SENATOR
NILO BROKE THE SYSTEM. SO WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO REBOOT IT, SO JUST
HOLD ON A SECOND.
MEMBERS WERE JUST CORRECTING A
TECHNICAL GLITCH AND WE'LL BE
RIGHT BACK WITH YOU. PLEASE STAY
HERE. PLEASE STAY AT YOUR DESKS.
MEMBERS THE SECRETARY IS GOING
TO CALL THE ROLL ON FILE ITEM
MATES. SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL.
AYE, ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY.
I ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
ALRIGHT BLACK SPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. CORTEZ E.
DOLLY! HI. DODD. AYE, DURAZO.
AYE, EGGMAN. I GLASER. AYE.
GONZALES. HIGH GROVE. I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, JONES. I LORD. AYE.
LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE,
MENJIVAR. I MEN, NEWMAN. I WHEN
. AYE NILO. AYE. I BUY THE
PORTANTINO AYE, WRATH. AYE,
RUBIO. SUHARTO. ALRIGHT SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN.
ALRIGHT, NUMBERED. ALRIGHT,
WAHAHA. AYE, WIENER. AYE.
WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. SENATOR
NELLO MUSIC. ALL MEMBERS WERE
NEXT GOING TO GO TO FILE ITEM 9,
10, 14 AND 15. THAT'S SUHARTO.
JONES BECKER AND MENJIVAR WILL
BEGIN NEXT WITH FILE ITEM NINE.
THIS IS SP 6 13 BY SENATOR
SEYARTO SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
SENATE BILL 6 13 BY SENATOR
SUHARTO AND ACTUALLY INTO SOLID
WASTE. SENATOR SEYARTO. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. PLEASE
MOVE TO THE EDGE OF YOUR SEATS.
I AM HERE TO PRESENT SP 6 13 ON
CONCURRENCE. 6 13 IS REGARDING
ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING AND
SIMPLY CLARIFIES AN EXEMPTION
FOR A SMALL DISTRICT. IT'S
SPECIAL DISTRICT IN MY AREA.
AMENDMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY WERE
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING. LET'S
BE 6 13 HAS PASSED EVERY
COMMITTEE WITH FULL BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE ANY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE.
SENIOR DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I, ALVARADO GIL. ALRIGHT
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. I BLAKE
SPEAR. HI, BRADFORD. CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. DOLLY! AYE,
DODD. ALRIGHT DURAZO. I ADMIN.
GLASER GONZALES. ALL RIGHT,
GIRL. AYE. JONES. HI, LAIRD. AYE
LEMON. I MCGUIRE. I MENTIONED
ARE ALL RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. I
WHEN HI, NEIL Ó. ALRIGHT. AYE.
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE AYE,
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE, WAHAB.
ALRIGHT, WIENER. I WELCOME ALL
RIGHT. LIKE SPEAR. I'D SAY NO.
BLAKESPEAR. I DON'T KNOW.
SENATOR CIERTO MOVES A CALL.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO MOVE NEXT
TO FILE ITEM 10 THIS IS SB. 8 44
VICE SENATOR JONES. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 8 44 BY
SENATOR JONES AND EQUALLY INTO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND THE
CLARITY URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR
JONES. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT SB 8
44, WHICH CLARIFIES EXISTING LAW
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONTROL. THE ASSEMBLY
GRACIOUSLY ADDED SOME AMENDMENTS
THAT SIMPLY ADD AN URGENCY
CLAUSE. I RESPECTFULLY
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
SENATORS ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MATTER. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEN UN
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. HI, BECKER. I
SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
ALRIGHT, CABALLERO. HI CORTEZ E.
DAILY. AYE, DODD. I DO SO
ACKMAN. I GLASER. GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. DODD Ó. AYE, JONES. AYE,
LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MANAGE A BAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. I WHEN I KNEEL Ó. I
TROUBLE AYE. ALRIGHT PORTANTINO.
I ROB AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO
YOUR TOE AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. I NUMBER
I HAB AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK.
AYE. GROW BY. SO I SENATOR JOAN
MUSICAL. NEXT STEP IS SP 5 82 BY
SENATOR BECKER, VIOLATING 14
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 5, 82 BUS, SENATOR BECKER
AND ACCORDING TO HEALTHCARE,
SENATOR BECKER, THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. THIS BILL IS DESIGNED
TO PROTECT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
, INCLUDING SMALL DOCTOR'S
PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY CLINICS
FROM PRICE GOUGING BY THEIR
TECHNOLOGY VENDORS. THE
AMENDMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY
REFLECT FEEDBACK INDUSTRY
STAKEHOLDERS RESOLVE A CHAPTER
IN CONFLICT AND ADD CLEANUP
LANGUAGE. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION? ANY DISCUSSION. SEE
NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT.
AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
AYE, ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. I
SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
DELI. ALRIGHT, DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. HAGMAN. HI GLASER.
GONZALES. HIGH GROVE. AYE. AYE,
JONES. HI, LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR I MEN AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NILO. AYE. I BUY
THE PORTANTINO ROTH. AYE, RUBIO.
I SEE ARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE.
SMALLER QUIVERS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I WOULD HAVE. AYE, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. AYE. SENATOR BECKER
MOVES A CALL. MEMBERS HERE'S
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO NEXT. 15
PILOT AND 15 16 17 18. THAT'S
MENJIVAR UP NEXT ON DECK NEWMAN
IN THE HOLE FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW
BASEBALL, STERN. AND FOLLOWED BY
LAIRD. SO WE BEGIN WITH FILE
ITEM 15. SB 6 35 BY SENATOR
MENJIVAR SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE 6 35 BY SENATOR
MINIVER IN ACT RELATING TO
HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. SENATOR
MENJIVAR. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES I'M RISING TO PRESENT
TO USB 635, THE CALIFORNIA KIDS
HERE ACT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IS
A NEW PARENT WITH THE BILL THAT
PASSED YEARS AGO, YOUR CHILD,
YOUR NEWBORN CHILD WILL GET
SCREENED. HOWEVER THAT'S AS FAR
AS THE SERVICES GO IF YOU'RE
TOLD THAT YOUR CHILD IS HARD OF
HEARING DEAF, YOU ARE NOT
COVERED TO PURCHASE THOSE
HEARING AIDS THAT RANGE ON
AVERAGE. $3000 SO WE'RE HAVING
RIGHT NOW. IS PARENTS GOING OUT
OF POCKET? TO PURCHASE THESE
NECESSARY ITEMS FOR CHILDREN'S
DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS. WITH THE SP
65 IS LOOKING TO MANDATE
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR YOUTH UP
TO 21 YEARS OLD. PREVIOUSLY A
COLLEAGUE IN THE ASSEMBLY
ATTEMPTED THIS BILL AND WAS
PULLED BACK IN AN ATTEMPT TO DO
THIS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
PROGRAM THAT HAS INEFFECTUALLY
BEEN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR
CHILDREN, UM, IN CALIFORNIA,
THIS PROGRAM HAS HAD $16 MILLION
POURED INTO IT. AND WITH THAT
MONEY, WE HAVE ONLY SERVED ABOUT
200 KIDS OUT OF THE OVER. 7000
CHILDREN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS PROGRAM. RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN EYEBALL TO ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA KIDS CAN HEAR
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ISSUE, SENATOR GROVE. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF SB 6 35. I THINK THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT WE NEED TO
LEARN HERE IS LIKE I SAID
EARLIER. THAT IS A BUSINESS
OWNER. YOU PUT A PLAN IN PLACE
TO DO A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS. YOU
MONITOR THAT PLAN, YOU SET GOALS
AND IF YOU DON'T ACHIEVE THOSE
GOALS, THEN YOU MEET AGAIN AND
YOU CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE
DIRECTION OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS. I
KNOW. I SAID A LOT IN THAT THAT
WAS DON'T WANT TO BE IRRELEVANT
TO THE BILL, BUT BASICALLY LIKE
MY COLLEAGUE SAID $16 MILLION
WAS ALLOCATED THIS PROGRAM AND A
DEFUNCT STATE AGENCY OR STATE
ORGANIZATION BASICALLY SERVED
200 KIDS. WE'RE GONNA USE THAT
MONEY TO REROUTE IT. MAKE SURE
THESE OTHER 7000 KIDS GET THE
ABILITY TO HEAR IT WILL REDUCE
THE COST ON THE OPPOSITE END.
WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS THAT CAN HEAR
AND LEARN AT AN EARLIER AGE
INSTEAD OF GOING BACK WHEN
THEY'RE 789 10, SOMETIMES 11
YEARS OLD AND TRY TO RETRAIN
INDIVIDUALS AND, UM, SERVICE
THEM WITH THE THINGS THAT WERE
THEY MISSED GROWING UP BECAUSE
THEY COULDN'T HERE. UM IT WOULD
SAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
MONEY. I THINK IT'S A GOOD
PROGRAMMER RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE, SENATOR
NGUYEN. THAT THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I TO ALSO RISE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 635. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR BECAUSE THIS IS
WHAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE IS
LOOKING AT A PROBLEM AND THEN
BRING IT AND MOVING IT SO THAT
WE CAN ACTUALLY HELP THESE
CHILDREN. UM, PREVIOUSLY THIS
THIS WEEK I TALKED ABOUT VISION
AND I CARE FOR CHILDREN. IT'S
ALSO VERY NECESSARY FOR THESE
CHILDREN. BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE
CHILDREN WE CAN HELP AND
PREVENT. LONG TERM. DAMAGE TO
THEIR EARS AND HEARING AND SO
THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD BILL AND
THE RIGHT BILL TO DO AND THIS IS
ON BEHALF OF ALL THOSE CHILDREN
. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THAT
NEEDS OUR HELP. AND SO I THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I ASKED FOR AN I VOTE
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEE NONE. STEVE EXCUSE ME,
SENATOR DAHLE. I DIDN'T SEE YOU
OVER THERE. WELL, HOPEFULLY
WE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR ME. ON
THIS BILL. ACTUALLY SOMEBODY WHO
IS HEARING IMPAIRED MY HEARING
AIDS AND RIGHT NOW AND YOU KNOW
THAT TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY IS
REALLY AWESOME. UH BY BLUETOOTH
. I CAN TURN IT DOWN. AND SO
WHEN MY SEAT MATE IS OUT OF
CONTROL, I JUST VERY SIMPLY TURN
IT DOWN. BUT I WANT TO. I WANT
TO SAY I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
FROM SOMEBODY WHO IS ACTUALLY
HEARING IMPAIRED AND HAS A SON
WHO IS HEARING A PARENT WAS BORN
THAT WAY, AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE
IT UNTIL LATER ON, AND UM AND
HAVE A NEPHEW WHO IS SEVERELY
HEARING IMPAIRED AND SOMETIMES
THE PARENTS DON'T CATCH IT AND
FOR DISADVANTAGED FOLKS WHO ARE
IN LOW INCOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T
HAVE THE ABILITY TWO AND I'M
GONNA TELL YOU THE SCHOOL
SYSTEMS HEARING THINGS ARE NOT
LIKE WHAT I GOT AT THE
AUDIOLOGIST THAT REALLY CAN
CONNECT WITH YOUR EARS. SO I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BOARD. I THINK
IT'S GONNA HELP A LOT OF REALLY
DISADVANTAGED FOLKS GET HEARING
AIDS AND BE ABLE TO LEARN AND
THAT'S THE THING AT THE YOUNG
AGE. YOU MISSED SO MUCH WHEN YOU
CAME HERE. I WAS SO HORRIBLE
DURING COVID WHEN WE HAD OUR
MASK ON. AND WITH YOUR GLASSES
AND WITH HEARING AIDS, NOT BEING
ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE'S MOUTHS. YOU
WILL BE SURPRISED IF YOU'RE
HEARING IMPAIRED HOW MUCH YOU
READ LIPS AND DON'T REALIZE IT.
SO I WANT TO JUST THANK THE
AUTHOR. I'M SUPER HAPPY. THIS
BILL IS HERE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY
OUR CAUCUS HAS A NUN ON IT, BUT
ANYWAY, SUPPORT THE BILL. I WANT
TO GIVE SENATOR GROVER POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE IF SHE WANTS
TO. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I
DO APPRECIATE THAT. IF I DID.
WASN'T MY COLLEAGUE FROM BIEBER
SEAT MATE. HE WOULDN'T HAVE SOME
OF THE GREAT IDEAS THAT HE
LISTENS TO BRING TO THE FLOOR
WITH THE ARGUMENTS THAT HE
PRESENTS TO YOU OR THE SUPPORT
COMMENTS THAT HE PRESENTS ON
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE,
RIGHT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU
YIELDED A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE. OKAY, ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE BILL? FURTHER
DISCUSSIONS. SEEN NONE. SENATOR
MENJIVAR, YOU GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE THANK YOU.
SO MUCH TO MY THREE COLLEAGUES
HAVE STOOD UP IN SUPPORT OF
THIS. YOUR I'M NOT SURE WHY WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PASS THIS.
WE'RE BEHIND CLOSE TO 30 STATES
THAT HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED
IMPLEMENTED THIS. LET'S BE THE
NEXT ONE. THANK YOU AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
I'LL DEBATE HAVING CEASED,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL.
ALRIGHT, ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
AYE ATKINS. I BECKER AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I WOULD ALSO
ACKMAN. AYE, GLASER. AYE.
GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. AYE. AYE,
JONES. AYE, LAIRD. I DEMAND
ALRIGHT MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT MAN,
JABBAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN
WHEN. AYE NILO. AYE. I BADIA.
PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE
NOW. I BELIEVE SO WE'RE GOING TO
CALL THE ROLL A SECOND TIME
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. SO.
ALRIGHT. WE'LL PUT THE MATTER AS
SENATOR MENJIVAR MOVES A CALL.
MEMBERS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE NEXT
TO FILE ITEM 16. THIS IS SP 386
BY SENATOR NEWMAN. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 3 86 BY
SENATOR NEWMAN INEQUITY IN TWO
ELECTIONS, SENATOR NEWMAN THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT SP 3 86, WHICH IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE IN WHICH
INTELLIGENTLY MAKES VARIOUS
NONCONTROVERSIAL FIXES TO
CALIFORNIA'S ELECTION CODE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN THE ASSEMBLY
WHERE TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING
I'M RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR YOUR
VOTE TODAY. FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS LEGISLATION. ANY
DISCUSSION ON THESE AMENDMENTS
SEEN UN SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I
BROUGHT A GALE. ALRIGHT,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
AYE, BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. I DOLLY. NO
DAR I ALSO HAGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
AYE. GONZALES. I GIRL NÓ ORTEZ.
AYE JONES. NO, LAIRD. I LEMON?
AYE MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT MENJIVAR.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. I WIN.
AYE. NEW WHEN NO NILO NOW WHAT
TROUBLE? NO IDEA. PORTANTINO
ALRIGHT, ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT,
SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. HI, STERN. I
HAMBURG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. AYE
WILK NÓ. SENATOR NEWMAN MOVES A
CALL. NEXT STEP IS FILE ITEM 17
SP 5 39 BY SENATOR STERN
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 5 39 BY SENATOR STERN
INOCULATED TO THE BASEMENT.
SENATOR STERN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MEMBERS OF THIS RETURNS
FOR THE ASSEMBLY, WITH
AMENDMENTS ON THE FINDINGS AND
DECLARATIONS AND SOME CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS. I'LL JUST SAY VERY
BRIEFLY. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IS
VERY HOT PLACE. THERE'S NOT A
LOT OF PLACES TO GO TO FIND ANY
RESPITE. UM, IT'S PROBABLY THE
BASIN IS IN THE HEART OF
CENTRAL, THE HEART OF THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY. AND RIGHT NOW
IT'S AH. IT'S NOT UTILIZED. IT
HAS HUGE POTENTIAL TO BRING
EQUITY AND SOME SOURCE OF
COOLNESS AND CALM TO OUR VALLEY
, AND WE THINK IT ALSO CAN BE A
SOURCE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
GOING FORWARD, SO WE'RE HOPING
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES AND OTHER PARTNERS
ENGAGE CITY BALLET AND THE
COUNTY THAT RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR RIVAL. ANY MEMBER WISH TO
COMMENT ON THIS LEGISLATION. THE
UNITED ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL MEMBERS. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. ISAF 40 NO. ZERO THE
MEASURE. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. I SEE.
SENATOR LAIRD DOES NOT KNOW. I
SEE SENATOR PORTANTINO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I
REQUEST PERMISSION TO SUBMIT A
LETTER TO THE JOURNAL RELATIVE
TO SB 50 NOT 509. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. SENATOR LIMÓN. THANK
YOU, UM, REQUESTING TO MOVE.
FILE ADAM 69. SB 639 TO THE
INACTIVE FILE. THE DESK WILL
NOTE. SENATOR CABALLERO. I RISE
TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE
JOURNAL ON SB 306. SO NOTED
SENATOR ATKINS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I RISE TO SUBMIT A
LETTER TO THE JOURNAL ON MY BILL
SB 5 19. THE LETTER HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY BOTH, UH BESIDES THE
SIDES OF THE AISLE, THANK YOU
NOTED ANY OTHER MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS, MEMBERS.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO, UH A
LITTLE AROUND AND ON THE ON THE
FILE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
TO ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING
VIOLATED 87 1987. THIS IS
ASSEMBLY BILL 309 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY. GIVE YOU
ALL A MOMENT TO GET ORGANIZED.
FLOOR MANAGERS, SENATOR WIENER
THANK YOU. AND WE'RE DOING THIS
TO COORDINATE WITH ACTIVITY AND
ACTIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY, SO
PEOPLE ARE AWARE OKAY? EVERYONE
SEEMS TO BE PREPARED. SO IF THE
SECRETARY WOULD PLEASE READ
ASSEMBLY BILL 309 BY SUNDAY
MEMBER LEE AND ACT RELATING TO
HOUSING, SENATOR WIENER. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES
SP 309, WHICH I'M PRESENTING ON
BEHALF OF THE SUMMARY MEMBER,
LEE WILL CREATE THE SOCIAL
HOUSING PROGRAM FOR CALIFORNIA
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
SERVICES. IT WILL IDENTIFY AND
DEVELOP UP TO THREE SOCIAL
HOUSING PROJECTS ON STATE OWNED
SURPLUS LAND. SOCIAL HOUSING IS
PUBLICLY BACKED, AFFORDABLE AT A
VARIETY OF INCOME LEVELS AND
FINANCIALLY SELF SUSTAINING IN
THE U. S MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND, IS BUILDING SOCIAL
HOUSING. SEATTLE RECENTLY PASSED
A BALLOT MEASURE TO DO SO AS
WELL. OTHER STATES LIKE HAWAII
AND NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS AND
RHODE ISLAND HAVE INTRODUCED
SOCIAL HOUSING BILLS. THIS IS A
TREND THAT A GOOD TREND FOR THE
FUTURE AS WE TACKLE OUR HOUSING
CRISIS WITH DIVERSE STRATEGIES.
AH! THE SOCIAL HOUSING HAS A
DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD OF
SUCCESS AROUND THE WORLD AND
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE STRONG
SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAMS TEND TO
HAVE MUCH MORE HOUSING,
STABILITY AND LOWER RATES OF
HOMELESSNESS. UM SOCIAL HOUSING
LEADS WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF
UNIVERSALITY, MEANING THAT
PEOPLE WITHIN A WIDE RANGE OF
INCOME LEVELS. ARE ELIGIBLE TO
LIVE IN THESE HOMES. SO THIS IS
ABOUT MIXED INCOME HOUSING BY
BUILDING OFF THE WORK OUR CITIES
ALREADY DOING TO ADDRESS THE
HOUSING CRISIS, SOCIAL HOUSING
WILL COMPLEMENT THIS WORK BY
SERVING AS ANOTHER TOOL THAT THE
STATE CAN USE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. MEMBERS. I
WANT TO ASK EVERYONE TO KEEP
THEIR CONVERSATIONS QUIET OR
BACK OF THE ROOM SO WE CAN GIVE
RESPECT TO ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES
WHO ARE SPEAKING, ALRIGHT,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE, DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEE? NO, MY MICROPHONES UP.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA. ASHBY. ATKINS. AYE,
BECKER. I LIKE SPEAR. AYE,
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ
E. I DOLLY. NOW, DODD. AYE. I,
HAGMAN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. NÓ JONES. NO, LORD.
I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. MENU BAR.
I MAN AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ
NILO. NO CHILD WORK. NÓ ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. BEALL. SO
YOU ARE TOE NOW. SKINNER. AYE.
SMALLER COVERS. AYE, STERN. AYE.
HAMBURG. I HA! AYE. WIENER. I
WELCOME NO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. BROUGH GIL. NOW.
ARCHER LETTER. ASHBY. AYE.
BRADFORD. AYE. GLASER. HÌ NO.
MCGUIRE AYE. ROTH. RUBIO. AYE.
IT'S CALLED THE ABSENCE ABSENT
MEMBERS ONE LAST TIME. ARCHER
LETTER. GLASER. ROTH. SENATOR
WIENER MOVES A CALL. MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO TAKE A 45 MINUTE
DINNER BREAK. WE'RE ASKING THAT
YOU PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE
CAPITAL. ALL OF THE MEMBERS NEED
TO REMAIN HERE FOR DINNER AND
NOT RETURNED TO YOUR OFFICES.
WE'RE PLANNING IT. EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME. SENATOR DOLLY FOR
WHAT PURPOSES YOU RIGHT, JUST
LIKE TO RISE FOR PERSONAL
PREFERENCE. UH MR PRESIDENT, I
HAVE A EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN IN
THE CAPITAL FOR SOME TIME.
MELANIE BRYANT, WHO IS MY
SCHEDULE? ER, WHO'S GOING TO
RETIRE AT THE END OF THE END OF
THE END OF THE MONTH? I JUST
WANT TO WISH HER WELL AND THANK
HER FOR HER SERVICE TO THE
DISTRICT. FIRST IS
SENATE-DISTRICT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ALRIGHT. SEE NO OTHER.
MICROPHONES UP, BUT WE'RE
PLANNING TO START PROMPTLY AT 6
P.M. MEMBERS, SO DINNER BREAK
UNTIL THEN.
SO EIGHT. WE'RE GONNA LIFT THE
CALLS WERE DOING WE'RE GOING TO
LIFT CALLS MEMBERS SO YOU WANT A
LIFT? ONE CALL. EVERYBODY SHOULD
BE AT THEIR DESK. WE'RE GONNA
LIFT THE CALL ON FILE ITEM 87.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ARCHER LETTER. GLASER. RATH. ON
A VOTE OF 27 TO 10. THAT MEASURE
PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THE
CALL ON FILE ITEM ONE. EXCUSE
ME. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING. WE'RE
GONNA BEGIN WITH HIGHLIGHT AND
104. THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 3 89.
BY RAMOS. FOR MANAGED BIOKO
PROVOKED, SECRETARY PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY ABOUT 3 89 BY SUNDAY
MEMBER RAMOS AND ACTUALLY INTO
NATIVE AMERICAN REPATRIATION.
SENATOR WHAT SHOW ABOUT THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT, MEMBERS AS CO
AUTHOR AND PLEASED TO PRESENT A
B 3 89, WHICH REQUIRES THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY TO
ADOPT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO
IMPLEMENT THE FEDERAL NATIVE
AMERICAN GRAVES, PROTECTION AND
REPATRIATION ACT OF 1990. IT'S
2001, CALIFORNIA COUNTERPART.
AND TO ENSURE THAT CAMPUS
COMMITTEES UTILIZE THESE
POLICIES. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT
THE MEMBERS OF NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBES MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF
THE MEMBERS AND THE SYSTEM WIDE
AND CAMPUS BASED COMMITTEES AND
PROHIBITS THE USE OF NATIVE
AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS OR
CULTURAL ITEMS FOR PURPOSES OF
TEACHING OR RESEARCH. 83 89 IS
SUPPORTED BY MULTIPLE TRIBES AND
THE CSU SYSTEM. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE DISCUSSION ON
THIS LEGISLATION. ANY
DISCUSSION. SEEN NONE. THIS
MEASURES ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION IS
14 00. THE MEASURE PASSES FOR A
MOVIE NEXT TO ITEM. VIOLATING
105. THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 12 28
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 12 28, BUT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOLDEN INACTIVITY INTO
EMPLOYMENT. SENATOR LIMÓN. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES TODAY I
RISE TO PRESENT A B 12 28 ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOLDING. THE RECENT AMENDMENTS
TO CREATE A PATH FORWARD TO
RESOLVE EMPLOYER CONCERNS AROUND
THE CONTENT OF LAST YEAR'S A B
257 WHILE PRESERVING FAST FOODS
WORKERS HARD FOUGHT EFFORTS TO
SECURE A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO
RAISE LABOR STANDARDS. UPON THE
WITHDRAWAL OF THE REFERENDUM
AGAINST LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATION
. A B 12 28 WILL RAISE THE
STATEWIDE MINIMUM WAGE FOR FAST
FOOD WORKERS TO $20 AN HOUR IN
APRIL OF 2024. THEREAFTER THE
COUNCIL MAY ESTABLISH MINIMUM
WAGES FOR FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
EMPLOYEES THAT TAKE EFFECT ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS AND MAY INCREASE BY
NO MORE THAN 3.5% THE COUNCIL
MAY ELECT TO SET MINIMUM WAGE
STANDARDS THAT VARY BY REGION.
THE COUNCIL CREATED BY A B 12 28
WILL STILL DEVELOP MINIMUM FAST
FOOD RESTAURANT EMPLOYMENT
STANDARDS, INCLUDING STANDARDS
ON WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
THIS 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. THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS HAVE
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO WORK
THROUGH TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY UNITE
HERE. FURTHER CLARIFYING
EXEMPTED WORKERS, INCLUDING
THOSE AT PUBLIC RECREATIONAL
SPACES. THIS BILL HAS THE
SUPPORT OF S C I U THE NATIONAL
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION AND THE
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE
ASSOCIATION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MATTER. SENATOR
DURAZO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUE. UM THIS BILL SHOWS
HOW POWERFUL IT CAN BE WHEN
WORKERS ADVOCATES, BUSINESS
OWNERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS COME
TOGETHER TO UPLIFT THE DIGNITY
OF WORK MILLIONS OF WORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. UH NOW AND IN
THE FUTURE WILL BE UPLIFTED.
ABOUT A THIRD OF CALIFORNIA'S 40
MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY
OR NEAR POVERTY. OUR SIBLINGS IN
THIS INDUSTRY WORK FULL TIME AND
OFTEN MORE THAN ONE JOB. THESE
WAGE INCREASES ARE MEANINGFUL
AND WILL IMMEDIATELY IMPACT
THEIR LIVES AND BENEFIT
COMMUNITIES S C I U AND UNITE
HERE ALSO REACHED AN AGREEMENT,
AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, FOR FUTURE
TECHNICAL CHANGES. THE AGREEMENT
WILL INCLUDE IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS. FOR FAST FOOD
RESTAURANTS LOCATED IN HOTELS,
EVENTS, CENTER STADIUMS,
AIRPORTS, THEME PARKS, MUSEUMS,
CORPORATE CAMPUSES AND GAMBLING
ESTABLISHMENTS. THERE WILL ALSO
BE AMENDMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS
LOCATED ON STATE LANDS SUCH AS
POOR DISTRICTS, PARKS AND PEERS
. MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND
ASSEMBLY HAVE AGREED TO WORK.
WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS TO GET
THESE CHANGES DONE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE NEXT YEAR WITH THE
COMMITMENT OF THE SPEAKER AND
OUR OWN SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM
THANK YOU, MADAM PRO TEM FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. UH COLLEAGUES.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR DOLLY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS. I
RISE IN OPPOSITION TO A B 12 28,
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE
COMMENT. IT MAY BE DUBBED A
HAPPY MEAL. BUT WHEN YOU GET THE
PRICE FOR THAT MEAL, YOU'RE
GONNA BE SCARED. I HAVE
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR A NO
VOTE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SENIOR MIKE'S UP. SECRETARY
EXCUSE ME, SENATOR LIMÓN YOU MAY
CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. THANK YOU, SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA AYE, ASHBY. AYE
ATKINS. I BECKER I BLACK SPEAR.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. CABALLERO.
CORTESI AYE, DOLLY. NO, DAD. I
ALSO AYE, EGGMAN. HI GLASER. I
GONZALES AYE, GROVE. NO SHADOW.
JONES. NO, LORD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. I MANAGE A BAR. I MAN
AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ NILO. NO
TROUBLE. NO IDEA. PORTANTINO HI,
ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO, ER TOE
NÓ SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. I HAB
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NOW. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ALVARADO GIL. AYE. CABALLERO.
AYE. TODD Ó. AYE. IS 32 NOS.
EIGHT. THE MEASURE PASSES, WE'RE
GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 50
MEMBERS FILE OUT OR ITEM 50.
THIS IS SENATE BILL 105. SENATE
BILL 105 BY SENATOR SKINNER.
SECRETARY PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 105 BY SENATOR SKINNER,
INOCULATING TO THE STATE BUDGET
AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BUDGET BILL SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS. SB 105. AMENDS AND
MAKES TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO
THE BUDGET ACTS OF 2022 AND 2023
SPECIFICALLY, SB 105 MAKES
CORRESPONDING CHANGES TO THE
BILL. WE JUST VOTED ON SP 12 28
AND AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT,
SB 105 REMOVES 3 MILLION
PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO, UH
RESUME THE OPERATIONS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WELFARE COMMISSION.
IT ALSO MAKES CORRECTIONS TO
ENABLE CALIFORNIA TO ACCESS
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING
FOR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER
PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES THE ENERGY
COMMISSION WAS SPENDING
AUTHORITY FOR ABOUT 102 MILLION
IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS. AND WITH
THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
DISCUSSION ON THE MEASURE. SEE
NO MICROPHONES UP. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN.
ALVARADO GIL. ALL RIGHT. HAVE
BROUGHT TOGETHER. I ARCHULETTA.
AYE. ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. I
BECKER I BLACK SPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. ALRIGHT,
CORTESI. ALRIGHT DAILY. NO, DAD.
I ALSO I EVEN AYE, GLASER. I
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO
HOLLOW. ALL RIGHT, JONES. NÓ
LAIRD. I LEMON? ALRIGHT MCGUIRE.
I MENTIONED BAR. ALRIGHT MEN.
NEWMAN. I WHEN. NÓ NILO NO
CHILD, BORG. NÓ PADILLA.
PORTANTINO ALL RIGHT, ROD. AYE,
RUBIO. I SEE ARTO. NÓ SKINNER.
AYE SMALLWOOD QUIVERS. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. HIÂU HOB. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBER. MEN. I
VOTED. 32 D EIGHT MEASURE
PASSES. ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE'RE
GOING TO NOW CONTINUE WITH THE
ASSEMBLY. THIRD READING HERE IS
THE ORDER OF THINGS AS WE EXPECT
GOING FORWARD. WE'RE GONNA START
WITH FILE ITEM 94 95 96 97 98.
THOSE ARE AUTHORS FOR MANAGERS.
DURAZO ASHBY, DODGY ARTO AND
RUBIO WILL BEGIN WITH FILE ITEM
94 THIS ASSEMBLY BILL 17 34 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOHN SAWYER.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 17 34 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JOHN SAWYER AND ACTUALLY INTO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SENATOR
DURAZO. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
UM. PLEASED TO PRESENT A B 17 34
, WHICH WILL EMPOWER THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES WITH A NECESSARY
TOOL TO EXPEDITE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRODUCTION. THE RULES
UNDER THE SURPLUS LAND ACT. THIS
ARE DISTURBINGLY A BARRIER TO
UTILIZING PUBLICLY OWNED
PROPERTY FOR HOMELESSNESS RELIEF
. NEGOTIATING DEALS OFTEN
PROLONGS THE PROCESS, AND MANY
PROJECTS RARELY COME TO FRUITION
. A B 17 43. I'M SORRY. 34
AMENDS A S L A TO ALLOW PRO
HOUSING LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 2.5
MILLION COMPLIANT WITH STATE
HOUSING LAW, TOO QUICKLY
DISPOSED OF STATE OWNED PROPERTY
TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY SHELTERS
AND TRANSITIONAL, SUPPORTIVE OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UNDER THIS
BILL, LOCAL AGENCIES WHO MEET
THE CRITERIA COULD DISPOSE OF
SURPLUS LAND IN LESS THAN SIX
MONTHS, HALF THE TIME IT CAN
TAKE TODAY. THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT,
URGE AND ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
MEMBERS DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE? SEEING NONE. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ALRIGHT, ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS BECKER. ALRIGHT,
BLAKESPEAR ALRIGHT BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. CORTESI. ALL RIGHT,
CHARLIE. NO, DAD. DELI. NO TÔI.
DODD. I DON'T. SO AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. GROVE. I
TODDLE. JONES. AYE. LAYERED I
LEMON? AYE MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR I
MAN AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN NILO.
TROUBLE. I BUY THE ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. I SEE YOU ARE HI SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN.
HI, AMBER. I HAB WIENER. AYE,
WILK. AYE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. HELLO. AYE. I
VOTED 42 0. THE MEASURE PASSES
NEXT STEP IS FILE ITEM 95 A B 12
07 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 12 07 BY SEVEN. REMEMBER
IRWIN AND EQUALLY INTO CANNABIS
CENTER, ASHBY. GOOD EVENING, MR
PRESIDENT CYRUS TO PRESENT A B
12 07 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN WHEN PROP
64 WAS PASSED IN 2016, THERE WAS
A DISTINCT PROMISE TO CALIFORNIA
VOTERS THAT THE LEGISLATION OF
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS WOULD NOT
COME AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR
CHILDREN. BUT WE HAVE NOT KEPT
THAT PROMISE. POISON CONTROL
CENTER CALLS DUE TO PEDIATRIC
CANNABIS EXPOSURES HAVE
DRASTICALLY INCREASED. CHILDREN
HAVE CONSUMED CANNABIS PRODUCTS
THAT THEY CONFUSED WITH
TRADITIONAL FOODS AND CANDIES
DUE TO PACKAGING THAT
SPECIFICALLY MARKETS TO YOUNG
PEOPLE. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO
ALLOW CALIFORNIA'S CANNABIS
MARKET TO MANUFACTURE PACKAGE
AND SELL PRODUCTS WITH FEATURES
THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO CHILDREN
. A B 12 07 ADDRESSES THESE
INCREASING PEDIATRIC CANNABIS
EXPOSURES BY CODIFYING AND
STRENGTHENING REGULATIONS ON
WHAT MAKES A CANNABIS PRODUCT
ATTRACTIVE TO CHILDREN.
AMENDMENTS TAKEN LAST WEEK ON
THE SENATE FLOOR HAVE REMOVED
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL RELATING
TO ADVERTISING A B 12 07 STRIKES
A BALANCE. I URGE AND I VOTE.
THERE'S ANY DEBATE ON THIS
LEGISLATION. ANY DEBATE. SEE
NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT,
ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. AYE,
BECKER. ALRIGHT BLAKESPEAR.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. CABALLERO.
ORTEZ. ALRIGHT, DOLLY! DODD. I
DO THAT SO I ADMIN. NÓ GLASER.
I. GONZALES. GROW. ORTEZ. JONES.
LAIRD. LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MANAGE A BAR. MAN. AYE, NEWMAN.
WHEN HELLO. NO TROUBLE. BY THE
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. I SEE ARTO. SKINNER. AYE.
SMALL WORK WITH US. I STERN I
HAMBURG. AYE, WAHAB. WIENER. NÓ
WILK. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. BROUGH GIL. NO.
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. NO. DELI.
NO. GONZALES. GROVE. NO. JONES.
LARD. AYE. MENJIVAR. AYE.
NEWMAN. WHEN AYE. WHAT'S YOUR
BOOK? SO YOU ARE TOE. SKINNER. I
DON'T KNOW. WHAT HAVE NO. ON A
VOTE OF 23 TO 10. THE MEASURE
PASSES MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM.
96. ASSEMBLY BILL 50 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD SECRETARY
PLEASE READ. 70 BILL 50 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD AND
ACTUALLY INTO PUBLIC UTILITIES.
SENATOR DODGER, THE FLOOR
MANAGER FOR THIS MEASURE. IT HAS
BEEN READ THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THIS MEASURE IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. I'M SORRY,
SENATOR DODD IS YOURS. YOU
ALREADY DID. MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS, I RISE TO PRESENT A B
50 ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD, AS MANY OF US KNOW
CALIFORNIA IS FACING SOME
SERIOUS CHALLENGES IN THE
TRANSITION TO A FULLY ELECTRIC
GRID. A B SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE
CHALLENGES BY HOLDING
UNDERPERFORMING UTILITIES
ACCOUNTABLE AND REQUIRING ALL
LARGE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES TO
TALK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ABOUT CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS ON
THE GRID. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR I VOTE. SENATOR BECKER. I
THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO RAISE,
UH, RISE BRIEFLY BECAUSE SOME OF
YOU KNOW I HAVE A VERY SIMILAR
MEASURE. JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MEASURE,
AND THIS IS A COMPLIMENTARY
APPROACH TO SB 4 10 AND I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR STAFF OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND MAKING
SURE THESE OFF THAT THESE
EFFORTS COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT WE
HOLD PG CANNIBAL. AND IT'S
PROBABLY ONE OF THE SINGLE VISIT
BIGGEST BARRIERS PREVENTING CAR
FROM COMEDIANS, CLIMATE AND
HOUSING GOALS AT THE MOMENT IS
THE UNDER FORECASTING OF
INTERCONNECTION PROJECTS AND
ACTUALLY GETTING ALL THOSE
PROJECTS CONNECTED TO THE GRID.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION. SEEN ON SENATOR
DODD. YOU WANT TO CLOSE ON THIS
THAT SUPPORTIVE COMMENT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THIS MEASURES ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. ISAF 40 NO. ZERO THE
MEASURE PASSES. READY NEXT. NEXT
GO TO FILE ITEM 97 98 102. IS
THE ORDER GOING FORWARD?
VIOLATED 97 IS ASSEMBLY BILL 2
97 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FONG.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 2 97 BY SEVEN MEMBER VINCE
FONG AND EQUALLY INTO POWER
PREVENTION. SENATOR SUNARTO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
TO PRESENT A B 2 97 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VINCE FONG
ASSEMBLY BILL 2 97 SIMPLY
EXTENDS THE SUNSET OF THE
ADVANCED PAYMENT OF FIRE
PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM
ALLOCATIONS FROM 2024 TO 2034 TO
START WILDFIRE PREVENTION
PROJECTS, COMMUNITIES MUST OFTEN
USE THEIR OWN FUNDS TO BUY
CRITICAL EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES
IN ADVANCE, ESSENTIALLY TAKING A
LOAN FROM CAL FIRE UNTIL THEIR
FIRE PREVENTION GRANT FUNDING
ARRIVES. ADVANCED PAYMENTS FROM
CAL FIRE HAVE PROVIDED
FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL AGENCIES
AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT
CRITICAL WILDFIRE PREVENTION
PROJECTS. MAYBE 2 97 BRIDGES,
THE WILDFIRE PREVENTION GOALS OF
THE STATE WITH THE READINESS OF
THE LOCALS TO HARDEN THEIR
COMMUNITIES BY EXTENDING THE
SUNSET OF THIS AUTHORITY FOR
ADVANCE PAYMENTS FROM 2024 TO
2034 80 TO 97 IS ENJOYED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND HAS NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE, AND
HE JUST RUSSIAN C NINE. IT'S
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION. ISAF 40
NO. ZERO THE MEASURE PASSES WILL
BE GOING TO FILE ITEM 98. THIS
IS ASSEMBLY BILL 29 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALDRON.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 8 29 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WALDRON AND AGGRAVATING THE
CRIME. SENATOR RUBIO. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE. TODAY I
RISE TO RESENT A B 8 TO 9, THE
ANIMAL CRUELTY AND VIOLENCE
PREVENTION ACT. THIS BILL
EXPANDS THAT CURRENTLY REQUIRED
COUNSELING FOR THOSE CONVICTED
OF ANIMAL ABUSE, LAW ENFORCEMENT
, ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS AND
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE
LONG BEEN CONCERNED THAT CURRENT
PENALTIES FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
CASES DO NOT DO ENOUGH TO
ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF
VIOLENT CRIMES TOWARDS ANIMALS,
AND THIS BILL IS AIMED AT
ADDRESSING THAT. RECENT
AMENDMENTS EASE THE CONCERNS
RAISED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
DEFENDERS, AND THEY ARE NOW
NEUTRAL ON THE BILL. THANK YOU
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION. SEE NONE. THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, EYES 40
NO. ZERO THE MEASURE PASSES.
WHEN I MOVE ON TO FILE IT IN
102102. THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 4
36 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ.
FOR MANAGERS PREPARED, SECRETARY
PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 4 36
BUS AND MEMBER ALVAREZ AN ACT
RELATING TO VEHICLES, SENATOR
DURAZO. EVENT TODAY I RISE TO
PRESENT A BEFORE 36 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ, A BIPARTISAN
SUPPORTED BILL. THIS BILL WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF CRUISING
BY CREATING COMMUNITY EXPRESSING
LOVE FOR ART AND BRINGING UNITY
. THIS BILL WILL REMOVE THE
DISCRIMINATORY CRUISING BANDS
CRUISING HAS ROOTS IN POSTWAR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE
MEXICAN AMERICANS MADE AN ART
FORM OUT OF CAR CUSTOMIZATION
AND TURNED TO DRIVING AS A MEANS
OF SOCIALIZING AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING. HISTORICALLY
CRUISING IS A HISTORIC PART OF
CULTURE FOR MANY MULTICULTURAL
COMMUNITIES. FOR DECADES,
THERE'S BEEN A NEGATIVE STIGMA
THAT THIS CULTURE, CHICANO
CULTURE EQUALS GANG CULTURE AND
VIOLENCE, WHICH IS SO FAR FROM
THE TRUTH. MEMBERS THOSE WHO ARE
PART OF THE CRUISING COMMUNITY
OR FELLOW TEACHERS, SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS, LAWYERS, FAMILY
MEMBERS, ETCETERA, HOWEVER, MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE PROUD
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT INVEST
BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY
DO SO BY HOSTING FAMILY FRIENDLY
EVENTS, FUNDRAISERS AND
SUPPORTING THEIR LOCAL
BUSINESSES. LET'S REMEMBER THAT
THOSE WITH CLASSIC CARS ARE NOT
TRYING TO RUIN THEIR CARS. THEY
SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN
THEIR LIVES TRYING TO BUILD IT
IS TIME PEOPLE CRUISE WITHOUT
THE FEAR OF BEING STOPPED, OR
JUDGE BECAUSE CRUISING IS NOT A
CRIME. EVEN WITH THIS BILL,
CITIES WILL STILL HAVE AUTHORITY
TO UPHOLD OTHER STATUTES. THAT
ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED
BY SOME IN THE OPPOSITION.
LASTLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL
THOSE CRUISERS, EVERYONE WHO HAS
PAVED THE WAY FOR THIS MOMENT.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE. I SEE NO MICROPHONES
UP, SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. EXCUSE ME. PARDON ME. UH
EXCUSE ME, SENATOR CABALLERO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, SO I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I CAN
EXPLAIN MY VOTE HERE BECAUSE
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND I
WANT A SECOND WAS JUST SAID THAT
MY GOOD FRIEND CRUISING IS NOT A
CRIME. IT'S NOT THE CRUISING
THAT BECOMES A CRIME. IT'S WHAT
OTHER PEOPLE DO. WHEN THERE IS
CRUISING GOING ON IN THE
COMMUNITY THIS TO ME, AND LET ME
JUST SAY THAT HAVING SPENT 15
YEARS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
HAVING IT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND HAVING
IT BE RESOLVED YEARS LATER. UM
MEANS TO ME THAT IT WORKS. LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SET TIME AND PLACE
LIMITATIONS AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT TRAFFIC IS MOVING DURING A
CRUISING TÌM. UM IS THIS A FUN
ACTIVITY? ABSOLUTELY DO YOU GET
TO SEE THE GREATEST CARS IN THE
WORLD? PEOPLE THAT LOVE THEIR
VEHICLES? ABSOLUTELY BUT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ALSO NEEDS TO HAVE
THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE SAFE. AND WHEN WE HAD
PROBLEMS, WE HAD TO STOP THE
CRUISING. AND WHEN, LATER THAT
PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. IT COULD BE
REINSTATED AGAIN WITHOUT ANY
PROBLEMS, SO I VOTED NO ONE
COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THAT VOTE. UM
YOU KNOW IT'S HARD, BECAUSE WHEN
PEOPLE MAKE THIS AN ETHNIC ISSUE
, THEN IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT
FOLLOWING THE THAT THAT THE
GROUP THERE BUT IN REALITY TO
ME, THIS HAS TO DO WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND DO WE GIVE THEM
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
DECISIONS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY? I
THINK WE SHOULD SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS DISCUSSION
DEBATE ON THIS ON THIS MEASURE.
SEE NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN. A BROADER DEAL.
AYE. ARCHULETTA AYE, ASHBY.
ALRIGHT, I ATKINS BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. NO CORTEZ E. I
DOLLY I DODD SO AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE. GLASER. GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. I FOLLOW. AYE, JONES.
NOW. JONES I, JONES. NO, TOO. I
HEARD. AYE. LEMON. MCGUIRE. I
MANAGE A BAR. I MAN NEWMAN. I
WHEN. NO NEIL Ó. CHILD BUG.
AYE. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
RUBIO. I SEE ARTO. NÓ SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN.
HAMBURG. AHA! AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME I PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALAN ATKINS. GLASER.
LEMON. I MEN. LÀ RATH. SMALLER
CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. HAMBURG.
AYE. ON A VOTE OF 33. THE
MEASURE PASSES MEMBERS. HERE'S
THE LINEUP FOR THE NEXT THREE
ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A
FILE AT IN 107. THEN 99 AND THEN
91. SO WE'LL GO NEXT TO FILE
ITEM. 107 THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL
13 73 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 13 73 BY 70 MEMBER
GARCIA AND EQUALLY INTO ENERGY,
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION,
THEREFORE, AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR BECKER.
THANK YOU. I RISE TO PRESENT 13
73. THIS IS A HISTORICALLY
IMPORTANT CLEAN ENERGY BILL. WE
HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE
THIS BEFORE. BUT WE KNOW WE KNOW
THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE TOWARD
100% CLEAN ENERGY, WE HAVE TO
HAVE A MORE DIVERSE SET OF
RESOURCES. ESPECIALLY RESOURCES
THAT COMPLEMENT DAYTIME SOLAR UM
AND HELP. MAKE SURE WE HAVE
CLEAN, RELIABLE 24 7 CLEAN
ENERGY AND YOU KNOW THAT'S BEEN
A FOCUS A LOT OF MY LEGISLATION.
24 7 CLEAN ENERGY. THIS BILL IS
AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR SUPPORTING
THE KINDS OF DIVERSE CLEAN
RESOURCES WE NEED TO GET TO 24 7
OFFSHORE WIND, OF COURSE, MAYBE
ALSO NEW FORMS OF ENHANCED
GEOTHERMAL AND LONG DURATION
ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
REQUIRE LARGE INVESTMENTS WITH
LONG AND COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT
TIMES. AND IT'S DIFFICULT AND
RISKY FOR EVEN ONE UTILITY OR
ONE CC A TO MAKE A LARGE ENOUGH
PURCHASE. TO GET THESE PROJECTS
FINANCED AND BUILT. AND THAT'S
WHERE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT
MECHANISM COMES IN. AND IT'S
CRUCIAL FOR PROVIDING SOME
CERTAINTY AND FOR MAKING
PROGRESS. I BELIEVE WE'VE STRUCK
THE RIGHT BALANCE IN THIS BILL.
IT DOESN'T LIMIT CENTRAL
PROCUREMENT TO ONE SPECIFIC
TECHNOLOGY. AND PLACES GUARDRAIL
, SO CENTRAL PROCUREMENT CAN
ONLY BE USED FOR THINGS THAT
REALLY CAN'T BE HANDLED
OTHERWISE. IT RULES OUT USING IT
TO PROCURE FROM GAS PLANTS OR
ANY FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES AND
APPLIES ONLY TO RESOURCES OF THE
LEAD TIME OF AT LEAST FIVE
YEARS. CENTRAL PROCUREMENT WILL
CREATE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE
WAY OF PROCURING THESE
RESOURCES. GIVEN THESE PROJECTS
WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STATE
BACKED FINANCING WITH LOWER
INTEREST RATES. THE JOINT AGENCY
REPORT. CALIFORNIA'S MASTER PLAN
FOR CLEAN ENERGY ESTIMATES 10
GIGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND IN
THE STATES PORTFOLIO WILL SAVE
RATEPAYERS 1 BILLION PER YEAR
COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVE
RESOURCES MIXES. WE ALSO NEED TO
RAPIDLY EXPAND TRANSMISSION
CAPACITY TO DELIVER THESE NEW
CLEAN RESOURCES AS WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
THIS BILL WILL SPEED UP
TRANSMISSION PLANNING. BY
SHORTENING A DUPLICATIVE REVIEW
BY THE PUC OF WHETHER
TRANSMISSION LINE IS NEEDED. AND
WHETHER IT'S IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST EVEN AFTER IT'S BEEN
APPROVED BY CASE SO THIS BILL
ALSO MAKE SURE INVESTMENTS IN
CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES ARE
PAIRED WITH SIGNIFICANT HIGH
ROAD WORKER PROTECTIONS AND
ASSURANCES FOR WORKERS
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUPPLY
CHAIN INCLUDES INVESTMENTS INTO
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND
IDENTIFYING FUTURE MITIGATION
FOR ANY IMPACTS OFFSHORE WIND
COULD HAVE VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT
THIS LEGISLATION, GRATEFUL FOR
THE AUTHOR AND THE WORK OF THE
PRO THAMES STAFF AND THE CENTER
SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE WHO
WORKED INDUSTRIOUSLY ON THIS
POLICY PROPOSAL. THROUGHOUT THE
LAST FEW MONTHS. THESE CHANGES
WILL ACCELERATE THE STATE'S
TRANSITION AWAY FROM DIRTY
PATCHWORK SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS
RELYING ON CURRENT ONCE THROUGH
COOLING PLANTS AS PART OF THE
TEACHER RELIABILITY RESERVE AND
MOVE US TOWARDS 100% CLEAN AND
RELIABLE ELECTRICITY GRID.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED WHEN I VOTE.
AS SENATORS DOLLY AND PADILLA.
AGAIN WITH SENATOR DOLLY. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS I, UH
, RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR NO VOTE
ON A B 13 73. I JUST WANT TO LAY
OUT HERE WHAT'S REALLY
HAPPENING? CENTRAL PROCUREMENT.
IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE
NEW TO CALIFORNIA. IT'S GOING TO
ALLOW DWR DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES, THEIR ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO LAY ATTACKS OR A FEE ON
EVERY SINGLE RATEPAYER IN
CALIFORNIA. NOW WHY DO WE NEED
THAT? WE NEED THAT OR WHAT? WHAT
DOES THIS BILL DO? IT ALLOWS
THEM TO TAXES. EVERY SINGLE
RATEPAYER AND THEN TAKE THAT
MONEY. AND DEVELOPED OFFSHORE
WIND AND GEOTHERMAL. THOSE TWO
ONLY. IT EXCLUDES. COMBUSTION,
WHICH IS BIOMASS. WHICH IS
CARBON CAPTURE. WHICH IS OUR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HYDROGEN.
FORESTRY REDUCTION. AND SO THIS
BILL BASICALLY DIVERT OUR
AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE
IS GIVING IT TO AN AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES.
ALL IN THE GUISE OF DOING
OFFSHORE WIND, WHICH THERE'S
GOING TO BE A BILL COMING UP A
LITTLE BIT LATER BY SENATOR
MCGUIRE. I THINK IT'S TOO DO
SOMETHING. BUT THAT BILL IS
GOING TO MARCH FORWARD WITH
OFFSHORE WIND. CALIFORNIA BY
2035. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
BUY COMBUSTIBLE ENGINE CAR IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT MEANS WE'RE
GONNA NEED 25 GIGAWATTS. THAT'S
25,000 MEGAWATTS JUST FOR THAT
PART OF THE SECTOR. MEMBERS. YOU
KNOW WHO'S LEFT BEHIND HERE ARE
THE RATEPAYERS. AND THE
DISADVANTAGED FOLKS. WE TALKED
ABOUT EVERY DAY ON THIS FLOOR,
WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD
THEIR ENERGY. NOT TO MENTION THE
THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT ARE STRAPPED AT
A HIGHER RATE THAN THE
RESIDENTIAL RATE. IF YOU OWN A
BUSINESS OR A MANUFACTURING
COMPANY YOU ARE CHARGED HIGHER
THAN RESIDENTIAL RATE. AGAIN
CALIFORNIA'S LOSING THOUSANDS OF
COMPANIES. AND THOUSANDS OF JOBS
AND ITS POLICIES LIKE THIS ONE.
THAT AREN'T VERY WELL THOUGHT
OUT. WE ARE MARCHING FORWARD
100% TO GO RENEWABLE AND WE'RE
USING HIGH WIND, OFFSHORE WIND
AND GEOTHERMAL TO DO THE JOB.
IT'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
MEGAWATTS. WHICH. DIABLO CANYON
ABOUT 6000 MEGAWATTS. AND WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT 40 OF THOSE PLANTS
AND THE NEXT FEW YEARS. 2035 IS
NOT VERY FAR FROM HERE. SO
MEMBERS I JUST CANNOT STAND, UH
AND NOT SPEAK TOWARDS. THE
RATEPAYERS OF CALIFORNIA WHO
ALREADY PAY 70% HIGHER
ELECTRICITY RATES THAN ANYBODY
IN THE NATION. NOT TO MENTION
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE USING
HYDROGEN ANYTIME SOON, WHICH IS
SOMETHING WE DESPERATELY FOR
HEAVY USE TRUCKS TO MOVE ARE
AFRAID AROUND. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS, MEMBERS AND FOR
STANDING UP FOR THE RATEPAYER
AND CALIFORNIA EVERY SINGLE RATE
THERE DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
SMART HERE IN SACRAMENTO OR YOUR
NPG KNEE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE SUPPORTING THIS. WHY BECAUSE
THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR RATES AND
MAKE A HUGE PROFIT OF THE BACKS
OF EVERY RATEPAYER IN
CALIFORNIA. MEMBERS I URGENT NO
VOTE ON A B 13 73 IN HARMONY
WITH ALL THE RATEPAYERS AND
DISADVANTAGED FOLKS IN
CALIFORNIA. NEXT UP SENATOR
PADILLA, FOLLOWED BY SENATOR WHO
TATO VERY MUCH, MR PRESIDENT. I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF A B 13 73.
OUR FUTURE IS DEPENDENT ON THE
TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY, BUT
THAT TRANSITION IS ONLY GOING TO
BE SUCCESSFUL. IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE THAT SUCCESS. WE NEED A
GREATER SHARE OF RELIABILITY AND
DEMAND NOT DEPENDENT UPON YOUR
SON OR WIN BUT SUCH AS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY HARDENING OUR
GRID, INCREASING ACCESS TO CLEAN
ENERGY, WHICH THIS BILL DOES
ADVANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO AVOIDING
BLACKOUTS, DELIVERING COST
EFFECTIVE ENERGY TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS. THIS MEASURE WILL
ENHANCE RELIABILITY, PROTECT OUR
ECONOMY AND OUR CONSTITUENTS OR
THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. SENATOR HER TATO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES. I
WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS
TODAY. BUT I'M COMPELLED TO
EXPRESS MY CONCERNS HERE AND
I'LL BE FRANK. THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES DOES NOT GET
HIGH MARKS IN MY BOOK. UM NOT
CERTAINLY BILL FURTHER
EMPOWERING THEM MERITS A HIGH
VOTE HERE TODAY. UM AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR, OUR
STATES INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
RELEASED A REPORT CRITICAL OF
DWR WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
GIVING THE GIVEN THE FINDINGS OF
THE AUDIT. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
GIVING DWR THE ABILITY TO BE
CENTRAL PROCUREMENT ENTITY AND
HAVE AUTHORITY OVER FUTURE
ENERGY RESOURCES. AND AS THE
SENATE FLOOR ANALYSIS POINTS TO
ON IN REGARDS TO A B 13 73, D W
. R WAS CRITICIZED FOR PROCURING
ENERGY RESOURCES DURING THE 2000
ENERGY CRISIS, AND I KNOW THIS
IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT
SITUATION. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CLEAN ENERGY. BUT IT JUST SEEMS
TO ME LIKE IT'S THE SAME PLAY
HERE AND THAT RESULTED IN
RATEPAYERS HAVING TO SHOULDER
THE COST FOR OVER TWO DECADES ON
THEIR ENERGY BILLS. FROM OVER
INFLATED PRICES ON ENERGY, WATER
AND THE BIGGEST LAND PURCHASES
TO ALLOWING AN UNACCOUNTABLE
DEPARTMENT TO EXPERIMENT WITH
LARGE SCALE RESOURCE PROCUREMENT
. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
RATEPAYERS WILL AGAIN BE
IMPACTED BY DWR S ROLE IN THEIR
DAY TO DAY ENERGY, USE MY
CONCERNS WITH DW, BUT DWR MAKE
IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AN UPSIDE TO
THE ROLE IN THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. IN THE MEANTIME, I
REALLY HOPE THAT IN THE NEAR
FUTURE. THERE ISN'T AN AUTO
REPORT IN THE FUTURE OF WRS
RESISTANCE TO OVERSIGHT,
MANAGING EMERGING CLEAN ENERGY.
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE
AUTHORS, EFFORTS AND
RESPECTFULLY FOR THE REASONS I
STATED I WILL BE STAYING OFF
THIS BILL TODAY. SENATOR STERN.
THANK YOU. MR PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT SUPPORT HIS
LEGISLATION. I SHARE SOME OF THE
CONCERNS FROM MY COLLEAGUE FROM
SANGER HERE ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES IN THE LEAD
SOLELY I AM COMFORTABLE WITH
THIS BILL BECAUSE THE ENERGY
COMMISSION AND THEIR VISION IS
REALLY WHAT'S DRIVING THIS
PROCESS AND THE PLANNING THAT
GOES BEHIND IT. I SEE. DWR IS
MORE OF A THE BUYER, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY THE ONE IN CHARGE OF
THE MISSION. I HAVE A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE IN THE ENERGY
COMMISSION'S A ABILITY TO SET
OUT A CLEAN ENERGY RELIABILITY
PATHWAY, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
DO OVERSIGHT AND WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON ON THEM.
BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THIS BILLS
WELL CRAFTED, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
WILL SAVE RATEPAYERS MONEY. IT'S
NOT GOING TO MAKE I O U. S FOR
THE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DO THIS
BUYING WE ARE GOING TO GET
BARGAIN POWER HERE THAT IS CLEAN
, AND I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
OUR VOTE ANY FURTHER FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE.
SCENE NINE. SENATOR BEKRI MAKE
CLOTHES. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
ALL THE COMMENTS. JUST ONE
ADDRESS A FEW THINGS. UM, THIS
IS ACTUALLY IN THE WORKS FOR
FIVE YEARS. SO I WOULD SAY THIS
IS A VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT.
PEOPLE HAVE CONTEMPLATED USING
THIS MECHANISM AND NOW IS REALLY
THE TIME FOR REASONS I'LL
MENTION QUICKLY, BUT FIRST
COUPLE OF THINGS THE RESOURCES
ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS BILL AGAIN,
THEY HAVE TO BE NECESSARY TO
MEET THE CLEAN ENERGY TARGETS.
FIVE YEAR DEVELOPMENT TIME AND
NOT SUFFICIENTLY UNDER CONTRACT
BY ALREADY BY LOAD SERVING
ENTITIES SO THIS BILL DOES NOT
LIMIT UTILITIES ABILITY TO
PROCURE IN ANY IN ANY WAY.
BIOMASS OR HYDROGEN OR CCS. UM
WE WANT UTILITY TO DO THEIR CORE
JOB OF BUYING AND SELLING POWER
TO CUSTOMERS. THIS IS REALLY FOR
RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE
DIFFICULT. FOR ONE ENTITY TO
PROCURE UM, AND IN THAT REGARD,
THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY ABOUT
LOWERING COSTS BECAUSE IF THE
STATE IS THERE AS THE OFF TAKER
, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET LOWER
RATES ON BUILDING THAT, UM,
BUILDING SAFE OFFSHORE WIND,
WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR OUR FUTURE
, SO THAT'S WHY THE ESTIMATE AS
I MENTIONED IN OUR CLEAN ENERGY
PLAN IS ACTUALLY THIS WILL SAVE
A BILLION DOLLARS. OVER TIME, SO
I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION. I
THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
STEP FORWARD AS WE LOOK TO ADD
THOSE RESOURCES AGAIN. OFFSHORE
WIND IS PERFECTLY INVERSELY
COORDINATE, CORRELATED WITH
SOLAR AND AN ONSHORE WIND. WE
NEED THINGS THAT ARE RAMPING UP
IN THAT 5 TO 9 P.M. WHEN SOLAR
IS GOING DOWN, AND SOMETIMES
ONSHORE WIND IS GOING DOWN SO
THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
OUR FUTURE AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE DEBATE HAVING
CEASED, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. PALIN. I BROUGHT A
GILL. ARCHER LET OH, I ASHBY.
AYE, ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR AYE, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. NO, DAD. ALRIGHT, SO I
BAGMAN. AYE, GLASER. ALRIGHT
GONZALES. HIGH GROVE. NOW. NO
JONES. NO LAIRD. AYE, LIMÓN.
ALRIGHT MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN
NÓ NILO. KNOW WHAT YOUR BUG NÓ
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. I
SEE ARTO. NÓ SKINNER. SMALL
WORLD, CUEVAS. I TURN I HAMBURG.
I WELL, HOB AYE. WIENER AYE,
WILK. NOW. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ALVARADO GIL.
NO. ROTH. THAT'S 29 10 ON THE
URGENCY 29 10 ON THE MEASURE
PASSES. WE'RE GONNA MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 99, FOLLOWED BY FILE
ITEM 91. FOLLOWED HIM. 99 IS
ASSEMBLY BILL 9 18 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. FOR
MANAGER, SENATOR PADILLA. HE'S
READY, SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 9 18 BY SENDING
MEMBER GARCIA AND RELATING TO
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR
PADILLA THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. I RISE TO PRESENT A B 918 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA, WHICH
ESTABLISHES THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT IN THE
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL. THE PURPOSE
OF THE DISTRICT IS TO
CONSOLIDATE AND COORDINATE
MEDICAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND COST
SAVING BENEFITS FOR RURAL AND
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES IN THE IMPERIAL
VALLEY. THE CREATION OF THIS
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT WILL ALLOW
FOR BETTER COORDINATION OF
MEDICAL SERVICES AND INCREASED
MEDICAL AND MEDICARE
REIMBURSEMENTS, RESULTING IN
COST SAVINGS IN THE MILLIONS.
THIS BILL WILL HELP ENSURE THAT
THESE HOSPITALS CAN KEEP THEIR
DOORS OPEN AND CONTINUE
PROVIDING CRUCIAL MEDICAL
SERVICES TO THE ALREADY
UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF THE
IMPERIAL COUNTY. THIS BILL HAS
NO OPPOSITION AND HAS RECEIVED
NO NO VOTES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE. ANY
DISCUSSION, SENATOR CAVALLERO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I JUST
WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK
THE AUTHOR AS WELL AS THE FLOOR
MANAGER FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE
WORK ON THIS CASE. THIS IS A
SITUATION WHERE, UM A NUMBER OF
HOSPITALS IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
ARE WERE AT RISK OF CLOSING AND
THEN WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THIS
ENSURES THAT THE HOSPITAL STAY
OPEN THAT THERE'S A GOOD
MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND IT'S A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALL THE
DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATIONS. UM AND I WOULD
URGE YES VOTE TODAY. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEE NOW
THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. THAT OBJECTION. IS 40
0 IN THE URGENCY IS 14 00 ON THE
BILL.
OKAY, MEMBERS. LITTLE SWITCHEROO
HERE. GOTTA GO TO FILE ITEM. 91
. A B 17. I'M SORRY. WELL 91 A B
17 41 BY SOMEBODY WALDRON BEING
PRESENTED BY SENATOR GLASER
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILL
17 41 BY SUNDAY MEMBER WALDRON,
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALING ARTS
CENTER. GLASER PRESIDENT MEMBERS
ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALDRON. THIS
MEASURE ADDRESSES THE CLINICAL
LABORATORY WORKFORCE SHORTAGE.
IT ALLOWS QUALIFIED UNLICENSED
PERSONALITY CONTEXT. CERTAIN
TASKS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL IN ORDER
FOR LABORATORIES TO MEET HIGH
TESTING DEMAND WHILE MAINTAINING
ACCESS TO ACCURATE CARE. THESE
CHANGES WILL IMPROVE TESTING
CAPACITY CREATE NEW JOBS IN THE
INDUSTRY. IT WAS MOST RECENTLY
AMENDED TO ADD A DEFINITION OF
ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE LABORATORY
SETTING AFTER ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH DPH. THE BILL
SIMPLY IMPLEMENTS A
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO
ADDRESS THE CRITICAL WORKFORCE
SHORTAGE AND TESTING LABS. AND
WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS.
SEEING WHAT CLICK CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT.
ARCHULETTA AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT,
ATKINS. I BECKER AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ORTEZ E. I DOLLY.
AYE, DODD. AYE. EGGMAN. AYE. BYE
HI, GLASER. AYE, GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. I KNOW. JONES. I HEARD I
LEMON? AYE MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR I
MEN NEWMAN. I WHEN NILO. I
TRAVEL. BY THE TRAVELING? AYE.
PORTANTINO AYE, WRATH. AYE,
RUBIO. I KNOW YOU ARE. TOÀN. AYE
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. AYE, HAMBURG. AYE, WAHAB.
AYE. WIENER. I WELCOME HIÆN
MEMBERS. YEAH. SO. SMALLER
CUEVAS. GONZALES. I DON'T KNOW.
THAT IS 36 EYES. ONE KNOW THE
MEASURE PASSES. MEMBERS WERE
NEXT GOING TO GO BACK TO
CONCURRENCE ITEMS UNFINISHED
BUSINESS. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN
ON FILE ITEM 18, FOLLOWED BY
1920, 21, 22 AND 23. SO WE'RE
BEGINNING ON 18. THIS IS SENATE
BILL 5. 44 BY SENATOR LAIRD.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 5 44 BY SENATOR LAIRD AND
EQUALLY INTO STATE GOVERNMENT.
SENATOR LAIRD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THIS BILL RELATES TO
BAGLEY KIN REQUIREMENT ON STATE
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHEN THIS
BILL LEFT THIS HOUSE, IT
BASICALLY TOOK WHAT THE GOVERNOR
HAD IN HIS PANDEMIC EXECUTIVE
ORDER AND PUT IT INTO STATUTE.
THERE WERE MAJOR AMENDMENTS IN
THE ASSEMBLY TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUES. THAT PEOPLE RAISED ABOUT
PEOPLE BEING IN PERSON PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES BEING ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE. REMOTE
PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC
BEING ALLOWED. SO WHAT THE
AMENDMENTS DO IS THEY GIVE A
BOARDING COMMISSION THE OPTION
TO ACCEPT THE EXISTING BAGLEY
KEEN AND JUST RUN OFF THE WAY IT
ALWAYS WAS. OR IF THEY WANT
REMOTE PARTICIPATION. IT
REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A QUORUM
AT ONE LOCATION. IT PRESERVES
MEMBERS SAFETY BY REMOVING THE
REQUIREMENT THAT MEMBERS POST
PRIVATE ADDRESSES ON THE AGENDA.
AND WOULD PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS
OR PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION. AND IF THE BOARD
CHOOSES THIS OPTION, THEY ALSO
MUST FOLLOW CERTAIN GUARDRAILS.
THEY MUST ALLOW REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS TO
BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME.
REQUIRE ON CAMERA FOR PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING REMOTELY UNLESS
THERE'S POOR INTERNET. REQUIRE
REMOTE MEMBERS TO ANNOUNCE WHEN
SOMEONE ELSE OVER 18 YEARS OLD
IS IN THE ROOM WITH THEM, AND IT
REQUIRES THE BOARD TO RECESS IF
THERE IS A TECHNOLOGICAL
DISRUPTION THAT CUTS OFF PUBLIC
ACCESS, ADDITIONALLY, ADVISORY
BOARDS THAT DO NOT HAVE
RULEMAKING OR DECISION MAKING
AUTHORITY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE
ABLE TO DO THE REMOTE. MEETINGS
WITH ON CAMERA REQUIREMENTS AND
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THIS
BILL WOULD SUNSET IN 2026 SO WE
WOULD HAVE TWO YEARS TO ASSESS
IF THIS WORKS. THIS WILL ALLOW
THE REMOTE PARTICIPATION BY
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IT
WILL REQUIRE A MAJORITY IN ONE
PLACE FOR A CORAM. IT WILL MAKE
SURE THAT THAT BAGLEY CANE
STARTS TO MOVE A LITTLE WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT EXISTS SINCE
BAGLEY KEEN WAS ADOPTED, AND WE
HAVE RESPONDED TO SIGNIFICANT
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE REQUESTED.
IT PASSED THE ASSEMBLY WITH 50
VOTES. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN
IPHONE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS MEASURE. ANY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE. SEE NONE. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR HI, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. CORTESI. HI, DOLLY.
DODD. I ALSO HAGMAN. AYE,
GLASER. AYE. GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. TODD Ó. AYE. JOHNS.
LARD. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. I MAN NEWMAN. I
WHEN HELLO. WHAT TROUBLE G'KAR.
BUT THE ALRIGHT PORTANTINO.
ALRIGHT, ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. I SEE
ARTO. SKINNER. SMALL WORLD,
CUEVAS. START. HI, AMBER. I HA!
AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME AYE.
RUBIO. I, TOO NOW SO I DON'T
KNOW. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. BECKER. AYE, CABALLERO.
NO. DOLLY! NO. AYE. GROVE. NO
JONES. NO. WHEN HELLO. WHAT
TROUBLE G'KAR. SUHARTO. SMALLER
CUEVAS. ON A VOTE OF 32 5. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING NEXT TO FILE
ITEM 19. THIS IS ASSEMBLY WILL 6
71 BY SENATOR PORTANTINO,
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 6 71 BY SENATOR PORTANTINO
INTEGRATED INTO SCHOOL SAFETY.
SENATOR PORTANTINO. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. SB 671
IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ADDRESS
CAPTURING OUT ISSUES AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION DEBATE ON
THIS MEASURE. SEE NONE. IT'S HIS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. OBJECTION. I WAS 40 NO.
ZERO THE ASCENDANT ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN WILL
BE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 20. THIS IS
S P 6 81 BY SENATOR ALLEN.
SECRETARY PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE 6 81 BY SENATOR
ALLEN AND ACT RELATING TO THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF 1974.
SENATOR ALLEN. THANKS SO MUCH
THIS THIS BILL IS BACK IN
CONCURRENCE, SHORTNESS OF TIME
THAT POLITICAL REFORM ACT BILLS
NEED TO BE IN THEIR FINAL FORM
AMENDMENTS. THE ASSEMBLY INCLUDE
A REQUEST BY THE BBC TO BRING
BACK THE LENGTH OF TIME BACK UP
TO EIGHT DAYS IN THE COMMISSION
IS NOW SUPPORTING THE BILL. I
RESPECT FOR ASTRONAUT BOAT. ANY
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE. SEE
NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ALRIGHT, ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. I BECKER AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E.
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. AYE, DURAZO.
AYE, EGGMAN. AYE. BLAZER. AYE.
GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. NO SHADOW.
AYE, JONES. NO, LORD. I LEMON?
AYE, MCGUIRE. I MEANT OVER. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN
HELLO. KNOW WHAT TROUBLE NÓ AYE,
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT SUHARTO. NÓ SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN
. I NUMBER I HAB HI WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO, IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. WHEN NO. I'M GONNA VOTE
OF 32 TO 8. THE MEASURE PASSES
MOVING NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 21 S
SPEECH. 7 23 BY SENATOR DURAZO,
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 7 23 BY SENATOR DURAZO
INEQUITY INTO EMPLOYMENT AS OH,
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
TO PRESENT SB 7 23 BACK FROM,
UH, CONCURRENCE. THIS PANDEMIC
THAT WE WENT THROUGH HAS
PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED THE TOURISM
INDUSTRY. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR
THIS BILL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
DELETE THE PERMANENT EXTENSION.
OF THESE REHIRING RIGHTS FOR
HOSPITALITY WORKERS AND INSTEAD
EXTENDS THESE RIGHTS BY ONE
ADDITIONAL YEAR AFTER RECENT
AMENDMENTS, MOST OF THE
OPPOSITION HAS MOVED TO NEUTRAL
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE SEEN DONE, SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL. NÓ
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
ALRIGHT, CABALLERO. HI, CORTESI.
DELI. NÓ DODD. ALRIGHT, EGGMAN.
I GLASER HIÆN SALAS. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. NOW, TODD Ó. AYE, JONES.
NO, LORD. LEMON. MCGUIRE I
MENTIONED BAR. I MAN AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ NILO. KNOW
WHAT TROUBLE NO IDEA. PORTANTINO
AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. NO SKINNER. AYE
SMALLWOOD QUIVERS. AYE, STERN. I
AM BERG, I HA! AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBER. DODD I 31 TO 9. THE
MEASURE PASSES MEMBERS. WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE WITH
UNFINISHED BUSINESS PLAN IS TO
GO. FILE ITEM 22 THROUGH FILE
ITEM 27 SO YOU CAN LOOK AHEAD
AND BE PREPARED. WILL BEGIN NOW.
WITH FILE ITEM 22 SB 806.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 806 BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA
AND ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC
SAFETY, SENATOR ARCHULETTA THANK
YOU. MR PRESIDENT ARRIVES TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL SIX, WHICH
IS BACKUP CONCURRENCE. SENATE
BILL 806 IS A CLEAN UP. LAST
YEAR. SENATE BILL 11 11 THE
RICK'S BEST SAFETY ACT, WHICH
REQUIRES LARGE TRASH CONTAINERS
THAT ARE PLACED ON ROADS AND
CURBSIDE TO HAVE REFLECTIVE
MARKETING ON EACH SIDE. THIS
BILLS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT HAS NO OPPOSITION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
PRESENTING DISCUSSION ON THIS
ITEM. ELIGIBLE FOR A UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTIONS,
EYES 40 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN WILL
MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 23 THIS
IS SB. 35 BY SENATOR AMBERG.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 35 BY SENATOR AMBERG
INOCULATING TO COURTS AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. HAMBURG
FAMOUS PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES THE
CARE COURT CLEANUP BILL HAS
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS URGENT. I
VOTE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE? SEE NONE. IT'S ELIGIBLE
FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, EYES 40 NO. ZERO THE
AMOUNT ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM 24. SB 10 BY SENATOR CORTEZ
E SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 10 BY SENATOR CORTEZ E
INOCULATING TO PUPIL HEALTH,
SENATOR CORTEZ. THANK YOU. MR
PRESIDENT WRITES TO PRESENT SP
10, ALSO KNOWN AS MELANIE'S LAW
AND EVEN HONOR OF MELANIE RAMOS
, A TEENAGER THAT DIED OF
FENTANYL POISONING HER SCHOOL
BATHROOM ASSEMBLY. COST SAVING
AMENDMENTS REMOVE A STATE
WORKING GROUP PROVIDE TECHNICAL
CLARIFICATIONS AND ADDRESS
CHAPERONE OUT CONFLICTS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE? C NINE. IT'S ELIGIBLE
FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. THAT
OBJECTION. EYES 40 NO. ZERO. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 25. THIS IS SPS 19 BY
SENATOR CGRTS. SECRETARY PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 19 BY SENATOR
SUHARTO AND AGGRAVATED
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SENATOR
CIERTO THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SP 19, WHICH
CREATES A FENTANYL MISUSED AND
OVERDOSE PREVENTION TASK FORCE,
WHICH IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE.
AMENDMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY
CONFORM THE LANGUAGE OF THIS
BUILDING. MAYBE 33. I'M THANKFUL
FOR THE COLLABORATION OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAINES AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CREATION OF THE
FEDERAL TASK FORCE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE
BOAT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS MEASURE. SEE NONE. IT'S
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION. ISAF 40
NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN WE'LL MOVE NEXT
TO FILE ITEM 26 SP 7 47. I.
SENATE BILL 7 47 BY SENATOR
CABALLERO INOCULATED TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, SENATOR CAVALLERO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT SB 7
47, WHICH IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. THE BILL PROPOSES
COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES TO THE
SURPLUS LAND ACT, WHICH GOVERNS
HOW LOCAL AGENCY DISPOSE OF
PROPERTY. THEY NO LONGER NEED.
THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE
ASSEMBLY REFLECT A COMPROMISE
WITH 84 80 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TEAMING BOTH BILLS STRENGTHEN
THE SURPLUS LAND ACT TO ADDRESS
LOOPHOLES AND FACILITATE
IMPLEMENTATION. THE AMENDMENTS
ARE THE PRODUCT OF HOURS OF
COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS AND
RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF
OPPOSITION. BYE BYE. ALMOST
EVERYONE, BUT WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE ANY
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEE NO
MICROPHONES UP. THIS IS ELIGIBLE
FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. ISAF 40 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 27. SB 7 70 BY SENATOR
WIENER SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 7 70 BY SENATOR
WEINER AND RELATED TO HEALTH
CARE. SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. OUR COLLEAGUES AT
SPEED 77 YEARS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE SOMETHING AMENDMENTS
DELETE THE REQUIREMENT TO CREATE
A WAIVER DEVELOPMENT WORK GROUP
AND INSTEAD USE A STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE
WAIVER FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED
DATES FOR COMPLETING THE
FRAMEWORK WAIVER FRAMEWORK AND
MAKE OTHER MINOR CLARIFYING
CHANGES. THE BILL IS SPONSORED
BY THE HEALTHY CALIFORNIA AND
ALCOHOL ISHAN, SUPPORTED BY A
LONG LIST OF LABOR AND HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE. SEEN
UN SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALLAN HI, ALVARADO. GIL.
NÓ ARCHULETTA. HI, ASHBY.
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR AYE, BRADFORD. ZERO.
ALRIGHT, CORTESI. ALRIGHT,
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. AYE. AYE,
EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. NOW, TODD Ó. JONES.
NO, LORD. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. I MAN
AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN NO NEIL Ó.
NOW WHAT JOB? NÓ ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. HI WRATH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER.
AYE SMALLWOOD QUIVERS. STERN. I
AM BERG. I HAB. AYE WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. GLASER. ORTEZ Ó. AND A
VOTE OF 29 TO 9. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'RE GOING TO PASS ON FILE ITEM
. 28 ARE HARD WORKING MAJORITY
LEADER COME BACK TO THAT. WE'RE
GONNA NEXT. NEXT MOVE TO FILE
ITEM 29 THROUGH FILE ITEM 39 SO
YOU CAN LOOK AHEAD. FIRST STEP
IS FILE ITEM. 29 SB 8 14 BY
SENATOR ROTH SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 8 14 BY SENATOR
ROTH AND ACTUALLY INTO
PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS,
SENATOR ROD THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE SUNSET
BILL FOR THE BUREAU OF HOUSEHOLD
GOODS AND SERVICES BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
UPDATED THE DATE OF THE FUND
MERGER FOR FUNDS. THE BUREAU
ADMINISTERS AUTHORIZED BUREAU
LICENSES TO BE LLCS AND MADE
VARIOUS OTHER CHANGES TO IMPROVE
EFFICIENCY. AS FOR MY VOTE
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS MEASURE C NINE. IT'S
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION. ISAF OR
THE NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN NEXT
STEP IS FILE ITEM 30 SB 8 47 BY
SENATOR DOLLY SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 8 47 BY SENATOR
DELI AND ACTUALLY INTO VEHICLES
, SENATOR DOLLY THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS. THIS IS THE
HELMET BILL THAT I WANT TO THANK
ALL THE MEMBERS THAT HELPED ME
GET IT OUT OF THIS HOUSE BY 21
VOTES. UM I KNOW IT'S A SUPPORT
SUPPORT TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENTS DO SEND IT TO, UH,
ALLOWS OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY
PATROL TO ACTUALLY CERTIFY A
HELMET THAT WOULD MEET THE
TURBAN AND PACK DEFINITION. AND
FOR THOSE REASONS, I ASKED,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE
. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER. SEEN
NONE. I DON'T SHOW IT TO, YOU
KNOW, ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL, SO WE'RE GOING TO
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. ALRIGHT
ARCHER LETTER. I ASHBY ALRIGHT
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. I LIKE
SPEAR. NO BRADFORD. ZERO. CORTEZ
E. DELI. DODD. YEAH. SO I HAGMAN
GLASER. GONZALES. NO. GROVE. I
CORTAZZO. AYE, JONES. AYE,
LAIRD. AYE, LIMÓN. MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. MEN. NEWMAN. I WHEN
HELLO. ALRIGHT OR TROUBLE
BUGGED. BUT THEY ARE PORTANTINO
ALRIGHT, ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN.
HAMBURG. I HA! WIENER. NÓ WILK I
. IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT IN JUST
A MOMENT. PLEASE, PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS AND THEY WILL
GIVE A PAUSE FOR ANYONE TO
CHANGE VOTES IS CALLED THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. I ADMIN. LEMON.
MCGUIRE MENJIVAR. I MAN NOW WHEN
I TRAVELED. AYE. STERN. PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT. THE RUSSELL I TO
KNOW. EGGMAN? AYE. GOING ONCE
GOING TWICE ON A VOTE OF 31 TO
5. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN ON THE FILE ITEM.
31. THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 848 BY
SENATOR RUBIO. SECRETARY PLEASE
READ CENTERVILLE 8 48 BY SENATOR
RUBIO AND EQUALLY INTO
EMPLOYMENT. SENATOR RUBIO.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
SENATE TODAY I RAISED TO PRESENT
SB 8 48. THIS GOES BACK IN
CONCURRENCE WITH BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. THIS BILL WILL
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE
VIEW THE GRIEVING PROCESS FOR
REPRODUCTIVE LOSS ON BEHALF OF
MANY OF THE FAMILIES WHO WILL
HAVE TIME TO GRIEVE NOW AND HEAL
AFTER A LOSS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MATTER,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. S¼ NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E. HI,
DARLING. DODD. SO I, HAGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. DODD Ó. AYE. JONES. NO.
LAYERED I LEMON?
LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. I MEAN,
JABBAR. I MAN NEWMAN. I WHEN
DELYLAH BUT EUROBORG BY THE
ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT,
ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO, ER TOE
SKINNER. AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS.
HI, STERN. I AM BERG. I WAHAB.
ALRIGHT, WIENER. AYE, WILK. HI.
IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
DELI. DODD. AYE. GROVE. AYE,
JONES. WHEN HELLO. OR TROUBLE.
SO YOUR TOE. ON A VOTE OF 34 TO
0. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 32 BY SENATOR LAIRD,
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 8 57 BY SENATOR LAIRD AND
EQUALLY INTO PUPILS, SENATOR
LAIRD THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
IS THE BILL THAT SETS UP THE
ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON LGBTQ
PUPIL NEEDS AMENDMENTS IN THE
ASSEMBLY INCORPORATE FEEDBACK
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO
CLARIFY THE TASK FORCE'S
OBJECTIVE AND TO ENSURE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAN
ADMINISTER THE BILL. IT PASSED
THE ASSEMBLY 66 TO 0. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND ON THE
AMENDMENTS, MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MATTER ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEN UN SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN. I BROUGHT A GIRL
I ARCHULETTA AYE, ASHBY. I
CAN'T. AYE, BECKER. I BLACK
SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I ALSO I
ADMIN. I GLASER HIGH. GONZALES.
AYE, GROVE. I KNOW. AYE. JONES.
MASON. BLARED. I LEMON? AYE.
MCGUIRE MANAGE A BAR. I MAN
ALRIGHT, NEWMAN. I WHEN DELYLAH
WHAT TROUBLE? I BADIA. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. HI, ROTH. HI, RUBIO.
ALRIGHT, SO, ER TOE SKINNER.
AYE. SMALL REQUIRE US. ALRIGHT,
STERN. HAMBURG. I WOULD HAVE
AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME. ALL
RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. JONES. MCGUIRE HIGH
WHEN HELLO. SEYARTO. AND A LOT
OF 36 TO 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN OVER
THE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 33 SP 8 72
BY SENATOR MEN SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ.
CENTER BUILT A 72 BUS SENATOR,
MEN AND EQUALLY INTO PEOPLE
INSTRUCTIONS, SENATOR MEN. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT AT AGE 72
REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION PUBLISH AN ANNUAL
REPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION TO BETTER
AGGREGATE CLASS DATA CLASS SIZE
DATA ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CLARIFYING AND TECHNICAL. ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MATTER AND
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. MEASURES
ELIGIBLE FOR A UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION. ISAAC
40 NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS CONCURRED IN NEXT TWO
MEASURES ARE BY SENATOR BECKER.
FIRST ONE UP IS FILE ITEM 34 SB
48 SECRETARY, PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE 48 BY SENATOR BECKER
AND ACTUALLY INTO ENERGY,
SENATOR BECKER. THANK YOU. THIS
IS BEFORE TH THIS IS THE BILL
TACKLING EMISSIONS FROM LARGE
BUILDINGS. IT'S ABOUT 20 MILLION
METRIC TONS A YEAR, SO TWO FROM
LARGE BUILDINGS IN OUR STATE,
THE CHANGES IN THE ASSEMBLY AND
OBJECTIVES THAT THE CC MUST
CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING A
STRATEGY. FOR THIS BILL,
INCLUDING OBJECTIVES RELATED
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT OR
INCREASES IN TOTAL COSTS FOR
TENANTS. THE CHANGES ALSO GIVE
THE CC MORE DISCRETION TO WORK
WITH ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING
UNDER RESOURCED COMMUNITIES
RESPECTFULLY ASKED HER I VOTE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION AND HE DISCUSSION
SENATOR GROVE. MR PRESIDENT,
RESPECTIVELY. RISE IN OPPOSITION
. IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE 02
EMISSIONS, JUST ONE SHIP COMING
FROM RUSSIA WOULD SAVE US ABOUT
120 MILLION METRIC TONS OF
CARBON EMISSIONS IN THE GLOBAL
ATMOSPHERE. UH THIS IS BILL IS
MINISCULE COMPARED TO THAT, AND
IT'S BAD POLICY. SO
RESPECTFULLY. I JUST, YOU KNOW,
BOAT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON
THIS LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION? SEEN ON SENATOR
BECKER. YOU MAKE CLOTHES. UH
THANK YOU, UM, DESPITE THOSE
COMMENTS ON RUSSIA, I WOULD SAY
THAT, UM AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET MAKE UP
THE MAJORITY OF EMISSIONS FROM
BUILDINGS IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS
THE WAY ACTUALLY NATIONALLY
AROUND BUILDING PERFORMANCE THIS
WAY. NATIONALLY EVERYONE'S
MOVING TO REDUCE THOSE EMISSIONS
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I
BROUGHT A GIRL. NOW, ARCHULETTA.
AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER I SHAKESPEARE.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
DELI NOW, DODD. AYE. AYE,
EGGMAN. GLASER. I GONZALES.
GROVE. NO, NO. JONES. NÓ LAIRD.
LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR.
I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN. NO
NEIL Ó. NOW OUR JOB BOOK. NÓ
ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT. SEE ARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
ALRIGHT, STERN. I AM BERG. I HAB
AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO, IT'S
CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS. LARD.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I 31 TO 9. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN BY ITEM. 35 SP 49
BY SENATOR BECKER. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 49 BY
SENATOR BECKER AND RELATING TO
ENERGY, SENATOR BECKER. THANK
YOU. SP 49 IS BACK. UM THE BILL
NOW DOES NOT FOCUS ON THE CANOPY
. PART OF THE BILL IS REALLY
FOCUSED ON UNDERUTILIZED ASSET.
THIS IS THE RIGHT OF WAYS ALONG
HIGHWAYS THAT CAN BE USED FOR
SOLAR DEVELOPMENT AND FOR POWER
TRANSMISSION. ONCE I RECENTLY
SAID THREE GIGAWATTS, JUST IN
THREE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ARE AVAILABLE FOR
THIS, AND THE AMENDMENTS REQUIRE
CALTRANS TO EVALUATE THE ISSUES
AND POLICIES AROUND THIS THE
CHANGES ALSO DELETE ALL THE
BILLS, FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK WHEN I VOTE
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION. SEEN ON THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, EYES 40
NO. ZERO. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 36
SP 76 BY SENATOR WIENER
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 76 BY SENATOR WIENER
INOCULATED TO ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, SENATOR WIENER THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES. SP 76 IS BACKHOE
CONCURRENCE. THE BILL HAS
ENJOYED BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
, PASSING OFF THIS FLOOR AND
CONSENT ASSEMBLY WITH 79 VOTES.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS LIMIT
THE BILL TO CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO. UM UH, APPLY
ENTERTAINMENT ZONES TO EVENTS
ALREADY PERMITTED BY ABC AND
ENABLE THAT TYPE 90 MUSIC VENUE
LICENSES LICENSES TO SERVE
ALCOHOL AT PRIVATE EVENTS AT
THEIR VENUE THAT DO NOT INVOLVE
ENTERTAINMENT. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIENER ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION?
SENATOR DOLLY, THE AUTHOR. UH
SENATOR WEINER. WILL YOU ACCEPT
A QUESTION FROM SENATOR DOLLY?
HAPPY TO SENATOR DOLLY? I JUST
WAS WONDERING, DOES THIS BILL
ALLOW THEM TO SERVE ALCOHOL PAST
2 A.M? NO OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU
. ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE? IT
IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THERE
IS AN OBJECTION. OKAY,
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. BLAKESPEAR
AYE, BRADFORD. I CABALLERO. HI,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I
DO SO I ADMIN. AYE GLASER. I
GONZALES. GROVE. I KNOW. JONES.
AYE, LAIRD. AYE, LYMAN. MCGUIRE
I MANAGED OVER I MAN NEWMAN. I
WHEN HELLO. AYE. AYE. AYE,
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. AYE.
RUBIO. I SEE ARTO. AYE. SKINNER.
SMALLER QUIVERS. UH, STERN. AYE,
HAMBURG. I WOULD HA! AYE.
WIENER. I WELCOME I CALLED THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. BECKER. I MAN
WHEN. AND ABOUT OF 38 TO 0. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED NG WILL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 37. THIS IS SP 81 BY
SENATOR SKINNER. SECRETARY
PLEASE READ CENTERVILLE 81 BY
SENATOR SKINNER INOCULATING TO
PAROLE. SKINNER. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
MEMBER. SB 81 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. THE IMPLEMENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE LAO
IN THE L. LEO'S 22 23 REPORT ON
THE PAROLE HEARING PROCESS. THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY
SIGNIFICANTLY NARROW THE SCOPE
OF THE BILL AND LEAVE IN TWO KEY
PROVISIONS FIRST CLARIFYING THAT
WHEN A COURT EXERCISES ITS
EXISTING AUTHORITY. FOR
REVIEWING A PAROLE BOARD
DECISION. THE COURT MUST HOP
HOLD THE PAROLE BOARD'S DENIAL
IF THE PERSON REMAINS A DANGER
TO OTHERS IF THE COURT, HOWEVER
, DETERMINES THAT THE CASE NEEDS
FURTHER REVIEW THE COURTS
AUTHORITIES ONLY TO RETURN THE
DECISION TO THE PAROLE BOARD. SB
81 DOES NOT OVERRIDE DECISIONS
MADE BY THE PAROLE BOARD, IT
RETAINS THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRO
BOARD AND THE ONLY REMEDY
ALLOWED UNDER SB 81 TO THE COURT
IS TO RETURN THE CASE TO THE
PAROLE BOARD FOR FURTHER REVIEW
. AND WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION?
SEE NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL.
NO ARCHER LETTER. ALRIGHT ASHBY.
I CAN SEE. AYE, BECKER. I LIKE
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. HI
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTEZ E.
ALRIGHT, DOLLY! NOW, DODD. AYE.
SO ALRIGHT, EGGMAN. AYE. GLASER.
AYE. AYE. GONZALES. AYE, GROVE.
NO, NO. JONES. NO, LORD. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR
. I MAN NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ NILO.
NOW WHAT? EUROBORG NÓ.
PORTANTINO ROTH. BEALL. I SEE
ARTO. NÓ SKINNER. SMALL WORLD,
CUEVAS. STERN. I AM BERG. I HAB
AYE, WIENER. AYE WELCOME NO,
IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBER.
HELLO. ROTH. ON A VOTE OF 30 29
TO 9. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN. WE'LL MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM 38. THIS IS SP
97 BY SENATOR WIENER SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 97 BY
SENATOR WIENER INOCULATING TO
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, SENATOR
WIENER. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. COLLEAGUES SP 97, THE WRITING
WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACT IS BACK
FROM THE SET BACK FROM THE
ASSEMBLY. SOMEBODY AMENDMENTS
WERE TECHNICAL IN NATURE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IVO
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SEE
NONE. IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. WITHOUT
OBJECTION. ISAF 40 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WILL BE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 39 BY SENATOR DODD.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 2 71 BY SENATOR DODD AND
EQUALLY INTO POWERED
WHEELCHAIRS, SENATOR DODD UM, MR
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS, SP 2 71 IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. AMENDMENTS
TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY
FORTUITOUSLY ADDRESS CONCERNS
RAISED BY THE OPPOSITION AND
CLARIFY HIS USED RELATED TO
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REOCCURRING
PRESCRIPTIONS WITH A FOUR YEAR
SUNSET PERIOD RESPECTFULLY AFTER
I VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION? THIS MEASURE IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL
WITHOUT OBJECTION. ISAF 40 NO.
ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MEMBERS WERE GOING
TO PASS ON FILE ITEM 40 41. COME
BACK TO THOSE. WE'RE GOING TO
BEGIN AGAIN ON FILE ITEM 42 AND
GO THROUGH THAT, TOO. WE'RE
GONNA GO TO FILE ITEM 49. 42
THROUGH 49 SO AUTHORS CAN BE
PREPARED. TO BEGIN NOW, WITH
VIOLET AND 42. SENATE BILL 3 23
BY SENATOR PORTANTINO SECRETARY
. PLEASE READ CENTERVILLE 3 23
BY SENATOR PORTANTINO INTEGRALLY
INTO PEOPLE'S SENATOR PORTANTINO
. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS SP 3 23 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE WITH CHAPTER RING
OUT AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE AROUND SCHOOL SAFETY
PROCEDURES AND I, WHICH STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION? IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. THAT
OBJECTIONS. ISAF 40 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 43 BY SENATOR RUBIO,
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 3 31 BY SENATOR RUBIO IN
RELATION TO CHILD CUSTODY,
SENATOR RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE SENATE. TODAY. I RISE. AS
A PROUD AUTHOR OF SV 3 31, WHICH
IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE.
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY
ADDRESS OPPOSITIONS CONCERNS
REMOVING SECTION 31 90 REMOVING
LANGUAGE ON EXPERT WITNESS
TESTIMONY. THIS WILL BILL WILL
DO SO MUCH FOR CHILDREN FINALLY
ALSO CLARIFIES THAT FAMILY
COURTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM
ORDERING REUNIFICATION
TREATMENTS KNOWN AS CAMPS. THAT
ARE RAPING CHILDREN AWAY FROM
THEIR SAFE ENVIRONMENTS, FRIENDS
, FAMILIES AND BELONGINGS. PICKY
SLAW IS NAMED AFTER A FIVE YEAR
OLD BOY WHO WAS KILLED BY HIS
FATHER IN MY DISTRICT AND AFTER
FIGHTING FOR TWO YEARS. HIS
MOTHER, ANNA STAVIS, IS YOUR
TODAY SHE PLEADED WITH THE COURT
THAT HER CHILD WAS IN DANGER.
AND THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN. SO I
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE AND I WAS HERE WITH US
IN THE CALORIE. SHE TOOK A
CAREER A HORRIFIC TRAGEDY AND
TURNED IT INTO A LIFE MISSION TO
KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. BUT SHE WASN'T ABLE
TO DO THAT FOR HER OWN SON. AND
I IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, AND
SHE'S BEEN FIGHTING THIS FIGHT
WITH ME FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
PEAKY DESERVES JUSTICE. AND
TODAY PEAK IS HERE WITH US IN AN
URN TO SEE THIS. TO THE END.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
COMMITMENT. ANNA WE LOVE YOU.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN IVO. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR RUBIO. ANY
DISCUSSION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS? THIS
MEASURE? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS MEASURE SEEN ON
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT ALVARADO, GAIL.
AYE, ARCHER LETO. AYE, ASHBY.
AYE, ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. I
SHAKESPEARE. AYE, BRADFORD. I
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I DO NOT SO I
ADMIN. AYE, GLASER. AYE,
GONZALES. AYE. GROVE. AYE. ORTEZ
Ó. AYE, JONES. LAYERED. AYE.
LEMON. AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE,
MENJIVAR. I MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. I
WHEN AYE, NILO. WHAT TROUBLE?
AYE. AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. AYE. SO YOUR TOE
AYE. SKINNER. AYE. SMALL WORLD,
CUEVAS. AYE. START. AYE.
HAMBURG. AYE. WHAT HAVE AYE.
WIENER. AYE. WILK. AYE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. JONES. AYE.
HELLO. OF 39 TO 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
NOW AND HIGHLIGHT AND 44 LET ME
NOTE THAT WE HAVE A MEMBER OFF
THE FLOOR, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO
THROUGH THE ROLL CALL ONCE AND
THEN. PUT IT ON CALL, OKAY, SO
PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THAT. NEXT
STEP IS HIGHLIGHTING 44 BY
SENATOR BECKER. SECRETARY PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 4 85 BY SENATOR
BECKER AN ACT RELATING TO
ELECTIONS, SENATOR BECKER THANK
YOU. THIS BILL EXPANDS FOR
EXISTING PROTECTIONS UNDER LAW
FOR OFFICERS CONDUCTING AN
ELECTION OR CANVAS. TO APPLY TO
OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE AT RISK
FOR HARASSMENT, NAMELY TEMPORARY
ELECTION WORKERS AND REMOTE
VOTERS. DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON A
FAIR ELECTION SYSTEM AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
MEMBERS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION?
SEEN ON SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT ALVARADO
GIL. AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
I SHAKESPEARE. AYE, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. NÓ DODD. AYE. SO BAGMAN.
AYE GLASER. I GONZALES. AYE,
GROVE. DODD Ó. AYE, JONES. NOW,
LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE MCGUIRE. I
MENJIVAR MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. I
WHEN NÓ NILO. NOW, WHAT'S YOUR
BOOK? NÓ AYE, PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO,
ER TOE NÓ SKINNER. SMALL WORLD
QUIVERS. ALRIGHT, STERN. HI,
AMBER. I HAB. AYE WIENER. I
WELCOME HI. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. EXCUSE ME TO
MOVE A CALL ON THAT. THAT'S UH
SENATOR BECKER MOVES A CALL.
MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 45. THIS
IS SB. 5 31 BY A SHOW OF OECD
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 5 31 BY SENATOR ULTRABOOK,
INOCULATING THE PUPIL SAFETY AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY OF TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. SENATOR
ABOUT MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS. SB 5
31 IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THE
AMENDMENTS TAKING IN THE
ASSEMBLY SEEKS TO CORRECT IN AN
INTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF A B 1 38
2021 BUDGET BILL, WHICH AFFECTED
ALL ELIA'S BUT REQUIRES STUDENT
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM PARTNERS
TO CONDUCT A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS ON EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE
WORKING AT THE SAME JOB LOCATION
AS A STUDENT. WITH THE NUMBER OF
WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES,
SEVERELY REDUCED STUDENTS WHO
WANT TO WORK NEED TO APPLY FOR A
STUDENT WORK PERMIT AND FIND
EMPLOYMENT IN A BUSINESS THAT IS
NOT REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO
EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECK
REQUIREMENTS. SP 5 31 WILL
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES
BACK INTO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE L E. A S LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES AS LONG AS A BUSINESS
MEETS CERTAIN BACKGROUND CHECK
REQUIREMENTS. AND PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS CONSENT TO THE
STUDENTS. WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT
STUDENTS SAFETY REMAINS A TOP
PRIORITY. SB 5 31 WILL SIMPLY
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WORK
EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WHILE
ENSURING THAT THEY ARE NECESSARY
SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PROTECT
STUDENTS IN THE WORKPLACE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION?
SENATOR PADILLA. IS THAT YOUR
MICROPHONE UP THERE? NO. IT'S
NOT OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. SO
YOU NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN. ALRIGHT. I
BROUGHT A GIRL I ARCHER LETTER.
AYE ASHBY. I. ATKINS. ALRIGHT
BECKER. BLAKESPEAR HI, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. HI, CORTESI.
DAILY. AYE, DODD. AYE. HAGMAN.
AYE GLASER. GONZALES. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. DODD Ó. JONES. LAIRD. I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE,
MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN HI, NEIL Ó. I
GOLDBERG. I BADIA. PORTANTINO
AYE, ROTH. RUBIO. SUHARTO. AYE,
SKINNER. SMALL WORLD, CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. AYE. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. HI. SENATOR
CæA BUG MOVES A CALL. WE'LL MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM 46 BY SENATOR
ROSS, SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE EIGHT X 8 16 BY
SENATOR ROTH AND ACTUALLY INTO
PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION
THEREFORE, SENATOR ROTH. MR
PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE BNP
SUNSET CLEANUP BILL BACK FROM
CONCURRENCE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS INCLUDE NECESSARY
REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO
FUND SPECIAL FUND LICENSING
ENTITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND EXTENDED
THE SUNSET DATE FOR REQUIRED FEE
AND COLLECTION OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIED WAY
. MASTER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS
REQUESTING I VOTE. FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS SEEING
NON SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. ALL RIGHT,
CHARLIE. AYE, DODD. AYE, DURAZO.
BAGMAN. AYE GLASER. I GONZALES.
I GROW. HÌ AYE, JONES. NÓ LAIRD.
I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT
MENJIVAR. ALRIGHT MEN, I NEWMAN
I WHEN NILO. NO JO'BURG. NO
IDEA. PORTANTINO ALL RIGHT, ROB.
RUBIO. SO YOU ARE NÓ SKINNER.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME NÓ. DELI. I DON'T KNOW.
GROVE. NO. WHEN. ALVARADO GIL.
NO. SENATOR ROTHMAN'S A CALL.
WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM 47
BY SENATOR BECKER SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 4 20 BY
SENATOR BECKER AND EQUATING TO
ELECTRICITY, BECKER. YOU MEAN
MEMBERS? I RISE RENT THE SECOND
VERSION OF SP 4 20. THIS BILL
NOW CREATES CONSISTENT FAST
TRACKED APPROVALS FOR LOW IMPACT
SMALL TRANSMISSION LINES BY
REVERTING ANY EXISTING EXEMPTION
THRESHOLD. RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR
I VOTE MEMBERS ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SENIOR
MICROPHONES UP, SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALRIGHT. I
BROUGHT ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT
ASHBY. ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. I
SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
HI CABALLERO. ALRIGHT, CORTESI.
AYE. DELI. AYE, DODD. ALRIGHT
DURAZO. BAGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALES. I GROW. AYE. SHADOW.
AYE, JONES. AYE, LAIRD. AYE,
LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. MENU BAR. I
MAN AYE. NEWMAN. I WHEN. NILO
AYE. I BADIA. AYE, PORTANTINO.
BROUGHT HIÂU BEALL. AYE,
SEYARTO. AYE, SKINNER. AYE.
SMALL WORLD, CUEVAS STERN. AYE,
HAMBURG. I HA! AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. HI. SENATOR BECK REMOVES A
CALL. EXCUSE ME. OKAY? WE'LL GET
IT DONE ON THE RETURNS AS
SENATOR BECKER MOVED TO CALL ON
THAT BILL. NEXT STEP IS FILE
ITEM 48 BY SENATOR BRADFORD.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 4 29 BY SENATOR REFERRED
AND EQUALING TO TRANSPORTATION,
SENATOR BRADFORD THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT,
SP 4 TO 9 MODERNIZES THE CURRENT
VEHICLE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES. UH AND DRIVERS BY
AUTHORIZING THEM TO UTILIZE
THEIR REMOTE OR VIRTUAL
INSPECTION. I RESPECT CLASS FOR
I VOTE. PRESENTING DISCUSSION ON
THIS ITEM. ANY DISCUSSION ON
THIS? LEGISLATION. SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I, ALVARADO GIL. ALRIGHT
ARCHER LETTER. I ASHBY HI.
BECKER. I LIKE SPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. HI CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. I
DO SO HAGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALES. GROVE. SO ALL RIGHT,
JONES. I LEARNED I LEMON?
MCGUIRE MENJIVAR. I MAN NEWMAN.
I WHEN AYE, NILO. ALRIGHT. WHAT
TROUBLE? I BADIA. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. ALL RIGHT, ROD.
RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE AYE.
SKINNER. SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN.
HAMBURG. HI. AHA! WIENER.
WELCOME. AYE. SENATOR. ORTEZ EI
TO KNOW. ORTEZ E. I DON'T KNOW.
SENATOR BRADFORD MOVES A CALL.
NEXT STEP MEMBERS AND WE'RE
GONNA GO NOW, JUST TO LET YOU
KNOW WHO'S COMING UP OUR SENATOR
GLAZER AND THEN BECKER. AND THEN
WHEN AND THEN DODD ALL ON DECK
HERE READY? UM BILATERAL 49 SB
33 CLERK WILL RID. SENATE BILL
33 BY SENATOR GLASER IN EQUALLY
INTO COMMERCIAL FINANCING,
GLASER THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT, SP 33 WAS AMENDED IN
THE ASSEMBLY TO CLARIFY A SAFE
HARBOR FOR COMMERCIAL FINANCE
PROVIDERS WHO JUST CLOSED AN
ESTIMATED ÁP ARE TOO SMALL
BUSINESS BORROWERS WITH THAT OF
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. SEEING NO MEMBERS WISHING
YOU RECOGNIZE, CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. ALRIGHT
ARCHER LETO, I ASHBY AYE.
ATKINS. BECKER. AYE, BLAKESPEAR.
HI, BRADFORD. CABALLERO. AYE
CORTESI, DOLLY! DODD. AYE.
HAGMAN. HI. AYE, GLASER. AYE.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. AYE,
ORTEZ. JONES. LAIRD. I LEMON?
MCGUIRE AYE, MENJIVAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. I WHEN
ALRIGHT, NILO. I HAD TROUBLE. BY
THE PORTANTINO HI, ROTH. AYE
RUBIO. I SEE ARTO SKINNER. SMALL
WORLD, CUEVAS. STERN. I AM BERG.
I HA! AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME
ALRIGHT, REMOVES THE CALL.
BAUER-KAHAN. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
NEXT TO VIOLATE THEM. 51. THIS
IS A SENATE MEASURE 3 62 BY
SENATOR BECKER. HE'S PREPARED,
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 3 62 BY SENATOR BECKER AND
RELATING TO DATA BROKERS,
SENATOR BECKER THANK YOU. VERY
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE RIGHTS
PRESENT SP 3 60 TO THE
CALIFORNIA DELETE ACT, WHICH
WILL FINALLY ALLOW FOR CONSUMERS
TO EXERCISE THEIR DELETION
RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO DATA
BROKERS WHO HAVE THOUSANDS OF
PIECES OF INFORMATION ON EVERY
ONE OF US. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ALLOW DATA BROKERS TO
RETAIN CERTAIN KINDS OF
INFORMATION, HIPAA SECURITY AND
FRAUD PREVENTION DATA. AND
INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT WHAT A
DELETION REQUEST MEANS. WITH SB
3 62, CALIFORNIA'S WILL BE ABLE
TO GO ONLINE IN ONE PORTAL AND
REQUESTED DATA BROKERS DELETE
ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS
GEO LOCATION DATA, WOMEN'S
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DATA
PURCHASE DATA. ALL THE DATA THAT
THEY HAVE THIS BILL HELP
CALIFORNIA'S ACTUALLY EXERCISE
THAT RIGHT TO DELETE THEIR
INFORMATION FROM DATA BROKERS
AND PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO
PRIVACY. RESPECTFULLY ASKED WHEN
I VOTE THANK YOU, SENATOR BECKER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
WE STILL HAVE MEMBERS OFF THE
FLOOR, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO
THROUGH THE ROLL CALL JUST ONCE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA. HI, ASHBY. ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT BLACK
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. CORTESI. I DOLLY. NO,
DAD. I DO NOT SO HAGMAN. AYE,
GLASER. I GONZALES. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. NOW TODDLE. AYE, JONES.
NO, LORD. I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. I WHEN NO NEIL Ó. NO
MORE TROUBLE. NOW BY THE
PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT,
SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER. SMALLER
CUEVAS. STERN. I AM BERG. I HAB
. WIENER. I WELCOME NO. SENATOR
BECKER MOVES A CALL. MEMBERS
WERE GONNA. BEGIN WITH FILE ITEM
52. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO FILE
ITEM 52 THROUGH FILE OUT OF 59.
SO LOOK AHEAD, SEE IF YOUR
MEASURES COMING UP ON THE TRACK,
SO WE'LL START WITH FILE ITEM
52. SENATE BILL 3 69 BY SENATOR
NGUYEN SECRETARY PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE 3 69 BY SENATOR
NGUYEN AND ACTUALLY INTO PEOPLE
INSTRUCTION. SENATOR NGUYEN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. UM. I RISED SENATE
BILL 36369 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. I
JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
FROM LONG BEACH FOR WORKING WITH
US ON THIS BILL FOR THE ENTIRE
THIS WHOLE YEAR, AND IT'S BEEN
QUITE INTERESTING. AND SO I
THANK HER FOR HER PATIENT AND
ALSO THANKING HER STAFF AS WELL.
UH, THIS BUILD IS BACK. AND IT'S
ALSO IT'S BACK FROM THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN INTO ASSEMBLY
OR JUST CLARIFYING TECHNICAL
NATURE. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AND I VOTE DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE, SENATOR GONZALEZ THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I TO JUST
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FROM
ORANGE COUNTY TOGETHER. WE WERE,
UM YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT
THERE'S CURRICULUM IS BUILT IN A
WAY THAT REALLY REFLECTS A LOT
OF OUR API COMMUNITY, THE
VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY AND THE
CAMBODIAN EXPERIENCE AS WELL
WITH THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
SENATOR WHEN YOU WANT TO CLOSE
AS FOR I VOTE VERY GOOD
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. I, ALVARADO GIL. ALRIGHT,
ARCHULETTA. ASHBY. ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER, I BLACK SPEAR.
HI, BRADFORD. CABALLERO. CORTESI
DOLLY! DODD. AYE, DURAZO.
HAGMAN. AYE GLASER. GONZALES.
GIRL. HI, TODD Ó. ALRIGHT,
JONES, I LORD. I LEMON? ALRIGHT
MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. HI, MAN.
NEWMAN I WHEN. HI HI, NILO. AYE.
I BADIA. I PORTANTINO HI, ROTH.
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. SKINNER.
ALRIGHT, SMALLER QUIVERS. STERN.
HI, HAMBURG. I WAHAHA. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. SENATOR
NGUYEN MOVES A CALL. UP NEXT
FILE ITEM. 53 BY SENATOR DODD.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SEND
ABOUT 3 87 PER SENATOR DODD
INEQUITY INTO STATE PROPERTY,
SENATOR DODD MR PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS OF AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN
THE ASSEMBLY ADDRESSED THE
CHAPTER ISSUES. RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR I VOTE MEMBERS ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION. SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. ALRIGHT
ARCHER LETO. AYE ASHBY. I.
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. I DOLLY.
AYE, DODD. I ALSO ADMIN. GLASER
GONZALES. GROW. I KNOW. JONES.
AYE, LAIRD. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT, MENJIVAR.
THURMOND. HUMAN I WENT NILO. I
TRAVELED I BADIA. PORTANTINO
ROTH. RUBIO. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU
ARE TOE SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. STERN. I HAMBURG. I
WOULD HAVE AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME AYE. SENATOR DODD WAS A
CALL NEXT STEP FILE ITEM 54 BY
SENATOR LIMÓN. SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. SENATE BILL 401 BY SENATOR
LEHMAN INEQUITY INTO FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, SENATOR LABONE
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS. SP 401 IS BACK FROM THE
ASSEMBLY ON CONCURRENCE.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS INCLUDE A
DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION DATE AN
INCREASE IN PERMISSIBLE FEES TO
ADDRESS OPPOSITIONS CONCERNS.
THE ADDITION OF CONTINGENT
CONTENT CONTINGENT ACT ENACTMENT
LANGUAGE THAT THE BILL IS TIED
TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON'S
BROADER EFFORTS TO LICENSE
CRYPTO COMPANIES. RULES FOR
CRYPTO KIOSK ARE SORELY NEEDED
TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FRAUD
AND PREDATORY FEES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO JOIN ME
IN THE CALIFORNIA POLICE
ASSOCIATION POLICE CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORTING SB 401
. THANK YOU, SENATOR THE MOMENT
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
LEGISLATION. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. C NINE SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ALVARADO
GIL. ALL RIGHT. WATCH YOUR
LETTER. AYE ASHBY. I. ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER. AYE, BLAKESPEAR.
AYE, BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO.
AYE, CORTESI. I DOLLY. NO, DAD.
AYE. LAGMAN. GLASER. HI. HI,
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROW. NO TODD
Ó. AYE, JONES. NO, LORD. I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT,
MENJIVAR. ALRIGHT, MAN. ALRIGHT,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NEELA. NO MORE
TROUBLE. NO IDEA. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT ROTH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT SUHARTO. NÓ SKINNER.
SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I HAVE AYE, WIENER. AYE
WILK NÓ. SENATOR LEMOND WAS A
CALL NEXT UP FILE ITEM 55 BY
SENATOR WIENER. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 407 BY
SENATOR WIENER AN ACT RELATING
TO FOSTER CARE, SENATOR WIENER.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES S BEFORE SEVEN IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THIS BILL
STRENGTHENS PROTECTIONS FOR OUR
MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH BY
ENSURING THEY ARE NOT PLACED IN
HOSTILE ANTI LGBTQ HOMES. SOME
OF AMENDMENTS MADE TECHNICAL AND
COST SAVING CHANGES REQUIRE
CAREGIVING TRAINING THAT IS
AFFIRMATIVE OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY,
ETHNICITY RACE. AND MENTAL OR
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AND IT
REMOVES THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES MONITORING
REQUIREMENT. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE MEMBERS. ANY
DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION? C NINE SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, ALLEN I
BROUGHT A GIRL. ALRIGHT,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY. I.
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. BY
CABALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. DOLLY!
NÓ DODD. AYE. SO BAGMAN. AYE
GLASER. GONZALES. I GROW. NOW
FOLLOW. JONES. NO, LORD. I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR.
AH, MAN. I HUMAN. I WHEN HELLO.
NO MORE TROUBLE. BY THE
PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT,
SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER. AYE.
SMALLER QUIVERS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I WILL HAVE AYE, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. NO. SENATOR WIENER
MOVES A CALL. BUT THE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 56 BY SENATOR NEWMAN.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 4, 44 BUS, SENATOR NEWMAN
AND EQUITY INTO COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, SENATOR NEWMAN. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. RICE
PRESENTED SP 444 BACK ON
CONCURRENCE, WHICH WILL CLARIFY
THE MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING AND
SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT OR MESS A
MODEL IN THE CALIFORNIA
EDUCATION CODE, THEREBY
ENCOURAGING THE EXPANSION MR
PROGRAMS DIRECTED AT IDENTIFYING
AND ELEVATING STUDENTS AFFECTED
BY SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND
EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGES.
AMENDMENTS TAKING THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
ADDRESSED THE FISCAL CONCERNS ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF. MY STAFF WROTE
THIS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION ON
THIS MEASURE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE? C
NINE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL, ALLEN HI. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS. ALRIGHT
BECKER, I BLACK SPEAR. AYE,
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO. AYE,
CORTESI. I REALLY AYE, DODD. I
ALSO EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. I
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. AYE,
ORTEZ. AYE JONES. I, LARRY I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. I MENTION
BAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NEELA. WHAT'S
YOUR BOWL? I HAD TO AYE,
PORTANTINO. AYE, WRATH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT SUHARTO. I. SKINNER.
SMALLER QUIVERS. STERN. I
REMEMBER. I HA! AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME AYE. SENATOR NEWMAN
MOVES A CALL. HIGHLIGHTING 57 SP
4 52 BY SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 4 52 BY SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR
, INOCULATING FIREARMS
BLAKESPEAR. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. SP 4
52 IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
NARROWING IN NATURE AND ARE THE
PRODUCT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND
THE ADMINISTRATION TO AFFORD
APPROPRIATE FLEXIBILITY IN
IMPLEMENTATION. I URGE YOUR
CONCURRENCE IN THESE AMENDMENTS
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
BLAKE SPEAR ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE? NATIONAL DEBATE.
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. JUST KIDDING. UH, SER. I
JUST MAKING SURE THAT SENATOR
WILK WAS STILL AWAKE OVER THERE.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. I BROUGHT A GIRL. NOW,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. ALRIGHT.
SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
HI CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
I DOLLY. NÓ DODD. HI. EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. I. GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. NOW, TODD Ó.
JONES. NÓ LAIRD. HI, LEMON.
MCGUIRE HI, MENJIVAR. I MAN. AYE
NEWMAN. I WHEN HELLO. NOW OR
TROUBLE. NÓ PADILLA. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT RUBIO. SO
YOU ARE NÓ SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. STERN. I AM BERG.
ALRIGHT WELL, HOB I WIENER AYE,
WILK. NO. SENATOR PLAGUE SPEAR
MOVES A CALL MEMBERS JUST TO
GIVE YOU A HEADS UP FOR THE OUR
FUTURE TONIGHT WE HAVE ABOUT IT.
A LITTLE MORE THAN A DOZEN OR
SO. CONCURRENCE MEASURES THAT
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH, AND THEN
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK. AS
WE WAIT FOR THE MEASURES TO COME
OVER FROM THE ASSEMBLY, SO WE'RE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S COOPERATION. I DON'T
KNOW IF EVERYBODY'S GOTTEN
QUIETER BECAUSE THEY'RE TIRED OR
EXCITED, OR I'M NOT SURE WHICH
BUT WE APPRECIATE IT UP HERE.
THE DECORUM IN THE IN THE SENATE
FLOOR, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
NEXT TO FIRELIGHT AND 58. THIS
IS A LIKE BILL BY SENATOR
BECKER. SECRETARY PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 4 74 BY SENATOR
BECKER AND REGULATING THE
PRISONS, SENATOR BECKER. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SB 474 IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THIS BILL
LIMITS MARK UPS FOR ITEMS STOLEN
PRISON CANTEEN STORES, INCLUDING
FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, HEALTH
SUPPLEMENTS AND STATIONARY.
AMONG OTHER ITEMS, AMENDMENTS IN
THE ASSEMBLY LIMIT THE MARK UP
35% FROM BEFORE UP TO 300% UNTIL
JANUARY. 1ST 2028 I RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR I VOTE NEVER IS ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS
ON THIS ISSUE. ANY DISCUSSION ON
THIS MEASURE. SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE
ARCHER LETTER. AYE, ASHBY. I.
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. ALRIGHT,
CORTESI. ALRIGHT, DOLLY! NÓ
DODD. ALRIGHT, SO ADMIN. AYE
GLASER. I GONZALES ALRIGHT,
GROVE. AYE. SO JONES. NO, LORD.
HI, LEMON. MCGUIRE. AYE
MENJIVAR. I MAN. AYE, NEWMAN. I
WHEN HELLO. NOW WHAT TROUBLE?
AYE. ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. I
BROUGHT RUBIO. I SEE YOUR TOE.
NÓ SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. HIÂU HOB. AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. SENATOR
BECKER MOVES A CALL. MEMBERS
AFTER WE COMPLETE FILE ITEM 59.
WE'RE GOING TO GO FILE AT HIM,
61. THROUGH 63 AND THEN 65 TO
69. I LOOK AHEAD. NEXT STEP
LEGISLATION BY SENATOR STERN
VIOLATING 59 SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 7 79 BY SENATOR
STERN AND ACTIVATING THE
CLINICS, SENATOR STERN. MR
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY CLINICS PROVIDE
CRITICAL SERVICES TO THOSE THOSE
IN NEED. AND WE THINK THAT THIS
BILL IS GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL
TO IMPROVING SERVICES FOR THE
COMMUNITY THROUGH DATA AND
THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR
SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH
THE CITIZENS RECEIVING THESE
OUTCOMES BUT ALSO THE NEW HEALTH
CARE OFFICE OF INFORMATION IS
GOING TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
TRENDS SO WE CAN GET AHEAD OF
THINGS AND NOT HAVE CLINICS
OPENING AND CLOSING ON A DIME.
UH NOT LEAVING PEOPLE BEHIND AND
REALLY EMPOWERING THEM TO DO THE
LIFESAVING WORK THAT THEY DO. I
KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME OUT WHO
STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION. UM ESPECIALLY AMONG
SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CLINICS
THAT THIS REPORTING WILL SOMEHOW
PUT THEM AT RISK THAT SOME OF
THE DATA THAT THEY COLLECT WILL
BE TOO HARD TO ACHIEVE. UM
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
ISSUES LIKE PATIENT PRIVACY. WE
WORKED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION,
HOWEVER, AND ENSURED THAT
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS ARE NOW
NESTED UNDER THE BROADER
STATUTORY MANDATE SO NO
INDIVIDUALS OR CLINICS IN THE
DATA WILL BE DISCLOSED TO THE
PUBLIC. THERE WILL BE AGGREGATED
DATA THAT WE THINK WILL PUT THEM
ON BETTER STANDING. THAT SAID, I
AM COMMITTED TO WORKING ON THESE
NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND
IF THE THOSE ARE STILL IN
OPPOSITION ARE UP FOR IT, WE'RE
GLAD TO EXTEND A FOUR WEEK
DEADLINE TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME
TO COMPLETE THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL
ACTUALLY REMOVE THEIR OPPOSITION
FROM THIS LEGISLATION, BUT I'M
WILLING TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT
ON THE FLOOR HERE, REGARDLESS,
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR STERN
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEE NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL, ALLEN. ALRIGHT BROUGHT
A GIRL. NO ARCHULETTA. ASHBY.
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLAKESPEAR. BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. ALRIGHT,
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. N N GLASER. NO,
NO. GONZALES. AYE. GROVE. NO,
NO. AYE, JONES. NOW. LIMÓN I
ACQUIRE AYE, MENJIVAR. MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN DELYLAH NO CHILD
BOGGED. NÓ AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
WRATH. AYE, RUBIO. SUHARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLWOOD CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. HAHAHA. AYE,
WIENER. I WELCOME NO. SENATOR
STERN MOVES A CALL. NEXT STEP.
FILE ITEM 61 FILE. ITEM 61 BY
SENATOR BLAKE SPHERE. SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. SENATE BILL 42 BY
SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR, INOCULATING
HOUSING SENATOR BLAKE SPHERE.
THANK YOU. PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. SP 3 91 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
COMPLEMENT H CDS. ONGOING
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CAPITALIZED
OPERATING SUBSIDY RESERVES TO
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT
ARE COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVELY
SELECTED THROUGH THE MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING PROGRAMS.
SUPERNOVA PROCESS WITH THAT URGE
YOUR CONCURRENCE IN THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. SENATOR
BLAKE'S FOR JUST TO CLARIFY THIS
IS SENATE BILL 4 82. IS THAT THE
RIGHT RIGHT ONE YOU HAVE THERE.
IN FACT, THAT'S NOT OKAY, LET'S
LET'S REDO. NO PROBLEM. IT'S
HAPPENED TO ALL OF US AT LEAST
ONCE, SOME OF US MULTIPLE TIMES.
SO WE'LL BEGIN AGAIN. THIS IS
SENATE BILL 4 82 BY SENATOR
BLAKE SPEAR. LET'S HAVE THE
CLERK READ IT AGAIN. OPEN THE
DISCUSSION. SENATE BILL 42 BY
SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR, INOCULATING
HOUSING SENATOR LIKE SPEAR. I
ONLY PREPARED FOR 4 TO 8. NOT
482. OKAY, WE'LL PASS ON FILE
TEMPORARILY AND YOU CAN GET THAT
ORGANIZED. OKAY WE'RE GONNA MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM 62 BY SENATOR
LIMÓN. UM, SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ. SENATE BILL 4 96 BY
SENATOR LEHMAN INOCULATING THE
HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. SENATOR
LAMONTAGNE. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES, ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS MAKE TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES TO ENSURE
IMPLEMENTATION BY DHC S. THIS IS
FILED BY OH, THIS IS RELATED TO
BIOMARKER TESTING, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE?
SEE NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN I, ALVARADO GIL.
ALRIGHT ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
AYE ATKINS. I BECKER ALRIGHT
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. DODD. ALRIGHT, SO HAGMAN.
GLASER. I GONZALES. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. AYE. JONES. LAIRD. I
LEMON? MCGUIRE, I MENJIVAR I
MEN. NEWMAN. I WHEN HELLO. I
TRAVEL. AYE. ALRIGHT PORTANTINO.
ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO.
SKINNER. SMALL WORLD, CUEVAS.
START. I AM BERG. I HA! AYE
WIENER. AYE, WILK. AYE. SENATOR
LAMONTAGNE MOVES A CALL. WE'RE
GONNA MOVE BACK. I BELIEVE TO
FILE ITEM 61. THIS IS S P. 482
BY SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE 42 BY SENATOR BLAKE
SPEAR. AND ACTIVATING THE
HOUSING SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. THIS IS SP 482 AND I
WILL NOW REPEAT THE SAME THING
THAT I SAID BEFORE, WHICH IS
THAT ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
COMPLEMENT HC THESE ONGOING
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CAPITALIZED
OPERATING SUBSIDY RESERVES TO
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS
COMPETITIVELY SELECTED THROUGH
THE MULTI FAMILY HOUSING
PROGRAMS SUPERNOVA PROCESS. WITH
THAT. I URGE YOUR CONCURRENCE IN
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU READ
IT A LOT BETTER THE SECOND TIME.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS, DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. C NINE
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. BLACK
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
DOLLY! DODD. ALL RIGHT. SO I
ADMIN. AYE, GLASER. HI GONZALES.
HIGH GROVE. I KNOW. JONES, I
LEARNED LEMON. MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR
MCGUIRE. I MENJIVAR I MEN AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NEELA. OR
TROUBLE. AYE. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT RUBIO.
ALRIGHT SUHARTO SKINNER. HI
SMALLER CUEVAS. START. HI,
AMBER. I HAB AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME AYE. SENATOR BLAKE
SPIRIT MOVES A CALL. WE'RE GONNA
NOW CHECK AND SEE IF SENATOR
DURAZO'S HERE AND READY. ALRIGHT
THIS IS FILE ITEM 63 SP 52 BY
SENATOR DURAZO. SHE HAS PREPARED
SECRETARY PLEASE READ CENTER
BILL 52 BY SENATOR DURAZO
INOCULATING TWO ELECTIONS.
SENATOR DURAZO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS S B 52 IS
BACK FROM THE ASSEMBLY FOR
CONCURRENCE. AH ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ALIGN SP 52 WITH A B
12 48 TO MODIFY THE SIZE
SELECTION PROCESS AND
REQUIREMENTS OF INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS
PROPOSED BY THE BILL. THE
AMENDMENTS ALSO PROVIDE THAT
THIS BILL BECOMES OPERATIVE. IF
A B 12 48 IS ENACTED AND BECOMES
EFFECTIVE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY,
1ST 2024 IS B 52 WILL PROVIDE
FOR FAIR, TRANSPARENT AND
UNBIASED CITY COUNCIL
REDISTRICTING PROCESS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
BONE. THANK YOU, SENATOR DURAZO
ANY DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ON
THIS MEASURE? DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEE NO MICROPHONES UP,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. I BROUGHT A GIRL HIGH
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. BECKER I SHAKESPEARE.
ALRIGHT BRADFORD CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT, CORTESI. ALRIGHT,
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. ALRIGHT, SO. I
ADMIN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROW. NOW, HURTADO
JONES. NO, LORD. I LEMON? HI
MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN
. NILO NOW WATCH ARLBERG. NO
IDEA. HI, PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT
BROTH. RUBIO. AYE SEYARTO NÓ
SKINNER AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. HI, AMBER. I WOULD HA!
WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO. SENATOR
DURAZO MOVES A CALL. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE NEXT MEMBERS FILE ITEM
65 RENO 65 THROUGH 70. SO LOOK
AHEAD. ITEMS. 65 BY SENATOR
CIERTO SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
CENTERVILLE 5 20 BY SENATOR
SUHARTO INOCULATING TO TAXATION
TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. TAX
LEVY. SENATOR SIART. OH, THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SP 5 20 WITH CLARIFYING
THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
GUIDANCE ON PRIMARY RESIDENCE
TAX EXEMPTION AMENDMENTS IN THE
ASSEMBLY, WHERE TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING TO ADDRESS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE CONCERNS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE? SEEN
UN SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. AYE ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. AYE,
BECKER. I LIKE SPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. ALRIGHT, CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. I DOLLY.
ALRIGHT, DODD. I DO NOT SO AYE,
EGGMAN. GLASER I GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. I PORTED Ó.
JONES. I THERE. I LEMON? AYE,
MCGUIRE. I MENTION BAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. WHEN HELLO.
I TRAVEL. TODAVÍA HI,
PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT, ROTH.
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. ALRIGHT
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. I HAB AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. ALL RIGHT.
SENATOR. SEE ARTO MOVES A CALL.
WILL BE DOWN TO FILE ITEM 66 BY
SENATOR CABALLERO SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 5 65 BY
SENATOR CALOGERO AND ACT
RELATING TO TAXATION. SENATOR
CABALLERO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SP 5 65 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ADDRESS CHAPTER RING ISSUES AND
ADD A FIVE YEAR SENTENCE DATE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON
THIS LEGISLATION? SEEN UN
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL. HI,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLACK SPEAR. HI BRADFORD
CAVALLERO. AYE, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. NÓ DODD. AYE. EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. I GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO TODD Ó. AYE,
JONES. NÓ LAIRD. LIMÓN ALRIGHT
MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT, MENJIVAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. AYE. WHEN NO
PILLOW. NOW. NO IDEA. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. STAR. I
HAMBURG. I HA! AYE, WIENER. HI.
WELCOME. NO, NO. SENATOR CAVIAR
AND LOSE A CALL NEXT STEP FILE.
ADAM 67 BY SENATOR ASHBY.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 5 78 BY SENATOR ASHBY AND
RELATING TO JUVENILES, ASHBY.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. RISE TO
CONCUR IN ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS TO
SB 578, WHICH IS A HARM
REDUCTION BILL THAT REQUIRES THE
COURTS TO CONSIDER THE TRAUMA
THAT A CHILD WILL EXPERIENCE AS
A RESULT OF REMOVAL FROM
PARENTAL CARE AND WAY THAT HARM
AGAINST THE POTENTIAL RISK OF
NON REMOVAL. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THE BILL
BY ADDING MATERIAL TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE SOCIAL WORKERS
REPORT. MODIFYING FACTORS THAT
THE COURT MUST CONSIDER IN ITS
ORDER RELATING TO LESS
DISRUPTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO
REMOVAL AND ADDRESSES CHAPTER IN
CONFLICTS. SP 578 HAS NO
OPPOSITION HAS ENJOYED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND IS
SUPPORTED BY THE JUVENILE COURT
JUDGES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE C NINE
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I, ALVARADO GIL. HI,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY. I
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
AYE, CABALLERO. ALRIGHT,
CORTESI. DOLLY! DODD. ALRIGHT.
AYE, EGGMAN. I GLASER. GONZALES.
ALL RIGHT, GIRL. AYE. ORTHODOX.
AYE, JONES. I LORD. I LEMON?
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. I
MAN I NEWMAN. I WHEN I NEED A
LOW I TRAVEL. I BADIA. AYE,
PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT, ROTH.
RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. HI. HI,
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. I HAB AYE,
WIENER. I WELCOME HI. SENATOR
ASHBY MOVES A CALL. WILL BE NEXT
TO FILE ITEMS. 68 THIS IS SP 6
28 BY SENATOR WHO, TATO
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 6 28 BY SENATOR OR TODD.
OH, INEQUALITY INTO FOOD ACCESS,
SENATOR HARTARTO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SP 6 TO 8 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCY AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN
THE ASSEMBLY REMOVED THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THIS
BILL HAS HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
HURTADO. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS MEASURE? C NINE
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
I BROUGHT A GALE. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. I BECKER ALRIGHT BLACK
SPEAR. AYE, BRADFORD. CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. DOLLY! DODD.
ALRIGHT, SO AYE, EGGMAN. GLASER.
HI GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE.
NOW, TODD Ó. ALL RIGHT, JONES.
NO, LORD. LIMÓN HI MCGUIRE. I
MENTION BAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN. HI,
HUMAN. I WHEN HELLO. KNOW WHAT
TRELLEBORG AYE. PORTANTINO I
BROUGHT RUBIO. SO YOU ARE TOE.
SKINNER. ALRIGHT, SMALLER
VILLAS. SER. HI, AMBER. WHAT
HAVE. NUMBER I WILL HAVE I
WIENER. I WILL. HI. WHEN I ORTEZ
EI. BUT. SENATOR TODD REMOVES A
CALL. MEMBERS FILE ITEM 69 WAS
MOVED TO THE INACTIVE FILES, SO
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM 70 SP 6 41 BY SENATOR ROTH
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 6 41 BY SENATOR ROTH
EQUALLY INTO PUBLIC HEALTH,
SENATOR ROTH. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. THIS NALOXONE BILL IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE WITH
AMENDMENTS THAT SAVE COSTS BY
ENSURING THAT DISTRIBUTORS
SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAM
APPLICANTS. PLEASE VOTE I
MEMBERS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS MEASURE. SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. BY
ATKINS. HI, BECKER. ALRIGHT,
FLEX PIERRE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. ALRIGHT, DODD. I DO SO I,
SIGMUND. ALRIGHT GLASER
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROW. I KNOW.
JONES. I LORD. LEMON, I MCGUIRE
HI, MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. I WHEN ALRIGHT, NELLO. I
COBURG. I BADIA. PORTANTINO AYE,
ROTH. RUBIO. SO YOU ARE HI
SKINNER. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. I HA! AYE
WIENER. I WELCOME HI. SENATOR
ROTHMAN'S A CALL. NEXT STEP FILE
. 71 FILE ITEM 71 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
SENATE BILL 6 61 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD AND ACT RELATED TO
COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. BRADFORD
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SP 661
IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE DIVISION
THREE SCHOOLS FROM
CONSIDERATION. RESPECT FAST FOR
I VOTE, PRESENTING FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION SEEN UN
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
HI. I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY. I
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. I BLACK
SPEAR. HI, BRADFORD. HI
CABALLERO. CORTESI. I DOLLY.
ALRIGHT DODD, I SO I EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. ORTEZ. JONES, I LEARNED
HIÆN LIMÓN. AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MENTION BAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. WHEN I KNEEL Ó.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TRY BORG. AYE.
PORTANTINO AYE, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE
ALRIGHT SKINNER. SMALLER CUEVAS.
START. I AM BERG. I HAB. WIENER.
I WELCOME AYE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ONE MORE TIME. SKINNER. ALL
RIGHT. SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE. I
VOTED 42 0 THAT MEASURE. EXCUSE
ME. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEMS 72 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD SECRETARY PLEASE READ.
CENTERVILLE 8 42 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD AND ACT RELATING TO
ENERGY. SENATOR BRADFORD. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SB 842 IS
BACK AND CONCURRENT. IT JUST
ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO LIST
ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE ENERGY
COMMISSION MUST CONSULT WITH IN
ORDER TO DEVELOP REGULATIONS
RELATED TO SCHEDULING AND
RESCHEDULING OF MAINTENANCE OF
REFINERIES ARE RESPECTIVELY. ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. YES. SENATOR STERN.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UM, I
RISE. UNFORTUNATELY, CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS BILL. IT WAS A VERY
LATE GOTTEN AMEND WHICH ALWAYS
MAKES ME SKEPTICAL INHERENTLY
WHEN WE AVOID PROCESS AND POLICY
COMMITTEE, THIS BILL DID NOT GET
HURT BEFORE SENATE POLICY
COMMITTEE. WHICH I THINK IS
INHERENTLY A PROBLEM HERE. BUT
THE BILL DOESN'T JUST REQUIRE
CONSULTING WITH STAKEHOLDERS. IF
YOU READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE
BILL. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE
NEW REGULATORS THAT WE IMPROVE,
EMPOWERED UNDER OUR PRICE
GOUGING LIST LEGISLATION EARLIER
THIS YEAR S B ONE X TWO WITH
REGULATORY AUTHORITY. TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE OIL COMPANIES
START MESSING WITH RETAIL,
GASOLINE AND OIL REFINING
MARKETS. AND PUTTING CONSUMERS
OVER A BEAR. SO THE BILL READS
AND PERMISSION TO READ, MR
PRESIDENT. WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ONE SENTENCE. THE COMMISSION
SHALL CONSULT WITH LABOR AND
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. THE GOOD
THING I THINK, AND AIMED TO
AVOID. ANY OTHER MARKET IMPACTS
OR COSTS. THE POINT OF OUR OIL
PRICE GOUGING REGULATIONS IS TO
HAVE MARKET IMPACTS IS TO STOP
THE MARKET FROM BEING
MANIPULATED. THE CONCERN HERE IS
THAT IF THERE ARE CREATIVE
LAWYERS OUT THERE WHO WANT TO GO
LITIGATE THIS ISSUE. I DON'T
WANT THEM THROWING A WRENCH IN
THE GEARS OF OUR NEWLY EMPOWERED
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS IN THIS ADMINISTRATION
AND OVERSEEING AN OIL INDUSTRY
THAT I JUST DON'T TRUST WHEN IT
COMES TO OIL MARKETS. SO I THINK
WE DO NEED TO MAKE MARKET
IMPACT. I SHARE SOME DEEP
SKEPTICISM ABOUT THIS VERY LATE
LANGUAGE. AND FOR THAT REASON
I'M OPPOSING THIS BILL. MEMBERS,
OTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
THIS LEGISLATION, DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SENATOR BECKER. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT HAVE TO RISE
WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BILL AS
WELL. UM USUALLY WE RESERVE A
LAST MINUTE. GOTTA MEND FOR A
URGENT POLICY MATTER. AND I'M
JUST NOT SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND
THE URGENCY OR IMPORTANCE HERE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE SOLVED.
UM I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR OUR
ENERGY CHAIR. BUT I WOULD HAVE
PREFERRED IF THIS ITEM HAD GONE
THROUGH THE POLICY PROCESS SO WE
CAN UNDERSTAND IT. THERE'S JUST
A CONCERN ABOUT THE LANGUAGE
BEING VAGUE THAT MY COLLEAGUE
FROM LOS ANGELES JUST MENTIONED
AND AGAIN. I DIDN'T SEE THIS
BILL TILL THIS MORNING. SO UM,
JUST CONCERNED IT MAY ALL BE
FINE. BUT IT'S A, UM AGAIN,
SOMETHING THAT JUST DIDN'T GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE, AND I
JUST PERSONALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE URGENCY WHY THIS WOULD HAVE
TO BE A VERY LAST MINUTE GOT AN
UNMANNED AND SINCE IT IS AN
IMPORTANT THING THAT WE ALL
COLLECTIVELY SPENT MANY, MANY
MONTHS ON WORKING ON THIS PRICE
GOUGING LAW. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE
WOULD PUSH THROUGH A, UM A PIECE
HERE AT THE END TO ALTER IT.
THAT AGAIN IS VAGUE, BUT I'M NOT
SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT HASN'T
GONE THROUGH THE POLICY PROCESS.
AND THAT'S MY CONCERN HERE
TODAY, AND THAT'S WHY I WILL NOT
BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL. OTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE, SENATOR
SEE ARTO. WE JUST SPENT ALL
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. WE JUST
SPENT ALL WEEK DOING LAST MINUTE
CHANGES THAT NOBODY HAD A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT. UM, I TRUST THAT THE
ENERGY CHAIR IS DOING WHAT HE
FEELS AND WHAT IS A GOOD
MEASURE. FOR US TO VOTE ON
TONIGHT I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT.
UM, IF WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE NEW REGULATIONS WELL, WHY
AREN'T THEY DOING ANYTHING?
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW OUR GAS IS
HIGH. SO WHERE IS WHERE IS THE
CALVARY? SO THIS ISN'T WORKING.
AND UH AND I APPRECIATE THE
EFFORTS OF THE CHAIR OF ENERGY
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING
THAT ACTUALLY WORKS IN THE REAL
WORLD. SO THEREFORE I WILL BE
SUPPORTING SENATOR GROVE. JUST
STAND AND RISE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL AND REGARDING MY
COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS REGARDING
GAS PRICES AND GAS GOUGING, I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO MY
GRANDDAUGHTERS, RODEO AND
BRIDGET BISHOP THIS LAST WEEKEND
I TOOK 3 95 OF RYE DON'T KNOW
WHOSE DISTRICT IT IS, BUT IT'S
GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS,
STREAMS RUNNING BY THE FREE THE
FREEWAY AND 3 95. AND I GOT TO
THE BOTTOM OF THE PAST WHEN I
WENT OVER THE PAST, AND THERE
WAS A SIGN THAT SAYS, FIVE MILES
TO NEVADA $3.98 A GALLON AND
EIGHT MILES TO I THINK IT WAS
LIKE WHEELER'S SOMETHING LIKE
THAT, AND IT WAS $7 A GALLON FOR
GAS IN CALIFORNIA. I CHOSE TO GO
NORTH OUT OF MY WAY FOR THAT
FILES MILES TO SAVE THAT PRICE.
THE PRICE ISSUE IS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, BASED ON POLICIES
THAT ARE SENT OUT OF THIS
BUILDING, NOT IN ANY OTHER STATE
IN THE NATION. IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO DO WITH OUR GAS COMPANIES ARE
OIL COMPANIES. IT'S THE POLICIES
THAT COME OUT OF THIS BUILDING.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I VOTE
FOR THE ENERGY CHAIRS. UM BILL,
SENATOR ALVARADO GIL BY SENATOR
DOLLY. I RISE AS THE PROUD
REPRESENTATIVE OF
SENATE-DISTRICT FOR THE AREA OF
HIGHWAY 3 95. WHICH MY COLLEAGUE
FROM BAKER SPEAR, SO GLORIOUSLY
, UM, IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE
MOST WONDERFUL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA. AND I URGE A SUPPORT
. AND I THANK YOU, SENATOR
ALVARADO KILL SENATOR DOLLY!
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I WON'T
DEBATE ON WHOSE DISTRICTS THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL BUT I WILL DEBATE
THIS BILL. MEMBERS. THE AUTHOR
OF THIS BILL IS ASKING EXACTLY
WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR. WHAT THIS
BILL ALLOWS THE CC TO MANAGE THE
SHUTDOWNS TO REFINERIES FOR THE
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE A STEADY FLIES SUPPLY OF
FUEL. WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
THEY SCHEDULES WE PUT THEM OFF
BECAUSE FUEL PRICES WERE HIGH.
THIS IS BILL IS ACTUALLY
REQUIRING OR ASKING THE CC TO
MANAGE THAT SO WE DON'T END UP
IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE
HIGHER PRICES THAN WE ALREADY
HAVE. THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES
. THERE IS AN URGENCY FOR IT
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN
AND MAINTENANCE. THESE
REFINERIES. AND IF THEY DO THEM
ALL AT THE SAME TIME, IF THEY'RE
PUT OFF, THAT'S ABILITY FOR
STRIKE SPIKING, WHICH DID HAPPEN
LAST YEAR. AND THE GOVERNOR CAME
AND SAID, WE GOT TO HAVE A B ONE
X SPECIAL SESSION TO GO AFTER
OIL REFINERIES, WHICH WAS
CREATED BY THE ABILITY NOT TO BE
ABLE TO SHUT DOWN AND DO EXACTLY
WHAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO DO.
FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THAT THE CHAIRMAN'S
BILL OF ENERGY AND I THINK THIS
IS A GREAT BILL. WHY WOULD WE
NOT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ALL SET DOWN AT THE
SAME TIME? I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. ANY MEMBER WANTED
TO BE HEARD ON THIS MEASURE
BEFORE WE ENDED THE DEBATE.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR SENATOR BRADFORD
AT THE CLOSING ARGUMENT. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I WANT TO
APPRECIATE THE FOLKS WHO LET
THEIR VOICE TO THIS DISCUSSION.
THIS BILL WAS HEARD YESTERDAY
AND ENERGY COMMISSION AS WELL AS
MY COLLEAGUES FROM SANTO DEATH'S
BILL WAS HEARD AND ENERGY
COMMISSION COMMITTEE YESTERDAY
AND THIS IS A COMMON SENSE
MEASURE. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE
EXPERIENCED 20 YEARS AGO DURING
THE ENERGY CRISIS, AND I THINK
I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO WORKED
FOR UTILITY DURING THAT TIME.
PART OF THE REASON WAS
GENERATION GOING OFFLINE JUST
UNEXPECTEDLY AND DOING
MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY TYPICALLY
DIDN'T DO MAINTENANCE. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THE SAME THING
DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH OUR
REFINERIES THAT THEY JUST
ARBITRARILY TAKE THEM OFF LINE,
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S CLEAR CONSULTATION AND
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE C
C AND ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES TO
MAKE SURE WHEN WE TAKE THEM
DOWN, IT'S FOR MAINTENANCE AT A
TIME THAT WILL NOT IMPACT GAS
PRICES HERE IN CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE. ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALVARADO GIL. ARCHULETTA. AYE
ASHBY. HIÂU ATKINS I BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR. BRADFORD. I
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
DOLLY! AYE, DODD. I WOULD ALSO
HAGMAN. I GLASER. GONZALES.
GROW. I KNOW. JONES. I HEARD
LIMÓN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR. MEN.
NEWMAN. AYE. WHEN I KNEEL, Ó
AYE. WATCH OUR BORG. I BUY THE
AYE, PORTANTINO. RATH. I THREW
VÚI. I SEE YOUR TOE. I SKINNER
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN. NO.
AMBER. AYE. WOW. WIENER.
WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING
TO GO THROUGH THE ROLL ONE MORE
TIME, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO GO
ON CALL. WE HAVE AN HR. GONNA GO
THROUGH THE ROLL ONE MORE TIME,
AND THEN IT'S GOING TO GO ON
CALL. WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE
FLOOR SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ALAN I BROUGHT A
GIRL. AYE. BECKER. NOW.
BLAKESPEAR ORTEZ. SO AYE. GLASER
I GONZALES. NO, NO. LEARN.
LEHMAN MCGUIRE I MANAGE A BAR.
NO MEN. PORTANTINO AYE. SKINNER.
AHA! WIENER. NO. SENATOR
BRADFORD MOVES A CALL. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM
. 73 SB 6 27. SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. SENATE BILL 6 27 BUS,
SENATOR SMALLWOOD. AND ACTUALLY
INTO EMPLOYMENT. SENATOR THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. AND COLLEAGUES. I AM
PROUD TO PRESENT SB 6 TO 7, THE
DISPLACED WORKER TRANSFER RIGHTS
ACT, WHICH WILL REQUIRE LARGE
CHAIN EMPLOYERS WITH 100 STORES
OR MORE TO GIVE 60 DAYS ADVANCE
NOTICE TO WORKERS OF THE STORE
THAT IT'S CLOSING AMENDMENTS.
TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY SPECIFY
THAT NOTHING IN THIS BILL
REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO DISPLACE.
OR FAILED TO PROMOTE WORKERS TO
COMPLY PROTECTING INCUMBENT
WORKERS AS WELL. SB 6 TO 7 WILL
ENSURE WORKERS HAVE A SAFETY NET
AND THAT THEIR LIVES AREN'T
COMPLETELY UPENDED WHEN THEY
LOSE THEIR JOB DUE TO A STORE
CLOSURE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, AND I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. SEE NONE. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN I
BROUGHT A GIRL. NÓ ARCHULETTA.
AYE ASHBY. I. ATKINS. AYE,
BECKER. AYE, BLAKESPEAR.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. HI CABALLERO.
ORTEZ E. DARLING. NÓ DODD. HI.
HI, EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. NOW,
GONZALES I GIRLS NO, NO. JONES.
NO, LORD. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. I MANAGE A BAR. I MAN
AYE, NEWMAN. WHEN. NO, NO. TO
KNOW WHAT TROUBLE NÓ ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. ALL RIGHT, ROD. AYE,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE NÓ
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
ALRIGHT, STERN. HI, AMBER. I HA!
AYE. WIENER. I WELCOME NO.
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS WAS A
CALL. NINE TO FILE ITEM 74 SB
665 BY SENATOR ALLEN SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 6 65 BY
SENATOR ALLEN AND EQUALLY INTO
SOLID WASTE, SENATOR ALLEN
MEMBERS. THIS BILL WILL CONVENE
A WORKING GROUP OF RELEVANT
STATE AGENCIES HAVE DEVELOPED A
FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING PLASTIC
ULCER ALTERNATIVES. IS THERE
INTRODUCED UNDER THE MARKET. IT
WILL ALSO INFORM EFFORTS TO
ENSURE THE MATERIALS ARE
PROPERLY MANAGED. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS WERE TECHNICAL. THEY
CLARIFY THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PROCESS TO ENSURE ROBUST
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. IT'S
THIS MEASURE HAS ENJOYED WIDE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
HMM. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
THIS MEASURE, DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SENIOR MICROPHONES UP,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. ALRIGHT ARCHER LOTTO HI,
ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS. HI, PECKER.
HI, BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. CORTESI. I
DOLLY. DODD. AYE, DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. I GLASER? AYE. GONZALES.
I DROVE HELLO. JONES. LARD. I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MENU
BAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN. ALL RIGHT,
NEWMAN. I WHEN HELLO. OR TRIBAL.
BY THE WAY. HI, PORTANTINO.
ALRIGHT, ROTH. AYE, RUBIO.
ALRIGHT, SO, ER TOE SKINNER.
ALRIGHT, SMALLER QUIVERS. HI,
STERN. I AM BERG. I HAVE. AYE,
WIENER. I WELCOME AYE. SENATOR
ALAN MOVES A CALL. NEXT STEP.
FILE ITEMS 75 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
. SENATE BILL 6 73 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD INOCULATING TO
EMERGENCY SERVICES, SENATOR
BRADFORD THANK YOU. SB 673 IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. AMENDMENTS
TAKING AN ASSEMBLY PROVIDE CHP
WITH ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY ON
THE ISSUE AND HAVE ANY ALERT
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER EMERGENCY
ALERTS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE. ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GALE.
AYE, ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
HI, SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO. ORTEZ.
I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. ALRIGHT, SO
I AM GERMAN. GLASER. HI
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. I
KNOW. JONES. AYE, LARD. I LEMON?
ALRIGHT MCGUIRE, I MENJIVAR MAN.
AYE, NEWMAN. I WHEN DELYLAH.
ALRIGHT OR TROUBLE. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. HI, ROTH. ALRIGHT
RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE HI
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. I WOULD
HAVE. AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME.
WILK AYE, HIÂU. SENATOR BRADFORD
MOVES THE CALL. MEMBERS LET ME
JUST MENTION WE HAVE FOUR SETS
OF FOUR EYES TRYING TO SEE ALL
THE MICROPHONES ON THE FLOOR.
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST IF YOU
THINK WE HAVEN'T SEEN YOU,
PLEASE. YOU KNOW, WAVE AROUND
WHEN PEOPLE ARE WALKING ON THE
FLOOR. THEY DO IT AT TIMES
BLOCKED MICROPHONES. AND WE
DON'T WANT THAT. SO PLEASE MAKE
SURE WE CAN SEE YOU SO YOU CAN
BE PROPERLY RECOGNIZED. OKAY
WE'RE GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM. 76 THIS IS SP 686 BY
SENATOR DURAZO. SECRETARY PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 6 86 BY SENATOR
DURAZO INOCULATING TO DOMESTIC
WORKERS, SENATOR DURAZO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT FOR TOO LONG
THE WORKERS THAT WOMEN THAT WE
ENTRUST TO CARE FOR OUR LOVED
ONES AND OUR HOMES HAVE BEEN
MARGINALIZED AND DEHUMANIZED BY
AN INTENTIONAL EXCLUSION FROM
OUR WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
LAWS. THIS BILL WILL ENSURE THAT
PRIVATELY PAID DOMESTIC WORKERS
HAVE HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE TO ALL, UH
TO THEM AS WE HAVE TO ALL OTHER
WORKERS ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
MOVEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT
WAS NOT FUNDED IN THIS BUDGET
CYCLE. THEY ALSO DELAYED
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL.
JANUARY 1ST 2025. THIS MEASURE
IS UNOPPOSED AND ENJOYED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE
ASSEMBLY. THIS TIME WE RECOGNIZE
THE FULL HUMANITY OF THESE
WOMEN. I ASKED FOR YOUR
CONCURRENCE WITH ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS. MEMBERS DISCUSSION
AND DEBATE. DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. I SEE A MICROPHONE UP.
SENATOR DURAZO NO, SENATOR
GROVE. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR. WITH THE
AUTHOR. TAKE A QUESTION. YES
OKAY. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS REMOVE
THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS AND OTHER STATE
AGENCIES BEING ABLE TO ENTER
INTO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE WITHOUT
A WARRANT. JUST CURIOUS. I DON'T
KNOW THAT THAT WAS EVER
DISCUSSED. THIS IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT THING. DIFFERENT ISSUE
OF PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS,
ESPECIALLY THE PREVENTION OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY ACCIDENTS OR
ISSUES THAT COULD COME UP IN THE
WORKPLACE. THANK YOU ON MY OWN
TIME. IT'S OBVIOUSLY THAT TELL
OSHA AS THE IN CHARGE OF MAKING
SURE THAT THOSE WORK PROTECTIONS
ARE IN PLACE. YOU CAN ENTER INTO
ANY WORK SITE AT ANY TIME
WITHOUT NOTICE AND MAKING YOUR
HOME'S A WORKSITE UNDER THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, I THINK
WILL ALLOW COLLISION THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS TO WALK INTO YOUR
PRIVATE HOME TO ADDRESS THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS THAT
THE STATE MIGHT HAVE WITH YOU
EMPLOYING AN INDIVIDUAL AND I
THINK ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS
WOULD BE VERY UPSET. IT'S THE
FACT THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT A
BILL LIKE THIS RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR A NO VOTE. PRESENTING
FURTHER DISCUSSION. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION, SENATOR ROCK. THANK
YOU. I'M SORRY JUST TO CLARIFY
THAT POINT. YOU KNOW, I USED TO
WORK IN THIS AREA UNLESS IT'S
CHANGED. YOU CAN DENY CAL OSHA
PERMISSION TO ENTER YOUR
FACILITY. THEY CAN THEN GO AND
GET AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT TO
ENTER YOUR FACILITY. SO JUST TO
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THAT
THANK YOU, SENATOR ROTH ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? COMMENTS
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE. ALRIGHT
SENIOR MICROPHONES UP, SENATOR
DURAZO, YOU MAY CLOSE THANK YOU
TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM HERBICIDE
FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED,
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. I THANK
SPEAR. BRADFORD. AYE, CAVALLERO.
CORTEZ E. DOLLY! NÓ DODD. YEAH.
SO I ADMIN. ALRIGHT GLASER.
GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. NÓ ORTEZ.
ALL RIGHT, JONES. NO, LORD.
LEMON. ALRIGHT MCGUIRE. ALRIGHT,
MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN
I WHEN HELLO. KNOW WHAT YOUR
BOOK NOW, BUT THE ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT, ROTH.
RUBIO. I SEE ARTO. NO. SKINNER.
I SMILED CUEVAS. STERN. I AM
BERG. I HAB AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME NOW. SENATOR DURAZO
MOVES A CALL. NEXT STEP IS FILE
ITEM 77 SB 6 95 BY SENATOR
GONZALEZ. SHE'S PREPARED
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 6 95 BY SENATOR GONZALEZ IN
ACTUALLY INTO TRANSPORTATION.
SENATOR GONZALEZ, MR PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
TO SB 6 95 DELAY IMPLEMENTATION
FOR THE ANNUAL REPORTING AND
MAKE OTHER MINOR AND CONFORMING
CHANGES AT THE REQUEST OF THE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR GONZALEZ ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
C NINE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I, ALVARADO GAIL.
ALRIGHT, ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT
ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. ALRIGHT
BECKER. ALRIGHT. SHAKESPEARE.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. ALRIGHT,
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTESI DELI
. ALRIGHT, DODD. HUESO. ALRIGHT,
EGGMAN. ALRIGHT GLASER, I
GONZALES GROW. TODD Ó. ALL
RIGHT, JONES. HI, LARRY. LEMON.
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE, MENJIVAR. I
MAN NEWMAN. ALRIGHT WHEN HELLO.
I? WHAT'S YOUR BOOK? AYE,
PADILLA. AYE, PORTANTINO. RATH.
I PRO BEALL. BEALL. CIERTO. AYE,
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
AYE, STERN. I REMEMBER. I WOULD
HAVE AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME HI.
SENATOR GONZALEZ MUSIC ALL. NEXT
STEP IS FILE ITEM 78 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
. CENTREVILLE 700 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD AND EQUALLY INTO
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION.
SENATOR BRADFORD. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SP 700 BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN
ASSEMBLY MAKE TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES REQUESTED BY
THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT
ASKED FOR I VOTE. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE. ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION. SEEN ON
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA. HI, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
HI CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
HI, DARLING. NO, DAD. I DO THAT?
SO I ADMIN ALRIGHT, GLASER.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROW. NO
MORTAL. CHALLENGE. NÓ LAIRD.
AYE, LIMÓN. ALRIGHT MCGUIRE. I
MANAGE A BAR. HI, MAN. HI,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NILO. KNOW WHAT
TROUBLE BUT NOW BY THE AYE,
PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT, ROTH. AYE,
RUBIO. TO YOUR TOE. NÓ SKINNER.
SMALL WORLD, CUEVAS. HI, STERN.
HI HAMBURG. I WILL HAVE AYE,
WIENER. HI. WELCOME. NO. MEMBERS
WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE NOW, SO
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE RULE ONE
MORE TIME AND THEN CLOSE IT,
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. BROUGH GIL. AYE. HELLO.
WHEN NO RUBIO. ON A VOTE OF 30
TO 80 ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM 79 BY SENATOR STERN
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 7 17 BY SENATOR STERN
INEQUITY INTO MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. SENATOR STERN. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. COMPLEX BILL
FOR ME TO PRESENT HERE IT IS MY
OWN BILL, BUT I AM. FRUSTRATED
WITH THE POSITION I'M IN HERE.
UM WE PASSED HIM PATH BREAKING
AND VISIONARY MENTAL HEALTH
LEGISLATION EARLIER, INCLUDING A
BOND AND SOME REFORMS THAT WILL
DO SO MUCH TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE
BEING NOT JUST LEFT BEHIND BUT
SENT FROM OUR PRISONS. TO OUR
STREETS WITH SEVERE MENTAL
ILLNESS AND WITHOUT TREATMENT.
GAVE YOU A STATISTIC EARLIER.
I'LL JUST REPEAT IT AGAIN. 1640
. MR MEANINGS WHO WERE FOUND
INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
BECAUSE OF SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
WERE DISMISSED FROM THEIR
CHARGES LAST YEAR IN L. A AND
THEY ARE. NOW SOMEWHERE OUT ON
THE STREETS. WE DON'T KNOW IF
THEY'RE HOUSED. WE DON'T KNOW IF
THEY'RE ALIVE. WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE. THIS BILL SIMPLY
ASKED. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? AND
THAT COUNTY JAILS NEED TO TALK
TO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICES
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND
HOUSING AND SERVICES BEFORE
THEY'RE JUST PROCESSED THROUGH
THE JAIL SYSTEM AND SENT BACK TO
THE STREETS. FIVE PEOPLE A DAY
RIGHT NOW. PSYCHOTIC EFFECTIVE
DISORDERS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, SEVERE
ADDICTION ISSUES UNTREATED BACK
ON THE STREETS. THIS IS A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS ON AN
EPIC SCALE. THIS BILL SIMPLY ASK
COUNTIES ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN
CONTACT WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS
WHEN THEIR CASES ARE DISMISSED.
THE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
OFFICES, THOUGH, SAID IT WOULD
BE TOO COMPLICATED. THEY WERE
WORRIED THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING
TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT.
HOW ON EARTH WOULD WE HAND THE
CONTACT INFORMATION OF SOMEONE
WHO IS IN PRISON? TO THE OTHER
DEPARTMENT THAT HANDLES MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES. THESE ARE
OBVIOUSLY SOLVABLE PROBLEMS. AND
THAT TRAPPING IN BUREAUCRACY.
THAT KIND OF ONE HAND DOESN'T
TALK TO THE OTHER. IS MAKING OUR
STREETS UNSAFE AND EVEN WORSE.
IT'S TURNING PEOPLE WHO ARE
PRISONERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNHAPPY HOUSED WITH SEVERE
MENTAL ILLNESS. THIS BILL IS NOW
BASICALLY JUST AN INTENT BILL.
SAYS MAKE THESE PEOPLE A TOP
PRIORITY. I HOPE THAT WAS OTHER
BILLS WE PASSED EARLIER ASSERT
THAT AND MAKE THAT PRIORITY
POSSIBLE. BUT I THINK IT WAS NOT
TOO MUCH TO ASK THAT AS A
LEGISLATURE, WE ASK OUR COUNTIES
TO STEP UP. AND HAVE THE JAIL
SYSTEM, TALK TO THE MENTAL
HEALTH SYSTEM AND NOT LET PEOPLE
FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS WILL BE
COMING BACK NEXT YEAR. TO SOLVE
THIS ISSUE. YOU'LL SEE THE FULL
BILL BACK BEFORE YOU. I HOPE WE
CAN GET ALL YOUR SUPPORT. UM
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS THESE
AMENDMENTS WERE AT AN ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. I
DECIDED TO MOVE THE BILL ANYWAYS
, BECAUSE I WANTED TO TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED. AND I WANT TO
TELL YOU HOW MANY HUNDREDS AND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING
SENT FROM A PRISON TO ST
PIPELINE THAT HAS TO BE BROKEN.
SO HOURS. I'LL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
TONIGHT, BUT I WOULD ALSO ASK
THAT YOU HELP SOLVE THIS ISSUE
WITH OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'RE
SENDING BILLIONS MORE DOWN THERE
WAY WE HAVE TO GET THIS DONE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
STERN. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
MEASURE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS MEASURE? IT IS ELIGIBLE
FOR A UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. ISAF 40 NO.
ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 80 SP 751 BY
SENATOR PADILLA SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ CENTREVILLE 7 51 BY
SENATOR PADILLA IN RELATION TO
FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS, SENATOR
PADILLA AND MEMBERS. CAN WE GET
GET QUIET IN THE CHAMBERS HERE
SO WE CAN HEAR THE AUTHOR. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MR PRESIDENT. I
RISE AS SB 751 IS BACK ON
CONCURRENCE. THE AMENDMENTS
TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY RESTRICT
THE BILL'S PROVISIONS TO NEW OR
SUBSTANTIALLY AMENDED FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS APPLY THE BILL'S
PROVISIONS TO CHARTER CITIES AND
MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IBO
MEMBERS DISCUSSION ON THIS
LEGISLATION. SENATOR DOLLY THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. QUESTION OF
THE AUTHOR. PLEASE TAKE A
QUESTION. YES OKAY. THANK YOU
WHEN WE WERE IN COMMITTEE IN THE
SENATE, YOU WERE HAD TALKED
ABOUT TAKING SOME AMENDMENTS ON
PERFORMANCE PLAN VERSUS UH I'M
NOT ATTORNEY TO HELP ME OUT WITH
FOR TO MATURE FORCE OR PLEASURE.
WE'LL FORCE MAJEURE. EXCUSE ME.
AND SO. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE
ASSEMBLIES. I DON'T BELIEVE
THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE TAKEN. SO
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED
FOR ME? PLEASE MR PRESIDENT TO
MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE.
ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WHAT WE AGREED TO IN COMMITTEE
WAS TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS SUBSEQUENT TO
COMMITTEE. THERE WAS DIALOGUE
WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF TAKING THOSE
AMENDMENTS WHICH WE TRIED TO
WORK UP FOR THEM. THERE WAS A
BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION IN
TERMS OF UNRESPONSIVENESS.
FRANKLY AFTER WE DEVELOPED SOME
OF THAT LANGUAGE, SUBSEQUENT TWO
THAT WE CONTINUED, AS WE DID
INDICATE IN COMMITTEE. THAT WE
WOULD WORK WITH ALL OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS, AND WITH THAT
MEANT ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS ON
ALL SIDES OF THE ISSUE, AND
THERE WAS THERE WAS CONTINUED
AND FURTHER DISCUSSION AROUND
WHETHER WE COULD GET A UNIVERSAL
SUPPORT AROUND LANGUAGE THAT
WOULD REQUIRE PARTIES IN FUTURE
CONTRACTS FOR FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS TO INCLUDE TO MANDATE
THAT THEY INCLUDE A CONTINGENCY
PLAN. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET
SUPPORT FOR THAT FROM EVERYONE.
SO WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THE BILL,
WHICH I WOULD DUE RESPECT
CHARACTERIZED AS PART OF THE
NORMAL EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS OF A
BILL THAT SAID TO THAT POINT, I
WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT WITH
RESPECT TO CONTINGENCY PLANS
THAT CORPORATE WASTE HAULERS AS
CORPORATE ENTITIES NEED OR
POSSESS, THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
PRESCRIBED IN THIS BILL BECAUSE
MOST OF THESE CORPORATE ENTITIES
ALREADY HAVE THOSE PLANS. AS AS
AS OPERATORS THEY HAVE PLANS TO
DEAL WITH CONTINGENCIES
SCENARIOS WHEREIN THERE MAY BE A
WORK STOPPAGE OR A SLOWDOWN. ALL
RIGHT, SENATOR DOLLY ANY FOLLOW
UP TO THAT? ANSWER SO MY CONCERN
IS THAT. IF WE HAVE A STRIKE OR
SHUT DOWN, THEY HAVE A PLAN.
THEY HAVE A WE DON'T WANT
GARBAGE ON THE STREET IS WHAT
I'M TRYING TO SAY IN A MORE
DIRECT MANNER WHEN WE HAVE THE
SUDAN'S AND WE'VE, THAT WAS WHAT
WE HEARD IN COMMITTEE WAS THE
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE GARBAGE STILL GOT
PICKED UP AND SO AGAIN. THIS IS
OUT OF MY REALM OF TECHNICAL,
UH, HMM. EXPERTISE SO I WANT TO
JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE GARBAGE
IS GOING TO GET PICKED UP. AND
THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE
COMING BACK AS ALL THE WASTE
HAULERS ARE OPPOSING THIS BILL
RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE AT LEAST THE
ONES THAT TALK TO ME BECAUSE
THOSE AMENDMENTS WEREN'T TAKEN
CARE OF IN THE ASSEMBLY. MR
PRESIDENT. I DON'T THINK THAT
WAS IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION,
SO I THINK THAT'S A FORM OF A
COMMENT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS. IS
THE GARBAGE GOING TO BE PICKED
UP AND LEFT ON THE STREET?
THAT'S THE QUESTION, MR QUESTION
. UH YEAH, I'LL ATTEMPT MR
PRESIDENT, BROADLY SPEAKING, ARE
ARGUMENT WITH RESPECT TO
BRINGING THE LEGISLATION HAS
ALWAYS BEEN IN OUR POSITION IS
AND THE ANALYSIS IS THAT THE
PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS ALREADY
HAVE AN OBLIGATION EVEN IN THE
EVENT OF A WORK STOPPAGE OR
SLOWDOWN OR A STRIKE TO PERFORM
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A WASTE
HAULER FRANCHISE. TYPICALLY
THOSE PROVISIONS ARE OTHER
ELEMENTS OF THE FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT. AN AGREEMENT OF
STIPULATED UH, YOU KNOW,
STIPULATED, UH LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES. EXCUSE ME. IT'S LATE,
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
TO COLLABORATE AROUND
CONTINGENCY. THE POINT BEING IS
THESE PRIVATE HAULERS ARE
OBLIGATED UNDER THE FRANCHISES
TO PERFORM EVEN IN THE EVENT OF
A WORK STOPPAGE, AND SO WE VIEW
IT AS SORT OF A RED HERRING TO
WANT THAT MANDATED IN THIS
PARTICULAR BILL WITH RESPECTIVE
FUTURE. CONTRACTS THE WHOLE
POINT OF THE BILL WAS TO REMOVE
WHAT WE CHARACTERIZED AS A VERY
CLEVER OFF RAMP, THE FORCE
MAJEURE LANGUAGE THAT SNUCK ITS
WAY INTO SOME OF THESE FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS THAT EQUATED A WORK
SLOWDOWN OR A LABOR ACTION OR A
STRIKE WITH AN ACT OF GOD OR AN
UNFORESEEABLE CIRCUMSTANCE AND
THE EFFECT THAT THAT HAD IN
COMMUNITIES ON THE GROUND AND TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. WAS
THAT IN THE EVENT OF A LABOR
DISPUTE OR STRIKE, EVEN THOUGH
OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
AGREEMENT ALLOWED A CITY OR A
COUNTY OR PUBLIC AGENCY TO
ENFORCE THE CONTRACT. THESE
HAULERS WERE THEN ABLE TO RELY
ON THAT FORCE MAJEURE LANGUAGE
AND PREVENT A CITY OR
MUNICIPALITY FROM ENFORCING ANY
PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT, SO IT
ACTED AS A VERY CLEVER WAY TO
PREVENT ENFORCEMENT. EVEN DURING
THE TIME THAT THERE WAS A WORK,
SLOWDOWN OR STRIKE AND THE
EFFECT THAT HAD ON THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND WELFARE WAS THE TRASH
PILED UP FOR DAYS AND WEEKS,
SOMETIMES CLOSE TO A MONTH, SO
THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL WAS TO
REMOVE THAT AS AN OFF RAMP AND
TO ALLOW THAT NOT TO BE USED AS
A SORT OF A CLEVER, CLEVER WAY
TO INVOICE AVOID ENFORCEMENT.
UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. THE
REASON IT'S CLEVER IS THAT THESE
WASTE HAULERS TYPICALLY IN THESE
FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS ALREADY
HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS INTERNAL
TO THEIR OPERATIONS AS TO WHAT
TO DO IN THE EVENT OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SO THAT WOULD
BE MY ANSWER AS TO WHY WE HAVE
CRAFTED THE BILL. THIS WAY. I
DON'T WANT TO REPLACE ONE CLEVER
OFF RAMP WITH ANOTHER. THAT
WOULD ULTIMATELY PREVENT A CITY
OR A SPECIAL DISTRICT FROM
ENFORCING THE FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. FOR THAT,
UH, COMMENT. I JUST WANT NOW ON
MY OWN TIME. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT THIS IS AN AREA WHERE, UM,
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERTISE
OTHER THAN DOING FRANCHISES AS A
COUNTY SUPERVISOR. UH WE DIDN'T
HAVE THE STRIKING, BUT LAWS HAVE
CHANGED. OBVIOUSLY MAYBE THEY'LL
WANT TO DRAW UNEMPLOYMENT GOING
STRIKE HERE AFTER YOU KNOW, THIS
799 GETS SIGNED INTO LAW. UM BUT
MY POINT IS, IS THAT DURING THE
COMMITTEE WE HAD. I THOUGHT SOME
AGREEMENT ON MOVING FORWARD TO
TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES. SO
I'M GOING TO LAY OFF THE BILL
BECAUSE I'M NOT POSITIVE OF
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON HERE, AND
I'M CONCERNED THAT WE MAY HAVE
THE ABILITY FOR GAMESMANSHIP OF
CONTRACTS, UM IN THE FUTURE, AND
WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE PEOPLE GO
ON STRIKE AND HAVE GARBAGE ON
OUR STREETS, WHICH WOULD BE
DEVASTATING TO NOT ONLY THE
HOMELESS. AROUND CALIFORNIA,
WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF, BUT ALSO
JUST THE PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER
OF HAVING THE ABILITY TO GO TO
STRIKE. SO FOR THOSE REASONS,
I'LL BE LAYING OFF THE BILL
TODAY. ALRIGHT MEMBERS ANY
FURTHER CONVERSATION QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION DEBATE. I SEE NO
MICROPHONES UP, SENATOR PDO WE'D
LIKE TO CLOSE. I JUST
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE,
OKAY? SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL.
NÓ ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. I.
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. I BLAKE
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. I
REALLY DODD. YEAH. SO I, HAGMAN.
I GLASER. NO. NOW, GONZALES I
GROW. NO, NO. AYE, JONES. NO
LAYERED I LEMON? AYE MCGUIRE. I
MENTION BAR. ALRIGHT MAN, I
NEWMAN I WHEN NO NEIL Ó. NOW
OUR JOB ALL BY THE AYE.
PORTANTINO ALRIGHT, ROTH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER.
ALRIGHT SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. I WOULD HAVE
AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME NO.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
DELI. NOW. DODD. WHAT TROUBLE?
NO. BROTH. ON A VOTE OF 28 TO
10. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MEMBERS WERE GOING
TO MOVE NOW TO A FEW ITEMS THAT
WE PASSED EARLIER FILE ITEM 11
28 60 64. THEY'RE ALL TO BE
PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR SENATOR
MCGUIRE. WE'LL BEGIN WITH FILE
ITEM. 11 SECRETARY PLEASE READ.
HMM. SENATE BILL 601 BY SENATOR
MCGUIRE IN ECUADOR PROFESSIONS
AND VOCATIONS KAREN MAGUIRE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR PRESIDENT
ON 601 AMENDMENTS TAKING THE
ASSEMBLY SPECIFIED THAT
CONTRACTOR VIOLATIONS AND
DISASTERS ARE SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM
FINDS ALLOWABLE WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
EVER HAS ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE? ELIGIBLE
FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. SEE NO
OBJECTION. EYES 40 NO. ZERO. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM. 28. SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 7 91 BY SENATOR
MCGUIRE INTEGRAL INTO POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION. SENATOR
MCGUIRE MR PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS TAKEN THE ASSEMBLY
REFLECT THE FAIR CHANCE ACT
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. DO YOU KNOW OBJECTIONS,
EYES 40 NO. ZERO. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED NG.
MOON NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 16.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ.
CENTERVILLE 18 BY SENATOR
MCGUIRE INEQUITY IN THE HOUSING
MCGUIRE MR PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS TAKEN TO THIS BILL
REMOVE AN EXEMPTION TO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT,
ONE OF THE MORE EXCITING WITH
RESPECT. WE ASKED FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR MCGUIRE ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MATTER? SEEING NONE. THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. SEE NO OBJECTION. ISAF 40
NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN. WE'LL MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 64.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 500 BY SENATOR MCGUIRE IN
AG RELATED TO FISH AND WILDLIFE
MCGUIRE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE JOINT
COMMITTEES ON FISHERIES AND
AQUACULTURE ANNUAL ON THE BEST
BILL. THE AMENDMENTS TAKING THE
ASSEMBLY CLEAN UP THE CODE
SECTION FOR LIVE BAIT FISH AND
INCORPORATE CHAPTER IN OUR
ISSUES. I'M SURE IRWIN WOULD BE
HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS MEASURE. DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. SEE NO
OBJECTIONS. EYES 40 NO. ZERO.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO TAKE A
SHORT FIVE MINUTE BREAK. UH
THERE'LL BE A COUPLE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL FILES COMING YOUR
WAY. FOR NEW MEMBERS. YOU CAN
CHECK WITH THE OLDER MEMBERS TO
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING
EXPERIENCE THERE AND THEN WE'RE
GONNA COME BACK AND ALSO FINISH
UP OUR ASSEMBLY BILLS THAT ARE
STILL ON OUR FLOOR. SO FIVE
MINUTE BREAK MEMBERS, PLEASE
STAY HERE IN THE CAPITOL
GROUNDS, CAPITOL BUILDING AND
I'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.
YEAH. YOU WANNA INVITE ALL THE
SENATORS TO COME BACK TO THE
SENATE FLOOR SO WE CAN COMPLETE
OUR WORK?
CHANGES FROM. THREE SENATORS,
CAN WE ASK ALL SENATORS TO COME
BACK TO THE FLOOR SO WE CAN
COMPLETE OUR WORK?
MEMBERS WILL WILL HAVE THE
SENATE COME BACK INTO SESSION,
PLEASE. EVERYBODY CAN TAKE THEIR
SEAT. 40 LET ME GIVE YOU THE RUN
OF THE SHOW HERE AS WE FINISH UP
OUR EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO
START OUR EVENING SESSION HERE,
WHERE THE FINAL FOUR ASSEMBLY
BILLS FINAL FOUR ASSEMBLY BILLS
THEIR FILE NUMBERS, 101. NUMBER
1103 AND 106 WAS THE FINAL FOUR
ASSEMBLY BILLS. THEN WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO TWO SUPPLEMENTAL FILES
, WHICH WILL INCORPORATE ALL OF
OUR SENATE BILLS THAT HAVE COME
BACK FROM THE ASSEMBLY. Tð
SUPPLEMENTAL FILES. WE WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS. GOD BLESS YOU.
IT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GO TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
LATER THIS EVENING, SO THAT'S
OUR RUNNER SHOW TO FINISH UP OUR
WORK TONIGHT. OKAY? SO WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH. FINAL FOUR
ASSEMBLY BILLS ON OUR FLOOR.
FIRST IT'S FILE ITEM 101.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 6 47 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOLDEN INEQUITY INTO PRIVATE
EMPLOYMENT, SENATOR SMALLWOOD
REYES. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
MEMBERS TONIGHT. I'M PRESENTING
A B 647 ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN A. B
6467 SIMPLY SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN
AND EXPAND STATEWIDE GROCERY
WORKER RETENTION LAWS. THERE
WERE SOME FLOOR AMENDMENTS TO
CONFORM LANGUAGE TO SB 7 TO 5
AND EXPAND. UPON DEFINITIONS
ACCEPTED SEVERAL AMENDMENTS AT
THE REQUEST OF THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE MAINTAIN THE
RIGHT PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION,
ADDING IN A RIGHT TO CURE WITH
PRECEDENTS IN THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE LAW
SECTION CODE 10 75 A B 647 WILL
PROTECT WORKERS BY PREVENTING
MASS LAYOFFS AND ENSURING
CONSISTENCY IN FOOD SAFETY. AND
PHARMACEUTICAL KNOWLEDGE WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITIES, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
SENATORS. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS LEGISLATION ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? SEEING
NONE. WE DO HAVE A FULL HOUSE SO
WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ROLL
TWICE AND CLOSE IT OUT. SO,
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL. NÓ
ARCHULETTA. ALRIGHT ASHBY. AYE,
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ORTEZ E. I DOLLY. NÓ
DODD. NÓ SO I ADMIN. AYE,
GLASER. NOW, GONZALES ALRIGHT,
GROW. NO CORTAZZO. AYE JONES.
NO, LORD. I LEMON? ALRIGHT
MCGUIRE. I MEAN, JABBAR. I MAN
ALL RIGHT, NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ
NILO. NO MORE TROUBLE. NO IDEA.
AYE, PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER.
ALRIGHT, SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN.
I AM BERG. I HAB UH, I WIENER
AYE, WILK. NO, IT'S CALLED THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. SHAKESPEARE.
ZERO. VÚI AYE. AND A VOTE OF 27
TO 11. THE MEASURE PASSES. WE'LL
MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM ONE. THIS
IS A B 1 26. SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 1 26 BY
SEVEN. REMEMBER REYES
INOCULATING TO THE AIR POLLUTION
AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. AND EVERYONE'S
LIKE, WOW FREAK. BETWEEN RACES.
FLOOR MANAGER ON THIS MEASURES,
SENATOR GONZALEZ. WE'RE JUST
DOING A TECHNICAL CHANGE HERE.
WE RE READ THE. FOR WHAT
PURPOSE? YOU RISE, SENATOR.
PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY, SIR. I
BELIEVE THIS, UH, ITEM IS ON
SECOND READING. SIR THE SENATE
RULES WERE SUSPENDED ON THE 11TH
OF SEPTEMBER TO MOVE IT TO, UH,
THIRD READING. OKAY THAT RELATES
TO THIS BILL. THAT'S WHAT I'M
BEING INFORMED OF. THANK YOU.
OKAY ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA
REREAD THE MEASURE BEFORE
TURNING TO THE FLOOR. MANAGER
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ THE
MEASURE. ASSEMBLY BILL 1 26 BY
SEVEN. REMEMBER RAISE AND
EQUALLY INTO THE AIR POLLUTION
AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THAT I
HAVE TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
GONZALES THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS I PROUDLY RISE TODAY
TO PRESENT 1 26, WHICH WILL
REAUTHORIZE AND MODERNIZE THE
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
THAT AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM AND ENHANCE FLEET
MODERNIZATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL
11 YEARS. THIS BILL IS A THREE
PARTY AGREEMENT ON THE EXTENSION
OF THESE CRITICAL PROGRAMS, AND
THE RECENT AMENDMENTS REPRESENT
A VERY HARD FOUGHT COMPROMISE
THAT ENGAGED DOZENS OF
STAKEHOLDERS AND MEMBERS. I'D
LIKE TO PERSONALLY THINK OUR
JOINT AUTHOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ELOISE REYES AS WELL AS MY
INCREDIBLE COLLEAGUES FROM
BERKELEY AND FULLERTON, OUR
SENATE LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS OUR
ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP, AND MANY OF
THE STAFF MEMBERS FROM MY OFFICE
AND ACROSS THE HOUSES THAT HAVE
REALLY FOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT WE
GOT TO THIS DEAL SPECIFICALLY A
B 1 26 WILL DO THE FOLLOWING IT
WILL PRIORITIZE HYDROGEN VEHICLE
REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH
DEDICATED FUNDING CARVE OUT OF
AT LEAST 15. SUPPORT FUNDING FOR
THE DEPLOYMENT OF HEAVY AND
MEDIUM DUTY DUTY VEHICLES FILL
GAPS IN LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND
REQUIRE THAT 50% OF THE FUNDS BE
SPENT ON PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY
BENEFIT RESIDENTS OF
DISADVANTAGE AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. THIS WILL ENSURE
STATES MOST IMPACTFUL AND
TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS DO NOT
CEASE TO EXIST AND ALSO ENSURE
THAT OF COURSE, THAT WE ARE
ALWAYS DEVELOPING THE ZERO
MISSION MARKETS. UH LEVERAGING
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PRIVATE
SECTOR INVESTMENT AND, OF COURSE
, DOING IT FOR THE COMMUNITIES
THAT DESERVE IT, THE MOST ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISE
AND MYSELF. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE ON A B 1 26. THANK
YOU, SENATOR GONZALEZ. I SEE
MICROPHONES UP FROM SENATORS
NEWMAN, WIENER AND ARCHULETTA
WILL BEGIN WITH SENATOR NEWMAN.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I RISE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AS MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LONG BEACH
MENTIONED THIS WAS INDEED HARD
FOUGHT, AND I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE AND THE AUTHOR FOR
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE
WHEN THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE
CTP OR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAMS FIRST PROPOSED SEVERAL
OF MY COLLEAGUES AND
STAKEHOLDERS THAT SERIOUS
CONCERNS ON THE PROPOSED
ELIMINATION OF DEDICATED FUNDING
FOR LIGHT DUTY HYDROGEN FUELING
STATIONS, AS I STATED, THEN THE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF CARDS,
SCOPING REPORT AND OTHER STUDIES
AFFIRMS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO
ACHIEVE THE AMBITIOUS GOALS SHUT
OUT FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF
CALIFORNIA'S TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR. THERE HAS TO BE BALANCED
INVESTMENTS IN EACH OF THE TWO
TYPES OF ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY, BATTERY ELECTRIC
VEHICLES AND HYDROGEN FUEL CELL
VEHICLES. THESE ARE THE ONLY 20
EMISSION VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO US BOTH
HAVE SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES THAT
APPEAL TO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF
CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE DRIVING
POPULATION IN ORDER TO GET CLOSE
TO A FULLY ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE
FLEET. ESPECIALLY ON THE TIME WE
SET OUT, WE'RE GOING TO NEED
BOTH OF THESE PLATFORMS AND SO I
AM VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE
PARTICIPANTS THAT WE CAME DOWN
TO A COMPROMISE, WHICH DOES
MAINTAINED FUNDING FOR BOTH
PLATFORMS, AND I'D ARGUE IN A
BALANCED WAY. AND SO THAT'S
THAT'S TRUE. AND SO AS WITH ANY
COMPROMISE THE TERMS HERE
WEREN'T THERE NOT IDEAL, AND I
THINK HARD FOUGHT IS PERHAPS AN
UNDERSTATEMENT. IT WAS BOTH AN
EXHAUSTIVE AND EXHAUSTING
PROCESS TO GET THERE. BUT LET ME
ALSO ADD. IT'S IMPORTANT MEMBER
THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE BY
EXTENDING THE CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IS WE'RE
EXTENDING ATTACKS AND ATTACKS.
IT SUPPLIED THE VEHICLE LICENSE
FEES PAID BY ALL CALIFORNIA
DRIVERS. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO
DO THAT, IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US
TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY IS
THE PURPOSE OF THE TAX CLEAR AND
JUSTIFIABLE, WHICH I BELIEVE IT
IS ESPECIALLY UNDER THE CURRENT
TERMS, BUT THAT THE BENEFITS OF
THAT TAX EXTEND TO THE BROADEST
SHARE OF CALIFORNIA'S POSSIBLE
AND THAT'S SO INCLUDING HYDROGEN
IN THE DRIVING PUBLIC THAT'S
GOING TO NEED HYDROGEN DOES
EXACTLY THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE CHAIR, THE PROTEIN IN
HER STAFF, THE AUTHORS AS WELL
AS MY COLLEAGUES AND ASSEMBLY
FOR THE EXTENSIVE WORK THAT
EVERYONE PUT INTO THIS BILL. TO
GETTING US THE LANGUAGE WE HAVE
BEFORE US TODAY. AND WITH THAT,
I RESPECTFULLY URGE AND I VOTE
FOR THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR, SENATOR
WIENER. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. SO I RISE. I'LL BE
VOTING FOR THIS BILL TODAY WHEN
I THANK THE SENATOR FOR LONG
BEACH IN THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR
THEIR HARD WORK. THESE PROGRAMS
ARE UNBELIEVABLY IMPORTANT AND
INVESTING IN A CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE AND REALLY FOCUSING
INVESTMENT ON LOWER INCOME
COMMUNITIES SO THAT WE ARE
REALLY AH, SPREADING THIS
BENEFIT TO EVERYONE. I
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE AUTHOR AND
THE AUTHORS HAVE WORKED
DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE THAT
INVESTMENTS FROM THE PROGRAMS
EXTENDED BY THIS LEGISLATION,
INCLUDING THE CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THEY'VE
WORKED HARD TO ENSURE THAT THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE NOT PRECLUDED
FROM BEING MADE IN THE BAY AREA
, UM, AND BARRIER COMMUNITIES
THAT MAY NOT FALL UNDER THE
SPECIFIC DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES DEFINITION BUT STILL
FACE MAJOR, OFTEN DEVASTATING
COST PRESSURES. POVERTY IN THE
BAY AREA IS SOMETIMES LOOKS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
PARTS OF THE STATE. BECAUSE OF
THE VERY, VERY HIGH COST. HAVE
LIVING THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
THERE ARE STATE FORMULAS THAT
ARE VERY BIASED AGAINST LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY
AREA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE
AUTHORS PLAN TO SUBMIT A LETTER
TO THE JOURNAL CLARIFYING THAT
THE BILL TEXT WAS NOT INTENDED
TO REQUIRE COMMUNITIES TO MEET
BOTH THE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY
DEFINITION AND ALSO MEET THE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITY DEFINITION IN
ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR INVESTMENTS
FROM THE PROGRAM. I LOOK FORWARD
TO ENGAGING, UH, AND WORK TO
ENSURE THAT THE DEFINITION OF
LOW INCOME IS CLARIFIED BY THE
APPROPRIATE BODY IF NEEDED TO
AVOID POTENTIAL GEOGRAPHIC BIAS
AGAINST THE BAY AREA. IN THE
DIRECTION OF SUCH INVESTMENTS, I
WILL BE VOTING I THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR WIENER. NEXT
STEP, SENATOR SENATOR
ARCHULETTA. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
. I RISE TODAY AND AS CO AUTHOR
OF THE ASSEMBLY, BILL 1 26 AND
AS CHAIR OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON HYDROGEN ENERGY AND
SUPPORTIVE, REAUTHORIZING,
THEY'RE CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. IT IS SO
IMPORTANT THAT WE REALIZED THAT
WE ARE NOT GOING TO MEET OUR
GOALS UNLESS WE INCLUDE EVERY
CONCEIVABLE THING THAT WE CAN
PUT TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR
ENVIRONMENT. AND IT AND
ENHANCING AH HYDROGEN AND MAKING
PART OF THAT TREASURE CHEST THAT
I CALL CLEAN ENERGY. I THINK
THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. BUT I
THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S
SO SPECIAL. BECAUSE SO MANY
PEOPLE POURED THEIR HEARTS AND
SOULS INTO IT, SO I WOULD LIKE
TO, OF COURSE, TAKE TIME OUT
ONCE AGAIN. TO THANK EVERYONE
WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE BILL AND
THE AUTHOR AND ESPECIALLY OUR
CHAIR AND THE PRO TEM FOR
BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER AND
GETTING INSTALLED TO REALIZE IF
WE'RE GOING TO REALIZE THE ZERO
ADMISSION ENERGY PROGRAM IN THE
FUTURE, WE'VE GOT TO INCLUDE
HYDROGEN AND FOR THESE REGIONS
AND MANY OTHERS. I ASKED FOR AN
I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
ARCHULETTA ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS MEASURE,
SENATOR NEIL Ó. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE ALL THE
POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THE FLOOR,
BUT. ALLOW ME TO DISSENT A BIT,
UM, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO
MY COLLEAGUE FROM FULLERTON
TALKING ABOUT HYDROGEN. UM THE
FACT OF THE MATTER IS THIS
REDUCES, UH THEY INVESTMENT AND
HYDROGEN BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE
PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS AND
THE FEE INCREASE. THE FEE IS AN
11.5 YEAR EXTENSION. OF A FEE
THAT WILL BE LARGELY IMPOSED
UPON PEOPLE. WHO, DR UH, FOSSIL
FUEL VEHICLES. UH, AND THIS
MONEY GOES ENTIRELY TO, UH,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE LIKE THAT
WILL NOT BENEFIT THEM WHATSOEVER
. THERE'S NO NEXUS OF THE
IMPOSITION OF THE FEE AND THE
PEOPLE THAT PAY IT AND THE
BENEFITS THAT THEY DON'T GET. SO
I WOULD URGE A NO VOTE. MM,
PRESENTING FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE. SEE
NUNS. SENATOR GONZALEZ, YOU MAY
CLOSE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO
THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES. MY
COLLEAGUES FROM PICO RIVERA AND
MY COLLEAGUE FROM FULLERTON AS
WELL AS SAN FRANCISCO, UM AS
WELL AS FROM THE SACRAMENTO AREA
TO, UM I WOULD SAY THAT THIS
BILL IS JUST NOT JUST ECONOMICAL
IN TERMS OF THE OUTCOMES THAT
POSITIVE OUTCOMES. IT'S REALLY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT
MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES WILL BE
FACING BY THIS DECARBONIZATION
IN THE INVESTMENTS, THE GREAT
INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BE DONE IN
THE INDUSTRIES OF THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR THAT WILL
REALLY BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS. HYDROGEN DOESN'T
WE? WE'VE HAD LANGUAGE IN THERE
THAT SAID NO LESS THAN 15%
MEANING THAT YOU KNOW, OF
COURSE, IF THERE'S MORE
INVESTMENTS AND HYDROGEN ABOVE
AND BEYOND. 15% WILL THEN GREAT
BUT THE GOAL OF THIS BILL WAS
ALWAYS TO DE CARBONIZED TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON
OUR MOST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
. AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE WILL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT
ALVARADO GIL. NÓ ARCHULETTA.
AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. I
BECKER I SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. ALRIGHT,
CORTESI. ALL RIGHT, DARLING. NÓ
DODD. AYE. AYE. HAGMAN. AYE
GLASER HIGH GONZALES. I GROVE
NOW, TODD Ó. AYE, JONES. NO
LAYERED I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE, MENJIVAR. I MAN AYE,
NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ NILO. NO.
WHAT'S HORRIBLE NO IDEA.
PORTANTINO I BROUGHT RUBIO. I
SZIJJARTO. NÓ SKINNER. ALRIGHT,
SMART WORD, CUEVAS. AYE, STERN.
I AM BERG. I HAVE AYE, WIENER. I
WELCOME PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. BRADFORD. WILK. THE
MEASURE PASSES 32 8. 30 DATE ON
THE URGENCY 38 ON THE MEASURE.
THERE YOU GO. MEMBERS WE'RE
GONNA MOVE TO FILE ITEM 103.
ASSEMBLY BILL 96 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 96 BY 70 MEMBER KALRA AND
ACTUALLY INTO PUBLIC IMPORTANT
EMPLOYMENT. SENATOR GONZALEZ.
OH THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS OF THE 96 WOULD REQUIRE
PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES TO
NOTIFY TRANSIT UNIONS OF THEIR
INTENTION TO PROCURE OR DEPLOY
AUTONOMOUS TRANSIT VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY AT LEAST 10 MONTHS
PRIOR. NOTHING IN THE BILL WOULD
PROHIBIT THE USE OF OR PREVENT A
TRANSIT AGENCY FROM EXPLORING
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGY INSTEAD OF
THE 96 RIGHTFULLY RECOGNIZES
THESE TECHNOLOGIES OFTEN COME
WITH IMPACTS ON THE EXISTING
WORKFORCE THAT THEY THAT THAT
SHOULD BE REVIEWED. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE TO
RESTORE AND PROTECT TRANSIT
WORKERS VOICE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF JOB REPLACING
TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEN ON SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL, ALLEN. HI ALVARADO
GIL. ALRIGHT, ARCHULETTA.
ALRIGHT ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER. HI, SHAKESPEARE.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
ALRIGHT, DOLLY! NÓ DODD. I ALSO
I ADMIN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO TODD Ó.
JONES. NÓ LAIRD. I LEMON?
MCGUIRE I MENJIVAR. I MAN AYE,
NEWMAN. ALRIGHT WHEN NÓ NILO. NÓ
BORG. NO IDEA. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. ALL RIGHT, ROD. HI,
RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE NÓ
SKINNER. SMALL WORLD, CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. I WILL HAVE
AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME NOW. IT'S
CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
BLAZER. RAYMOND. I VOTE OF 31 TO
8. THE MEASURE PASSES NEXT STEP
HIGHLIGHTING 106 A B 12 91. 12
91 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTY.
SECRETARY PLEASE READ ASSEMBLY
BILL 12 91 BY 70 MEMBER MCCARTY
AND THAT RELATING TO PUBLIC POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION, SENATOR
NEWMAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. I RISE ON BEHALF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARDI TO
PRESENT 12 91, WHICH WILL
INCORPORATE THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA INTO THE ASSOCIATE
DEGREE FOR TRANSFER OR A D T
PROGRAM THERE, BOY MORE THEREBY
MORE EFFECTIVELY LYING ALL THREE
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS
WITH ONE TRANSFER PATHWAY, WHICH
IS SIMPLER FOR STUDENTS. A B 12
91, FORMERLY A B 17 49 WAS HEARD
IN THE POLICY AND FISCAL
COMMITTEES OF BOTH HOUSES AND
ITS CURRENT FORM IS THE RESULT
OF A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE SENATE. THE ASSEMBLY
. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN THE
èC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
MAYBE 12 91 WILL REQUIRE THAT BY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 27 U. C L A
IS TO PICK EIGHT MAJORS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM WITH
12 MAJORS INCLUDE CLEAN,
INCLUDING FOUR STEM MAJORS BY
THE YEAR 2028 2029. THE BILL
ALSO REQUIRES THAT BY THE 2028
29 ACADEMIC YEAR, AT LEAST FIVE
TOTAL UC CAMPUSES WILL EACH PICK
12 MAJORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM. THE BILL IS INTENDED TO
DELIBERATELY AND COLLABORATIVELY
TRANSITION THE èC INTO THE
PROGRAM AND INCLUDES INTENT
LANGUAGE THAT THAT 80 PATHWAYS
WILL EVENTUALLY BE ACCEPTED
ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE UC
SYSTEM. IN DOING SO, A B 12 91
WILL ALIGN THE UC SYSTEM WITH
OUR OTHER TWO PUBLIC HIGHER
EDUCATION SYSTEMS. THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IN THE CSU ARE ALREADY
PARTICIPATING IN THE A D D
PROGRAM. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES
THIS BILL IN ITS CURRENT FORM,
IS NOW MATURELY BETTER THAN IT
WAS PREVIOUSLY DURING THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, SINCE THE
èC HAS COME FULLY TO THE TABLE
AND VETTED AND APPROVED ITS
PROVISIONS. MOREOVER THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN HAVE LED èC TO
REMOVE THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. THE NEED FOR THIS
LEGISLATION WAS LONG OVERDUE.
THIS IS, AS THE AUTHOR POINTS
OUT, A HISTORIC BILL HAS
PROVIDED BY BEFORE BY A B 12 91
UTILIZING THE 80 T AS A SYSTEM
WIDE PATHWAY TO ADMISSION TO èC
SCHOOLS IS A CRITICAL NEXT STEP
IN RE IMAGINING THE TRANSFER
PROCESS ACROSS ALL THREE HIGHER
ED SYSTEMS TO ULTIMATELY BE MORE
STUDENT CENTERED, AND IN SO
DOING YIELD SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER
OUTCOMES OVER TIME. THEREBY NOT
ONLY ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH
BENEFITING THE èC IN THE STATE
AS A WHOLE AND BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARDI. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATOR NEWMAN
HAS ANY MEMBER WANT TO BE
RECOGNIZED ON THIS MEASURE? ANY
DISCUSSIONS. SEE NONE. THIS IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. I SEE NO OBJECTION. EYES
40 NO. ZERO THE MEASURE PASSES.
MEMBERS YOU SHOULD HAVE ON YOUR
DESKS. A SUPPLEMENTAL FILE
NUMBER ONE SUPPLEMENTAL FILE
NUMBER ONE. THIS WILL BE OUR
GUIDE FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES.
LOOK, I'M SORRY.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO
BEGIN AT FILE, UH, SUPPLEMENTAL
FILE 1 10 SUPPLEMENTAL FILE ONE
TIME THIS IS SP 43 BY TENDER
EGGMAN AND JUST A REMINDER THAT
THESE THAT THE DEBATE IS SHOULD
BE ON THE AMENDMENTS RATHER THAN
THE BILL AND THE MAIN BILL. SO
WITH THAT, SECRETARY PLEASE IS
READ CENTERVILLE 43 BY SENATOR
EDMUND INEQUITY INTO MENTAL
HEALTH, SENATOR EDMUND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR PRESIDENT. SP 43
IS BACK WITH AMENDMENTS AFTER
CELEBRATING ANOTHER
OVERWHELMINGLY BIPARTISAN VOTE.
THE AMENDMENT STRIKE THE
LANGUAGE REGARDING A RISK OF
FUTURE HARM. NARROW THE
APPLICATION OF THE HEARSAY
EXEMPTION REQUIRES THE
COLLECTION OF ADDITIONAL DATA
REGARDING THE CHANGES TO THE
GRAVELY DISABLED DEFINITION AND
ALLOW THE COUNTIES OF
FLEXIBILITY TO DELAY
IMPLEMENTATION. FOR UP TO TWO
YEARS AND I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION ON
THIS MEASURE. SEE NO DISCUSSION
. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL.
I'M SORRY. OKAY SEE? NO
OBJECTION. OBJECTION TO
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL EYES 40 0.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN ALL RIGHT. MOVING
NEXT TO FILE OUT AND 1 11 BY
SENATOR MEN SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 2 41 BY SENATOR
MEN INOCULATING FIREARMS SENATOR
MEN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SP
2 41 BACK ON CONCURRENCE
REQUIRES FIREARM DEALERS AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES TO ANNUALLY
COMPLETE A TRAINING COURSE
PROVIDED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MINTS, DELAY
IMPLEMENTATION AT A TRAINING
REQUIREMENT AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE ON
CONCURRENCE. MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE. SEEN ON SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL. NOW,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. AYE, BECKER. HI BLACK
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
ALRIGHT, CABALLERO. CORTEZ E.
AYE, DELI. NO, DAD. I ALSO
EGGMAN. GLASER GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO TODD Ó. NO
JONES. NO LAIRD. I LEMON?
ALRIGHT MCGUIRE. I MENTIONED ARE
HIGH MAN. NEWMAN MEN I NEWMAN. I
WIN. NO, NEELA. NOW WHAT
TROUBLE? NO MADEA. ALRIGHT,
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER.
ALRIGHT, SMALLER CUEVAS.
ALRIGHT, STERN. HI. I'M BERT. I
WILL HAVE AYE, WIENER. ALL
RIGHT. WELCOME NÓ. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBER. RATH. ON A
VOTE OF 29 TO 10. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM. 1 12 BY
SENATOR STERN SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 302 BY SENATOR
STERN INOCULATING HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES. SENATOR STERN. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THIS BILL IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS WOULD ADD
PROTECTIONS IN FOR HOSPITALS. AS
WELL AS PATIENTS IN MAKING SURE
THAT FOLKS WHO ARE OLDER THAN 65
, WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES STILL
ARE ALLOWED TO USE CANNABIS JUST
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS
STATE. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ONE SET
OF RULES. FOR EVERYONE UNDER 65
, WHO CAN USE RECREATIONAL
CANNABIS. BUT THEN IF YOU HAVE,
SAY SL, OR IF YOU HAVE DEMENTIA
, AND YOUR DOCTOR WANTS YOU TO
TAKE IT IF YOU'RE AT A NURSING
HOME. OR IF YOU'RE AT IN HOME
CARE. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. RIGHT
NOW. PEOPLE ARE DYING IN PAIN AS
A RESULT. AND THEY'RE LIVING IN
PAIN AS WELL. SO THIS BILL
CHANGE THAT HAD NO NO VOTES
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
THIS MEASURE. DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. SEEING NO
OBJECTIONS. EYES 40 NO. ZERO
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. SENATOR STERN. DID
YOU HAVE A ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE
THEIR YEAH, YOU RECOGNIZED. I
WANT TO MOVE BACK TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. SENATOR STERN YES.
ON THE ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM. I
WANT TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE
JOURNAL AND SB 302. IT'S BEEN
APPROVED BY BOTH SIDES IN THE
ADMINISTRATION. SO NOTED, THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA MOVE
BACK TO ASSEMBLY UNFINISHED
BUSINESS. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS
FILE ITEM. 1 13 BY SENATOR WAHAB
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 5 55 BY SENATOR WAHAB
CALCULATING THE HOUSING SENATOR
WAHAB THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU. SB 555 IS BACK FROM THE
ASSEMBLY FOR CONCURRENCE VOTE
HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS
THEIR CONCERNS. WE NARROWED THE
BILL TO DIRECT HCG TO STUDY
PATHWAYS TO ACQUIRING OR
PRODUCING THE MUCH NEEDED 1.4
MILLION STABLE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS IDENTIFIED BY THE
ARENA. ASSESSMENT RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ISSUE. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEE
NONE. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. ARCHER LETTER. ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. I BECKER
ALRIGHT, BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. HI CABALLERO. ALRIGHT
CORTEZ E. AYE, DELI. NÓ DODD.
YEAH. SO I ADMIN. ALRIGHT,
CLOSER. ALRIGHT GONZALES. ALL
RIGHT, GIRL. NO HADO. JONES. NO,
LORD. I LEMON? MCGUIRE ALRIGHT,
MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. ALRIGHT WHEN NO, NEELA.
NO MORE TROUBLE. NÓ PORTANTINO
HI, ROTH. RUBIO. I SEE ARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE,
STERN. I AM BERG. I WILL HAVE
AYE, WIENER. AYE, WILK. NO. IT'S
CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
ALVARADO GIL. NÓ ARCHULETTA. I
KNOW. SKINNER. AYE. VOTE OF 32
9. THE AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED
IN MOVING FORWARD TO FILE ITEM 1
14. SENATOR CAVALLERO.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 6 84 BY SENATOR CABALLERO
AND ACT RELATING TO LAND USE
SENATE-TV ERA. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS I RISE TO
PRESENT SB 6 84, WHICH IS BACK
ON CONCURRENCE. AMENDMENTS TAKEN
IN THE ASSEMBLY NARROW THE BILL
PARCELLS OAN FOR MULTI FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT AND REFLECT
NEGOTIATIONS WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING
STAKEHOLDERS. THE BILL HAS
ENJOYED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT HAS
NO NO VOTES. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE. EVERY DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE ON THIS ISSUE.
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEN UN
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT ALVARADO GIL.
ARCHULETTA AYE, ASHBY. AYE.
ATKINS. BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT BRADFORD
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. DELI.
ALRIGHT, DODD. I WOULD ALSO
ALRIGHT, ADMIN. ALRIGHT GLASER.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. I
FOLLOW. JONES. AYE, LAIRD. AYE,
LIMÓN. MCGUIRE I MANAGE A BAR.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. I WHEN
HELLO. I TRAVEL. AYE. ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. HI, ROTH. RUBIO.
SEYARTO SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. HI, STERN. HI. I AM
BERG. ALRIGHT, WE'LL HAVE AYE,
WIENER. AYE, WILK. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BROUGH GIL I
GLASER. WHEN SO YOUR TOE WILK.
GLASER. AYE. GLASER. AYE. VOTE
OF 37 TO 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO FILE ITEM. 1
15 BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 7 57 BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA
AN ACT RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION. SENATOR
ARCHULETTA. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. TODAY I'M PRESENTING
SENATE BILL 757 BACK ON
CONCURRENCE TO ENSURE THAT ALL
RAIL WORKERS WHO ARE TRANSPORTED
BETWEEN WORKSITES ARE
TRANSPORTED WITH PROPER
PERMITTING AND INSURANCE.
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED THE ASSEMBLY
STRIKE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL
THAT REQUIRED A CREW
TRANSPORTATION OPERATOR TO
SPECIFICALLY OBTAINED A Z PERMIT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION AND INSTEAD
NOW ALLOWS THE COMMISSION TO
DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE PERMIT
CATEGORY. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION. I RESPECTFULLY AFTER
I VOTE. MEMBERS DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MATTER DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE. SEE NO MICROPHONES
UP, SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. ALRIGHT, ARCHULETTA. AYE,
ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS. ALRIGHT
BECKER. ALRIGHT BLAKESPEAR.
ALRIGHT, BRADFORD. AYE,
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. I DO THAT SO
ALRIGHT, EGGMAN. GLASER.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROW. NO TODD
Ó. ALL RIGHT, JONES. NO, LORD.
I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MENTIONED BAR. I MAN. UH NEWMAN,
I WHEN NO NEIL Ó. NO TROUBLE.
NÓ ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. ALRIGHT,
ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. SO YOU ARE NÓ
SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
ALRIGHT, STERN. ALRIGHT I AM
BERG. WAHAB. AYE, WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. LAGMAN. GLASER. HIGH ON
A VOTE OF 32 8. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM. 1 16,
SENATOR CABALLERO SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 800 BY
SENATOR CABALLERO INOCULATING TO
AVIATION SENATOR CAVALLERO. MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS I RISE TO
PRESENT SB 800 FOR CONCURRENCE.
THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE
ASSEMBLY UPDATE THE NAME OF THE
ADVISORY PANEL AND CHANGE THE
MEMBERSHIP. UM AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MATTER. ANY MEMBER WISHING TO BE
RECOGNIZED. SEEN UN SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS
CONSENT. SENIOR OBJECTIONS. EYES
FORTIES. NO. ZERO ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO FIRELIGHT AND 1
17 BY SENATOR ROTH. SECRETARY
PLEASE READ CENTERVILLE 8 15 BY
SENATOR ROTH EQUALING TO HEALING
ARTS, SENATOR ROTH. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. SENATORS I HAVE
ONE OF YOUR PERENNIAL FAVORITES
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THE MEDICAL
BOARD OF CALIFORNIA SUNSET BILL
ROUND TWO ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
DECREASED DECREASED THE AMOUNT
OF PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON FEES
REMOVED PROVISIONS ESTABLISHING
A PUBLIC MAJORITY BOARD
MEMBERSHIP MAINTAIN THE BOARD'S
CURRENT EVIDENTIARY STANDARD
UPDATED THE TYPES OF FELONY
CONVICTIONS THAT LEAD TO
SPECIFIED ACTION BY THE BOARD
UPDATED POSTGRADUATE LICENSURE
PROVISIONS. INCLUDED VARIOUS
UPDATES TO RESOLVE CHAPTER IN
CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PENDING
BILLS AND MADE VARIOUS OTHER
CONFORMING CHANGES. I'D ASK YOU
TO VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE. JUST
MAKE SURE I GET 21 VOTES.
THANKS. ALL RIGHT. SENATOR
GRILL. YOU WANT TO BE HEARD ON
THIS MATTER? THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. QUESTION FOR THE
AUTHOR. SENATOR ROTH. WE TAKE A
QUESTION. I WILL CERTAINLY TRY
TO GROVE SENATOR. IF I READ THIS
CORRECTLY. DOES THE BILL
SELECTIVELY REPEAL SECTION 22 70
OF THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
COACH, WHICH DESIGNATES THE
MISINFORMATION OR DISINFORMATION
OF COVID 19 DATA UNPROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT FOR DOCTORS SINCE A B
2098 LOW JUST PASSED LAST YEAR
ON A PARTY LINE VOTE, I WAS
WONDERING IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN
WHY THIS LANGUAGE IS VERY
DISCREETLY PLACED IN THIS BILL,
AND WHY IT'S NEEDED IDEA IF YOU
CAN GIVE ME THE SECTION AND I
CAN GET THE BILL. I'M HAPPY TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT IF YOU
WANT TO PUT THIS ON HOLD FOR A
WHILE. SO JUST TO CLARIFY AND A
NUMBER LINE 18 OF THE ANALYSIS
THIS BILL ACTUALLY REPEALS AND
THE AMENDMENTS REPEAL A SECTION
OF CODE WHICH IS THE LOW BILL ON
2098 98, WHICH WAS PASSED LAST
YEAR BY UNANIMOUS OR EXCUSE ME
BY A PARTY LINE VOTE SO
TEMPORARILY ON MY OWN TIME. I
JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT
REPUBLICANS ON THIS FLOOR
UNWAVERINGLY INARTICULATELY, I
MIGHT ADD MORE IN THE MAJORITY
PARTY THAT MAYBE 2098
SHAMEFULLY. VIOLATED THE DOCTORS
FREE SPEECH RIGHTS, BUT THE
MAJORITY OF THE GOVERNOR WENT
AHEAD KNOWINGLY AND, FRANKLY,
AND HAPPILY PASSED THIS SPEECH
RESTRICTION LAW EARLIER THIS
WEEK, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAID
IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WOULD
HAVE TAKEN A LESS SERIOUS, LESS
BUREAUCRATICALLY APPROACH, GIVEN
WHAT HE KNOWS NOW ABOUT THE
PANDEMIC, I WISHFULLY AND
ENTHUSIASTICALLY HOPE THAT HE
SIGNS THIS BILL AND OVERTURNS
THIS AND CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON
FREE SPEECH. AND I HOPE YOU ALL
UNDERSTAND, AND THE MAJORITY
APPRECIATES THE FACT THAT FREE
SPEECH MEANS THAT TOLERATING
THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH YOU
BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE
HISTORICALLY RIGHT GRACIOUSLY
ASKING FOR AN I VOTE ON THIS
BILL. AND FOR ALL OF YOU PAYING
ATTENTION THAT WAS 13 USUAL
USEFUL WORDS FOR YOU. ALRIGHT
FURTHER CONVERSATIONS,
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. NEVER HAS
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEE NONE. SENATOR ROTH
HUMAN CLOTHES EVER. I HAVE
ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW TO
RESPOND TO THAT, SINCE I
COULDN'T EVEN CATCH THE
REFERENCE TO THE TO THE BILL.
BUT HAPPY TO DO IT OFFLINE. AS I
SAID, VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE. FEEL
FREE TO VOTE? NO JUST MAKE SURE
I GET 21 VOTES AT THE END OF THE
PROCESS. THANKS. ALL DEBATE
HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN ALRIGHT. I
BROUGHT A GIRL. ARCHULETTA.
ALRIGHT ASHBY. ALRIGHT ATKINS.
ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT.
SHAKESPEARE. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
HI CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTEZ E.
ALRIGHT, DOLLY! DODD. AYE,
DURAZO. I ADMIN. AYE GLASER HIGH
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. AYE.
AYE. ORTHODOX. UH, JONES.
PLAYER. AYE LEMON. I MCGUIRE I
MANAGE A BAR. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
NEWMAN. I WHEN NO, NEELA. AYE. I
BADIA. AYE, PORTANTINO. HI,
ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT
SUHARTO. SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. STERN. I AM BERG. I
WOULD HA! AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME
HIÂU. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS GIRL. DELI. JONES. SO
YOU ARE. ON A VOTE OF 35 TO 1.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. CONGRATULATIONS,
SENATOR ROTH. MEMBERS WE'RE
GONNA MOVE TO FILE 1 18 FILE
ITEM. 1 18 BY SENATOR DODD
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 3 53 BY SENATOR DODD
INOCULATING TO BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION, THEREFORE, IN THE
CLEARING THE URGENCY THEREOF TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. DODD MR
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS I'M
PRESENTING SP 3 87 AMENDMENTS
TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY ADDRESSED
CHAPTER AND ISSUES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION ON
THIS MATTER ANY DISCUSSIONS ON
THIS LEGISLATION? SEE NONE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ALRIGHT ARCHULETTA. AYE ASHBY. I
ATKINS I BECKER. BLAKESPEAR
ALRIGHT BRADFORD. ZERO. ALRIGHT,
CORTESI. HI, CHARLIE. DODD. I
ALSO I BAGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. DODD
Ó. AYE, JONES. I LAIRD I LEMON?
I REQUIRE HIÆN JABBAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. ALL RIGHT, NEWMAN.
ALRIGHT WHEN NÓ NILO. NO MORE
TROUBLE. BY THE HI, PORTANTINO.
RATHER AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT. SO
YOU ARTO NÓ SKINNER. AYE,
SMALLER CUEVAS. HI, STERN. I AM
BERG. I WOULD HA! AYE, WIENER.
WILK. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. DELI. NO. GROVE.
TROUBLE. GROVE. NO. PORTANTINO
AYE. OR TRY BOOK NOW. ANY OTHER
VOTE CHANGES. JONES I DIDN'T
KNOW I TO KNOW. ON A VOTE OF 32
TO 8. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO
FILE OUT OF 1 19. BY SENATOR
BECKER. SECRETARY PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 14 BY SENATOR BECKER
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRICITY,
SENATOR BECKER. THANK YOU
MEMBERS HAPPY TO PRESENT MY LAST
BILL TODAY, WHICH IS AS BEFORE
10. THIS BILL HOLDS UTILITIES
ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX
INTERCONNECTION DELAYS AND
PREVENT FUTURE ONES BY MANDATING
TIMELINES OF INTERCONNECTION
THAT HELPED MEET THE STATE'S
CLIMATE AND HOUSING GOALS. THOSE
SUPPORTED BY THE COUCH CHAMBER.
AS S E I U AND ENERGY C AND
SIERRA CLUB AND I ASKED FOR MY
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS. MEASURE DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE. SEE NO MICROPHONES UP,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ALRIGHT ARCHER LETTER. ALRIGHT,
ASHBY. I ATKINS ALRIGHT BECKER.
AYE, BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT,
BRADFORD. ALRIGHT, CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. DOLLY! NO,
DAD. I DO THAT? SO I EGGMAN
GLASER GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROW.
NO BORDELLO. ALRIGHT JONES? NO,
LAIRD. I LEMON? MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. ALRIGHT MAN. ALRIGHT,
NEWMAN. I WIN. NO NEIL Ó. NÓ NO
MADEA. PORTANTINO ALRIGHT ROTH.
RUBIO. ALRIGHT. SO YOU ART Ó.
NÓ SKINNER. AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS.
STERN. I AM BERG. I PERHAPS AYE,
WIENER. I WELCOME. KNOW WHO'S
CALLING ABSENT MEMBERS. MCGUIRE
. AYE SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE. A
VOTE OF 32 TO 8. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'RE GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM. 1 20 BY SENATOR BLAKE,
SPHERE SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 4 28 BY SENATOR
BLAKE SPEAR IN ACTUALLY INTO
CIVIL ACTIONS, SENATOR BLAKE
SPEAR. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES. I'M ALSO ON MY
LAST ITEM. THIS IS SB 4 28 BACK
ON CONCURRENCE. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS CLARIFY THAT AN
EMPLOYER MUST RECEIVE PERMISSION
FROM AN EMPLOYEE BEFORE FILING A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER WITH
THAT I URGE YOUR CONCURRENCE IN
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU MEMBERS. ANY MEMBER WANT TO
BE HEARD ON THIS MEASURE? ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEN THIS
IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. T NO OBJECTIONS, EYES 40
NO. ZERO THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN THE FIRELIGHT
AND 1 21 BY SENATOR PADILLA.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 605 BY SENATOR PADILLA
INOCULATING TO ENERGY, SENATOR
PADILLA. MR PRESIDENT. SB 605 IS
BACK ON CONCURRENCE. THE
ASSEMBLY EXCUSE ME. AMENDMENTS
NARROW THE BILL TO STUDY IT AS
ZERO. NO VOTES AND NO OPPOSITION
. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MEASURE DISCUSSION OR DEBATE? IT
IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. SEEN IN HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS. EYES 40 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT. SER
CONCURRED IN MOVE ON TO
FIRELIGHT IN 1 22 BY SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. SECRETARY
PLEASE READ CENTREVILLE 7 25 BY
SENATORS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AND
ACTUALLY INTO PRIVATE
EMPLOYMENT, SENATOR, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS. THANK YOU. MR
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS REFERRED TO THE ABOVE
DESCRIBED SEVERANCE PAY
REQUIREMENT INSTEAD AS A
DISLOCATED GROCERY WORKER
ALLOWANCE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ALSO LIMIT THE
ALLOWANCE REQUIREMENT TO APPLY
ONLY TO A SUCCESSOR GROCERY
EMPLOYER THAT AFTER A CHANGE IN
CONTROL, WILL OWN CONTROL OR
OPERATE 20 OR MORE GROCERY
ESTABLISHMENTS. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ALSO MODIFY THE
RETAIL STORE EXCLUSION AND
DEFINITION OF GROCERY
ESTABLISHMENT TO EXCLUDE A
RETAIL STORE THAT HAS CEASED
OPERATIONS FOR 12 MONTHS OR
MORE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR EYE BOAT. VERY GOOD
DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ON THIS
ISSUE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SENIOR MICROPHONES UP,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
ALLEN. ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A
GIRL. NÓ ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY.
ALRIGHT ATKINS. I BECKER ALRIGHT
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT, CORTESI. I
DOLLY. NO, DAD. ALRIGHT, SO
ALRIGHT, HAGMAN. AYE, GLASER.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO
HADO. JONES. NO, LORD. I LEMON?
MCGUIRE I MENTION BAR. ALL
RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. I WHEN NÓ
NILO. NO MORE TROUBLE. BY THE.
PORTANTINO ALRIGHT ROTH. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT, SO YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER.
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN.
ALRIGHT. HAMBURG. ALRIGHT, WELL
HA ALRIGHT, WIENER. AYE, WILK.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S CALLED THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. GLASER. OR
TRAVEL. NO. SKINNER. HI. ON A
VOTE OF 31 TO 8. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FIRELIGHT AND 1 23.
SP 7 41 BY SENATOR MIN SECRETARY
PLEASE READ SENATE BILL 7 41 BY
SENATOR MEN IN EQUITY INTO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SENATOR MEN
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SP 7 41
AMENDS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION ACT ALLOW DISCOVERY
ONLY IF SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED
BY THE COURT, SHOWING GOOD CAUSE
THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S INTS ARE
MINOR AND TECHNICAL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK HER I VOTE
MEMBERS. ANY DISCUSSION WE MADE
FASHION OR DEBATE. SENIOR
MICROPHONES UP, SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ARCHULETTA. AYE ASHBY. I.
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTESI,
DOLLY! NÓ DODD. ALRIGHT, GOOD.
ASO. I ADMIN. GLASER GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROW. NO TODD. OH,
ALRIGHT, JONES. NO, LORD. I
HUMAN. HI MCGUIRE. I MANAGE A
BAR MAN, NEWMAN. ALRIGHT WHEN
HELLO. NÓ NO IDEA. PORTANTINO
HI, ROTH. RUBIO. ALRIGHT, SO
YOUR TOE NÓ SKINNER. I SMILED
CUEVAS. STERN. ALRIGHT. HAMBURG.
AYE. WHAT HAVE ALRIGHT, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. RAFEAL AYE. WHEN
. ON A VOTE OF 33 TO 6. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
OUT OF 1 24 BY SENATOR ALLEN.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ SENATE
BILL 7 77 BY SENATOR ALLEN
INOCULATED SOLID WASTE, SENATOR
ALLEN MEMBERS FORTUITOUSLY BRING
USB 777, WHICH PROVIDES
SENSATIONALLY NEEDED
TRANSPARENCY FOR HOW STORES ARE
SPENDING THEIR MONEY. THEY
CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR THE THICK
PLASTIC BAGS THAT ARE DISPENSED
AT CHECKOUT. BY REQUIRING
REGULAR REPORTING. MEMBERS
MEMBERS WILL RECALL THAT CURRENT
LAW REQUIRES REVENUE GENERATED
FROM BAG SALES BE SPENT. ON THE
COST OF THE BAGS AND COMPLYING
WITH THE LAW AND FOR CONSUMER
AND STAFF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE
REUSE AND RECYCLING. SILLY
AMENDMENTS NARROWED THE SCOPE OF
THE BILL TO ALLOW FOR CHAIN
STORES TO REPORT IN THE
AGGREGATE. AND CALLS FOR ANNUAL
INSTEAD OF QUARTERLY REPORTING.
THIS IS A OPTIMISTICALLY AND
INTELLIGENTLY WRITTEN BILL
THAT'S RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. I RESPECT THE ASTRONAUT
VOTE. VERY HUMBLE. MEMBERS ANY
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS, UH
FANTASTIC BILL. ALRIGHT SEEN
THAT? EXCUSE ME, SENATOR DOLLY!
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS
. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
. UM AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN
SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WHY BUT
IF YOU RECALL BACK A FEW YEARS
WHEN THEY DID THE BAG FEE. 10
CENTS A BAG. UM AND THE GROCER
SUPPORTED IT, AND WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT BAG BANDS BACK
THEN, AND OF COURSE, THEY WOULD
SUPPORT IT BECAUSE THE MONEY
DOESN'T GO TO ANY RECYCLING
DOESN'T GO TO CLEANING UP THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT DOESN'T DO
ANYTHING BUT PUT MONEY IN THEIR
POCKET. AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THIS BILL. COME FORWARD. I'M THE
AUTHOR DID A GOOD JOB AND I WANT
TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH
THAT MONEY BECAUSE AT THE END OF
THE DAY IF WE'RE GOING TO
SUPPORT REDUCING BAGS, BLOWING
ALL OVER THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UM WE OUGHT TO TAKE
SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES AND
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING WITH IT TO
REDUCE. UH, THE GARBAGE. AND SO
FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL AND LOOK
FORWARD TO YOU SUPPORTING IT AS
WELL. THANK YOU, SENATOR DOLLY
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS
MATTER? SEEN ON CENTRALITY MAY
CLOSE. WELL I WILL
EXTEMPORANEOUSLY. THANK MY GOOD
FRIEND. VICE CHAIR OF EQ. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE BILL. UM
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
TRANSPARENCY MEASURE AND I
RESPECT FOR RESTAURANT VOTE
DEBATE. HAVING CEASED SECRETARY
IS CALLED THE ROLE. ALAN ALRIGHT
BROUGH GIL. ALRIGHT ARCHULETTA,
ASHBY. ATKINS I BECKER AYE,
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT BRADFORD
CABALLERO. ALRIGHT CORTESI. I
DOLLY. DODD. I WOULD ALSO I
EGGMAN. GLASER GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. I ORDERED Ó.
ALL RIGHT, JONES. NO, LORD.
LIMÓN. HI MCGUIRE MENJIVAR MAN.
AYE, NEWMAN. I WIN. I KNEEL Ó.
NO MORE TROUBLE. BY THE ALRIGHT
PORTANTINO. HI, ROTH. RUBIO. ALL
RIGHT, SO YOU ARE TOE SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. STERN. AYE.
HAMBURG. I WAHAB AYE, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. HI. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. OR TRY BUG.
SUHARTO. ON A VOTE OF 36 TO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MEMBERS. WE'RE
GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE IT IN 1
25 BY SENATOR DURAZO. SECRETARY
PLEASE READ 22 BY SENATOR DURAZO
INOCULATING TO EMPLOYMENT,
SENATOR DURAZO. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. THIS BILL REPRESENTS
YEARS OF WORK IN MY BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE FIVE IN OUR SENATE
CLIMATE WORKING GROUP, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP AND MANY
HEARINGS IN THE SENATE THIS YEAR
AND LAST THIS BILL WILL
ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
STATE AGENCIES TO ADVANCE
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH PAID
JOBS THROUGH PROCUREMENT,
CONTRACTING AND OTHER INVESTMENT
PROGRAMS FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF STATE AGENCIES
REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO AN MOU
AND REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A
REPORT. I RESPECT BLESSED RIVAL
SER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MATTER, SENATOR EDMUND. LET'S
GET THE MICROPHONE ON SENATOR
EDMONDS RECOGNIZE I JUST WANTED
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR HER
BOUNDLESS ENERGY AND HER
UNWAVERING SUPPORT. NO MATTER
HOW EVASIVE DEVOTES ARE, SHE
FINDS THEM FOR LABOR. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE, DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEN NONE. SENATOR DURAZO, DO
YOU WANT TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
DEBATE HAVING SEE SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, ALLEN.
ALRIGHT. I BROUGHT A GIRL.
ALRIGHT ARCHER LETTER. ALRIGHT
ASHBY. AYE, ATKINS. AYE, BECKER.
BLAKESPEAR ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
ALRIGHT, CABALLERO. ALRIGHT,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD. HI,
EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO TODD Ó. AYE,
JONES. NO, LORD. I LEMON?
MCGUIRE ALRIGHT AND JABBAR ALL
RIGHT, MAN. NEWMAN. ALRIGHT WHEN
. NÓ NEIL. OH, NO TROUBLE. NO.
BUT THE PORTANTINO ROTH. RUBIO.
SO YOU ARE NÓ SKINNER. AYE.
SMALLER CUEVAS. I STERN HI. I AM
BERG WAHA. AYE. WIENER. AYE,
WILK. NO. IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT
MEMBERS BLAZER. LEMON. I MEN.
AYE. ONE OF THOSE OF 31 TO 8.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
IT IN 1 26 BY SENATOR CABALLERO
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ CENTER
BILL 8 31 BY SENATOR CALOGERO
INACCURATELY INTO AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS. SENATOR CAVALLERO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS I RISE TO PRESENT SB 8
31, WHICH IS BACK FOR
CONCURRENCE. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ADD INTENT LANGUAGE
AND AUTHORIZED THE GOVERNOR ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL
OR THE UNITED STATES. ATTORNEY
GENERAL DESIGNEE TO ESTABLISH A
PROGRAM TO GRANT UNDOCUMENTED
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES.
TEMPORARY RELIEF TO WORK AND
LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S
INCONCEIVABLE THAT ANYONE WOULD
VOTE NO, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR EYE BOAT. MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THIS
MATTER. DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.
SEEN ON SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ALAN HI. AYE
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. ALRIGHT
BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
HI CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. I DOLLY.
NÓ DODD. ALL RIGHT. AYE EGGMAN
GLASER GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROW.
NO SHADOW. HI JONES. NO, LORD. I
HUMAN. ALRIGHT MCGUIRE. HIÆN
JABBAR. ALRIGHT, MAN. ALRIGHT,
NEWMAN. I WIN. NO NEIL Ó. NO
TROUBLE. NEIL OH, NO TÚI OR
TRIAL, BORG. BY THE TÔI
PORTANTINO. HI, ROTH. RUBIO. ALL
RIGHT, SO YOU ARE TOE NÓ
SKINNER. AYE. SMALLER CUEVAS
STERN. ALRIGHT. HAMBURG. I WOULD
HAVE ALRIGHT, WIENER. AYE, WILK.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS,
CABALLERO. AYE. ULTRABOOK. BYE.
WELCOME. ON A VOTE OF 34 TO 5
YEARS. ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN GOING TO MOVE NEXT
TO FILE ITEM 1 27. BY THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE SECRETARY. PLEASE READ
SENATE BILL 8 89 BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE AND ACT RELATING TO
TAXATION, SENATOR COVER EURO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SP 8 89
IS THE SENATE GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE'S ANNUAL
TECHNICAL TAX OMNIBUS BILL,
WHICH IS BACK ON CONCURRENCE.
THAT BILL CONTAINS CHANGES
SUGGESTED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE STATE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS MAKE VARIOUS
TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING
CHANGES. AND I RESPECT FOR
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE
ON THIS MEASURE, IT IS ELIGIBLE
FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. SEE NO
OBJECTIONS. EYES 40 NO. ZERO THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
NUMBER 1 28 SECRETARY. PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 5 25 BY SENATOR
DURAZO INOCULATING TO
EMPLOYMENT. SENATOR DURAZO.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT SP 5 TO 5,
WHICH IS BACK IN THE SENATE FOR
CONCURRENT VOTE. S P 5 TO 5 IS
THE FIRST IN THE NATION HISTORIC
INVESTMENT IN OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE. THE MEN AND WOMEN
EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN THE
WORKFORCE TO KEEP US HEALTHY,
SAFE AND ALIVE. THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES A PHASING SCHEDULED
FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT
WILL BRING HEALTHCARE WORKERS
UP. TO A MINIMUM WAGE OF $25 PER
HOUR ALL WHILE TAKING INTO
ACCOUNT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF
HEALTH FACILITIES. THE FINAL
VERSION OF THE BILL YOU ARE
VOTING ON TODAY REPRESENTS
AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKED
OUT WITH A BROAD AND RANGE OF
STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
THAT THEY HAVE RAISED TO ME TO
ORGANIZATIONS. WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL, ALL
WHILE STILL INVESTING IN THEIR
WORKFORCE. EACH SECTOR
PARTICIPATED AND TOGETHER
CRAFTED A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
WITH AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE
ASSEMBLY. LARGER EMPLOYERS, FOR
EXAMPLE, WOULD BEGIN INVESTING
IN THE WORKFORCE RIGHT AWAY BY
GOING TO $23 PER HOUR. HEALTH
FACILITIES WITH, UM IN RURAL AND
SMALL COUNTY FACILITIES WOULD
HAVE MORE TIME TO GET BUT START
TO THE 25, BUT START AT $18
RIGHT AWAY. UM. CITIES AND
COUNTIES WILL NOT BE PREVENTED
PREVENTED FROM RAISING THEIR OWN
WORKERS WAGES AND WOULD NOT BE
PREVENTED FROM, UH, ENACTING A
BROAD BASED WITH MINIMUM WAGE.
THERE'S NO DISRUPTION IN
SERVICES AT THE COMMUNITY
CLINICS AND COUNTY OWNED
FACILITIES WILL HAVE A SLIGHT
DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION, UH, THAT
WILL NOT IMPACT LOCAL PUBLIC
SECTOR BARGAINING. MOST OF THE
OPPOSITION, INCLUDING THE
CLINICS, COUNTIES, THE CHAMBER
ARE NOW NEUTRAL ON THE BILL AND
THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ARE NOW IN
SUPPORT. MEMBERS THIS BILL IS A
STATEWIDE SOLUTION THAT ACCOUNTS
FOR REGIONAL AND LOCAL
DIFFERENCES AND, MORE
IMPORTANTLY, IS A CRITICAL STEP
TO ENSURING THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. DURING THE
PANDEMIC. EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGED
THE EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE OF OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS. AND WITH SB
5 TO 5, WE CAN PROPERLY SHOW OUR
RESPECT AND GRATITUDE AND
INCREASE THE WAGES OF HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE. THANK
YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE ON THIS HISTORIC INVESTMENT
IN OUR WORKFORCE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR DURAZO. I SEE
MICROPHONES UP FOR SENATOR NILO
GROVE, SUHARTO AND MEN. BEGIN
WITH SENATOR NEAL Ó. THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. SO I'M NOT SURE
HOW THIS BROAD BASED COALITION
CAME TO AN AGREEMENT. UM. I HAVE
TO SUSPECT A PRISONER'S
SYNDROME. AH THEY PERHAPS
CONCLUDING THIS BILL IS GOING TO
PASS NUMBER NO MATTER WHAT. UH
AND I SUSPECT THEY'RE GOING.
THEY LAMENT THE OTHERWISE TASK
THAT THEY HAVE IN FIGHTING
SIMILAR MEASURES. JURISDICTION
BY JURISDICTION THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. AND SO I'M SPECULATING
THEY TRIED TO MAKE THE BILL AS
LEAST BAD AS THEY COULD. BUT AS
FOR ME I AM VERY CONCERNED.
ABOUT THE HEALTH, FINANCIAL
HEALTH OF OUR HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES, HOSPITALS IN
PARTICULAR. ESPECIALLY IN RURAL
AREAS BECAUSE RAISING THE
MINIMUM WAGE ISN'T THE ONLY
ISSUE HERE. WHEN YOU RAISE WAGES
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCALE OF AN
ORGANIZATION IT COMPACTS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT WAGE AND
HIGHER PAID PEOPLE. IT'S CALLED
WAGE IMP ACTION, AND WHAT IT
DOES IS IT CAUSES THE WAGES AT
THE UPPER LEVELS INCREASE TO
REESTABLISH THAT RELATIVE
DIFFERENCE. WAGE IMPACT SHIN
WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE OVERHEAD OF HOSPITALS
BASED UPON THIS SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE, BUT
THAT'S NOT ALL. YOU SEE EXEMPT
EMPLOYEES. WHO ARE PAID BY
SALARY. NOT HOURLY. THEY'RE NOT
PAID OVERTIME AND BECAUSE OF
THAT. THEY HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE
THAT IS DOUBLE THE MINIMUM WAGE.
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN THIS CASE
, UH, IN THE $25 FIGURES, WHAT I
FIGURED IT OUT BUT LOWER TO
BETWEEN 2025 IN ANY CASE ENDS UP
IN A MINIMUM WAGE FOR EXEMPT
EMPLOYEES OF $100,000 AND
INCREASING 100,000. DOLLARS. FOR
MINIMUM. FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES.
SO JUST RAISING THE MINIMUM
WAGE. IS A LOW. ESTIMATION OF
THE IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON
THE OVERHEAD OF HOSPITALS LIKE I
SAY, AS FOR ME, I AM VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF
OUR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES,
ESPECIALLY HOSPITALS, AND IF YOU
ARE, YOU WILL JOIN ME IN VOTING.
NO ON THIS. I HAVE MICROPHONES
UP FOR SENATOR GROVE AND SENATOR
MIN, SENATOR GROVE. FOLLOWED BY
SENATOR DOLLY. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I GOT THIS TEXT FROM
ONE OF MY HOSPITALS THAT HAS
REALLY BEEN STRUGGLING BECAUSE
OF THE POPULATION THAT I SERVED
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. UM 70% OF
THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE OUR
MEDICAL RECIPIENTS, AND THEY'RE
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MEDICAL
RATES AND INCREASES. SO THEY THE
TEXT READS AS FOLLOWS PERMISSION
TO READ. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
TEXT READS AS FOLLOWS THE IMPACT
OF THE $23 AN HOUR AS WE DON'T
HAVE TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE 25
FOR OTHER HOSPITALS WILL BE $13
MILLION FOR KOREA $13 MILLION
WITHOUT ANY INCREASE, OR
REIMBURSEMENT AND $13 MILLION
THAT WE DON'T HAVE. TÌM CEOS TAX
AND DISTRESSED HOSPITAL ALONE
PROGRAM CELEBRATIONS CERTAINLY
WERE VERY SHORT LIVED. THIS WAGE
INCREASE ALONG WITH THE
ASSOCIATED INCREASES IN PAYROLL
TAXES, RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND
OTHER LABOR COSTS RELATED TO
WAGE RATES WILL RESULT IN TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN NEW
COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED EXPENSES
FOR KOREA HEALTH WE MIGHT AS
WELL GIVE BACK THE $20 MILLION
THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE DISTRESS
HOSPITAL LOAN PROGRAM IS NOW WE
REALIZE THERE WILL BE NO WAY
THAT WE CAN PAY IT BACK AND HAVE
NO FINANCIAL, HEALTH AND
RECOVERY FOR KOREA. WE EMPLOY
OVER 1600 PEOPLE. WE'RE LEVEL
TWO TRAUMA CENTER IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. WE HAVE 1706 170 BEDS,
1700 EMPLOYEES AND I DON'T
UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
COMPLY WITH THIS MANDATE. WE
HAVE A CH A BOARD THAT WE FEEL
LIKE NEGOTIATED THIS BALANCE AND
AN OUTCOME AND PROTECTED MOST
HOSPITALS. UM AND THAT'S THE
STATEMENT THAT THEY USE, BUT
THEY DID NO SUCH THING. KOREA
HEALTH IS SURROUNDED BY
ADVENTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS INTO
LARRY HANFORD AND BAKERSFIELD,
SELMA, REEDLEY AND DELANOE AND
TASHA BE WHO WILL BE REQUIRED TO
RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGE TO $23
AN HOUR ON JUNE 1ST 2020 FOR
HEALTH IS REQUIRED TO RAISE OURS
TO $18 AN HOUR BUT WILL HAVE NO
OTHER CHOICE BUT TO RAISE IT TO
$23 AN HOUR TO BE COMPETITIVE
AND KEEP NURSES. TO TREAT THE
MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF
SOCIETY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
THAT WE SERVE. MEDICAL
RECIPIENTS. HEALTH HOSPITALS, UM
. UM IN KAISER AND FRESNO.
LIKEWISE RETAIL RESTAURANTS AND
HOTELS AND OTHER SIMILAR
INDUSTRIES WILL IN THE COMMUNITY
WILL BE ALSO LOSE EMPLOYEES TO
HOSPITALS. THIS IS A RIPPLE
EFFECT THAT WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
AFTERSHOCKS TO THE CENTRAL
VALLEY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END
OF JUNE. 30TH 2023 HEALTH CAREER
HEALTH LASTED 11,000,011 $0.2
MILLION CONTRIBUTED TO MARKET
DEFICITS AND OVERHEAD AND
INDIRECT COST TAKING MEDICAL
PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER 70 MILLION
, PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTPATIENT
SURGERY. WHILE I CAN NEVER TURN
DOWN A MEDICAL PATIENT WHO
REPRESENTS WHO PRESENTS
THEMSELVES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
I CAN BEGIN TO FURTHER REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF OUTPATIENT SURGERY
THAT WE PROVIDE FOR MEDICAL
PATIENTS. THIS IS NOT THE
CALIFORNIA FOR ALL PROGRAM, THE
GOVERNOR OR THE LEGISLATURE
TOUTS AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. WHAT AN
ABSOLUTELY SHAME ON A COMMUNITY
, A COMMUNITY THAT HAS OVER 70%
OF ITS PATIENTS ON MEDICAL
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR A NO
VOTE. SENATOR MEN. PRESIDENT I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THE
AUTHOR HAS DONE TO GET A BROAD
BASED CONSENSUS BEHIND THE BILL
. UM I GOT COVID MY FIRST WEEK
HERE IN THE SENATE, UM, AS AS I
THINK HAS BEEN REPORTED ON AND
WHEN I WAS TREATED AT A KAISER
HOSPITAL, UM THE NURSES AND
HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE
EXCEEDINGLY HELPFUL. WE TALKED
ABOUT ESSENTIAL WORKERS AT THAT
TIME, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE
CAN'T JUST TREAT THESE WORKERS
IS ESSENTIAL WHEN IT'S
CONVENIENT AND THEN IGNORE THEM
AND OTHER TIMES $25 AN HOUR
WORKS OUT TO ABOUT $50,000 A
YEAR MAN SALARY. THAT IS NOT A
LOT HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING SO I
WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO
LIVE IN THIS STATE. WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HEALTH CARE
WORKERS, JUST THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING THAT WE HAVE. AND WHILE I
RECOGNIZE THAT THE POINT MADE BY
MY COLLEAGUE FROM FAROOK'S, I
WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT
HOSPITAL CEO S ON AVERAGE AND
NONPROFITS MAY 8 TIMES WHAT
THERE ARE AVERAGE EMPLOYEES MAKE
THAT I THINK THAT WAGE
COMPRESSION IS SOMETHING THAT
IS, UM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE
NOT SEEING AS MUCH OF IN THIS
ERA WHEN CEOS MAKE SO MUCH MORE
THAN THEIR AVERAGE EMPLOYEES, SO
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO
VOTE FOR THIS BILL. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. MEN, SENATOR JOLLY
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT MEMBERS.
I ALSO RISE IN OPPOSITION OF
THIS BILL AND AS SOMEBODY WHO
REPRESENTS 15 COUNTIES. MORE
MORE LAND THAN MANY STATES ARE
IN THE FIRST SENATE-DISTRICT.
WITH MANY RURAL HOSPITALS WHO
HAVE BEEN ON THE BRINK FOR A
LONG TIME. IF YOU'RE IN MODOC
COUNTY. YOU HAVE TO GO 100 AND
50 MILES TO HAVE A CHILD TODAY.
NOT TO MENTION THE MANY RULE
CLINICS THAT WE HAVE THAT SERVE
OUR CONSTITUENTS IN THESE RURAL
AREAS. THIS AND I KNOW THAT THE
AUTHOR TALKED ABOUT OFF RAMPS.
BUT AS MY FRIEND FROM PARADOX
MENTIONED. THE PROBLEM IS THE
IMPACT IN THAT GOES UP AND THE
AVAILABILITY FOR THESE WORKERS
AND WORKFORCE. THIS IS NOT JUST
A NURSE'S BILL. THIS IS FOR THE
LINE STAFF THAT WORKS IN THESE
HOSPITALS. AND SO. I JUST WANT
TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY I KNOW
THAT THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION HAS AS HAS
NEGOTIATED. UH, AND HIS IN
SUPPORT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU AS
A BUSINESS OWNER IN CALIFORNIA.
I NEGOTIATE THE DEATH OF MY
BUSINESS EVERY DAY HERE. WE JUST
PROLONG IT. AND THIS BILL. IN MY
OPINION. IS A NEGOTIATION THAT
WILL WE'LL SEE. HOSPITALS GO OUT
OF SERVICE, AND WE WILL SEE, UM
RURAL HEALTH CLINICS FOR SURE,
BE SEVERELY IMPACTED AND
PROBABLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS. AND
FOR THOSE REASONS I CANNOT
SUPPORT SP 5 TO 5 AND URGE, YOU
KNOW, VOTE ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, SENATOR DOLLY ANY OTHER
MEMBERS WANT TO BE HEARD ON THIS
MATTER. SENATOR NILO FOR THE
SECOND TIME? YES THANK YOU FOR
THE SECOND TIME ONLY BECAUSE MY
NAME WAS MENTIONED IN A COMMENT
JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, UH,
IMPLYING THAT WHAT I MEANT WITH
REGARD TO WAGE IMPACT SHIN OR
FOR THAT MATTER, EXEMPT
EMPLOYEES THAT I MEANT CEO S.
YOU DID NOT HEAR ME. SAY CEO S.
I DIDN'T EVEN MEAN A CEO. I
WASN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT A
CEO. HOSPITALS HAVE HUNDREDS,
SOMETIMES THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES
RANGING FROM, UH JANITORS TO
NURSES TO MIDDLE MANAGEMENT,
MIDDLE LEVEL MANAGERS TO TOP
MIDDLE MANAGERS TO C E. O S AND
WAGE COMPACTION AS IT IMPACTS
EVERYTHING ALL THE WAY UP.
PROBABLY CEOS, THE LEAST
ACTUALLY, OR MAYBE EVEN NOT AT
ALL. BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
OTHER EMPLOYEES. PAY WHO WAS IN
THAT ARE INCREASED THAT ARE
IMPACTED BY WAGE IMPACT ACTION.
ALRIGHT ANY OTHER MEMBER WANT TO
BE RECOGNIZED ON THIS MEASURE?
SEE NONE. SENATOR DURAZO, YOU
MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE ALL
OF THE COMMENTS WHEN I FIRST
INTRODUCED THIS BILL ON THIS
FLOOR. THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONVERSATION. THERE WAS A LOT OF
ISSUES RAISED, UM, AND CONCERNS
RAISED AND I TOOK THOSE TWO
HEART AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
I WORKED WITH TOOK THEM TO
HEART. AH WE HEARD ABOUT THE
DISTRESSED HOSPITALS. THE SMALL
HOSPITALS ARE RURAL CLINICS. UM
YOU COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON.
AND WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IS
THAT THEY WERE ALL WILLING TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAGES OF
THEIR WORKFORCE. THESE EMPLOYERS
, BUSINESSES. INDUSTRY LEADERS
ALONG WITH S E I U REALLY TALKED
ABOUT WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE
A STRONG PROSPEROUS HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO
INCLUDE AT THE TABLE? THE PEOPLE
WHO CARRY OUT AND WHO WORK FOR
US AND WHO CARRY OUT THE NEEDS
THAT WE HAVE IS PATIENTS SO
THAT'S WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF.
OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO WORKED ON THIS
SO MUCH, AND I, LASTLY WANT TO
THANK THE PRO TEM FOR HER
GUIDANCE IN THIS PROCESS. IT WAS
VERY IMPORTANT AND I HOPE THAT
WITH THIS WE SHOWED THAT WE CAN
ALL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME
THING NOT PICKING ONE THING OVER
THE OTHER, NOT PICKING THE
WORKFORCE OVER. THE SUCCESS OF A
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, BUT
EVERYTHING IN A COMPREHENSIVE
WAY WITH THAT, MR PRESIDENT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
DEBATE HAVING CEASED, SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALRIGHT. I
BROUGHT A GIRL. ARCHULETTA. AYE
ASHBY. I ATKINS ALRIGHT. BECKER.
ALRIGHT BLAKESPEAR. ALRIGHT
BRADFORD. HI CABALLERO. ALRIGHT
CORTEZ E. ALL RIGHT, DARLING. NÓ
DODD. AYE. I ADMIN. AYE GLASER.
GONZALES. ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO
ORDER. ALL RIGHT, JONES. NO,
LORD. I DEMAND. MCGUIRE ALRIGHT
MEN, JABBAR. I MAN AYE, NEWMAN.
I WHEN NÓ NILO. NO MORE TROUBLE.
NÓ AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH.
AYE, RUBIO. ALRIGHT SUHARTO. NÓ
SKINNER. AYE SMALLER QUIVERS
EYES STERN. HI, AMBER. I WOULD
HAVE AYE, WIENER. I WELCOME NO,
IT'S CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
BROUGH GIL. NOW. LIMÓN AYE. ON A
VOTE OF 31 TO 9. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO NOW MOVE
TO TWO ITEMS THAT WE PASSED UP.
DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR
MAJORITY LEADER. IT'S FILE ITEM
40 41. WE TURN FIRST TO FILE
ITEM 40. BY SENATOR MCGUIRE, THE
SECRETARY WOULD PLEASE READ.
SEND A BILL TO 86 BY SENATOR
MAGUIRE AN ACT RELATING TO
PUBLIC RESOURCES. SENATOR
MCGUIRE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
PRESIDENT, AMENDMENTS TAKING
THESE SIMPLY AND THIS BILL
RESTRUCTURES THE FISHERY WORKING
GROUP IN TIES THE FRAMEWORK FOR
THE WORKING GROUP TO THE COASTAL
COMMISSION'S COSTAL DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT PROCESS INSTEAD OF THE
STATE LANDS, COMMISSION LEAST
PROCESS BUT RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
MCGUIRE, INTRODUCING THE BILL,
SENATOR DOLLY FOR YOU, MR
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I'VE BEEN
WAITING ALL NIGHT FOR THE
MAJORITY LEADER'S BILL. SP 2 86.
I WANT TO TALK. RIGHT TO THE
AMENDMENTS. SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME.
THIS ALLOWS THE STATE LANDS
COMMISSION TO REASONABLY
COMPENSATE, MITIGATE FOR AN
AVOIDABLE IMPACTS WITHIN THE
LEASE AS PROVIDED CLARIFYING THE
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.
TO ACTUALLY SPEND MONEY AND GO
OUT AND. AND QUITE FRANKLY, WORK
WITH THE TRIBES WORK WITH THE
FISHING INDUSTRY AND ALL THOSE
FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN MY
OPINION BOUGHT OFF. AS WE MOVE
FORWARD FOR OFFSHORE WIND. AND I
WANT TO NOW TIE THIS TO THE
OTHER THING I WAS TALKING ABOUT
EARLIER THAN OTHER BILL, WHICH
IS CENTRAL PROCUREMENT. SO EVERY
YOU HAVE TO HAVE CENTRAL
PROCUREMENT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE JUST VOTED ON CENTRAL
PROCUREMENT THAT ALLOWS THE
COASTAL COMMISSION WITH DWR TO
BE ABLE TO TAX ALL RATEPAYERS IN
CALIFORNIA TO GO MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS WITH THE COASTAL
COMMISSION. SO MAKE NO MISTAKE
ABOUT IT. THESE ARE TIED
TOGETHER. AND THIS IS GOING TO
DRIVE RATES UP IN CALIFORNIA
EVEN HIGHER AT THE SAME TIME.
AVOIDING THE IMPACTS THAT THE
TRUE IMPACT THAT ARE GOING TO
HAPPEN OUT ON THE OUT IN THE
OCEAN FOR OFFSHORE WIND. AND
WITH GEOTHERMAL, SO JUST MAY I
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CLEARLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE. THE ABILITY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
AND THE STATE LANDS TO DO WORK
TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD ON
OFFSHORE WIND, WHICH I BELIEVE
WILL BE A HUGE IMPACT NOT ONLY
TO THE ENVIRONMENT BUT TO THE
FISHERIES TO THE TWO TRIBES AND
TO THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AT THE
SAME TIME, AND THIS THIS IS THIS
BILL RIGHT HERE, ALONG WITH THE
OTHER ONES ARE GOING TO BE
DEVASTATING TO THE PRICES OF
ENERGY AND CALIFORNIA OVER THE
NEXT 12 YEARS. FOR THOSE REASONS
THAT I ASKED FOR A NO VOTE ON
THE AMENDMENTS AND THE BILL.
THANK YOU, SENATOR DOLLY ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON
THIS MEASURE? ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE SCENE AND
SENATOR MCGUIRE, YOU MAY CLOSE.
SO I WOULD BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT
WHAT THIS BILL IS AND WHAT IT
DOES. AND I'M GOING TO BE VERY
BRIEF ON THIS. MR PRESIDENT.
NUMBER ONE. THIS CUTS FIVE YEARS
OFF OF THE PROGRAM PERMITTING
PROCESS BY COMBINING BOTH THE
LOCAL AND THE STATE SEQUEL
PROCESS. SOMETHING THAT THE
OTHER SIDE. HAS ALWAYS WANTED.
IS TO BE ABLE TO STREAMLINE THE
PERMITTING PROCESS FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN THIS STATE. I GET
IT DON'T LIKE OFFSHORE WIND, BUT
IT DOES EXACTLY WHERE THEY HAVE
BEEN FOCUSED. ON STREAMLINE THE
PERMITTING PROCESS TO IT KEEPS
BOTH THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCESS NIPAH IN THE STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS. SEQUA
COMPLETELY INTACT. 110% FULL
STOP. TAKE A LOOK AT THE BILL.
THREE JUST LIKE ANY LARGE
PROJECT IN THIS STATE. OF COURSE
, THERE WILL BE IMPACTS. AND SO
WHAT? THIS BILL DOES IT
ESTABLISHES THREE DIFFERENT
TRENCHES TO BE ABLE TO MITIGATE
THE IMPACTS NUMBER ONE. IT IS
ESTABLISHES A CAREER TRAINING
FUND TO BE ABLE TO GET IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO
WORK. AN OFFSHORE WIND. WE
SHOULD BE DOING MORE OF THAT.
NUMBER TWO THERE WILL BE AN
IMPACT. TO THE SLEET TO THE
FISHERY COMMUNITY IN THIS STATE.
IT PROVIDES THEM MITIGATION
FUNDING IN CASE FISHING GROUNDS
ARE IMPACTED. THAT'S HOW WE DO
THINGS IN THE UNITED STATES AND
THE NUMBER THREE IT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
. THIS IS LIKE ANY OTHER PROJECT
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN
I VOTE. DEBATE HAVING CEASED,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN HI. I BROUGHT A GIRL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE, ASHBY. ALRIGHT
ATKINS. ALRIGHT BECKER. HI BLAKE
SPEAR. ALRIGHT, BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. CORTEZ E. DELI NÓ.
DODD. AYE. AYE, EGGMAN. AG MEANT
HI, GLASER. GONZALES. ALRIGHT,
GROVE. NO TODD Ó. HI JONES. NO,
LORD. I LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. I
MANAGE A BAR. ALRIGHT MAN, I
NEWMAN I WHEN NÓ NILO. NO MORE
TROUBLE. NO IDEA. PORTANTINO
ALRIGHT, ROTH. HI, RUBIO.
ALRIGHT. SO YOU ARTO NÓ SKINNER.
AYE, SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE, STERN.
HI AMBERG. AYE, WAHA. AYE,
WIENER. I WELCOME NO. AND A VOTE
OF 32 TO 8. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'RE GONNA MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM 41. SENATOR MCGUIRE.
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 3 19 BY SENATOR MCGUIRE
INEQUITY INTO ELECTRICITY,
SENATOR MCGUIRE THANK YOU SO
MUCH. LAST ONE. I PROMISED MR
PRESIDENT I'VE BEEN TAKING THE
ASSEMBLY REQUIRE STATE ENERGY
AGENCIES HAVE DEVELOPED
ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS THAT DESCRIBES THE
STATE'S ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
PERMITTING PROCESS WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AND I
VOTE MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION AND
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE. IS
ELIGIBLE FOR UNANIMOUS ROLL
CALL. WITHOUT OBJECTION IS 14
00. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO
TONIGHT. WE HAVE BILLS ON CALL.
WE HAVE, UH, A SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL FILE. THAT WILL BE
OUT SHORTLY. WE HAVE MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS STILL TO COME SO.
MEMBERS JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE
WHAT'S NEXT GOING TO? WHAT'S
NEXT GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE UP A BILL WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO FILE FOR NEW
MEMBERS. THIS IS A NEW
EXPERIENCE. PERHAPS THIS IS SB 5
67. WILL BE THE NEXT MATTER.
WELL HERE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO
FILE GIVE US A MOMENT AND THAT'S
WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT.
ALRIGHT MEMBERS. WE'RE NOW GOING
TO GO TO A MEASURE WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO FILE WITHOUT
OBJECTION. WE'RE GONNA HEAR SP 5
67 BY SENATOR DURAZO. SEEN ON
SECRETARY PLEASE READ. SENATE
BILL 5 67 BY SENATOR DURAZO
INOCULATING TO TENNESSEE SENATOR
GERARD SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SP 567
, THE CALIFORNIA HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION ACT IS BACK FOR
CONCURRENCE FROM THE STATE
ASSEMBLY. THIS BILL ENSURES THAT
THE CALIFORNIA TENANT PROTECTION
ACT OF 2019 IS ENFORCEABLE. THE
LATEST VERSION IS THE PRODUCT OF
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SEVERAL
COMMITTEES IN BOTH THE SENATE
AND THE ASSEMBLY AND
STAKEHOLDERS. IT INCLUDES
AMENDMENTS SUCH AS DELAYING
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL UNTIL
APRIL. 1ST 2024 AS AMENDED, SOME
OF THE OPPOSITION HAS BEEN
REMOVED AND I HAVE COMMITTED TO
WORKING WITH THE CALIFORNIA
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. TO
ADDRESS A MINOR LANGUAGE ERROR
WITH FUTURE LEGISLATION.
COLLEAGUES WE'RE ALL FEELING THE
IMPACT OF THE HOMELESS CRISIS IN
OUR DISTRICTS, MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE BECOMING A HOUSED AT
A RATE FASTER THAN WE ARE
PROVIDING SHELTER TO ADDRESS
PART OF THIS CRISIS. WE MUST
STOP THE FLOW OF FAMILIES INTO
HOMELESSNESS. THAT'S WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT OUR STATEWIDE
TENANT PROTECTIONS ARE ACTUALLY
ENFORCEABLE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS THIS BILL
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE, SENATOR
JONES THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I
RISE TODAY TO EXPRESS SOME
CONCERNS REGARDING THIS MEASURE
AS B 5 67. FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER SP
5 67 OF A SENIOR SMALL HOUSING
PROVIDER, INADVERTENTLY
MISCALCULATES THE RENTAL AMOUNT
AND ASKS FOR JUST ONE PENNY MORE
IN RENT THAN IS PERMITTED BY
ABBY 14. THEN AS PERMITTED BY 80
14 82. THEY ARE POTENTIALLY
LIABLE FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND
COSTS TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN ON
PAGE 17 OF THE ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. IT
STATES IN PERTINENT PART QUOTE
THE AUTHOR MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
LIMITING RECOVERY OF REASONABLE
ATTORNEY'S FEES AND CHARGES TO
CASES WHERE THE OWNER HAS ACTED
WILFULLY OR WITH OPPRESSION,
FRAUD OR MALICE. THE AUTHOR HAS
NOT INCORPORATED THIS AMENDMENT
INTO THE BILL. AND FOR THIS TYPE
OF MEASURE, WHICH FUNDAMENTALLY
CHANGES THE NEGOTIATED DEAL ON A
B 14 82. FROM 2019. IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE GET IT RIGHT.
I ASKED FOR A NO VOTE THIS
EVENING, FURTHER DISCUSSION OR
DEBATE ON THIS MEASURE FOR THEIR
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING THE
MICROPHONES UP, SENATOR DURAZO,
YOU MIGHT CLOSE. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ALAN HI. I
BROUGHT A GALE. ARCHULETTA.
ASHBY. HI ATKINS. I BECKER
ALRIGHT, BLAKESPEAR. AYE,
BRADFORD. CABALLERO. ALRIGHT
CORTEZ E. DOLLY! NÓ DODD. SO HI,
EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES.
ALRIGHT, GROVE. NO TODD Ó.
JONES? NO, LARRY LEMON. ALRIGHT
MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR. ALL RIGHT,
MAN. NEWMAN. WHEN NÓ NILO. OR
TRAVEL. NÓ AYE, PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. COR AYE. SO YOU ARE NO.
SKINNER. AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS.
AYE, STERN. ALRIGHT. HAMBURG. I
HA! AYE. WINNER I WELCOME NÓ.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
RAFEAL NÓ ARCHULETTA. DODD.
GLASER. NO. MCGUIRE HI, MEN.
NEWMAN. NILO. NO WRATH. 24 TO 9.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS OF I CAN HAVE YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE. AYE. WE CAN
BE ATTENDED TO THESE MATTERS. WE
CAN GET OUT OF HERE A LOT
SOONER. WE'RE GONNA LIVE CALLS
NOW. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT BUTTON
ON YOUR MACHINE THAT YOU CAN
PRESS TO SEE WHERE YOU'RE OFF.
AVILES. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT AS
SENATOR EDMUND. SHE'S A PRO AT
THIS. OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE
GONNA START LIFTING CALLS TO
BEGIN WITH FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
AH! SECRETARY, PLEASE. CALL THE
ROLL. ASHBY. BRADFORD. ORTEZ E.
AYE. SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE. ON A
VOTE OF 38 TO 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN 19
FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
RONALD GIL. AYE. BRADFORD. AYE,
CORTEZ E. HI. SMALLER CUEVAS. I
WANNA VOTE OF 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN THE
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
CORTESI. AYE. RUBIO. AYE.
SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE. 42 0. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED NG FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE SP 6 13, SECRETARY OPEN THE
ROLL, PLEASE. BRADFORD. AYE.
ORTEZ E I SMALLER QUIVERS. AYE.
AND A VOTE OF 39 TO 1. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN WILL BE NINE TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 10 SP 844
SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
ORTEZ E. AYE. MEN. SMALLER
CUEVAS. AYE. IS THERE A
CORRECTED VOTE THERE NOW? OKAY?
ALRIGHT ON A VOTE OF 39 TO 0.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
OUT OF NUMBER 14 BY SENATOR
BECKER. SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE. ORTEZ E. AYE. SO AYE.
SMALLER CUEVAS. I VOTE OF 42 0.
THE IMMENSE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 15 BY SENATOR MENJIVAR
SECRETARY. PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
SO. I 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
VIOLATE HIM. 16 BY SENATOR
NEWMAN, SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE. FIVE. SO AYE. VOTE OF
32 TO 8. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN WE WANT A FILE
ITEM. 44 BY SENATOR BECKER,
SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
SO AYE. GROVE. NO MENTION OF OUR
AYE. ON A VOTE OF 33 TO 7. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN BUT WE DON'T FILE
ITEM NUMBER 44 BY SENATOR OCHOA,
BUG SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE. ON THE URGENCY. SO AYE.
GROVE. HI JONES. AYE. RUBIO.
AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS. I WANNA
VOTE OF 42 0 AND THE URGENCY AND
42 0 ON THE MEASURE. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
WE'VE BEEN ON THE FIRELIGHT, UM
46 BY SENATOR ROTH. SECRETARY.
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE SO AYE.
RUBIO. AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS. HI.
ON A VOTE OF 31 TO 9. THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARE CONCURRED
IN MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM. 47
SENATOR BECKER. SECRETARY,
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE. ALVARADO
GIL. ALL RIGHT. ASHBY. AYE. SO
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. PORTANTINO
AYE. SMALLER QUIVERS. HI. VOTE
OF 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN. CAN I ASK
MEMBERS TO PLEASE GIVE US YOUR
ATTENTION. NOW IT'S VERY
DIFFICULT TO HEAR UP HERE AND WE
HAVE MEMBERS WHO NEED TO ADD ON
AND THEY NEED TO HEAR AS WELL.
SO GET THE VOLUME DOWN. PLEASE
THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM.
48. HIGHLIGHTING 48 BY SENATOR
BRADFORD SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE. ASHBY. I CARASSO.
GONZALES. GROVE. ARCHULETTA. I
DON'T KNOW. LEMON. MCGUIRE MEN.
SKINNER. SMALLER QUIVERS. STERN.
AHA! WIENER. GROVE. AYE. ON A
VOTE OF 27 28 TO THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM. 49
GLASER, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
BRADFORD. SO AYE. LEMON. SMALLER
CUEVAS. AYE. LIMÓN. AYE.
BRADFORD I VOTE OF 42 0. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
51 SENATOR BECKER, SECRETARY,
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE. ALVARADO
GIL. NO. YEAH. SO AYE. SKINNER.
HI. SMALLER CUEVAS. I 31 TO 9.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN HIGHLIGHTING 52 BY
SENATOR NGUYEN, PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE. YEAH. SO AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. I WANT A VOTE OF 42 0.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. LET HIM 53 BY
SENATOR DODD. SECRETARY PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. BRADFORD. YEAH.
SO. BRADFORD. I SMALLER QUIVERS.
I HAVE 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE 54 BY SENATOR
LAMONTAGNE SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE. ALAN AYE. HUESO. AYE.
WHEN SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE. ON A
VOTE OF 32 TO 7. ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVED ON TO FILE ITEM 55 BY
SENATOR WIENER SECRETARY. PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. AYE. WHEN NO MORE
TROUBLE. NO SMALL AYE. AND A
VOTE OF 32 TO 8 ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE UP ITEM 56 BY
SENATOR NEWMAN. SECRETARY PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. SO AYE. WHEN AYE,
SKINNER. ALRIGHT, SMALLER
QUIVERS. I WANT A VOTE OF 42 0.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEMS 57 BY SENATOR BLAKE SPIRIT
SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
YEAH. SO AYE. AYE. WHEN NO.
BROTH. DROVE BEALL. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. HI. ON A VOTE OF 32 9.
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
ADAM 58, SENATOR BECKER, PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. SO AYE. LEMON. I
WHEN NO SMALL WOODCARVERS. AYE.
ON A VOTE OF 35 TO 5. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
OUT OF 59 BY SENATOR STERN
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
ARCHULETTA. ASHBY. BLACK SPEAR.
AYE. CABALLERO. DODD. AYE,
EGGMAN. AYE, LAIRD. MENJIVAR.
WHEN NO. RUBIO. AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. HI. HAMBURG. AYE. ON A
VOTE OF 24 TO 10. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE 62 BY SENATOR
LEMOND SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE. BRADFORD. SO AYE, EGGMAN.
WHEN AYE. SMALLER CUEVAS. AYE.
BRADFORD. AYE. HAGMAN I ON A
VOTE OF 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM. 61 BY SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR
SECRETARY. PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
BECKER I WHEN AYE, SMALLER
CUEVAS. 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM 63 BY SENATOR DURAZO,
SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
WHEN NO. SMALLER QUIVERS. I
WANNA VOTE OF 32 TO 8. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN PILE ITEM 65 BY
SENATOR CIERTO SECRETARY. PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. EGGMAN. ALL
RIGHT. SMALLWOOD GRABBERS. I
HAVE 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM. 66 BY SENATOR CAVALLERO
SECRETARY. PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
SMALLER CUEVAS. I VOTED 32 TO 8
. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN BY LET HIM 67 BY
SENATOR ASHBY. SECRETARY. PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. DELI. ALL RIGHT.
SMALLER CUEVAS. I 42 0. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN BY LET HIM 68 BY
SENATOR HURTADO. PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE. SEYARTO. SMALLER CUEVAS.
AYE. ON A VOTE OF 36 TO 3. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN FILE ITEM 70 BY
SENATOR ROTH. SECRETARY. PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE. SMALLER CUEVAS.
AYE. ON A VOTE OF 42 0. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN. ON THE FILE ITEM.
72 SENATOR BRADFORD SECRETARY,
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE, ALAN
THERE'S NO WORDS BLAKESPEAR
CORTEZ E. TODD Ó. ALL RIGHT.
LAYERED LEMON. MAN. SKINNER.
SMALLWOOD ABBAS. I DON'T KNOW.
ON A VOTE OF 26 TO 60 ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM 73 BY
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. SECRETARY,
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE. CABALLERO.
DODD Ó. AYE. NEWMAN. ALL RIGHT.
ON A VOTE OF 29 TO 10. THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS ARE
CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO FILE
74 BY SENATOR ALLEN SECRETARY.
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE. BRADFORD.
CABALLERO. DELI. AYE. GROWTH.
AYE. SO AYE. JONES. AYE. WHEN
AYE. NILO. AYE. OR TRIBAL. AYE.
SO YOU ARE TOE ALL RIGHT. HØI.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ONE MORE
TIME. BRADFORD. ON A VOTE OF 39
TO 0. THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS
ARE CONCURRED IN MOVING ON TO
FILE 75 BY SENATOR BRADFORD
SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
CABALLERO. AYE. TODD Ó. AYE.
WHEN. 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
MOVING ON TO FILE 76 BY SENATOR
DURAZO'S SECRETARY, PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE. ALVARADO GIL.
BLAKESPEAR CABALLERO. DODD. AYE.
DAR GLASER. MEN. WHEN NO. THE
VOTE OF 27 TO 8. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN FILE
ITEM. 77 BY SENATOR GONZALEZ,
SECRETARY. PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE.
WHEN AYE. PORTANTINO BYE. RUBIO.
ALRIGHT 42 0. THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN.
MEMBERS JUST ASK YOU TO JUST
STAY AT CHURCH SEATS, PLEASE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A SHORT PAUSE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS IN JUST A MOMENT.
STAY TUNED.
MEMBERS WERE GOING TO GO TO
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. I THINK
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS
WHO WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED. CAN
WE ASK MEMBERS TO RETURN TO
THEIR SEATS, PLEASE? COULD WE
ASK ALL THE MEMBERS TO RETURN
THEIR SEATS? WE'LL BEGIN WITH
SENATOR BECKER. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. RISE SUBMIT A LETTER
THE JOURNAL FOR SP 3 62 TO
CLARIFY AUTHOR'S INTENT LETTER
CLARIFIES THAT BY GRANT
EXEMPTIONS TO ALLOW DATA BROKERS
TO KEEP CERTAIN INFORMATION. WE
DO NOT ALLOW DATA BROKER TONIGHT
EVERY DELETION REQUEST WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION. OKAY? EXCELLENT
SP 3 62. IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY
BOTH SIDES. THANK YOU. SENATOR
BECKER HAS NOT.
WITH MY SCORECARD.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SENATOR
JONES. SENATOR JONES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. ON THIS
MOTION FOR THE LETTER. THE
REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE TO
ABSTAIN, PLEASE. SO IF WE COULD
DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, OKAY, WE'RE
GOING TO DO MEMBERS OF ROLL CALL
VOTE ON THE SUBMISSION OF THE
LETTER ON SPS 3 62 WERE JUST
UNDER BACK HERE IS ASKING FOR AN
EYE, AND SENATOR JOHNS IS ASKING
FOR AN ABSTENTION. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. ALLEN.
ALRIGHT, I BROUGHT A GILL. AYE,
ARCHULETTA. AYE ASHBY. I ATKINS
ALRIGHT BECKER. I BLAKESPEAR HI,
BRADFORD. AYE, CABALLERO.
ALRIGHT CORTEZ E. ALRIGHT,
DOLLY! DODD. AYE. I ADMIN. AYE
GLASER. GONZALES. GROVE. DODD
Ó. ALL RIGHT, JONES. LARD. I
LEMON? AYE, MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. AYE, NEWMAN.
ALRIGHT WHEN NILO. OR TROUBLE.
BY THE ALRIGHT PORTANTINO. AYE,
ROTH. AYE, RUBIO. AYE. SO YOUR
TOE SKINNER. HI. SMALL WORK WITH
US. I STERN I AM BERG, I HA! HI.
WIENER. I WELCOME. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS, SHELLY.
GONZALES. AYE, GROVE. JONES.
MCGUIRE AYE. WHEN HELLO. WHAT
TROUBLE? SUHARTO. WELCOME. ON A
VOTE OF 32 TO 0. THE MOTION
CARRIES ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA
RECOGNIZE SENATOR GONZALEZ. WHAT
PURPOSE DO YOU RISE? THANK YOU,
MR PRESIDENT. I REQUEST
PERMISSION TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO
THE JOURNAL REGARDING A B 1 26
THAT WILL CLARIFY THE INTENT
THAT BOTH DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
EQUITY FOCUSED DOLLARS ORDERED
THROUGH THE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. OBJECTION I
SEE THEM POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS,
SENATOR JONES. MR. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I WOULD ASK THAT THE
ROLE FROM SP 3 60 TO BE
SUBSTITUTED FOR THIS VOTE.
ALRIGHT WITHOUT OBJECTION IS 32
NO ZERO MOTION CARRIES. MOVE
NEXT TO SENATOR DURAZO. THANK
YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS I
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED SUBMIT A
LETTER TO THE GENERAL FOR SB 5
TO 5. WITHOUT OBJECTION. I SEE
SENATOR JONES, SENATOR JONES.
THANK YOU. MR PRESIDENT ASKED
THE ROLL CALL FROM SB 3 60 TO BE
SUBSTITUTED FOR THIS ROLL CALL.
OBJECTION IS 32 NO. ZERO MOTION
CARRIES. SENATOR DURAZO A SECOND
REQUEST. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
. RIGHTS TO REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO
THE GENERAL REGARDING THE INTENT
OF SB 567. THANK YOU. HA WITHOUT
OBJECTION. THAT WOULD BE THE
ORDER. ANYTHING FURTHER, SENATOR
DURAZO NOTE, SENATOR RUBIO. WHAT
PURPOSE? YOU RISE. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I RISE TO ASK FOR
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUBMIT A
LETTER TO THE JOURNAL FOR SB
55855 A WITHOUT OBJECTION. THAT
WOULD BE THE ORDER. ANY OTHER
MICROPHONES UP. I CANNOT SEE.
SENATOR BRADFORD. IT'S GOOD.
THAT MEANS BEFORE. THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. I'M WOULD LIKE TO
SEND IN A LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
REGARDING SB 842 STATING
INTENTIONS TO NOT INTERFERE OR
IMPEDE LOCAL AIR DISTRICTS,
RURAL AND REGULATIONS ADDRESSING
WE FIND A RETURN AROUND AND
MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE AGREEMENT
ON BOTH SIDES. WITHOUT OBJECTION
WILL BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
AND ANOTHER MY SENATOR MCGUIRE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR PRESIDENT
, THE REQUESTED THE AUTHOR. I'D
LIKE TO REMOVE A B 15 OR FIVE
FIRE FILE ITEM 86 MOVING TO THE
INACTIVE FILE WILL NOTE. ANY
OTHER MICROPHONES UP THAT I
CANNOT SEE. MAYBE IT'S MY EYES.
LATENESS OF THE HOUR, OKAY?
EVERYBODY READY FOR THAT
SUPPLEMENTAL FILE NUMBER TWO.
EVERYBODY READY FOR THAT. THERE
IS NO SUPPLEMENTAL FILE NUMBER
TWO ALRIGHT. THE FOLLOWING
MEASURES WILL BE MOVED TO THE
INACTIVE FILE. FILE ITEM FIVE
SCR 72 FILE. ADAM 81, SCR 87
HIGHLIGHT AND 84 A CR 84 FILE
ITEM 88 A CR 86 WITHOUT
OBJECTION. DONE. ALL RIGHT.
MY FAVORITE WORDS HERE, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN. THE DESK IS CLEAR
PATTERN PRO TEM, THE DESK IS
CLEAR. HMM THANK YOU, MR
PRESIDENT. UM WHAT A WHAT A LONG
BUT PRODUCTIVE DAY AND AS IS
TYPICALLY TRUE AT THIS, UH,
POINT OF THE EVENING AT THE END
OF SESSION. I WANTED TO TAKE A
MINUTE TO MAKE SOME SPECIAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKS AND
THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER BEFORE WE
CLOSE OUT AND FOR YOUR BENEFIT,
MR PRESIDING OFFICER, I WANT TO
BE SURE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THESE COMMENTS WILL CONSTITUTE
AND OVER. JUST HE KNOWS WHAT I
MEAN. SO SOME OF YOU MIGHT ASK
HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS BEING MY
LAST END OF SESSION AS PRO TEM.
WELL I'M NOT SURE THERE'S
ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THE LAST DAY
OF SESSION UNDERSCORE WHAT MY
FRIEND JOHN PEREZ TOLD ME WHEN I
SUCCEEDED HIM AS SPEAKER. SOME
OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS
YOUR HAPPIEST DAY. IT'S WHEN YOU
BUY THE BOAT AND YOUR SECOND
HAPPIEST DAY IS WHEN YOU SELL
THE BOAT. SO TONIGHT AS PRO 10,
I HAVE THAT THOUGHT IN MIND. IN
THE MEANTIME, I'M GOING TO DO MY
BEST TO LIVE UP TO THE NAMESAKE
OF THIS WONDERFUL GIFT AND SASH
MY STAFF GAVE TO ME. UM SO I
SAID I WOULD WEAR IT. THEY
BOUGHT IT FOR ME. WHAT COULD I
DO? UM BUT IT MEANS CONTINUING
TO BE IN THE WORDS OF MY
NAMESAKE. ABSOLUTELY HAPPY AND
PRODUCTIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT
JUST 9 TO 5, THOUGH I THINK THE
HOURS WILL GET EASIER ONCE THAT
BOAT SAILS PAST CORONADO AND UP
THE NORTHERN COAST, MR. MAJORITY
LEADER WHERE DID HE GO UP THE
COAST, THE NORTHERN COAST. THE
BOAT WILL BE SAILING. IT WILL
LAND AT A DOC SOMEWHERE NEAR
YOU. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
SAINT DOLLY. THE ORIGINAL
BACKWOODS BARBIE HAS TAUGHT US
IS TO COUNT OUR BLESSINGS AND TO
BE GRATEFUL, AND I WANT TO TAKE
A MOMENT JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT I AM
MOST GRATEFUL FOR TONIGHT. AND
I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR
INCREDIBLE SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE, ERICA CONTRERAS.
ERICA YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
FRIENDSHIP HAS MEANT THE WORLD
TO ME. DECEMBER WILL MARK FIVE
YEARS SINCE YOU WERE ELECTED BY
THIS HOUSE, AND IN THAT TIME
YOU'VE BECOME A PILLAR OF THIS
INSTITUTION AND A RESPECTED
GUARDIAN OF THE SENATE, OUR PAST
OUR PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE.
THANK YOU. AND CHIEF ASSISTANT
SECRETARY BERNADETTE MCNULTY.
AND IF THE SUMMER BELONGED TO
BARBIE, THE FALL BELONGS TO
BERNIE EVERY YEAR AT THE END OF
SESSION. IT'S LIKE WATCHING
REGGIE JACKSON IN OCTOBER.
YOU'VE SEEN THEM PERFORM SO WELL
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THEN
THE PRESSURE'S ON THEY REALLY
SHINE AND THAT'S BERNIE. I WANT
TO THANK. WITH THAT I HAVE TO
ADD THE INCREDIBLE DESK STAFF.
ALL OF YOU ARE SO CONSCIENTIOUS
FROM START TO FINISH, THE
PEOPLE'S WORK WOULD NOT GET DONE
WITHOUT YOUR LONG HOURS. AND
YOU'RE CAREFUL WORK AND I KNOW
THAT YOU'LL STILL BE WORKING
WHEN WE IN THIS EVENING AND WRAP
UP. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. AND
WITH THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND. BUT THERE'S SO
MANY PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES. I
WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THAT DO
ENGROSSING AND ENROLLING. IT
WOULD MEAN NOTHING IF WE
COULDN'T GET THE WORK COMPLETED
BY DOING THAT, SO I WANT TO
THANK THAT STAFF AND TEAM AS
WELL. WE HAVE TO THANK SARAH
JENKINS AND GAPE EDAC AND THEIR
TEAMS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
AND THE L A. OH, FOR
THOUGHTFULLY GUIDING US THROUGH
THE ENACTING BILLS AND THE
BUDGET AND PARTICULARLY AS THE
LAST WEEK'S COME COME TO CLOSURE
. THEY ARE INCREDIBLY BUSY,
ESPECIALLY ALLEGED COUNCIL, SO I
WANT TO THANK THEM. WE HAVE TO
THANK OUR CHIEF SERGEANT KATRINA
RODRIGUEZ AND ALL OF OUR SENATE
SERGEANTS. THEY'RE ALL AROUND.
ADDITIONALLY R CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL WHO KEEP US SAFE
, SPECIAL SERVICES ARE
INCREDIBLE PARKING ATTENDANTS
THE CAPITOL SECURITY STAFF FOR
ALL OF THE DEDICATED SERVICE AND
KEEPING US SAFE, ENSURING THE
RIGHTS OF CALIFORNIANS TO
ADDRESS THEIR GOVERNMENT AND
THEIR SAFELY ABLE TO DO THAT. I
WANT TO THANK OUR CAPITAL HEALTH
SERVICES TEAM AND JENNIFER
HATFIELD. VARIANTS AND VIRUSES
MAY KEEP ON COMING, BUT THEY ARE
RIGHT HERE, HELPING US BE
PREPARED AND ABLE TO FIGHT BACK,
SO THANK YOU TO THEM. AND
THEY'RE STILL HERE. SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
OUR DDGS AND HOUSEKEEPING STAFF
. I WANT TO THANK EACH OF THEM
FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND
DILIGENCE IN THE HISTORIC
CAPITAL IN THE L. O B AND IN THE
SWING SPACE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A
LOT MORE DIFFICULT SINCE COVID
AND CERTAINLY WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION PLEASE KNOW THAT WE
APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
YOU AND WE RESPECT YOU AND THE
WORK THAT YOU DO FOR US. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATIVE
DATA CENTER, THE CALL MODERATORS
AND ALL WHO HAVE HELPED TO
MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE PUBLIC'S
ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH US THE
SENATE AND WHO KEEP OUR VITAL
TECHNOLOGY UP AND RUNNING. AND
YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT,
ESPECIALLY NOW OUR LEGISLATIVE
TRAVEL STAFF WHO HELPED GET US
HOME AND BACK AND EVERYWHERE IN
BETWEEN, AND WHO ARE PROBABLY
HOPING WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP
SOON. SO YOU MAKE THOSE EARLY
FLIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE YOU
SCHEDULED ON? I HAVE TO THANK
OUR COMMITTEE STAFF ARE
INCREDIBLE COMMITTEE STAFF WHO
ONCE AGAIN HAVE WORKED AROUND
THE CLOCK. THEIR ANALYSIS. YOUR
ANALYSIS IS CRUCIAL TO MAKING
OUR BILLS AND LEGISLATION
BETTER. AND I HAVE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFFS. THE
ONES WHO WORK ON OUR BILLS FROM
DRAFTING TO SIGNING WHO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR MESSAGE GETS
THROUGH TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE
PRESS AND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
YOU ARE INCREDIBLE. AND WE THANK
YOU. AND WHILE I'M ON IT, I WANT
TO THANK THE MEDIA AND THE
PRESS. AS OUR PRESIDING OFFICER
KNOWS, AND HE'S DONE LEGISLATION
ON THIS. A DEMOCRACY NEEDS A
FREE AND INDEPENDENT PRESS. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR STANDING GUARD
AND EVEN EVEN HOLDING US
ACCOUNTABLE IN DOING THAT WORK.
AND FINALLY I WANT TO TAKE THE
PRIVILEGE OF THANKING MY OWN
AMAZING STAFF, INCLUDING MODEL
LEADERSHIP TEAM. NICK HARDIMAN.
THERE ARE NO WORDS AND I
CERTAINLY CAN'T LOOK AT YOU
RIGHT NOW. BUT THERE IS ENORMOUS
RESPECT AND APPRECIATION AND
MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND KATIE AND
THE INCREDIBLE DAMIAN AND ALEX.
PM ISON WHO LEADS MY AMAZING
TEAM IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND
HAS NEVER ONCE TAKEN HER FINGER
OFF THE PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY
THAT I REPRESENT, NOR AWAY FROM
OUR CONSTITUENTS. DIANE
GRIFFITHS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING BACK. YOU'VE BEEN MY GO
TO PERSON ON SO MANY THINGS,
ESPECIALLY THE TOUGH JOB OF
WORKING TO CHANGE THE CULTURE IN
THIS CAPITAL. AND KIMBERLY
RODRIGUEZ, BETTER KNOWN AS K.
ROD BY OUR MAJORITY LEADER.
THERE ISN'T AN ACTION TAKEN ON
THIS FLOOR THAT HASN'T CROSSED
YOUR DESK. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU
DO SO WELL. AND YOUR SENSE OF
ORGANIZATION IS REALLY
UNMATCHED. AND TO CHRIS WOODS. I
CAN'T COUNT HOW MANY TIMES I'VE
SAID THE WORDS MORE THAN A
DECADE OF RESPONSIBLE BUDGETS BY
DEMOCRATS, BUT I DO KNOW YOU
HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SO
MUCH OF THAT SUCCESS AND THAT
WORK. MISHA FRITZ. THE SKILLS
AND EMPATHY THAT YOU HAVE IS A
FORMER JOURNALIST AND SOMEONE
WHO HELPED ADVOCATE FOR THE
RIGHTS OF EDUCATORS. YOU'VE BEEN
THE PERFECT PERSON TO LEAD THE
COMMS TEAM, AND YOU GAVE ME
ACCESS TO BABY GOATS. SPECIAL
MENTION NICOLINA WOODS. YOU'VE
BEEN SUCH A GREAT LEADER FOR THE
CAUCUS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING EVEN AS I
SPEAK TO HELP US HIGHLIGHT THE
GOOD WORK FROM THIS SESSION AS
WE CLOSE TO GRACE DAVIS AND MY
INCREDIBLE SCHEDULING TEAM.
YOU'RE LIKE AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS PLAYING TETRIS ON A
ROLLER COASTER. I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU DO IT, BUT I APPRECIATE EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, VANESSA
HAZAN AND KYLE, WHO'S NOW GONE
OVER TO HELP THE SPEAKER. AND TO
THE LEADERSHIP STAFF FOR SENATOR
JONES AND THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND
THANK YOU. SENATOR JONES. I KNOW
THAT
KUSI-SENATOR-JOEL-ANDERSON-DISCUSSES-STATE-BUDGET
. BUT I SURELY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU'RE A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR YOUR
DISTRICT AND YOUR CAUCUS AND I
WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY CANNOT. YOU GOT TO
SEE THE MOVIE SENATOR MCGUIRE
AND THE MAJORITY LEADER'S TEAM.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE. WE'VE
WORKED TOGETHER AS PARTNERS.
YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE, PUSHING
TOUGH WINDS ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FAMOUS
SAYING COFFEE IS FOR CLOSERS.
WELL YOU CERTAINLY ARE AN
AMAZING CLOSER. BUT GIVEN YOU
COFFEE IS A LITTLE LIKE PUTTING
AN OUTBOARD MOTOR ON A COMMENT.
TO OUR SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS.
ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HEAVY LIFTING ALL YEAR ROUND AND
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN
THESE VITAL LEADERSHIP ROLES AND
DOING THE HARD WORK TO EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. YOU
KNOW, EACH OF US HAS THE
HONORABLE DISTINCTION OF DOING
THE PEOPLE'S WORK ON BEHALF OF
ROUGHLY A MILLION PEOPLE. OUR
WORK IS FAR FROM EASY, BUT IT IS
WORK THAT WE ARE SO PRIVILEGED
TO BE ABLE TO DO. FIVE YEARS AND
SIX MONTHS AGO, ALMOST TO THE
DAY I STOOD AT THE DIOCESE AND I
PLEDGE TO WORK HARD EVERY DAY TO
EARN THE TRUST THAT THE SENATE
HAD PLACED IN ME. I HOPE YOU
HAVE FOUND THAT TO BE TRUE. I AM
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD TO
WORK FOR MY CONSTITUENTS FOR THE
SENATE AND FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS
, AND I HAVE LOVED IT EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY. I THINK IF SOMEONE
HAD TOLD ME 40 YEARS AGO, WHEN I
WAS COMING TO SAN DIEGO TO HELP
MY SISTER WITH HER NEWBORN BABY,
THAT I WOULD BE IN A POSITION IN
THIS POSITION AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'VE HAD I
WOULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED THEM.
BUT THAT'S THE CALIFORNIA DREAM.
AND SO MANY OF YOU HAVE SIMILAR
DREAMS, AND YOU'VE SEEN THEM
COME THROUGH. I INTEND TO KEEP
PAYING THAT DREAM FORWARD. AND
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. AND NOW
I HAVE THE INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO TURN IT OVER TO A
LONG TERM COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND
FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADER
JONES WANTS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
SOME REMARKS AS WELL. THANK YOU,
MADAM PROTHOM. IT IS AN HONOR TO
BE HERE THIS EVENING AS WE CLOSE
OUT. THIS SESSION. THIS IS MY
11TH END OF SESSION EVENING.
AND, UM. I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THE HISTORIC THINGS ABOUT
THIS END OF SESSION IS THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT
BOTH THE PROTEIN AND THE
MINORITY LEADER HAVE BEEN FROM
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. SO I
THINK THAT THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR
BOTH OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, BUT
ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE STATE AS
WELL. BUT I'M ALWAYS CONFLICTED
WHEN WE GET TO THIS POINT OF THE
EVENING WHEN WE ARE PROPERLY
CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER FOR
THE HARD WORK THAT WE'VE DONE,
AND THE AMOUNT OF BILLS THAT
HAVE BEEN PASSED AND THE LATE
NIGHTS THAT WE'VE PUT IN THIS
WEEK, ALTHOUGH, THANKS TO THE
MAJORITY LEADER, NOT THOSE
NIGHTS WEREN'T SO LATE. UH HE
RAN A TIGHT SHIP THIS YEAR AND
WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE
EARLIER ON SOME OF THESE
EVENINGS. I LOST THE OVER. BY
THE WAY, I THOUGHT WE'D BE OUT
BY 10 O'CLOCK, UM BECAUSE
PERSONALLY, MY PREFERENCE WOULD
BE ABOUT 85% OF THE BILLS DIE
AND WE NOT WORK SO HARD TO GET
THEM OUT OF THE SENATE. MY
PREFERENCE WOULD BE COMING ON
MONDAY, AND LET'S JUST DO ALL
THE SUPPORT SUPPORTS AND YOU
KNOW, HANG OUT FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK AND THEN COME HERE ON
MIDNIGHT AND CLOSE IT DOWN. BUT
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME
PRETTY INTERESTING THAT I
INTERESTING THINGS THAT I FOUND
ABOUT THIS AND I HOPE YOU WILL
FIND AS WELL WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THIS SMOOTH END OF SESSION. I
THINK WHEN THEIR HISTORY OF IS
WRITTEN OF SENATE PROTEIN PORES.
AND IF THERE'S EVER A MOUNT
RUSHMORE OF SENATE PROTEST AIMS
CENTER PROTIUM ATKINS FACE WILL
BE ON THAT MOUNT RUSHMORE
BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST SMOOTH
END OF SESSION. SHE'S HAD HIS
PRO TEAM. SO HIGHLIGHT SOME
MONTHS MOVED, UH, END OF SESSION
SHENANIGANS THAT HAPPENED IN
2019. OF COURSE, WE HAD A
FOREIGN OBJECTS THROWN OVER THE
RAIL UP ON THE TOP OF THE
GALLERY AT THE END OF SESSION.
IN 2020, SOME RIDICULOUS.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR GOT COVID.
AND ALMOST ALL THE REPUBLICAN
MEMBERS WERE BARRED FROM THE
FLOOR SESSION, RESULTING IN A
PARTIALLY REMOTE END OF SESSION
. BUT I WILL SAY IT WAS THE
BEST, UH, DAY OF SENATOR
NIELSEN'S LIFE IN THE SENATE
WHEN HE WAS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN
ON THE FLOOR. IN 2021, THERE WAS
A GUBERNATORIAL RECALL WITH
ROWDY CROWDS PROTESTING COVID
POLICIES. THIS WAS ALSO THE LAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN THE
HISTORIC CAPITAL, WHICH I KNOW
MANY OF US AND OTHERS THAT SERVE
IN THE CAPITAL, MISS. AS I SAID
PRESIDENT, PRO TEM TONI ATKINS
DESERVES AN AWARD FOR GETTING US
THROUGH THESE HISTORICAL END OF
SESSIONS. BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOME CONSOLE ON THIS. I DON'T
WANT YOU TO THINK THAT YOU'RE
UNIQUE IN THESE TOUGH END OF
SESSIONS. IN FACT, IN 18 61.
AFTER ALL THOSE CRAZY EVENTS
THERE IS STILL A BETTER END OF
FLOOR SESSION IN 18 61 WERE AS
STRONG DISAGREEMENT DURING AN
END OF SESSION RESULTED IN A
DUEL. AND ONE OF THEM DID LOSE.
AND IT WAS HOSTED AT THE
ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS HOUSE IN MARIN
COUNTY. AND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY
DUAL END OF SESSION IN THE 18
HUNDREDS. THEY WERE A LITTLE
CRAZY BACK THEN. AS MINORITY
LEADER OF THE SENATE HAS BEEN A
GREAT HONOR OF MINE THIS YEAR TO
SERVE ALL OF YOU AND TO SERVE
WITH ALL OF YOU. I WANT TO WISH
I WANT TO JOIN THE PROTEST AND
THINKING A LOT OF PEOPLE AS
WELL. I LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW
REPUBLICAN SENATORS THAT TRUSTED
ME WITH THE MANTLE OF LEADERSHIP
THIS YEAR. I APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU
DO. AND THE TRUST THAT YOU HAVE
PUT IN ME AND YOUR PATIENTS AND
YOUR GUIDANCE OVER THESE LAST 10
MONTHS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE THAT
SOME THAT THE PROTEIN HAVE
ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE CHIEF
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO THE
SENATE, BERNADETTE MCNULTY,
BERNIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
REPUBLICANS LOVE YOU, TOO.
BERNIE'S BOSS, THE SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE, ERICA CONTRERAS, YOU
KNOW OTHER REPUBLICAN LEADERS
HAVE SAID THIS TO WHEN THEY
CAME. WE GOT A I GOT A WHOLE NEW
APPRECIATION FOR ERICA AS A
RESULT OF BEING IN LEADERSHIP,
AND I JUST HAVE TO TELL HER
THANK YOU BECAUSE WHEN WE CAME
IN IN JANUARY, WE MADE A LOT OF
CHANGES IN OUR STAFF. UH SOME OF
OUR MEMBERS DIDN'T HAVE STAFF.
WE HAD TO PULL, UH, POLICY
CONSULTANTS OUT OF RETIREMENT TO
COME BACK TO WORK. AND ERICA
HELPED MAKE THAT SMOOTH AND, UH
, AND HELPED US GET THAT DONE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL
THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
SERVING US THIS YEAR. I
APPRECIATE IT. AND THE FLOOR
STAFF, THE ENTIRE DEATH TEAM AND
EVERYBODY THAT HELPS US IN THE
BACK OF THE HOUSE AND ALL OVER.
THANK YOU ALL AS WELL AGAIN TO
KATRINA. RODRIGUEZ THE CHIEF
SERGEANT AND ALL OF THE
SERGEANTS FOR THE GREAT WORK
THAT THEY DO KEEP US KEEPING US
SAFE. WITH RESPECT TO THE
REPUBLICAN STAFF. I'D LIKE TO
THANK MY CAPITAL OFFICE AND MY
DISTRICT OFFICE FOR WORKING
SOLID TOGETHER SO THAT I DIDN'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM WHILE I
WAS WORKING ON CAUCUS STUFF. AND
THANK YOU TO ALL THE REPUBLICAN
STAFFERS, BOTH IN THE LOBBY AND
IN THE SWING SPACE, AND IN ALL
THE DISTRICT OFFICES THAT SERVE
OUR CONSTITUENTS WITH HONOR AND
INTEGRITY. THE SENATE IS MUCH
APPRECIATED. A HUGE ROUND OF
APPLAUSE TO OUR OUTSTANDING
SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS STAFF
POLICY CONSULTANTS THAT ANALYZE
THOUSANDS OF BILLS. FISCAL
CONSULTANTS THAT SPENT NIGHTS
GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND
FISCAL IMPACTS OF THE BILLS
COMMUNICATIONS STAFF THAT HAVE
HELPED US COMMUNICATE TO THE
PUBLIC ABOUT ALL THE WORK WE'RE
DOING IN THE LEGISLATURE, I JUST
WANT TO PARK REAL QUICK ON THE
POLICY AND FISCAL CONSULTANTS
FOR THE REPUBLICANS. YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE A I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
RATIO IS, BUT I THINK THE STAFF
RATIO IS LESS THAN THE ACTUAL
MEMBER RATIO. AND WHEN YOU WHEN
YOU ARE PASSING FISCAL BILLS AND
POLICY BILLS LATE ON A SUNDAY OR
SOMETIME ON A WEEKEND, OUR FOLKS
DON'T GET IT UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT
OR MONDAY MORNING, AND THEY HAVE
TO HAVE THAT PREPARED FOR US BY
MONDAY, SOMETIMES AND TUESDAY,
WHEN COMMITTEES START SO OUR
FISCAL AND POLICY STAFF I REALLY
WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTRA HARD WORK
THAT THEY DO TO KEEP UP WITH
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN
THE SENATE. I WANT TO THANK THE
MAJORITY LEADER, MR MIKE MCGUIRE
FOR HIS COLLABORATION AND
OPERATIONS OF THE SENATE,
ALTHOUGH WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I HAVE
GREATLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU
CLOSELY THIS PAST YEAR. I
CONGRATULATE YOU AND BEING
PRESIDENT PRO TEM ELECT OF THE
SENATE AND LOOK FORWARD TO A
LONG AND CONTINUING LEADING OF
THE SENATE TOGETHER. THROUGH
NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST ONCE AGAIN. I
WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT PRO TEM
TONI ATKINS. USUALLY LEADERSHIP
OF THIS UPPER HOUSE IS HIGHLY
VALUED. AND I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU HAVE ALWAYS TREATED US WITH
RESPECT, DESPITE ANY POLICY
DISAGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN
ADVANCING THE TRADITION OF THE
SENATE BEING A CIVIL
INSTITUTION. THERE'S A SAYING
THAT I SUBSCRIBED TO THAT
EVERYTHING RISES AND FALLS ON
LEADERSHIP. AND THAT RISES AND
RISES ON YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MR PRESIDENT, YOU'RE GOING TO
LOVE THIS. ALL OF YOU WILL. THE
NEXT FLOOR SESSION IS SCHEDULED.
FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD 2024
SOMEBODY PUT 23 HERE 2024 AT TWO
PM GOODNIGHT. EVERYBODY
REMEMBERS. THE SENATE WILL
RECONVENE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD
2024 AT 2 P.M. THE SENATE IS
ADJOURNED.