Assembly Floor Session

Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Dixon notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. The clerk will call the roll. Addis, Agria Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Avila Fadius, Baines, Bauer-Cahan, Bennett, Berman, Berner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Coloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Chen, Connelly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, El Huari, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Gibson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark Gonzalez, Hadwick, Haney, Arbedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Kora, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo McKenner Marisucci Quinn Ortega Pacheco Pappin Patel Patterson Pellerin Peachtree Norris Quirk Silva Ramos Ransom Celeste Rodriguez Michelle Rodriguez Rodriguez, Rogers, Rubio, Sanchez, Chiavo, Schultz, Sharp Collins, Solache, Soria, Stephanie, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallace, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, Zabur, Mr. Speaker.

Members, a quorum is present. We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for today prayer Assemblymember Cork-Silva will offer today's prayer. Assemblymember Cork-Silva.

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing and join us in the flag salute. Assemblymember Hadwick will lead us in the pledge. Please place your right hand on your heart and pledge to the greatest nation in the world.

Oh, that's fancy. Where did you get that? Thank you.

Good morning, Madam Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Ellis, Stephanie, Lackey, and Soraya to speak on in German and memory today.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly members Ellis and Stephanie to have guests in the rear of the chamber.

Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I am re-referring the following bills. Item 27, AB 40, Bonta, to the Natural Resources Committee. Item 33, AB 750, Cork-Silva, to the Housing and Community Development Committee. and item 48 AB 1853 Pellerin to the Elections Committee.

Thank you Madam Speaker. There is a Rules Committee resolution at the desk to suspend Joint Rule 61B-16, the deadline to amend, on the floor. I ask that we take up that rule waiver now.

Resolve that Joint Rule 61B-16 be suspended to permit amendments to Senate Bills 344, 813, and 1130 to be considered for adoption.

Senator Padilla, presented by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan.

Senate Bill 1247 by Senator Padilla and others can act relating to minors.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1247 by Senator Padilla. This is a really critical bill that deals with the way that children are being exploited online as minors and then become of age and realize they want to take that material off the Internet. This puts the power back in the hands of those minors and protects them as they enter adulthood. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1223 by Senator Padilla, an act of affairs.

Thank you Madam Speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 1223 on behalf of Senator Padilla. The bill would require state and county fairs to use competitive bidding standards in the awarding of contracts, prohibit sole source contracting except for contracts related to emergency response or live musical performances. Competitive bidding requirements are an important tool for transparency and accountability by By promoting fair competition and ensuring the state is securing the best service at the best price. Fairs are a public resource that are enjoyed by many throughout the state, and we must close this leap hole to help combat the corruption that is plaguing a cherished public tradition Members this bill has received bipartisan support I respectfully ask for your aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Seeing no further debate the clerk will open the roll All

presented by Assemblymember Zb. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1238 by Senator Wahab,

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise today to present SB 1238 on behalf of Senator Wahab. Under current law, neither an HOA manager nor an HOA management company is subject to licensing and oversight by a state agency. Homeowners seek to hold an HOA management company accountable must resort to lawsuits, an expensive and cumbersome process where homeowners are often at a distinct disadvantage. SB 1238 will protect homeowners who reside in communities with a homeowners association by requiring additional disclosures to the homeowner and ensuring that HOA managers and the Board act in a homeowner's best interest. Specifically, SB 1238 will protect homeowners by, one, requiring HOA managers provide a duty of care and the highest good faith effort to the HOA and its members, two, clarifying that HOA reserves should not be expended on authorized litigation, and three, ensuring that inspection ratings are transparent and understandable for the homeowner, the HOA Board, and the HOA manager who is responsible for ensuring buildings are habitable and compliant with the state's current health and safety standards. On behalf of Senator Wahab, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 1238.

Berner.

Senate Bill 983 by Senator Weber Pearson, an act of public contracts.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present SB 983 on behalf of Senator Dr. Weber Pearson. SB 983 authorizes the Port of San Diego to utilize Job Order Contracting, JOC, for their repair, remodeling, and repetitive work. Currently, when maintenance is needed on the port's property, the port must go out for competitive bidding for each individual project. This can result in major delays and can interrupt port operations. Instead, Job Order Contracting establishes long-term contracts with pre-qualified contractors. This reduces the time and resources spent on procurement activities, offers flexibility in project scoping and timing, and is particularly beneficial in addressing unplanned or emergency repairs efficiently. Specifically, this bill does the following. Establishes a pilot program allowing the Port of San Diego to use job order contracting, requires that the maximum dollar amount that may be awarded on any single job order may not exceed $1 million, requires the contracts to be executed for an initial contract term of no more than 12 months and may be extended or renewed for two subsequent annual terms, and sunsets the pilot on January 1, 2037, among other provisions. The author has worked closely with several labor stakeholders, including the Building Trades, ILWU, and the Teamsters. This final amended version of the bill is a result of those conversations, and the author would like to thank those organizations for their time and engagement on this effort. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

The clerk will read. Senate Bill 959 by Senator Grayson and others, an act relating to education, finance, and declaring the OCC thereof to take effect immediately. Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized.

Members, this is a critically important bill to deal with how we pay our schools on days when we have wildfire smoke. Obviously, in high fire zones, this is important, but smoke travels. This could affect any of us. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Presented by Samira Patel.

Senate Bill 1443 by the Senate Committee on Education, and I'm relating to elementary and secondary education.

Good morning, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1443 on behalf of the Senate Education Committee. This is the committee's omnibus bill making various technical, conforming, clarifying, and non-controversial revisions to the Education Code and other areas of statute related to education. Recent amendments address chaptering out issues. Per tradition, objection to any provision by the affected agency, the Department of Finance, or any of the four legislative caucuses prevents the provision from being included in this bill. This is a consensus measure that has no opposition. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Call 1359 by Senator Stern, an act relating to natural gas.

The clerk will read. Senate Bill 802 by Senator Ashby and others, an act relating to housing.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, and good morning, members. I rise today to present you with Senator Ashby Majority Leader's bill, Senate Bill 802. This creates a joint powers of authority for Sacramento County to address the homelessness crisis. If any of you have walked a couple of blocks away from here, you've seen it, that we have people struggling on our streets with drug addiction, with mental illness, or just too poor to pay the rent. We've been working on this for decades and have made little progress even though the state has invested hundreds of millions of dollars right here in the Sacramento region We still have little to show for it and we're still struggling and part of that has to do with our lack of coordination between The cities the agencies and the county of Sacramento Senate bill 802 creates a joint powers of authority Well, this is something that could happen without a bill. It hasn't happened and that's why we're bringing this bill now I hope that you will support this. This is our efforts here in Sacramento to make sure that we are efficient with taxpayer money, that we help people get off the streets, that we restore our K Street mall and our downtown, and that we improve the lives of both the people who are living on our streets and the small businesses and community members who are being impacted by this I respectfully ask for your aye vote This has bipartisan support Appreciate the support of members of both parties on this and respectfully ask for your aye vote

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in support of SB 802 and I want to commend my colleagues from the Sacramento region, the center from Sacramento, my colleague from Elk Grove, and all of the local officials who have weighed in throughout this process. We spent a lot of time on this bill over the last two years. There was a lot of feelings about it, and I think that ultimately we got to a great place. When we think about homelessness and housing, these are not challenges that stop because there is a particular city line or jurisdiction that nobody can see. This is a problem that exists across our state, across our region, and we will do better when we work together and we cooperate. And so we commend the local officials who are working together to set up this JPA as we speak, and we hope that they're successful in doing that. And I think this bill has helped us tremendously to be able to move that process along. And so with that, as the housing chair, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also rise in support of SB 802. And, members, you've heard me say this before on the floor that legislation can be messy and difficult and complex, and I'm pleased to see a resolution here by all parties. But I want to reflect, as some of you know, that I started up here in 2012. And when we look at homelessness, I have moved forward with several pieces of legislation with hope. And yet, when we look at what we see not only in Sacramento, but in many counties across the state, there is a point where sometimes I do feel hopeless. And it isn't because we haven't focused on this issue. It's because it's been an elusive issue that's complicated with jurisdictions not only fighting, but jurisdictions that want to transport the issue from one either county or city to another. And we know the solution. The solution is more housing, more mental health beds. And we have, as a body, worked in that area. And yet we still find ourselves seeing people. Matter of fact, I live on 014th, and as I walk here almost every day, I interface, as we all do, with somebody that's homeless. and it's heartbreaking to see and yet it now becomes something that I'm not sure that we're going to find the solution, but I do applaud this piece of legislation because we have to keep trying. We have to keep focused on what can we do better, what have we not done, what are the areas that we've missed, Where have we failed? And with that, I ask for your support on SB 802.

Thank you. I rise in strong support of SB 802 because it creates a vehicle for government to work together. But my colleague from Orange County just said we have to work we have to focus on what doesn work I think it clear what doesn work We have spent billion since 2019 on homelessness programs Much of it cannot be accounted for, and the results are dismal. We have a worse homeless problem today than we did in 2019. People say, why? If we're throwing so much money at a problem, why are we not moving the needle? And the reality is there is a politicized mindset that has infected our approach to homelessness in California. It's called housing first. Now, housing first sounds like a good thing. But the reality is if this joint power authority that we're creating today to encourage collaboration is prohibited from actually using evidence-based, outcome-based solutions to homelessness, we're not going to move the needle. We're going to waste money. All the data shows that the root cause of homelessness is substance abuse and mental health problems. The root cause. People who are economically displaced, you can nod your head and say, oh, roll your eyes. But the reality is the data is clear. The data is clear that economically displaced homeless people, we have programs to help them. But the root cause of 80%, these are people who need a substance abuse counselor. These are people who need intervention on drug habits. These are people who need rules, clean, sane, and sober rules. But guess what? This joint power authority under California state law and regulation will be prohibited from spending money and attaching rules to those individuals, that they have to stay off of drugs, or they have to take their mental health medication, or they have to go to their treatment facilities, or they have to do a work requirement or a volunteer requirement. Why are we limiting tools to these programs and throwing good money after bad? That's the question that we should be wrestling with. Again, I do not oppose a joint powers authority. It allows for collaboration. That's no controversial step. But what is more controversial is the fact that this legislature limits the ability of homelessness programs to get to the root cause. Most of the money now is going to developers. million dollar per unit condo towers motel rooms at $6,500 on average per month through project room key and I would argue that some of those developers are getting that money because they have political ties comes back to the form of campaign contributions this is not a way for us to solve homelessness it is a way for us to waste a colossal amount of money on top of the $24 billion we've already wasted. So the question was asked, what more can we do? We can repeal housing first and say, if your program can show you can get someone off the street, you can use whatever model, whatever intervention that you think will work as long as you show results. We want to pay for performance. That should be what we approach. Not with the philosophy, not with the political agenda, but rather fund what works. With that, I ask for a yes vote on SB 802, but I don't have a whole lot of hope that a joint powers authority with the strings attached will be able to do much good.

Great. Thank you, Madam Speaker. First of all, I want to say I agree with a lot of what my colleague from San Diego has said. I know there's legislation that has gone through this legislature, or at least the Assembly, to address some of those. I know one of my colleagues from San Francisco, the chair of the housing committee, has had a piece of legislation to address that exact issue. And that's, you know, the housing first really is problematic. Right here in Sacramento, actually, there's, I believe it's called St. John's Center for Change, which doesn't take in any government money specifically because it wants to not allow substance abuse on its campus. And they have children there as well. And it has over an 80% success rate of getting people into housing and getting these women jobs as well and getting them back on their feet. So I really do think the state needs to address the underlying issue regarding homelessness and agree with that. That said, on this piece of legislation, SB 802, you know, I've lived in the Sacramento region for a majority of my life, proud graduate of the finest institution west of the Sacramento River, Sac State. And, you know, and I really think Sacramento is an amazing community. I don't represent any of it, but I really want to see the economic development here in Sacramento. And for a couple years, my family and I, we moved to the Bay Area, and we enjoyed some things about it. But when we came back during that time, we were shocked at the increase in homelessness that occurred here in Sacramento. I actually think SB 802, in even its earlier forms and more controversial forms, is a model of what every region in the state of California should be doing. The cities and the county government should be forming a JPA on their own, really, but we should be encouraging this, and even if sometimes taking a little bit of a stick to make it happen, this is exactly what needs to happen. The local governments aren't talking to each other about homelessness, and especially in the Sacramento region and some of the urban core cities where homelessness continues to grow. And even if you see decreases over time, we're still just kind of – we're not really addressing the core issues. And I think SB 802, it does mandate that the local governments actually come together and talk to each other about how to address some of these fundamental issues we have here in Sacramento. But Sacramento is a great place. It's a beautiful community, and I think SB 802 is needed and should be looked at as a model for every single region in the state. And with that, I ask for an aye vote.

Speaker, yay. Okay. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just, I have to rise on this issue when misinformation is spread. And I started an organization working on homelessness in my community. We fought for permanent supportive housing in my community. We housed veterans. I directly referred people that I did outreach to in homelessness encampments throughout the western San Fernando Valley to the housing that my community fought for. and what I learned through all of this work is that Housing First absolutely works Housing First, the research shows, is incredibly effective, the most effective way to keep people housed for a longer term and so the made up facts coming from my colleague from San Diego that just dismiss research years of research that shows that housing first works And spreading that misinformation is incredibly frustrating. And the debate has been as if this is an either-or option, but it is not. There's other policies moving forward to make sure that sober living can be funded through state dollars. And that is a solution being moved by our colleague from San Francisco right now. We have to do all the things. But we have seen mental health and substance abuse happens throughout the country, everywhere. It happens all over the country. And yet homelessness is rampant here in California because people cannot afford housing. We have an affordability crisis that when all of these things come together, people cannot afford to live. And that is the number one driver. People not being able to afford housing is the number one driver for homelessness. Period. Full stop. Research shows it. So if we're talking about facts and we're talking about why, we need to raise wages. We need to do all of the things that people across the aisle fight on a regular basis around our affordability crisis. We need to make sure that people can afford to live in our state, and that is why we have a homelessness crisis. And all of the solutions that we have been pushing to address those things have not solved the problem, and it's frustrating. As someone who's worked on the ground on this issue, it's incredibly frustrating. But we have to make sure that we are not getting in the way of solutions that are going to make it better for millions of people. And with that, I respectfully request an aye vote on 802.

Thank you. I cannot add anything more factual than what everybody has spoken. I proposed to do an audit this year on homeless spending, and I did not get through the audit committee, but the facts are still relevant. It's correct, as my colleague has said, $24 billion has been spent on homelessness since 2018. But that is only for nine state agencies that have spent money on homelessness, and it's an estimate. Nine state agencies in California are responsible for homelessness. So I hope in the city of Sacramento, this can help bring clarity, because this is part of the problem. And if you read the statewide papers like the L.A. Times, you know it's a serious problem, not only homelessness in reality, but the money, $100 million spent on homelessness in Los Angeles, and the numbers are growing. I just want to say one part about living in Sacramento, as I have for four years, and some members know that I run every morning, taking my life in my own hands at 5 a.m. when it's dark. But I'm still here, so it's okay. I do see homelessness, people sleeping. More people are, in my own anecdotal experience, more people are sleeping on the streets of Sacramento than I've ever seen before. As fall starts to happen, the weather gets cooler. I've already started to see fires start burning on the sidewalks. I once called the fire department, 911, to report a fire being built in front of a storefront. And I waited, I stopped my run, I waited, and the fire department never came. So there also the trash situation in Sacramento that created by the homeless but there are no there must be a reason for this there are no trash cans on the public streets at least in the areas that I run around the Capitol for an hour. And maybe that's because they don't want mattresses and other large objects put into the trash cans. But so the trash sits on the street. There's no street cleaning. I don't know what the street cleaning public work schedule is in Sacramento, but it does not change. I've run the same path for four years, the same trash is basically still there. So it's like the broken window theory in law enforcement. If you don't have a clean city, then the homeless are not going to be taking pride in the city sidewalk that they're living on. So it is a problem in Sacramento, and I'm sorry that it's taking legislation to get it done. the city of Sacramento to go out and walk the streets. The sidewalks, the crosswalks haven't been painted in years. The streets are filthy. I'm sorry to say this. It's trash, trash, trash. And people, property owners, I guess, trim their trees and leave the leaves on the ground. Doesn't get picked up. We're still dealing with leaves from last fall. So I really urge, as maybe this agency can help say, cities, clean up your act so not to make it so easy for the homeless to contribute to the trash and let them begin to take pride in where they are sleeping overnight. And they're on every sidewalk, and it's really a sad situation in our state capitol. We should set the model for the state of California. So I hope that happens. Best of luck. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm going to support this bill today, but I do want to touch on some things that the member from, I don't know what city she's from, mentioned. And it has to do with the homeless and housing first, right, and treatment. If you know, I work for the County of Riverside Department of Mental Health. The last program I was in before being elected here was a mobile psych program where we went out into the field and we touched bases with a lot of the homeless population to see what the needs were. Was it housing? Was it mental health treatment, substance use treatment? And I can tell you from a story of before I left, I helped this gentleman who was a veteran. He was on substances. He was homeless for 15 years, and he was placed in housing, helped him get his application done for his benefits.

Point of order, can we stick to the merits of Senate Bill 802, please? Yeah, thank you.

I went to a community meeting up here in, I say in the Arden Arcade area, and there's about 300 people there, and a lot of them were concerned about the homeless in the local area. And I say that to say that a lot of those individuals are seeing the increase. I had a Porsche pirate, and that's what led me to get involved with the local groups. and a lot of the people there was 300 people in the local area that were upset about the homeless situation and what's going on I just feel that a lot of money being thrown into that is not helpful they do need treatment they learn need

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'll keep my remarks short and sweet. I just wanted to rise in support of SB 802, which I am proud to co-author. Homelessness is something that faces not just Sacramento, but also Los Angeles and so many communities across our state. And so I just really want to commend the Senate Majority Leader for bringing so many people to the table to work to address this issue and agree with a lot of the remarks that a lot of my Assembly Democrats have shared. So thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just want to, you know, on the merits of the bill, really also commend the majority leader because all this bill does is ensure that the county, the cities, and the nonprofit organizations are formally structured to be able to coordinate. We know that coordination is key to make sure that effective goals are met, objectives are met, which are reducing homelessness in a given area. And that coordination has been the start of success that we are seeing in other communities. Thank you, Madam Majority Leader, for bringing this to the Sacramento community. Respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 802.

Thank you Speaker. Just wanted to say really briefly on the merits of this bill, I stand in support. Also, you know, just want to again put some little positivity. I know there's a lot of finger pointing. 91% retention rate of the program that was created by this body. So there is good work that is being done on treatment. treatment. There is absolutely work that's being done, and we created that in Kern County with a 91% retention rate of inpatient detox. So that work is being done. What's not being done is when we continue to defund health care. Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember. Signal for the debate.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to thank the members from all over the state. We all got here different ways But it sounds like we're all supporting the bill. I respectfully ask for I vote

Yes.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present SB 923 on behalf of Senator Becker. This bill strengthens the California Consumer Privacy Act by expanding the right to delete all personal data information a business holds on a consumer and by requiring online businesses to provide a web form to submit requests to delete their personal information. While most businesses provide multiple methods to submit privacy requirements, requests online only businesses are only required to provide an email address for consumers to submit the requests. This single method requirement offers minimal support for Californians seeking to exercise their rights. Several states have adopted privacy laws that take the same approach in this bill. This is an opportunity for us to further secure every Californian's constitutional right to privacy. And with that, I respectfully request an aye vote on SB 923.

Thank you. Thank you.

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buenos dias madam speaker ab2194 is back from the senate on concurrence i respectfully ask for yes vote thank you assembly members signal for the debate the clerk will open the roll

Assemblymember Lackey, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair, for allowing me to bring 2290 back on concurrence. This bill authorizes the secure electronic transmission of certified deposition transcripts to the attorneys and the courts. And I ask for your support.

Assemblymember Valencia, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Buenos dias once again. Members, AB 708 is back from the Senate on concurrence. I would respectfully ask for a yes vote. Thank you.

Assemblymember Valencia, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Once again, muy buenos días, members. AB 1180, my two favorite numbers are back from the Senate on concurrence. I respectfully ask for yes. Thank you.

Senator Hart, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 2257 is back from the Senate on concurrence. This is a modest jail reform bill that allows boards of supervisors to be involved in the selection of a jail administrator. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assemblymember Hart moves the call.

Assemblymember Pellerin, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to ask for your support of AB 1267, legislation that has been nearly a decade in the making, shaped by the courage of survivors who refuse to let what happened to them happen to another child. I would first like to thank all my incredible co-authors and joint authors who are here on this floor and in the Senate. This is a bipartisan, bicameral bill. For more than nine years, legislators who came before us, colleagues serving today, survivors and advocates, have worked to move California toward ending child marriage. They introduced legislation, they gathered data, they closed loopholes. And when children were still not protected, they kept coming back. But the heart of this effort has always been the survivors. They told us what it means to be a child in a marriage you did not freely choose. They told us about coercion and abuse hidden behind the appearance of consent. They told us how difficult it can be for a minor to ask for help, find an attorney, leave home, or escape the very adults who are supposed to protect them. And they did something extraordinarily brave they took some of the most painful chapters in their own lives and turned that into a fight to make sure no child has to endure what they endured. Their courage brought us to this moment. California is now one of only three states along with New Mexico and Mississippi with no minimum age to marry. Under existing law, a child can still marry with parental consent and due to a judge's approval. We know the consequences can last a lifetime. Women who marry as children face greater barriers to education and economic independence and greater risks of violence and unwanted pregnancy. California law recognizes 18 as the threshold of adulthood in nearly every consequential aspect of a young person's life, but not when it comes to marriage. 18 is the age of majority. It is when we entrust young people with the right to vote, enter into contracts, and make significant legal decisions for themselves. Notably, the age of sexual consent in California is 18 without exception, meaning that any individual who engages in sexual intercourse with a minor can be charged with statutory rape. That is, unless that individual is the spouse of the minor. That contradiction should trouble every single one of us. Even with the judge's approval, child marriage can undermine the very protections we have created to shield minors from sexual abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and coercive control. A child should never be married to the person abusing or exploiting them. A child should never be forced to choose between marriage and the family they depend on. And a child should never lose the protections of childhood because the adults around them have decided they are ready to marry. For nearly 10 years, California has been moving toward this moment. Bill by bill, reform by reform, survivor by survivor. Today, we have the opportunity to honor everyone who carried this work before us, especially the survivors who had the courage to turn their pain into purpose. They told us their stories. We listened. They asked us to protect the children who would come after them. Today, we can. AB 1267 sets the minimum age for marriage at 18 and finally ends child marriage in California. Let us be the legislature that finishes this work. Let us put into law what should be beyond question. Children are children and marriage is an adult decision. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

I'll get to the point. I think, you know, we live in a world of shifting values, but certain values I hope are immovable, and this would be one of them, that the age of consent is not negotiable. And a wedding ring cannot be a shield for statutory rape. What is this culture doing? I don't understand how we've waited this long, but it clearly is time now. And now is your opportunity to correct the wrongs of the past and send a very valuable message that we still do have values for our young, and especially our young girls. Because I think that's where the majority of this takes place, is with young girls. Heaven sakes, please vote yes for this.

Good morning. Good morning. Oh, I'm sorry. Am I on? Okay. Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues. I can't say it any better than the author of this legislation. I'm proud to be the joint author. Yesterday in Judiciary Committee, we had maybe five or six Girl Scouts who are 12, 13, 14 years old pleading with the committee, we don't want to get married, protect us. We want to be children. We want to play our soccer and our Girl Scout programs. We don't want to be forced into marriage. They care a lot about this, obviously. And I want to thank my colleague from Santa Cruz for her leadership and courage to address the issue of child marriage in California. We discuss a multitude of issues on this floor and engage in heated debate often, especially during the end of session. However, I'm proud to see that ending child marriage in California is not a partisan issue. And when that comes to protecting children, both sides of the aisle are in lockstep. This has been a battle that has been waging for many years. In fact, I'm looking at one of my colleagues from Orange County, Assemblymember Cotty Petri Norris, who introduced a bill on this in 2018, 2020. This bill has been going on for a long time, and it's finally gotten the support. I want to echo my comments from Judiciary yesterday. It was heartwarming, total unanimity, total support, both parties. And this fight has been going on, and we have to make California. We shine in so many other areas. Protecting children should be number one, cause number one. It is imperative that we all stand up today to end the reprehensible and barbaric practice of child marriage in California. And as my colleague from, where are you from, Antelope Valley? Palmdale. Said, let's get back to remembering what our values are and protect children. As a joint author, I strongly urge an aye vote on AB 1267. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise as a principal co-author with gratitude for my colleague from Santa Cruz who was finally able to move this measure forward. As has been said before this has been inexplicably a 10 battle Our state recognizes 18 as the age of adulthood and consent yet we have continued to allow child marriage in our state. This inconsistency is devastating and can be used to shield abhorrent conduct, leaving minors at risk of coercion, isolation and abuse, and sex trafficking. California should never allow a child to be pushed into marriage with lifelong consequences, especially when pressure from parents, partners, or family members can make it extraordinarily difficult to say no. AB 1267 makes it clear. You must be 18 years of age to marry with no exceptions. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in strong support for AB 1267, the bill to ban child marriage in California. We're one of the only states that still allows this absurd predatory practice. And so this is something that all of us should be supporting. I believe that we will see a bipartisan consensus to set the minimum age for consent for marriage at 18. But there's some hypocrisy in this bill, and I want to point it out. Now, the presenter of the bill correctly pointed out that, quote, age 18 is the age of maturity to determine virtually every aspect in a young person's life. She went on to say in support of this bill, quote, age 18 is the age of consent for sexual activity. I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, in California, we still have policies that prey on young minors by allowing gender change operations, surgery, medication. Point of order by Assemblymember Pellerin, if you could please hold on.

As I was saying, AB 1267 is incomplete. It does not shield our minors from making decisions about sexual activity without their consent. That is the purpose of the bill. That's how they offer it.

Thank you. This is a bill about the right to marry, and we're setting that age at 18. Your point is well taken.

I am speaking about the merits of the bill, but it's clear that some people don't like what they hear their opponents have to say. And so they limit free speech on this floor. That's what's happening right here. I've made my point. I'm going to support this bill because it's a good bill, but it still is an incomplete bill. And I'm hoping those that are supporting it in the name of making age 18 the age of sexual consent. let's make sure that we fully honor that in all California policies. Let's bring back another bill to address some of the areas that are left on the cutting room floor, if you will, no pun intended, related to AB 1267. With that, I urge you an aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members I rise as a proud joint author of AB 1267 and I too want to thank the member from Santa Cruz for her leadership on this critically important issue The reality is that right now we are failing to protect children in California in a really important way. As you've heard from other speakers, California is one of just three states in the country with no minimum age for marriage. And here's the thing, even though states may allow children to marry, the U.S. Department of State considers marriage under the age of 18 in foreign countries to be a human rights abuse. So I am grateful and proud that today we have the opportunity to end that human rights abuse here in California. In closing, I just want to thank the survivors and the advocates who have been fighting for this bill and fighting to protect children across the state of California. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1267.

you're recognized. Thank you. As a proud co-author, I also stand in support of AB 1267, and I want to thank my colleagues from Santa Cruz for bringing this important bill forward. I was also present at the Judiciary Committee hearing, and we had some amazing Girl Scouts come and speak in support of this bill, and I am wearing my bracelet that they prepared in support of AB 1267. And I respectfully ask for an aye vote on this very important bill. Thank you.

Madam Speaker. I am very grateful for my colleagues from Palmdale, Newport Beach, Thousand Oaks, Irvine, and Downey for your work on AB 1267 and to get us to this point. So for my Girl Scout besties from San Jose who testified yesterday and all the children in California and to honor the survivors and their stories, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this historic piece of legislation.

Assemblymember Schiavo, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 539, the Timely Care Act. It's back on concurrence. We've made amendments in the Senate to address some of the opposition's concerns. This will eliminate unnecessary red tape to help make sure patients get the care they need when they need it by extending the duration of prior authorization to a year or the duration of a physician's prescribed treatment. With that, respectfully request an aye vote.

Assemblymember Petrie Norris, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 550 is back from the Senate on concurrence. Amendments have addressed some of the concerns of opposition and removed their opposition. The bill has received broad bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Jackson, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. This bill is back from the Senate on concurrence. Senate amendments from the Department of Real Estate align the bill language with the Davis-Sterling Act and addresses chaptering issues. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to respectfully request that we adjourn today's meeting in memory of my father, Lawrence Michael Stephanie. He passed away at the age of 82 after an eight-and-a-half-year battle with Lewy body dementia. My dad was larger than life. His love for his family, his friends, his clients, and the people he worked with truly had no bounds. He cared deeply about others and always wanted the best for people. While cleaning out his house when we were moving them, I found something he wrote in 1977. If you don't want your children reading your things, you might want to make a plan for that. He said, even though I'm involved in the retail clothing business, my underlying desire in life is to be the conductor of a symphony orchestra. And after reading what my dad wrote, I realized he really did become a conductor. Not of an orchestra, but of a family, a business, a community, and so many lives. He used his humor, his charisma, his strength, and his heart to bring out the best in people. We looked to him for direction, and he gave it through the life he lived, the challenges he overcame, and the way he showed up for the people he loved. My dad grew up in a close-knit Italian Catholic family in Merced. My grandfather, who only had an eighth-grade education because he had to work on the family farm to make ends meet, worked hard to provide an amazing education for his children. So my dad left home at a young age to attend Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose for high school, graduating in 1961. He then went on to the University of Notre Dame, which became one of the great loves of his life, graduating in 1965. Notre Dame wasn't simply where my dad went to school. It became part of who he was. He raised us on Notre Dame football. When Notre Dame won, life in our house was glorious. He marched around singing the fight song. And when Notre Dame lost, it was a less joyful experience for everyone. After Notre Dame, my dad earned a master's degree in political science and economics from UC Berkeley, volunteered for Vietnam as a first lieutenant in the United States Army, and worked in the International Banking Division of Bank of America before eventually returning to Merced to join the family business, Stephanie Clothers. Although my dad was grateful for the opportunity to work with his father and brother in the successful clothing stores my grandfather, Joe Stephanie, founded in 1936, The clothing business ultimately wasn't where he was meant to be. He left that world and became a financial advisor in 1979, showing us that it's okay to forge your own path, to be true to yourself and willing to begin again. Though not every chapter of his life was easy, each one shaped the incredible man he was. He taught us that rebuilding our lives was possible. He went on to build a long and respected career in financial services with Payne Weber, Jackson, and Curtis, which later became UBS. He managed one of the most successful branch offices in Payne Weber's worldwide investment network for 23 years. He retired from UBS in 2017 after an extraordinary 37-year career. My dad led with integrity. What mattered most to him was always people. I read one retirement card from a client that said even though I didn have a lot to invest you always greeted me personally took my calls and made me feel special That was my dad He believed deeply in service to his country. Inspired by President Kennedy's famous words, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. He volunteered for Vietnam and served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army. He received an Army Accommodation Medal in 1968. And this is not surprising for a man whose eighth grade yearbook quote was, the highest of distinctions is service to others. Above all else, my dad was devoted to his family. He was devoted to all six of his children, me being the oldest. The first four he shared with my mom, Susan, and Sam and Allie, who he shared with my stepmom, Terry, who we lost last year. One of the things I remember most was during a difficult period when four of us moved to Morgan Hill after my parents both remarried, me and my siblings. Every other Friday, he drove to Morgan Hill to pick us up, brought us back to Merced, and every Sunday drove us home again. He never once missed a weekend, not one. He came for his preschool graduations, band concerts, softball games, birthday parties, whatever mattered to us mattered to him. He'd pick us up in the Celica Supra or the Country Squire station wagon while listening to Neil Diamond, John Denver, and Chuck Mangione on eight tracks. I loved those rides. We'd talk about what we wanted to be when we grew up and certainly sang the Notre Dame Invite song more than once or twice. Leaving him every other Sunday night was always so hard, but the gift of knowing he would always come back, he would come back for us, became foundational to who we are. He showed up. He wanted his children to feel safe, loved, protected, and cared for. He also lovingly cared for two of his grandchildren, Micah and Gabriel, who he made sure graduated from high school. And then there was his humor. My dad loved entertaining us. Stories about Prince Provolone and Pastachuta the dragon and the kingdom of Manja Manja getting into all kinds of shenanigans. He had a flair for drama and loved performing at Bellarmine in the Glee Club and later at the Merced Center for the Performing Arts. He sang in the choir at St. Patrick's Parish Church in Merced until he no longer could. Every Christmas, we would ask my dad, what is the reason for the season? Because it was a bit of his. And every year, the performance of Jesus is the reason for the season became more and more dramatic. And it is an inside joke to me and all my siblings. Even when dementia began taking pieces of his memory and language, his humor somehow remained untouched. My sister Chrissy and I were walking with him one day, and after something funny he said, we told him, we love you, Dad. And he looked at us and replied, well, you've got to love somebody. He dressed impeccably, loved books and history, collected coins, and proudly showed them to anyone willing to look, especially his grandchildren. He visited almost every Civil War battlefield with his Vietnam buddy Jeff, loved traveling to Italy to visit family, and was deeply proud of his Italian heritage. And he especially loved it when people told him he looked like Al Pacino. My dad was my hero, my mentor, my confidant, and my best friend. He motivated us with phrases like plan, focus, execute, and perseverance is the price of greatness. When my dad was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in January of 2018 we were told he had five to seven years to live Well he defied those odds and he gave us almost eight and a half For so long, we grieved him slowly as dementia took pieces of him from us. And knowing how much my dad hated goodbyes, I sometimes think he simply wanted to stay as long as he could with us. Although our dad is gone, we know he will never leave us. He is in every good deed we do, every loving embrace, every flag salute, every funny joke we tell, every twinkling light on a Christmas tree, every Neil Diamond song, every Notre Dame victory, and yes, even the losses too. He lives on in the people he helped shape, the kindness he modeled, and the values he passed on. His life is still doing good in this world. And although he didn't ever lead an orchestra, he conducted a beautiful symphony in this life. he was an incredible maestro his score was a life well lived and his music will continue long after he is gone not a day will pass that I won't think of him, I will forever miss him but I will be eternally grateful to call him my father here with me today is my mom my sister Chrissy and her wife Betsy and my little niece Sophia thank you all for allowing me time to share my dad's life with you and I respectfully request that we adjourn Army need today in his honor. Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian, a person who gave us a truly historic Californian. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. . Thank you. Thank you. members we have another German in memory with family present please take your desks take conversations off the floor thank you members Thank you. Assemblymember LSU, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to honor the life of Thomas Dennis Moore, who passed away on August 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Tom was born on December 28, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, the eldest of three. He proudly served three years in the United States Army, where he was stationed in France during the Vietnam War era, working with cryptic technology. In 1968, Tom married his beloved wife, Sandy. Together, they raised their children, Dennis and Kimberly, and built a life shape by hard work, independence, and adventure. Their family lived in several communities before settling in Fraser Park where Tom became a valued member of the Kern County community. On October 31, 1977, Tom began serving as a Kern County Sheriff's Deputy, a position he held until March 24 1989 His years in law enforcement reflected the same commitment to service and responsibility that characterized his military career After leaving law enforcement Tom followed his passion for construction and became a contractor building homes in Colorado, Pine Mountain Club, and Bakersfield. His daughter, Kim, built a career in the restaurant industry, later becoming a senior manager before pursuing her passion in small business. His son, Dennis, followed his path into law enforcement, serving three years with the Arvin Police Department and 20 years with the Bakersfield Police Department. Dennis passed away on August 9, 2017, following a major medical incident while on duty. Dennis served his community with honor and integrity. He built a life with his wife, Gina, raised three children in Bakersfield, Jarrett, Ashley, and Melissa. Tom was laid to rest yesterday in the VA cemetery in Dixon, California and his legacy will live on through his daughter Kimberly and his grandchildren from his service in the Army to his years protecting the people of Kern County to the homes he built with his own hands Tom dedicated his life to service, craftsmanship and family in the rear of the chamber is Tom's family, his wife Sandy, his daughter Kim his daughter, LaGina and his grandchildren, Jarrett and Melissa It is our honor to adjourn in memory. Thank you, Assemblymember Ellis. Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the life of this historic Californian, Tom Moore. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you back to business on the daily file. We're going to begin by lifting the call on the motion, the joint 61 rule. Clerk will post. This requires 54 votes. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. The rules are suspended. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm revising my re-referral of SB 328 by Senator Grayson from August 25th to re-referral this bill to the Local Government and Natural Resources Committee. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There's a message from the Senate for Assembly bills passed by the Senate yesterday. There's a supplemental file, number one, with these items so that the authors may take them up today for purposes of concurring in Senate amendments. I request unanimous consent that we suspend the rules to take up these items. Without objection, such shall be the order. I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62A, the file notice requirement to allow the following committees to meet. For Revenue and Taxation Committee to meet tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th, upon the call of the Chair in the Capital Room 126 for the purpose of hearing the following bills. AB 672, Coloza. AB 760, Ta. And AB 1519, Gibson. For Emergency Management Committee to meet Wednesday, August 26th, upon adjournment of session in Capitol Room 127 for the purposes of hearing SB 1079 Stern. For the Health Committee to meet tomorrow, August 27th at 9 a.m. in Capitol Room 437 for the purpose of hearing the following bills. AB 1199 Patterson AB 2405 Gibson AB 2499 Gibson Without objection, such shall be the order. Members pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re-referring the following bills. Item 127, SB 344 by Dr. Weber Pearson to the Natural Resources Committee. Thank you Okay folks we going back to our concurrence file we just dispensed with file item 32 we're going to get to file item 33 we're going to pass retain on 33 file item 34 that's ab 762 by assembly member erwin the clerk will read assembly bill 762 by assembly member erwin and accolade in the vapor inhalation devices assembly member erwin you are recognized thank you mr speaker ab 762 is back on concurrent Senate amendments clarify CDTFA's enforcement authority to take action against illicit retailers, address conflicting code sections, and provide other technical changes. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Irwin. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Irwin has moved the call. Item 35 AB 801 by Assemblymember Bonta, the clerk will read. Assembly Bill 801 by Assemblymember Bonta and other staff related financial institutions. Assemblymember Bonta, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise on behalf of the beautiful people of Oakland, Alameda, and Emeryville, and the California Legislative Black Caucus to present AB 801, the California Fair Lending Examination Act. AB 801 requires the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to regularly examine every lender under its jurisdiction, banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies for compliance with fair lending laws applicable to the mortgage lending. This ensures federal retreat from consumer protection doesn't translate into reduced accountability for California's lenders particularly for communities of color who still face documented disparities in access to credit. Home ownership is the primary vehicle for intergenerational wealth and is the country's way to be able to make sure that we have equity in our wealth system. And California's communities of colors have been systematically cut out of it, first by law, then by lending practices that persisted long after. Since 2015, black and Latino borrowers have received conventional mortgage originations at roughly half the rate of white borrowers here, with no meaningful improvement year over year. Federal enforcement has collapsed. This April, the CFPB narrowed accountability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. HUD's Fair Housing Office lost 65% of its staff, and the DOJ dropped its pending redlining prosecutions. The argument that federal oversight is sufficient is an argument about a system that no longer exists and state authority without an examination mechanism is authority we cannot exercise. AB 801 closes the gap that exists right now with a regular examination cycle narrowed specifically to mortgage lending with exemptions for the smallest institutions and DFPI authority to align exam timelines and reduce costs. Findings remain confidential and institutions, not the public, bear the cost. I'm grateful to the California Bankers Association, the California Credit Union League, and the California Community Bank Network for their engagement throughout this process and to the advocates who pushed this bill forward. I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Signe. No further debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 41, noes 9. The measure passes. amendments are concluded. We're going to pass temporarily on item 36. Item 37, AB 1604 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1604 by Assemblymember Stephanie and others accolade the product safety. Assemblymember Stephanie, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1604 is back on concurrence. concurrence this bill has been amended to clarify definitions and include technical assistance from the Department of Toxic Substances Control I respectfully ask for an I vote. Thank you Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote Thank you The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote Ayes 44, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Return to Item 36, AB 1539 by Assemblymember Addis. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1539 by Assemblymember Addis and others. Snackling to elections. Assemblymember Addis, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I rise to present AB 1539, the Protect Our Democracy Act that would strengthen constitutional safeguards and make it a crime under penalty of perjury to put a candidate on the ballot for president or vice president who is ineligible due to the 22nd or 12th amendments. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 53, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 38, AB 1661 by Assemblymember Bryan. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1661 by Assemblymember Bryan, an athlete to oil and gas. Assemblymember Bryan, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. 261 is a district bill two years ago. We passed legislation that shut down the largest urban oil field in our state Forced that polluter to pay into a local community repair fund This bill allocates five million dollars from that fund and direct cash assistance to families have been impacted negatively Living close that oil field I respectfully ask for I vote Thank you assembly member signal for the debate the clerk will open the roll all those vote who desire to vote all those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 42, noes 12. Senate amendments are concluded. Item 39, AB 1664 by Assemblymember Jackson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1664 by Assemblymember Jackson and others, an act relating to elections and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately. Assemblymember Jackson, you're recognized. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. This bill is back on concurrence. Senate amendments make technical changes and expanded options for county elections officials for notifying the Attorney General's office. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 54-vote item. All members vote who desire to vote SMR Jackson asks to move the call. Item 68, AB 2161 by Assemblymember Bonta. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2161 by Assemblymember Bonta and others, an act relating to Medi-Cal. Assemblymember Bonta, you're recognized. Good early morning, members. AB 2161 is back on concurrence. This bill makes changes to the implementation framework for the federal work requirements in Medi-Cal. through the health budget trailer bill in June, California adopted implementing language for these new federal requirements. This bill makes modest adjustments to that framework. I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Thank you. 41 nose 9 Senate amendments are concurred in Returning to item 40 1669 by assembly member Pacheco the clerk will read assembly bill 1669 by assembly member Pacheco and others actually the post-secondary education Senator Pacheco you're recognized Thank you and Good afternoon Madam Speaker and members I rise to present assembly bill 1669 Which is back for concurrence a B 1669 ensures that college students may take a leave of absence for medical or mental health reasons and return to their studies through a clear, protected process. The amendments in the Senate address implementation concerns from the higher education institutions. This bill has bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 46, Noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 41, AB 1697 by Assemblymember Calra. The Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1697 by Assemblymember Calra, an act that leads to employment and declaring the urgency to the RF to take effect immediately. Assemblymember Calra, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Senate amends on AB 1697 add intent and clarifying language on the delayed implementation. This bill is a product of extensive stakeholder engagement and has no opposition, received unanimous bipartisan support in the Senate. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 54-vote item. All those vote who desire to vote Thank you Thank you. Thank you. . Thank you. Thank you. We will pass and retain item 42. Item 43, AB 1761 by Assemblymember Rogers. The clerk will raise. Assembly Bill 1761 by Assemblymember Rogers and others in a act related to electricity. Members, please move conversations off the floor so we can move forward with business. Assemblymember Rogers, you're recognized. Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. AB 1761 is back on concurrence. I want to thank our senior legislative aide, Tricia Sarmiento, for her work on this and all of her bills this year. It passed the Senate with a bipartisan unanimous vote, but I can only hope this body is just as wise. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Singer, for the debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 44, nos 6. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to lift the call on item 39, AB 1664. The clerk will post. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. We're going to move the call on item 141, SB 923. The clerk will post. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 41, noes 13. Senate amendments are concurred in. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I am re-referring Item 124 SB 1228 Rubio to the Governmental Organization Committee. We're going to pass temporarily on item 44. We're going to pass in routine on item 45 and 46. Item 47, AB 1848 by Assemblymember Ransom. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1848 by Assemblymember Ransom, an act relating to seed and making an appropriation, therefore. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 1848 is back on concurrence. This bill ensures that the California Agricultural Seed Program is healthy. healthy. Amendments taken in the Senate made technical changes to support the bill's implementation at the Department of Food and Agriculture. This is a support support bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Singh. No further debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 55, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to pass and retain items 48, 49, and 50. Item 51, EB-1932 by Assemblymember El-Hawari. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1932 by Assemblymember El-Hawari and others, an act relating to emergency services. Assemblymember El-Hawari, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB 1932 is back on concurrence. This bill reauthorizes and continues the Crises Act Grant program to support community-based responses to local emergency situations. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate the clerk will open the roll All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote Ayes 52 noes 0 Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 52, AB 1943 by Assemblymember Gibson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1943 by Assemblymember Gibson and others, and I'm relating to people's safety. Assemblymember Gibson, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and Members. Assembly Bill 1943 is back on concurrence. Respectfully, I ask but I vote. Support, support. Thank you, Assemblymember. Signal for the debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 57, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to pass and retain item 53. Item 54, AB 1949 by Assemblymember Lee. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1949 by Assemblymember Lee and others, an act related to Medi-Cal. Assemblymember Lee, you're recognized. Members, this is a bill about expanding access to acupuncture. No need to needle you. Please vote aye. Thank you, Assemblymember. Signal for the debate. The clerk will read. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 54, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 55, AB 1961 by Assemblymember Ahrens. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1961 by Assemblymember Ahrens, an act relating to protective orders. Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1961 is back from the Senate on concurrence and has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote.

Assembly Bill 1980 by Assemblymember Colosa, an act related to employment.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I'm here to present AB 1980. This bill is back on concurrence and is a support support measure. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 1987 by Assemblymember Aguirre Currie and others, an act relating to fish and wildlife.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 1987 is back on concurrence. Senate amends and corporate TA from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. This bill is to support support and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 1994 by Assemblymember Alvarez and others, an act relating to victim rights.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Assembly Bill 1994 received amendments that were adopted in the Senate related to the commencement date Respectfully ask your aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Seeing no further debate the Clerk will open the roll All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote

Assembly Bill 2039 by Assembly Members of Burr and others, and act relating to attorneys.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 2039 is back on the Assembly for Concurrence, and this is the bill that our colleague from Carson was asking about yesterday. This bill strengthens consumer protection, promotes ethical accountability within the legal profession, and ensures consistent enforcement of existing laws governing attorney misconduct. Specifically, this bill does three key things. It strengthens mandatory disbarment proceedings for attorneys who are guilty of paying or receiving compensation for client referrals. It creates whistleblower protections for those who report attorney misconduct. And three, it regulates attorney-client loans and financial advances. Senate amendments incorporated technical assistance from the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. This is a support-support bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 2039.

Assembly Bill 2041 by Assemblymember Carrillo, an act relating to emergency medical services.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you for having me to present Assembly Bill 2041 on concurrence. AB 2041 is a follow-up to my bill AB 645 from last year, which aims to ensure public safety agencies are training for responders to provide life-saving pre-arrival medical instructions. This bill will require any previously non-compliant agency to report their status of compliance to their local emergency management service or EMS. The amendments in the Senate were technical to align the date of compliance reporting to January 1st, 2027 to coincide with the implementation deadline of AB 645. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2045 by Assemblymember Connolly, an act of living in the fish and wildlife.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB 2045 is back on concurrent. Senate amendments are clarifying in technical nature. The bill has received bipartisan support. No opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2054 by Assemblymember Gibson and others, an act of unemployment insurance and making an appropriation therefor.

Madam Speaker, members, Assembly Bill 2054 is back in this House on concurrence. It has to support support. No opposition respectfully asks when I vote.

Assembly Bill 2115 by Assemblymember Ramos and others, an act relating to state, government, and making an appropriation, therefore.

Well, thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 2115, the Rowena May Ramos Act, is back for concurrence. The bill represents an official apology from the state of California to California's first people, acknowledging the legislature's role in the historic injustices and atrocities committed against the state's native communities. The bill also serves as an apology from the state's courts for their participation and failure to prevent the systematic discrimination and violence committed against California's tribal communities. AB 2115 further requests that a plaque commemorating this apology be created and installed at the state capitol, serving as a permanent reminder of this historic acknowledgement. I ask for your aye vote.

an accolade to emergencies. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB 2150 is back on concurrence. It provides a straightforward approach to tackling the opioid overdose crisis by requiring employees that are CPR certified to also take naloxone training by ensuring CPR certified staff are also trained to administer naloxone will strengthen our frontline response and save lives. Senate amendments were technical in nature and the bill has received bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2230 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, an act relating to child daycare facilities.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB 2230 is back on concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate narrow the bill by removing provisions related to the polling places. ensures that bill does not limit law enforcement's ability to work with the Department of Social Services for investigation and inspection purposes and it protects child care providers from liability This bill has no opposition and I respectfully ask for an aye vote

Assembly Bill 2250 by Assemblymember Aguirre-Curry, an act related to cannabis.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and Members. AB 2250 is back on concurrence. Technical amendments were made in the Senate. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2273 by Assemblymember Baines, an act relating to crimes.

Thank you, Speaker and Members. This is a big moment for my community of Kern County. AB 2273 is back from the Senate for concurrence. This bill is a commitment to justice for child victims of sexual assault. The Scrivener Act is named for the case against former Kern County Supervisor Zachary Scrivener, a case that has devastated my community and shaken faith in our justice system. The Scrivener Act demands transparency when charges of sexual abuse of a minor are not pursued in timely action. when the evidence supports prosecution. Because power and influence should never protect a predator, our justice system must stand with the child, not the person who abused them. Child victims deserve better, and predators must always be held accountable. This bill allows justice to prevail. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2311 by Assemblymember Schiavo and others. An act relating to healing arts.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 2311 is back on concurrence. Our office worked very closely with CMA to move them to neutral and made some significant narrowing of the bill when it's related to corporate practice of medicine. It targets hospitals that have the greatest financial challenges and workforce challenges, so the hospitals that need it most will be able to directly employ physicians, and with that, respectfully request an aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2332 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez and others. An act within the pupil

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 2332, which establishes a dual language immersion or DLI coordinator at the California Department of Education. This is a support, support bill, Senate amendments added upon appropriation clause and establish a brand new position at the CDE. Thank you and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

will read. Assembly Bill 2463 by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris, an act relating to the Public Utilities Commission.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 2463 is back from the Senate on concurrence. The bill has received broad bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2475 by the Committee on Emergency Management, an act relating to emergency services.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues back on concurrence, it's AB 2475, an emergency management committee bill to improve our response to disasters. Senate amendments remove requirements and only required a single written update each year related to all states of emergency recovery activities. This bill brings clarity, accountability, and timeliness to after-action reporting process and will improve response efforts to emergencies and natural disasters in a timely manner. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2486 by Assemblymember Addis, an act relating to Medi-Cal.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm here to present AB 2486. That is back on concurrence after unanimous bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2502 by Assemblymember Pellerin and others, an act relating to vehicles.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB 2502 is back with clarifying amendments I respectfully ask for your aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Seeing no further debate the clerk will open the roll All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote

Assembly Bill 2510 by Assemblymember Arambula, an act leading to CalWORKs.

Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 2510 is back on concurrence. This bill strengthens the CalWORKs family reunification program by ensuring that families receive the support that they need to bring children home safely and successfully. This bill is about stability, equity, and better outcomes for children and families, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

Senate amendments address conflict issues with an enacted budget trailer bill. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you.

Assembly Bill 2541 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez and others and accolades of vehicles.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm pleased to present AB 2541, which is back on concurrence. The bill will create a lowrider specialty license plate that reinvests funds right back into the community. The amendments taken in the Senate are technical in nature. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized.

with that. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2599 by Assemblymember Brian and other staff related to slavery.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the reading clerk said, an act related to slavery, a Black Caucus priority, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2771 by Assemblymember Berman, an accolade in the private post-secondary education and making an appropriation therefore.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2771 is the sunset review bill for the Bureau for private post-secondary education. Recent Senate amendments respond to stakeholder feedback. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2775 by Assemblymember Berman, accolade to Healing Arts and making it a corporation, therefore.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2775 is the sunset review bill for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The Senate amendments authorize the board to issue a temporary license, adjust various fees, and authorize the board to revoke licenses for insurance fraud offenses. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2790 by the Committee on Communications and Conveyance, an act relating to communications.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I'm presenting AB 2790 on behalf of the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee. This bill would expand the scope of educational facilities eligible for discounted internet services through the California Teleconnect Fund, or CTF, administered by the CPUC. Senate amendments accomplish the following, adding community college districts to the list of eligible entities, authorizes the CPUC to determine the procedures for application of the CTF by internet service providers. I respectfully ask for your aye vote to concur with the Senate amendments.

Assembly Bill 1807 by Assemblymember Gabriel and others, an act relating to immigration.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to present 18 a B 1807 which is back for concurrence with Senate amendments Senate amendments clarify that the bill's restrictions on using state-owned property for immigration enforcement do not interfere with the normal Operations the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation This bill supported by a broad coalition of labor immigrants rights legal aid and civil rights organization. Thank you and respectfully request your aye vote Thank you

Thank you Mr Speaker in the interest of efficiency and time savings for our legislative body I speaking against AB 1807 but it really reflects a wide variety of bills In fact, over 26 separate laws that are being advanced by the legislature, some already on the governor's desk, some still in the process, that are being passed in the name of making people feel safer. making our communities safer. But what all these bills do is they hamper federal law enforcement's ability to do its job and hamper state and local law enforcement collaborating and coordinating with federal law enforcement to keep us safe. The very issue that you say is driving AB 1807 and these other bills is actually compromised, our safety. We are doxing federal law enforcement officers, harassing them in hotels, banning them from being hired in local law enforcement, taxing and closing facilities to release criminals on the street, banning joint task forces that are designed to share information. information. We're banning the ability to share facilities with this bill, AB 1807. We're even banning law enforcement from doing its job in a variety of places in our community, basically saying to criminals, go there, go congregate there, and there's a shield. In 2018, California politicians passed the sanctuary state law. These bills, These 26 bills, AB 1807, go way beyond the sanctuary state law, SB 54, to give us a super uber mega steroids sanctuary state. And it doesn't help public safety. It literally tries to put a baseball bat in the bicycle spokes of law enforcement who are only trying to keep us safe. not based upon skin color, which was outrageously suggested in yesterday's debate, but based upon protecting everyone in our community from crime. I am not going to persuade many to perhaps vote against this bill, But let me just say, victims of crime, of criminals shielded from bills like this, or crimes that occur because we don't allow law enforcement to do its job to work professionally together for the betterment of our safety, those crimes will be on the shoulders of those that supported these bad bills. I urge a no vote.

Yeah, thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I actually appreciate the fact that our colleague from San Diego Rose, because I think what his comments have done is to underscore the fundamental difference between those of us in this chamber who believe that we must stand up against federal overreach and who believe that we must protect the constitutional rights of our residents. We must protect our communities and those who want to do the bidding of the Trump administration's reckless and chaotic immigration enforcement agenda. And I think if you were to ask the residents of Los Angeles when federal agents descended on our city if they felt safer you would have heard a resounding no And I think if you asked the people in Minneapolis if they felt safer when federal agents came and executed American citizens when they killed Renee Good and when they killed Keith Porter Jr here in California, when they killed Alex Preddy, people who were standing up to protect the Constitution to stop federal overreach, nobody in Minnesota would have said that they felt safer. And ultimately, the Trump administration had to back down and had to withdraw federal agents from Los Angeles and had to withdraw federal agents from Minnesota because there was such a public backlash. So this bill is not, as our colleagues suggested, really about keeping communities safe. These are bills that are about protecting our state resources, not allowing the federal administration to use taxpayer dollars to go after our own communities. This is about standing up for constitutional rights. It's about standing up for our neighbors, people that we love and appreciate here in the state of California. I am proud of the work that this legislature has done. I am proud of the leadership of the Speaker. I am proud to people of all different faiths and backgrounds that have come together to say that the Trump administration's immigration agenda, the chaos, the confusion, the death that has fallen in the wake of that is abhorrent to our California values and inconsistent with our American values. So I'm really proud of the work we have done. I'm proud of these 26 bills. I think AB 1807 is a great example of this. It says that ICE can't come in and use our taxpayer dollars to terrorize our own communities, that our resources should be used to protect our communities. So I want to thank our colleague from San Diego for highlighting all the work that this legislature has done. And I want to, with that, would respectfully request your aye vote on AB 1807.

Assembly Bill 1806. by Assemblymember Gabriel and others, an act related to the Department of Justice.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I am proud to present AB 1806, which is back for concurrence and sentiment. This is a bill that continues to address the issues that our colleague from San Diego brought up. This is a bill that would require a transparent, thorough, independent investigation by the Attorney General of the state of California any time an immigration agent shoots and kills someone here in the state of California. This is a bill that is fundamentally about transparency, about accountability, about protecting constitutional rights of United States citizens and California residents. The Senate amendments align the requirements with the investigations of shooting for federal immigration officers with those already established under state law for shootings involving state law enforcement officers. This bill is supported by a robust coalition of labor, immigrant rights, legal aid, and civil rights organizations, including SCIU California, the California Immigrant Policy Center, and the Latino Community Foundation. With that, respectfully request your aye vote on AB 1806.

The clerk will read.

Dr. Jackson, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Proud to be Assemblymember Lowenthal for AB 1803. It's been truly an honor to be able to work with the member with Long Beach on this bill and a package of bills on behalf of the Select Committee Against Racism, Hate, and Xenophobia to ensure that we prepare all Californians on how to push back against hate and to avoid putting people in a position where hate crimes can occur. Respectfully ask for an aye vote on this concurrence.

Assembly Bill 880 by Assemblymember Bennett and others in a act relating to state government.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, amendment to AB 880, reduced costs for departments. I respectfully request your aye vote on concurrence.

Assembly Bill 1093 by Assemblymember Solace and others. And actively the public post-secondary education.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 1093. the bill would formalize and enhance higher education student exchange programs between California and Mexico. As California's top trading partner, Mexico plays an important role in our state's economy and future workforce. These partnerships give students value opportunities to learn across borders, experience different cultures, and prepare for an increasingly interconnected future. The Assembly's Select Committee on California and Mexico by National Affairs identifies student exchange as one of their top policy priorities. AB 1093 invests in our students while building one of California's most important international partnerships. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1093. Thank you.

Wow. As a proud member of, thank you, Mr. Speaker, as a proud member of the select committee and working on this with my colleagues, I highly encourage the rest of my colleagues to support this.

Oh, that's right, that's Gonzales, sorry. I think you're calling me a different Gonzales. Sorry, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I asked for a night mode.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1659 by Assemblymember Ransom and others. And I play the people instruction.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, back on concurrence is AB 1659, which is a bill that closes the gap in our support system by helping justice-impacted youth complete their education. amendments taken in the Senate clarified that the intent of the bill, what the intent of the bill was and resolved a chaptering conflict. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Quarri. Assembly Bill 1665 by Assemblymember Pacheco and others. Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized.

AB 1665 will ensure that school sports coaches have appropriate training to provide informed support for student-athlete mental health. The amendments made in the Senate added double jointing language to the bill. This bill has received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1927 by Assemblymember Krell, an accolade to bail.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a support-support bill made even better with Senate amendments and taking into account feedback from the Department of Insurance. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2111 by Assemblymember Pappin and others not relating to electricity.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, AB 2111 is back on concurrence. It deals with electrical transmission planning processes. processes. As we all know, we have tremendous burdens on our electrical requirements, and this just helps us plan better for the future. So, Senate amendments were, as we've all heard, technical in nature, and addressed some chaptering requirements. Other than that, I request an aye vote on transmission

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2218 by Assemblymember Calra and others, an act related to water.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2218 is back on concurrence with Senate amendments that add a mediation process overseen by the Governor's Office of Tribal Affairs, thereby reducing litigation risks while still ensuring that conflicts are resolved fairly and effectively. AB 2218 has received bipartisan support passed in the Senate with no no votes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you. Thank you.

by Assemblymember Rodriguez. The click will read. Assembly Bill 2066 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and others. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized. Thank you,

AB 2066 will allow California to join 10 other states in recognizing the significance of pregnancy to enroll in or change health insurance coverage. Other life challenges such as moving marriage and the adoption of a birth of a new child are currently recognized, but pregnancy is not. The recent amendments add additional co-authors, further demonstrating the strong bipartisan support for this important measure. I respectfully urge your aye vote on AB 2066 so we can continue moving the needle on access to timely prenatal care for California's families.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2251 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and others in act related to student financial aid.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2251 related to cost of attendance adjustment policies at our higher education institutions is back for concurrence. the recent amendments remove a timeline requirement and give institutions flexibility to reduce the bill's fiscal impact. This bill is support, support, and I respectfully request your aye vote.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2465 by Assemblymember Ortega and other faculty of the state government.

Speaker and members, I rise to present AB 2465 on concurrence. Since I last presented this bill in May, six more people have died while in ICE custody and two more men have been killed. Senate amendments have narrowly tailored this bill and moved the California Bankers Association and California Business Roundtable to neutral. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank

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Assembly Bill 2490 by Assemblymember Valencia and others, an act relating to teachers.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And we want to start as members. AB 2490 is back from the Senate on concurrence. I respectfully ask for a yes vote.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2495 by Assemblymember Calra and others can act related to employment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2495 is back with minor amendments that reflect feedback from the labor agency. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on this API caucus legislative priority bill.

Thank you. Thank you.

File item 320 is AB 2706 by Assemblymember Soria The clerk will read Assembly Bill 2706 by Assemblymember Soria an act of food safety and making an appropriation therefore

Thank you Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2706 is a collaborative effort between Department of Public Health and Industry to reform California cannery law to make the law easier to comply with and the program more sustainable. while maintaining California's high health standards. Senate amendments made technical changes. This bill has bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully request your aye vote.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2768 by Assemblymember Ahrens and others and accolades of student financial aid.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2768 is back from the Senate with a minor technical amendment and continues to receive bipartisan support. On behalf of our foster youth, I respectfully request an aye vote.

Thank you.

Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62A, the filed notice requirement to allow the following committees to hear bills. Health Committee to hear AB 2093 Bower-Khan at their hearing tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th at 9 a.m. And Natural Resources Committee to meet tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th upon the call of the Chair and Room 444 to hear the following bills. AB 40, Bonta, AB 2674, Shiba, SB 344 Weber Pearson. Without objection, such shall be the order. Request unanimous consent to suspend joint rule 62A, the file notice requirement in Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Natural Resources Committee to notice SB 328 Grayson pending re-referral from local government committee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to honor the life of Ursula Parkman-Locker, my mother-in-law for 25 years and forever grandmother to my kids. Ursula Katerina Parkman-Locker, born December 4th, 1929, was the daughter of North German immigrants who came to Southern California back in 1923, seeking peace and opportunity after the devastation of war-torn Europe. She grew up in Southern California, loved tennis, attended beauty school, and began a lifelong career in cosmetology. She worked tirelessly as a beautician and later owned her own successful beauty salon. In Long Beach, she met Joe Allen Lochner, a lifeguard and U.S. Navy veteran who had served as a pharmacist mate in the Pacific Island, I'm sorry, in the Pacific, during World War II. They married September 1st, 1949. Together, Ursula and Joe built a remarkable California life, raising five children in San Luis Obispo, Idlewild, and Hemet. She had proud German heritage. Ich bin ein Berliner. I was asked to say that. Ursula had a wonderful spirit of adventure and service. In 1963, she accomplished the Idlewild Elementary School Band on its memorable European tour, where the children performed for American military personnel stationed throughout West Germany and West Berlin. She was also deeply involved in her community, singing in the St. John's Lutheran Choir. Ursula and Jo shared a love of travel, visiting Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and many other places. Even after Jo passed away in 2006 Ursula continued to embrace life and adventure In her late 70s she even climbed Diamond Head in Hawaii Ursula passed away peacefully August 1st 2026 at the age of 96 and will be laid to rest behind by her beloved Joe Riverside, I'm sorry, at Riverside National Cemetery. She leaves behind five children, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, a lasting family legacy. Ursula truly lived the American dream. She came from immigrant roots, built a family, served her community, and traveled the world, and embraced California as her home. And I ask that we adjourn in her memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise today with a heavy heart to adjourn in the memory of my mother-in-law, Dina Rosenberg-Thaler, who passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on July 6th at the age of 84. Dina was born in Los Angeles in 1941 to Mindy and Sidney Rosenberg. She graduated from Hamilton High School and went to UCLA, where she earned her degree in anthropology. She later made Berkeley her home, becoming part of a neighborhood and community she loved for more than 55 years. Dina was also an attorney. She earned her law degree from Golden Gate University and practiced law in the Bay Area for more than 35 years. From the moment I met Dina, she welcomed me into the family with warmth and grace. We shared a love of the law, an appreciation for good wine, and curiosity about different cultures, and a passion for travel. Some of my favorite memories are simply the conversations we had about those things, and then the stories she'd share about my husband as a young teenager growing up between two worlds. Dina wasn't the loudest person in the room, but she never had to be. Her quiet presence carried tremendous strength, but Dina's curiosity extended far beyond the law. She had a fierce intellect and a lifelong love of learning. She loved books and music, could master a crossword puzzle, appreciated beautiful art, and was a regular at the San Francisco Opera and Oakland Symphony. and she loved to travel and she loved cats. Dina explored the world with an incredible sense of curiosity and adventure. More recently, she had traveled to Morocco, India, Portugal, Japan, and Southern Africa for a photo safari. She didn't simply visit these places. She wanted to really understand them and learn about the people. She photographed them, learned about their cultures, and brought home pieces of their art and craftsmanship. Actually, her house was full of them. She especially loved jewelry and pottery from the Southwest and woven rugs and textiles from all around the world. She was fiercely intelligent, independent, generous, and deeply compassionate. She gave not because she wanted recognition, but because generosity was simply part of who she was. I learned more about that generosity when we were going through her estate She gave to so many different causes causes that reflected the values she lived education and science, the arts, environmental protection, consumer advocacy, affordable student housing, and the preservation of the Berkeley community she loved. She never sought recognition for that generosity. She simply believed in leaving a world a little bit better than she found it. And for me, perhaps Dina's greatest gift was the love that she gave my husband, Terrence. She opened her heart and her home to him. She took him as her own. She loved him as a son and helped shape the man I am so blessed to call my husband today. When I think of Dina, I think about determination, empathy, never stop learning, and adventure. She was determined to live life to the fullest. Quietly compassionate and extraordinarily generous, always reading, exploring, asking questions, and discovering something new. She traveled the world, embraced new cultures and experiences, and understood that life is meant to be lived. Those are the lessons I hope our family carries forward. I will say it feels surreal that Dina is no longer with us. I'm especially grateful that we had our one last Mother's Day together this past May, a memory that I will always cherish. But I'm sad that she never got to come to the assembly floor to watch us in action. She was supposed to actually visit earlier this month. The comforting thing for us is that Dina did live a full life and a remarkable one. She loved deeply. She remained curious. She gave us generously. and she left the people around her better because she was part of her lives. I'm grateful that she reminded all of us that life is short, so we should never stop learning, never stop exploring, and never stop loving the people around us. Dina, we love you, we will miss you, and we carry you with us always, Mr. Speaker. I respectfully ask that the Assembly adjourn in the memory of Dina Rosenberg-Thaler. Thank you.

On behalf of Senator Dr. Weber Pearson, I rise to present SB 1094, which ensures that we have health care affordability as one of the top concerns for Californians addressed. One underlying driver of health care cost is the cost of prescription drugs, particularly biological products which account for over half of all prescription drug spending. Fortunately, biosimilars offer the same clinical results as brand-name biological products for lower cost, but we are not using them to their full potential. This bill offers several ways to encourage biosimilar use. This bill also requires health plan reporting on the impact of this policy on premiums and patient cost sharing. Californians are facing a health care affordability crisis, tackling underlying cost drivers like the high price of prescription drugs is one important way we can rein in health care costs for our constituents. With that, I respectfully request your aye vote on SB 1094.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. SB 1302 is the sunset review bill for the Board of Registered Nursing. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. SB 1304 is the Senate review bill for the Respiratory Care Board. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I rise to present SB 1340 by Senator Richardson, which will strengthen efforts to expand small business participation in state contracting. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

All right, good afternoon, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present Senate Bill 1374 on behalf of Senator Nilo. SB 1374 authorizes a public higher education institution to seek a temporary restraining order on its own behalf when it faces unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence. Currently, universities may seek a restraining order on behalf of a student or an employee who has suffered a credible threat to violence. However, when threats are made towards the institution without targeting the individual, an institution is unable to seek a restraining order. Therefore, SB 1374 closes that gap by permitting higher education institutions to seek a temporary restraining order when a credible threat is made towards the campus. This bill has had no zero votes and has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote on 1374 on behalf of Senator Nilo.

This is support, support, and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Bennett, you're recognized. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. California is facing an ever-increasing devastation from wildfires. Homeowners are now struggling to find affordable insurance options. Implementing wildfire hardening measures can reduce structure fire risk by more than 35%. These home hardening and defensive space investments can be expensive. SB 894 will establish the California Wildfire Resilience Loan Program for wildfire mitigation projects. The bill will leverage public dollars to encourage private lenders to offer lower interest rates and favorable loans terms to finance home hardening and defensible space improvements. On behalf of Senator Allen, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Schultz, you're recognized. Thank you again, Madam Speaker. Colleagues, I rise today to present SB 1004, the No Secret Police Act, as a proud principal co-author and on behalf of State Senator Scott Wiener. SB 1004 is follow legislation to SB 627 passed overwhelmingly by this chamber just last year which Governor Newsom signed into law At the time SB 627 prohibited local and federal law enforcement from covering their faces while performing their duties in the state of California SB 1004 extends SB 627's prohibition on face masks to all law enforcement in California, local, state, and federal. Now, despite legal challenges from the Trump administration, California's power to ban federal agents from covering their faces under SB 627 was affirmed by the California Central District Court. Specifically in her ruling, Judge Snyder clearly asserted that there is no justification for law enforcement to conceal their identities during their performance of routine, non-exempted law enforcement functions and interactions with the public. Now, importantly, at the Central District Court's hearing, Council for the United States acknowledged on the record that SB 627 would not be unlawfully discriminatory if it was amended to apply to all law enforcement. And colleagues, that is exactly what this bill does. On behalf of State Senator Weiner and on behalf of all the communities impacted by ICE operating in our communities, respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1024 on behalf of Senator Menjivar. SB 1024 ensures that firefighters receive up to 26 weeks of paid leave when they are unable to work due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. They are not required to exhaust sick or vacation time before accessing this leave and restore their prior position and rank when they return to fire service. Over decades, significant effort has been dedicated towards ensuring that a career in fire service is accessible to all who want to join, and that fire departments represent the communities they serve. This bill is certainly in line with that, and with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Schultz, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm back, colleagues. This time rising to present SB 1173 on behalf of State Senator Caballero, which would allow a judge to determine whether the evidence presented at trial supports instructing the jury on a lesser-related offense. Under current law, defense attorneys cannot request that a jury consider lesser related offenses, even when the facts clearly support them. Now, in practice, prosecutors routinely pursue the charge with a higher penalty if they believe they can meet that burden of proof, often, and actually in every instance, omitting any lesser alternative. This essentially creates an all-or-nothing framework for our criminal juries, even when the evidence supports a more appropriate outcome. In 1984, the California Supreme Court in People v. Geiger held that when supported by the evidence, lesser-related offense instructions could be given to a jury at the request of the defense. And for over a decade, trial courts allowed this practice in the state of California. But in 1998, the court reversed course in People v. Berks, which eliminated the ability of defense counsel to make a request, and this is the important part, citing the lack of statutory authority. Colleagues, SB 1173 seeks to provide the statutory authority in a balanced and limited way, allowing the defense to request a lesser-related instruction only where the evidence clearly supports it. Now, importantly, the judge retains full discretion to evaluate the evidence and determine whether the instruction is appropriate before it is presented to the jury. And in closing, colleagues, this bill was amended in appropriations to include a requirement that the prosecutor be given notice if the defense intends to request such instruction and the removal of intent language to clarify that the purpose of bill is not to affirm case law but simply provide these instructions as an option where appropriate. On behalf of the senator, I respectfully ask for your aye vote today.

Assemblymember Brian, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and colleagues. I rise to present SB 1268 on behalf of Senator Gonzalez. This headbanger of a bill codifies the Outdoors for All program, and I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today to present Senate Bill 1205 on behalf of Senator Valladares. SB 1205 brings equity for architects and engineers with contractors when it comes to retention on the signed bid bill contracts. Amendment 2nd in the Assembly ensures the language is mirrored from the contractor section of code. This bill asks no opposition, has received no-no votes. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 1240 on behalf of Senator McNerney, which would establish the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment. Nonprofits are the third largest employer by wages among major industries throughout California. These organizations contribute billions to our economy annually and do the work that government cannot do alone. However, they face many hurdles navigating California's state government. Procurement and grant-making processes are complex, and payments for services are often delayed. The business community has GO-Biz and the Office of the Small Business Advocate to help companies navigate government. Nonprofits deserve the same level of institutional support. This bill creates that unified framework that will ensure state resources are accessible to every nonprofit, regardless of size. This bill has received bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present SB 1235 on behalf of Chair Rubio of the Senate Government Organization Committee. On August 11, 2026, the Assembly Committee on Government Organizations held an informational hearing regarding three tribal state gaming compacts executed between Governor Newsom, the state of California, and each federally recognized tribe. SB 1235 would ratify the Fifth Amendment of the Tribal State Gaming Compact between the state and the Picayune Rancheria of Chimansi Indians of California. the tribal-state gaming compact between the state and the Fort Mojave Indian tribe, and the First Amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact between the state and the Pechanga Band of Indians. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assemblymember Solache, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 769 on behalf of Senator Caballero, which would establish the Golden State Infrastructure Act with public and private investments to help financial critical infrastructure projects across California. California's infrastructure is under stress. Our roads are crumbling, our water systems are outdated, our housing shortage continues, and as climate impacts accelerate our grid, transit, and emergency response systems, our only need in maintenance, expansion, and repair. SB 769 creates a flexible, revolving fund to support the financing of large infrastructure projects by reinvesting capital over the time without imposing new taxes or fees on Californians. It's bridging gap how we finance and deliver major infrastructure projects through California by leveraging public-private partnerships, creating jobs and opportunities to upward mobility and putting the needs of local governments and communities at the center. We need to build a smarter and more sustainable California that begins by investing in infrastructure that is designed to serve generations to come. SB 769 puts out some paths to accomplish just that. recent amendments at labor protections requiring project labor agreements for projects financed by the bill, along with an equitable active standard and a study to be submitted to the legislature examining the board's operations. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Sign up for the debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a 54-vote item. Thank you Thank you Thank you. Thank you. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 55, noes 5. The measure passes. Item 119, SB 1085 by Senator Durazo, presented by Assemblymember Bryan, the clerk for read. Senate Bill 1085 by Senator Durazo and others, an act relating to water. Assemblymember Bryan, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present SB 1085 on behalf of Senator DeRazzo. SB 1085 is the Water Supply Planning Act. It has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Thank you. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 16, noes 0. The measure passes. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Item 122, SB 1195 by Senator Rubio, presented by Assemblymember Blanco Rubio. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1195 by Senator Susan Rubio, an accolade to alcoholic beverages. Senator Rubio, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present SB1-1195 on behalf of somebody that I know very well, Senator Rubio, an important bill that will provide additional revenue options for entertainment conventions and sporting venues. This bill will add planned facilities to the list of tied house exemptions located in the counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego. The goal of SB 1195 is simple, promotes consistency, fairness, and economic opportunity for the specified facilities while preserving the core protection of California's Tide House laws. This bill does not create a new policy concept. Rather it extends an existing and familiar exemption to additional venues that are similar to many other already granted this authority under state law By enabling large venues to host concerts sports and cultural events these exemptions create jobs and drive local economic activity through hotel, restaurant, parking, retail, and tax revenues that support surrounding communities. With that, I thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Signe. No further debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 51, Noes 0. The measure passes. Item 164, SB 1406 by Senator McNerney, presented by Assemblymember Aguirre-Curie. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1406 by Senator McNerney and others, an act related to taxation to take effect immediately, tax levy. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you Madam Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 1406 on behalf of Senator McNerney. SB 1406 closes a tax loophole which costs California $20 million per year in unpaid taxes on luxury vehicles. The bill does not raise taxes, it simply helps California collect taxes already owed. Thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember. Sign up for the debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a 54 vote item. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you. The Majority Leader has moved the call. Item 181, SB 1107 by Senator Stern, presented by Assemblymember Schiavo. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1107 by Senator Stern, an act related to school facilities. Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1107 on behalf of Senator Stern, which is an important bill that protects children from the impacts of extreme heat. We all want schools to be safe and healthy learning environments for children, and extreme heat, like 101 where it is in my hometown today, It has substantial and measurable impacts on the physical health and mental well-being of our youth. This adds clarity to existing law by specifying shade structures attached to playgrounds, also qualify for streamlining processes and permit bundling bidding through the design-build procurement process. Say that 10 times really fast. This bipartisan bill has no no votes. Respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Cigno. debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 60, nos 0. The measure passes. Item 210, SB 1344 by Senator Cabaldon, presented by Assemblymember Haney. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1344 by Senator Cabaldon and others, an act relating to civil actions. Assemblymember Haney, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. SB 1344 will help prevent meritless lawsuits from delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. California has roughly 170,000 unhoused residents, and communities are working to approve emergency, supportive, and behavioral health housing that can be stalled by litigation. This bill simply extends existing protections to priority care developments while preserving access to legitimate claims and allowing courts to consider financial hardships when setting bonds. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally vote to ayes 46, noes 8. The measure passes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Assemblymember Hart. Mr. Hart is asked to lift a call on file item 23. That's AB 2257. The clerk will post. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes ayes 41, noes 23. The measure passes. 10 amendments are concurred in. Majority Leader is asked to lift the call on file item 164. That's SB 1406 by Senator McNerney. The clerk will post. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 54, noes 17. The measure passes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Okay we are going to take up file item number 184 184, that's SB 1140 by Senator Ashby, presented by Assemblymember Bonta. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1140 by Senator Ashby, an act relating to people's safety. Assemblymember Bonta, just a moment. Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present SB 1140 on behalf of Senate Majority Leader Ashby. Since 1966, California has experienced the most school shootings compared to other states. Data shows that no known active shooter has ever successfully breached a locked door in the United States. SB 1140 requires local education agencies to ensure that contracts for any construction projects occurring during school hours include security provisions that limit access to school grounds to better prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing school campuses. SB 1140 has received bipartisan support and received zero, no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Bonta. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. I-63, no-0. The measure passes. Okay. Okay, skipping around to file item 125. File item 125. That is SB 1359 by Senator Stern, presented by Assemblymember Berman. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1359 by Senator Stern, an act relating to natural gas. Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. S.B. 1359 would require annual reports on gas distribution infrastructure, spending, and direct the PUC to evaluate new depreciation schedules for gas distribution infrastructure to protect ratepayers against stranded assets. This bill will provide the state with a better understanding of gas infrastructure costs for ratepayers to help with energy infrastructure planning and oversight. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to SB 1359, not because we shouldn't be looking at impacts. Maybe we shouldn't be imposing the impacts in the first place. It is quite clear that under the California Green New Deal, we are banning any natural gas energy source in the state of California. This is insane because natural gas is cheaper. It's reliable. And it has been shown not to have these negative impacts on the environment versus importing a third of our kilowatt hours of electricity from other states. Now, under this scheme, and what SB 1359 is all laying the groundwork to do, is to ban natural gas appliances in every building. And that is... Just a moment, Mr. DeMaio. Mr. Berman, state your point of order. I would ask my colleague from San Diego to speak to the merits of this bill, not the conspiracy theories he has for the future. I'm going to as well take him. Mr. DeMaio, if you can stick to the merits of the bill, please. Yes, and I am getting to the merits of the bill, the connection here. Just because of what I'm arguing, you may not like, but please at least afford me the opportunity to make my argument on the bill. Two years ago, we had a massive spike in the cost of natural gas. And the reason why is that the market heard the signals from politicians and regulators in Sacramento that we were going to ban natural gas. So all of the companies said we're not going to invest long-term in facilities. SB 1359 is all about natural gas facilities, and it says here, as demand is reduced, what is the financial impact to ratepayers? Here are some of the financial impacts that we know will happen. Our residents, our families, have paid every single month for natural gas services, not just for the natural gas itself, but they are paying for infrastructure on a 30-year basis, capital projects, pipes, facilities, storage. And if we suddenly pull the plug on natural gas by banning appliances, which, again, I think exactly what SB 1359 is foreshadowing, we are then going to stick rate payers, working families, with the cost of infrastructure for natural gas storage and delivery without any sort of benefit. And they'll be paying this for 10, 15, 20 years, depending upon the debt service on the capital that we're talking about. That's what this bill is all about. You're trying to assess how much money is it going to cost when we ban natural gas appliances. Because in the bill it says, tell us what happens when demand drops. What is the cost? What is the legacy infrastructure left over? And how much will we have to pay down through other rates? And so what will happen? we will take the natural gas appliance ban and take the cost of that and put it on to electric appliance rates. We're going to be paying twice. We're going to be paying for legacy natural gas infrastructure. For what? What is the benefit? If you want to pass a bill on natural gas appliance bans, let's study the cost. National Association of Home Builders has estimated it would cost the average home builder $30,000 in California to retrofit their home. If you can get an electrician, by the way, if you ban all the natural gas appliances, good luck trying to find an electric stove or electric water heater. And good luck getting an electrician who's going to be able to show up and do the work. This is insane. So if we're going to do a study bill, let's have a real study of the Green New Deal's desire of banning natural gas appliances and reducing our use of this energy source. It is catastrophic. It's expensive. And it's not workable. We won't be able to actually power our grid if we get rid of natural gas as one of our portfolio pieces for a balanced energy policy. please vote no. Let's not keep walking down this road and let's actually ask the PUC to study what happens when we ban natural gas appliances. I urge a no vote. Thank you Assemblymember DeMaio Seeing and hearing no further debate Assemblymember Berman do you wish to close Just a reminder for colleagues that everything that my colleague from San Diego said has nothing to do with this bill I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1359 Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Berman has moved the call. File Item 101. File Item 101. That's SB 1408 by Senator Arraguin, presented by Assemblymember Avila Farias. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1408 by Senator Adeguín and I played the transportation. Assemblymember Abelafarias, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present SB 1408 on behalf of Senator Adeguín. SB 1408 is a district bill that addresses transportation needs for Contra Costa County. SB 1408 would authorize Contra Costa Transportation Authority, CCTA, to place a countywide sales tax measure up to 1% on the ballot to continue funding the county's transportation program. Currently, the CTA is receiving funding for Measure J, a half-cent transportation sales tax that was approved by the voters in November of 2004. That is set to expire in 2034 As the prior funding measure is due to lapse CTA is seeking to put a new tax measure An early renewal would ensure a smooth transition between a new measure and Measure J allowing the project to continue to various transportation infrastructure projects. Thank you and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Avila Farias. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you. the measure passes. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Mr. Speaker, at the request of the author, please return Item 26 AB 28 Schiavo to the Senate for further action. Without objection, such shall be the order. I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62A, the file notes requirement to allow the Elections Committee to meet on Friday, August 28th, upon adjournment of session, Capitol Room 444, to hear the following bills. AB 502 Pellerin, AB 1853 Pellerin, AB 686 Berman, and AB 1130 Berman Without objection such shall be the order Folks while we in a holding pattern can I decor, everybody, if there's any member that needs to make a vote change, please raise your microphone. Raise your microphone. I will call upon you for vote changes. Okay, vote changes. Dr. Jackson, you are recognized. Assemblymember Jackson on SB 1247, no to yes. Vote change. Assemblymember Jackson, Senate Bill 1247, no to aye. Assemblymember McKenner, you are recognized. Assemblymember McKenner, AB 762, Irwin, yes to not voting. vote change assembly member mckenner assembly bill 762 i to not voting assembly member el hawari vote change el hawari sb 1401 i to not voting vote change assembly member el hawari senate bill 1401 i to not voting Thank you. Thank you. vote change AB 2495 from no to I vote change Assemblymember Quinn Assembly bill 2495 no to I okay members we are going to be taking up file item number 212 File item 212. item 212 SB 685 by Senator Cortese presented by Senator Bonta the clerk will read Senate bill 685 by Senator Cortese an accolade to special education Senator Bonta you're recognized thank you speaker and members I rise today on behalf of Senator Cortese to present SB 685, the Protecting Students with Disabilities in Non-Public Schools Act, which is sponsored by the California Department of Education. This is a necessary technical cleanup bill to bring California law into alignment with the Ninth Circuit decision in Loughman v. California Department of Education. The bill updates state law to reflect the court decision while maintaining important safeguards and oversight protections for students with disabilities who are too often overlooked. I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Sino for the debate. The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 55, nos 0. The measure passes. Thank you. Thank you. vote change. SB 1408, aye to not voting, Petrie Norris. Vote change, Assemblymember Petrie Norris, Senate Bill 1408, aye to not voting. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Assemblymember Berman has requested to lift the call on item 125 SB 1359. The clerk will post. The clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 42, nos 20. The measure passes. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Item 176, SB 954 by Senator Blakespeare, presented by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 954 by Senator Blakespeare and others an acclaimed to environmental quality Assemblymember Connolly Connolly you recognized Madam Speaker I rise to present SB 954 This provides much-needed cleanup to some of the CEQA exemptions passed through the Budget Act last year in Senate Bill 131. Last year, the legislature passed SB 131 through the budget process. While SB 131 created many sensible CEQA exemptions and reforms, it also created an exemption for advanced manufacturing that is so broad it covers strip mining and other activities known to be especially harmful to the environment. While the advanced manufacturing CEQA exemption is just one small piece of SB 131, it has a potential to cause enormous harm to the environment and nearby communities, in part because the exemption did not include many of the important guardrails, such as protections for tribal resources, sensitive populations, wildlife, and workers that are normally added to large CEQA exemptions. As you will recall, many elected members, including many here today, raised serious concerns about this policy when it was jammed through the legislature at the end of session. The bill passed on the condition that further changes would be taken to revisit the CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing and add stronger protections for habitat, for sensitive species, and for tribal resources. That is why I introduced my AB 1083 at the end of last session to achieve those goals, and many of you participated in discussions around that with me. SB 954 builds off the work in AB 1083 and follows through on the promises to clean up SB 131. Under SB 954, the list of advanced manufacturing facilities eligible for a CEQA exemption is narrowed. narrowed to exclude raw material extraction and conversion of materials into fuel, while adding important guardrails to protect the environment, communities, workers, and tribal resources. These guardrails require that projects be set back from sensitive receptors like homes, schools, and daycares, in addition to disadvantaged communities. Those projects also must limit their air pollution to below significant thresholds. Such guardrails are reasonable and essential given the potential environmental hazards associated with advanced manufacturing. We have all witnessed a potential danger and environmental risk of advanced manufacturing facilities, as was illustrated this year with a chemical leak at an aerospace company that forced 50,000 residents of Garden Grove to evacuate. SB 954 also requires manufacturing that skip CEQA to meet true environmental and labor standards and are eligible to be certified as LEED and meets high road labor standards as well. These standards are high and they are stringent, but it is important to remember that the advanced manufacturing CEQA exemption created in SB 31 was unprecedented. Before SB 131, there had never been an explicit CEQA exemption for industrial facilities or manufacturing facilities of any kind. That is because CEQA exemptions are typically only granted for projects that do not have known harmful impacts on air, water, and soil. We are in uncharted territory by granting a serious for projects that can have known harmful and significant environmental impacts. SB 954 course corrects by setting high standards for manufacturing industries if they want to get a CEQA exemption. All of the guardrails are clear-cut and achievable. Advanced manufacturing facilities can still skip CEQA if they agree to meet the kind of environmental and labor standards that we need more of here in California. Taken together and in conclusion, SB 954 meets the promises of cleanup on SB 131 and provides a path forward to streamline CEQA for manufacturing while retaining important protection for workers, the environment, and communities. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Singh. Assemblymember Burr, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker, members. I just want to rise in strong support of SB 954. I want to thank my colleague from San Rafael for presenting this and actually for working so hard on cleaning this up. I mean, if we remember what happened at the end of last session, we actually had a huge exemption that just really blows a hole in CEQA in ways that don't allow public agencies to protect the public, to protect people in their homes, to protect sensitive communities. Pretty much something, all you have to do is label something as advanced and you actually get an exemption. So this is a sensible bill. I want, you know, it builds off of the work that our colleagues started. And I think this has been very reasonable, a lot of back and forth to make sure that the goals of the advanced manufacturing exemption are met, but at the same time really crucial laws to protect people and our citizens and our neighborhoods and our communities are preserved. So I just want to thank Senator Blankspear, our colleague, and those in a working group here on the Assembly side who spent so much time on this issue and strongly urge your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. I think no further debate. Assemblymember Connolly, would you like to close? I thank my colleague from West Hollywood for your great work on this as well and thank you, colleagues. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. All the debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Assemblymember Connolly has asked to move the call. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. . Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Assembly members, former Assemblymember Hector De La Torre is on the floor with us today. Please welcome him. Thank you. Thank you. . Thank you. Thank you. Senator Connolly has asked to lift the call on item 176, SB 954. The clerk will post. Assemblymember Connolly replaces the call. Thank you. Thank you Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 42, noes 17. The measure passes. Thank you. Thank you. . Thank you. Thank you. So, member Ellis, you are recognized. I like to make a motion to adjourn It has been seconded by Assemblymember DeMaio The majority leader is asking for a no vote. The clerk will open the roll. The clerk will close the roll. Ayes 7, nos 41. The motion fails. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Let's go, California. Let's legislate. Madam Majority Leader, you're recognized. Let's get everybody here on the floor. Let's get this done. Mr. Speaker, there's a message from the Senate. For assembly bills passed by the Senate today, there is a supplemental file number two with these items so that the authors may take them up today for purposes of concurring in Senate amendments. The objection such shall be the order. Okay, without objection, we will be moving to supplemental file 2, file item 401. File item 401. That is AB 350 by Assemblymember Bonta. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 350 by Assemblymember Bonta and others, an act related to health care coverage. Members, I should let you know that these are all concurrence items. These are all concurrence items. We do need members on the floor to go as quickly as possible. WIPS, if you could have the lounge swept and get everybody on the floor, please. Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, AB 350, back on concurrence, the Respecting Fluoride for Kids Act is here. This bill expands access to fluoride varnish and will improve oral health outcomes for children. This bill has received broad bipartisan support in the Assembly and the Senate, and I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Bontal. Debate having ceased, clerk will up the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 58, no 0. The measure passes. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item number 402 is AB 864 by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 864 by Assemblymember Ward, an act relating to the House of Justice. Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 864 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments strike the requirements related to solar panel universal waste reclassification and instead task the DTSC with holding public workshops and considering regulations to find a path to make solar panels eligible for the federal transfer-based exclusion for hazardous waste being transported. Bills proceed broad bipartisan support, and I respectfully request your aye vote on concurrence. Thank you, Assemblymember Warren. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote. Who desire to vote? All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote, aye 64, no 0. The measure passes. File item 403 is AB 1054 by Assemblymember Gibson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1054 by Assemblymember Gibson and others, and I'm planning to retirement. Assemblymember Gibson, you are recognized. Mr. Speaker, members, Assembly Bill 1054 is back on concurrence. Respectfully ask when I vote on this bipartisan bill. Thank you, Assemblymember Gibson. All debates having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally to vote. Ayes, 56, noes, 1. Senate amendments are concurred in. File 11404 is AB 1338 by Assemblymember Solace. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1338 by Assemblymember Solace and acting to the Department of Transportation. Assemblymember Solace, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a former mayor of Linwood, I am honored to present AB 1338. AB 1338 will resolve a unique local land utilization challenge within the city of Linwood. This bill would allow the city to transfer a public purpose covenant from a one-city-owned property to an adjacent city-owned property more suitable to fulfill public purpose. AB 1338 addresses a unique set of challenges and offers a targeted solution that would bring affordable housing and economic development to a historically underserved community. AB 1338 is a priority for my district and has received unanimous bipartisan support throughout the process. On behalf of the residents of Linwood and my hometown, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Solace. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I-66 no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. and pass and retain on file item 405 file item 406 is AB 1595 by Assemblymember Schultz Clerk will read Assembly Bill 1595 by Assemblymember Schultz an act of legal criminal procedure Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. AB 1595 is back from the Senate on concurrence. The amendments in the Senate were technical in nature, but significant in that they moved the California District Attorneys Association to neutral. The bill has received bipartisan support in the Assembly, and I ask for your aye vote today. Thank you. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1599 by Assemblymember Ahrens and others, an act relating to transportation. Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Not all tech is bad. Please vote aye. Thank you, Assemblymember Ahrens. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. tally votes. I 66, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Members pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re-referring the following bills. AB 353, Berner, to the Utilities and Energy Committee. AB 1457, Bryan, to the Local Government Committee. And the following bills to the Housing and Community Development Committee. AB 1128, Muratsuchi. AB 2181, Spohr. And AB 306, Schultz. File Item 408 is also by Assemblymember Schultz. That's AB 1603. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1603 by Assemblymember Schultz, an act relating to pesticides. Assemblymember Schultz, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, 1603 is back from the Senate. Senate amendments removed any pesticide bans. Instead, the bill now requires the reporting of PFAS pesticides in the Department of Pesticide Regulations' Annual Pesticide Use Report and for the Department to publish a list of all pesticides that contain PFAS on their website. I'll close with noting that several organizations that oppose the bill including the Cal Chamber, Farm Bureau, and the Household Commercial Products Association have all gone to neutral asking for your support today. Thank you. Thank you Assemblymember Schultz. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote. Ayes 49, noes 8. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 409 is AB 1608 by Assemblymember Wilson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1608 by Assemblymember Wilson, an act related to transportation. Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, AB 1608 is back on concurrence. The bill was significantly amended in the Senate, removing language and provisions that were put in a budget trailer bill that you voted on previously. Now what remains is key provisions for the Office of Inspector General. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Wilson. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the rule tally the vote Sise 51 no 6 Senate amendments are concurred in File item 410 we will pass temporarily File item 411 is AB 1629 by Assemblymember Haney. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1629 by Assemblymember Haney and others, an act relating to health care coverage. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 1629, which is back on concurrence. This will help prevent patients from paying large upfront costs for out-of-network dental care by requiring insurers to pay a dentist directly when a patient chooses to assign their benefits. We had technical amendments in the Senate to receive strong bipartisan support and respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the vote, size 48, no's 4. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 412 is AB 1666 by Assemblymember Rogers. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1666 by Assemblymember Rogers, an act relating to forestry. Assemblymember Rogers, you are reckoned. Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. AB 1666 is back on concurrence. It is related to biomass. I really appreciate an opportunity for our team to branch out this year. In fact, many people have been rooting for this bill because it continues creating innovation hubs. It would be treasonous for you not to vote for this, so please vote aye. Did you see what he did there? I'll debate having Cease Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. Somebody give me that bingo card. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-69, no, zero. The measure passes. File item 413 is AB 1682 by Assemblymember Hart. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1682 by Assemblymember Hart and others, an act relating to health care coverage. Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1682 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments were taken to address essential health benefits concerns and incorporate technical assistance from the Department of Insurance and Department of Health Care Services. I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Hart. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 55, noes 4, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 414 is AB 1685 by Assemblymember Lackey. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1685 by Assemblymember Lackey and others, an act relating to vehicles. Assemblymember Lackey, you are recognized. Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1685 is back on concurrence as one of the bills in my DUI legislative package with amendments to delay the implementation until, get this, 2031. But, as you all know, I've made it my life's work to seek out impaired drivers in preventing tragedy, and now in this position, I've made it my mission to keep our roads safer from them. I grateful that this year was my last year and as a legislative body we been able to take a closer look at this problem I thank you for recognizing that Thank you Thank you. Assembly Member Lackey, I'll debate having C's clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I-63, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Passed temporarily on file item 415, file item 416, AB 1693 by Assemblymembers Boer. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1693 by Assemblymembers Boer and others, an act within the retailers. Assemblymembers Boer, you are recognized. Thank you, members. Mr. Speaker, I rise today regarding AB 1693, which is back on concurrence. Senate amendments were technical and clarifying. I respect this is a support support bill. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Spur. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-65, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 417 is AB 1721 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1721 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi, enacting the people's safety. Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized. Thank you very much. AB 1721 deals with improving school safety planning. Support, support, bipartisan support. We respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Muratsuchi. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote. Who desire to vote? All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close roll, tally the votes. I-62, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in by item 418. Is it AB 1751 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva? The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1751 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva and others, and I'm related to housing. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 1751 is back on concurrence. AB 1751 builds on recent housing reforms by expanding access to one of the most attainable pathways to homeownership townhomes. AB 1751 has enjoyed bipartisan support in both houses, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Strike that. But I didn't finish the sentence. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Heist 44, no, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 419, AB 1842 by Assemblymember Harbidian. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1842 by Assemblymember Harbidian and others. Snackley near emergency relief. Assemblymember Harbidian, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1842 is back on concurrence. The amendments taken in the Senate have removed all opposition. This bill has bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Harbidian. I'll debate having the seat clerk. We'll open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll tally. Vote size 59, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 420. AB 1931 by Assemblymember Pappin. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1931 by Assemblymember Pappin. Accolade to insurance. Assemblymember Pappin, you are recognized. Well, it's only 10 minutes after 4.20. Mr. Speaker, I'm delighted to present to AB 1931, which is back on concurrence. This bill relates to selling home warranty products and the regulations that apply there too. It has bipartisan support passed unanimously off the Senate floor. Respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Pappin. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-64, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to pass temporarily on 421. File item 422 is AB 2006 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez, our assistant majority whip. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2006 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez and others. An act related to daycare centers. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2006 is back on concurrence. Amendments are clarifying to address DGS concerns, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Rodriguez. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I 65, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to go backwards to file item number 421. That is AB 1946 by Assemblymember Wicks, presented by Assemblymember Krell. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1946 by Assemblymember Wicks and others, an act relating to social media platforms. Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's been an honor to work with the member from Oakland on this important bill. Assembly Bill 1946 addresses gaps in the reporting of child sexual abuse material online. The Senate amendments fix technical issues. This has had bipartisan support all along. Support, support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Krell. All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-64, no-0. Set amendments are concurred in. We've already dispensed with 422. File item 423 is AB 2050 by Assemblymember Coloza. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2050 by Assemblymember Coloza and others, and act leading to common interest developments. Assemblymember Coloza, you are recognized. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2050 is back on concurrent Senate amendments added declarations and findings along with chaptering out language. This bill has received bipartisan support and respectfully asks for your aye vote. Thank you Thank you Assemblymember Coloza All debate having ceased clerk will open the roll All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote to ayes 54, nos 3. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 424, AB 2078 by Assemblymember Rogers. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2078 by Assemblymember Rogers, an act relating to employment. Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2078 is support, support. I'm only commenting to thank Katie Chavez for being good at her job. Let's get an aye vote. Assemblymember Rogers, all debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I-60, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 425 is AB 2089 by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2089 by Assemblymember Ward, an act relating to taxation. Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Here to present AB 2089, which is back on concurrence and Senate amendments. Those amendments extended a sunset date by one year and adopted double jointing language. Respectfully, request your aye vote on concurrence. Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I-64, no-0, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 426 is AB 2146 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2146 by Assemblymember Stephanie and others, an act relating to housing. Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 2146, which is back on concurrence. Amendments in the Senate narrowed the bill and updated the study on the coordinated entry system. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Stephanie. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. tally though. It's Heist 55, no seven Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 427 is AB 2185 by Assemblymember Quirk Silva. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2185 by Assemblymember Quirk Silva and others, an act relating to housing. Assemblymember Quirk Silva, you are recognized. Good afternoon Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2185 is back on concurrence. AB 2185 updates our affordable housing programs in line with how how homes are being built today, including factory-built housing. This bill enjoys bipartisan support, and there is no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Corks, still vote. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I 65, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File 11-428 is AB 2241 by Assemblymember Berner. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2241 by Assemblymember Berner and others. Assemblymember Berner, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Colleagues, today I rise in support of... Oh, wrong folder. Wrong vote. There we go as I tear pages Mr Speaker and Members today I rise to present AB 2241 a bill that is back in concurrence Senate amendments remove the Inclusive Playground Advisory Committee and instead require CDE to curate and maintain an online resource demonstrating best practices for inclusive school playground design and recommend ways to encourage inclusive playgrounds. grounds. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Berner. All debate and having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I-63, no zero, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 429 is AB 2247 by Assemblymember El-Hawari. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2247 by Assemblymember El-Hawari and others, an act relating to victims of crime. Assemblymember El-Hawari, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2247 is back on concurrence. This bill would establish the Trauma, Healing, and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act or the Thrive Act that funds fast and responsive mental health services for people 25 and under impacted by gun violence, including victims and witnesses. Senate amendments narrow the pilot program to only L.A. County. Thank you and respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember El-Hawari. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 48, nos 12. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item 430 is AB 2296 by Assemblymember Pappin. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2296 by Assemblymember Pappin, an act relating to land use. Assemblymember Pappin, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2296 allows housing element planning to begin six months sooner. As an attorney, I think that this is a fantastic idea. So all amends in the Senate were technical. Respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Pappin. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the wall. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I-64, no-0, send amendments are concurred in. File item 431 is AB 2314 by Assemblymember Rogers. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2314 by Assemblymember Rogers and others in act late to child care. Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized. Thank you. Child care is essential. Please vote aye. Thank you, Assemblymember Rogers. All debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. I-65, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File Item 432 is AB 2374 by Assemblymember Fong. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2374 by Assemblymember Fong and others in act relating to post-secondary education. Assemblymember Fong, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, Assembly Bill 2374 establishes a state-level designation for Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific underserving institutions. Senate amendments establish the managing entity and add the Commission on AAPI Affairs to the board. I strictly ask for an aye vote on concurrence Thank you Assemblymember Fong All debate having ceased clerk will open the roll All members vote who desire to vote You can't go wrong. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 51, noes 11, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 435, It's AB 2409 by Assemblymember Valencia. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2409 by Assemblymember Valencia, an accruciated digital assets. Assemblymember Valencia, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, this bill is back on concurrence, and it will bar moving forward elected officials from monetizing off of meme coins that are involved in the crypto space to ensure that no fraudulent activity takes place through those meme coins. With that, I respectfully ask for a yes vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Valencia. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Aye 65, no 0. Send amendments are concurred in. Okay, let's just do another bill first. File item number 436 is AB 2429 by Assemblymember Rubio. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2429 by Assemblymember Blanco Rubio, an act relating to child care. Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2429 is back on concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate came from the Department of Social Services and were technical in nature. This bill has no opposition and has received bipartisan support. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Rubio. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 66, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62A, the file notice requirement, to allow the following committee to meet. The Housing and Community Development Committee to meet on Thursday, August 27th, upon the call of the chair in Room 437 to hear. AB 306 Schultz, AB 956 Cork-Silva, AB 750 Cork-Silva, AB 1128 Marasucci, AB 2181 Zuber. The Education Committee is to meet on Thursday, August 27th, upon the call of the Chair in Room 127 to hear AB 302 Bower-Khan and to allow the Local Government Committee to hear 1457 at their hearing tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th. And that's Mr. Bryan's bill. Without objection. Assemblymember Bryan. Excuse me. Without objection, such shall be the order. Mr. Fong, I managed to have skipped through file item 434 with apologies. File item 434 is AB 2392 by Assemblymember Fong. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2392 by Assemblymember Fong, an act relating to public post-secondary education. Assemblymember Fong, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 2392, Assemblymember Fong, which is a work group between our public higher education segments to develop responsible, generative AI procurement standards and provide training to students, faculty, and staff. Senate amendments are technical and clarifying in nature. The bill has no no votes and no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on concurrence. Thank you, Assemblymember Fong. Again, apologies. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. I-68, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 437 is AB 2460 by our Assistant Speaker Pro Tem. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2460 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, an accolade to People Health. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2460 is background concurrence. Senate amendments instruct local education agencies to review current policies to ensure consistency. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Rodriguez, all debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. tally votes. Heist 56, no 7. Senate amendments are concurred in. The latter. File item 438 is AB 2498 by Assemblymember Solace. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2496 by Assemblymember Solace and Accolades of School Accountability. Assemblymember Solace, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And to all my colleagues on the floor, you know, we can't present these bills and do an amazing job with all our amazing teams in the office. So for all of you watching right now, the assembly floor and the senate, and to all our ledger aides and directors, John Duncan from my office worked really hard on this bill specifically, and my whole team rocks. I think all of us rock. So let's give our team members an applause real quick. So you want to meet the best, let Jade in the capital, you meet John Duncan. So with that, AB 2496 is back in concurrence. The bill takes a common sense step to help modernize our school accountability system. Amendments reflect thoughtful engagement between stakeholders, committees, and the departments. This is a support-support bill and has enjoyed unanimous, be of course, support throughout the process. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Solace. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I-66, no zero, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 439. That's AB 2505 by Assemblymember Carrillo. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2505 by Assemblymember Carrillo, an act relating to energy. Assemblymember Carrillo, you may open. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. today I rise to present Assembly Bill 2505. The problem this bill addresses is that hydrogen refilling stations currently cannot access a dedicated utility meter or a direct service line in the same way other infrastructure can. AB 2505 fixes this by letting utilities extend a service line from the nearest point on the grid and install a dedicated meter for hydrogen stations. This bill has no opposition, no no votes, and has received bipartisan support and respectfully ask for an aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Carrillo All debate having ceased clerk will open the roll All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I-69, no-0, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 440 is AB 2524 by Assemblymember Gibson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2524 by Assemblymember Gibson, an act relating to pupils. Assemblymember Gibson, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 2524 is back on concurrence. Support, support. No opposition. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Gibson. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote. Who desire to vote? All members vote. Who desire to vote? All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-68, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred. And file item 441 is AB-2561 by Assemblymember Valencia. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2561 by Assemblymember Valencia, an act related to privacy. Assemblymember Valencia, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Buenas tardes, members. AB-2561 is back on concurrence. this bill will enhance consumer privacy settings on devices. With that, we respectfully ask for a yes vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Valencia. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I-69, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 442 is AB 2605 by Dr. Arambula. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2605 by Assemblymember Arambula and others in Appalachian State Government Administration. Dr. Arambula, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2605 is back on concurrence. Though the Sixth Amendment enshrines the right to counsel for defendants in criminal prosecution, The state currently doesn't collect public data on how our counties are providing that said defense. AB 2605 addresses this issue by starting to collect the data and establishing reporting requirements on the nature of the public defenses across our state. It has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Dr. Rambula. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-67, no-1. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 443 is AB 2765 by Assemblymember Ahrens. This is a 54-vote bill. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2765 by Assemblymember Ahrens and others, an act relating to nutrition assistance and declaring the OCC thereof to take effect immediately. Assemblymember Ahrens, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to present AB 2765 on concurrence, one of my priority foster youth bills. As amended in the Senate, we have drastically reduced the cost of the bill and incorporated as much technical assistance from the Department of Social Services. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Ahrens All debate having ceased clerk will open the roll All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote. Say, 54-vote bill. Thank you. Ayes 56, noes 7 on the urgency. Ayes 56, noes 7 on the measure. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 444 by the Committee on Judiciary, presented by Assemblymember Kalra. That's AB 2783. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2783 by the Committee on Judiciary, an act relating to court reporters, and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately. Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized. Members, this is a 54-vote bill. You may open, sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2783 by the Assembly Committee on Judiciary is back on concurrence. Senate amendments require the Superior Courts of Five Counties to submit data on the pilot project to the Judicial Council. The bill has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Caller. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I-69, no-0, Senate Amendments are concurred in. File item 445 is AB 2788 by the Committee on Transportation, presented by Assemblymember Wilson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2788 by the Committee on Transportation, an act relating to transportation and making an appropriation, therefore. Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on behalf of the Transportation Committee as chair for AB 2788, which is back for concurrence with additional technical amends. Thank you. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Wilson. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll of tally votes. I-68, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Members, we're going to go backwards to file item 415, 415. That's AB 1688 by Assemblymember Carrillo. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1688 by Assemblymember Carrillo and others in act relating to child abuse or neglect. Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 1688 on concurrence. AB 1688 is a measure that will provide a greater degree of transparency and accountability for attorneys and guardians of dependents in the California foster care systems. The amendments second in the Senate are technical amendments from the Department of Social Services. I respectfully ask for an aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Carrillo All debate having ceased clerk will open the roll All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 69, no 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Members, before I recognize our majority leader, I'm going to let you know about the committee schedules that are upon adjournment today. Today. Emergency Management Committee in Capital Room 444 upon adjournment today. Please note the room change for this afternoon. Again, emergency management, this is a room change. Meeting in Capital Room 444. Committees will meet tomorrow prior to session. Prior to session tomorrow. Health Committee at 9 a.m. in room 437. Local Government Committee at 9 a.m. in room 447. Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee in room 444. Appropriations Committee at 9.30 a.m. in swing space room 1100. Okay, members, I'm sure you want to hear this announcement. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Okay, we had a great day. I know we had some pauses, but there's things we have to do. Members, we have completed 142 items today. We completed 35 Senate bills. As of now, the Senate has taken up 104 of our Assembly bills. Let's keep up the good work tomorrow, and we'll see you bright and early at 10 o'clock. Or you might see a consent calendar. All remaining items shall be passed and retained. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'll ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Assembly Member Ellis. 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