Floor — 2026-08-28 (partial)

Assemblymember Pacheco notices the absence of a quorum.

Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, El Huari, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Garcia, Gibson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark Gonzalez, Hadwick, Haney, Harbedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Cora, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKenner, Marisucci, Quinn, Ortega, Pacheco, Pappin, Patel, Patterson Pellerin Petrie Norris Quirk Silva Ramos Ransom Celeste Rodriguez Michelle Rodriguez Rogers Rubio Sanchez Chiavo Schultz Sharp Collins Solache Soria Stephanie Ta Tangipa Valencia Wallace Ward Wicks Wilson, Zabur.

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Assemblymember Papin and Assemblymember Soria.

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members the quorum is present we ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for today's prayer reverend osta will offer today's prayer reverend osta

We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing to join us in the flag salute. Assemblymember Ellis will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

You may be seated. To our guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the chamber from interfering with legislative proceedings or disrupting the orderly conduct of official business. Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies. Members, for your bills that remain on the Senate floor, please encourage your floor managers to request that your bills be taken up today. Make those requests today. You can do that by text, by smoke signal, by interpretive dance. Whatever you do, make sure that they make the request to take up your bills today. Reading of the previous day's journal.

The opposite for the day for illness, Assemblymember McKinner, get well. Assemblymember, we want you back. We need you back. On to our procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

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Without objection, such shall be the order. Members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I am re-referring the following bills. Item 43, AB 387, Alanise, to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee, and Item 57, which is AB 1707, by Assemblymember Davies, to the Business and Professions Committee. Thank you Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Okay, we are moving on to business on the daily file. Time to work. We're going to begin with our second reading file items 1 through 3.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted. Members, we're going straight into our Senate third reading file. Let's go. We're going to begin with file item 169. File item 169, everybody. File item 169.

I'm sorry, Mr. Reid-Click. Members, this is a 54-vote bill. This is a 54-vote bill. Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.

Assemblymember Pellerin. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember DeMaio. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Pellerin, do you wish to close?

Thank you Assemblymember Pellerin. All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 54-vote bill. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This is a 54-vote bill. Assembly member. Assembly member Pellerin has moved the call. There are several members who have not yet keyed in today. Assembly member Hadwick, you are recognized.

State your point.

Thank you, Assemblymember Hadwick. And thank you for making this point of information. We will explain what's in the rules. Part of the rules that we have all voted on and agreed to include Section 110 and Masons, and I will read those now. If a member is not recorded on the attendance roll within 30 minutes after the start of the session. Thank you, members. If a member is not recorded on the attendance roll within 30 minutes after the scheduled start of session, the member shall stand up before the assembly and explain the reason why the member is late before the member is recorded on the roll call for any vote. If a member does not explain the member's reason for being late, any other member may raise a point of order. and under this rule whereupon the tardy members vote may not be recorded until an explanation is made. So therefore, after 30 minutes, then a portive order would be ruled in order. I mentioned that already. Assembly rule, excuse me, assembly rule 110. Thank you, Madam Clerk. assembly rule 110 okay we're going to continue on that point that point of order be made today. That point of order could be made at any point. Okay. Starting at the beginning of the Senate third reading file, we're going to begin at the beginning, folks. We're going to pass and retain on 95 through 103. 95 through 103. File item number 104 is SB 1090 by Senator Perez, presented by Assemblymember Harbidian.

Assemblymember Harbidian, you are recognized.

Assemblymember Harbidian, Assemblymember Patterson, you are recognized.

Assemblymember Bryan, you were recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bryan. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Harbidian, do you wish to close?

Thank you, Assemblymember Harbidian. 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. Ayes 60, no 0. The measure passes. Excuse me. Ayes 60, no 0 on the urgency. Ayes 60, no 0 on the measure. The measure passes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Pass and retain on file item 105, 106. file item 107, SB 1168 by Senator McNerney, presented by Assemblymember Rogers. Clerk will read.

Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember Rogers. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized.

package of bills that are focused on data centers and making sure that rates are not being borne by

Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Rogers does not wish to close. 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 0. The measure passes. File item 108. Okay, then we're going to pass and retain on 108 through 123. 108 through 123. File Item 124, that's SB 1111. It's like good luck or something. That is by Senator Ashby, presented by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. The clerk will read.

Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized.

Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, 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. Ayes 59, noes 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on 125 through 136. 125 through 136, file item 137, that's SB 574 by Senator Umberg, also presented by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan.

You want to pass temporarily?

Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized.

I rise today to present SB 811 on behalf of Senator Caballero. This bill establishes a statutory framework to ensure comprehensive and safe regulation of metal shredding facilities in California. Following the veto of SB 404 over concerns with material clarity, Senator Caballero introduced SB 811 to address these concerns and incorporate the administration's input and technical amendments. The author's office has been in frequent communication with the small shredders and the most recent version of the bill ensures that small shredders are not classified as hazardous waste facilities and gives them the extra time for permit applications, financial assurance requirements and the ability to use their existing process to manage residue. My colleague Senator Caballero has worked hard for two years to strike the best possible balance with this bill by ensuring that metal shredding facilities are well regulated while recognizing the difference between these facilities and those facilities that treat, store, and dispose of hazardous waste. This bill will ensure that California has a robust regulatory process for metal shredding industry and remains a sustainability leader in reducing reuse and recycling. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise in respectful opposition to 811. Coming out of the chemical process world and working with the Department of Toxics, It's very onerous for a small company to apply for permits and have staff and consulting staff that is very expensive that you can't afford. There are clear differentiations between the large shredders and the small shredders. So you take a large shredder and they have thermal oxidation, metal precipitation, metal stabilization, whereas the small shredders, they'll take that and just haul it straight to disposal. So I really hope you will consider going down on this simply because we don't want to impose more regulation and cost on small shredders. Thank you.

I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1078 by Senator Laird and others, an act relating to gift certificates.

Thank you, Speaker and members. I rise to present Senate Bill 1078 by Senator Laird. Last year, we passed legislation increasing the amount consumers can redeem for cash on a gift card from under $10 to under $15. This was good for consumers, but it created a practical problem for businesses that already had gift cards printed with the old $10 limit. SB 1078 provides a simple fix. For the next two years, businesses can use their existing supply of gift cards as long as they let customers know at the time of purchase that they can redeem a remaining balance of less than $15 for cash. This avoids throwing away perfectly good gift cards, saves businesses, especially small businesses, the cost of replacing them, and makes sure consumers know about their new rights. The bill is sponsored by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and is a support-support bill. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2242 by Assemblymember Davies and I have to let me the people's safety.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. AB 2242 is back in concurrence. Amendments taken in the Senate correct a cross-reference issue and has been on consent the entire time. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

The clerk will post.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1945 by Assemblymember Hadwick and others.

Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1945 is back on concurrence. this bill delivers more affordable energy to hardworking Californians in Lassen County. Senate amendments limited the scope of the prepayment program to customers who have paid a deposit. This bill has enjoyed unanimous support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assembly Bill 2129 by Assemblymember Flora, an act relating to state employees.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2129 is back on concurrence. I respect the last word. I vote.

Assembly Bill 2118 by Assemblymember Hoover and others, an act relating to housing.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2118 is back on concurrent Senate amendments to find mixed-use development and address chaptering conflicts. Respectfully request an aye vote.

File item 26, AB 2477 by Assemblymember Chen. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2477 by Assemblymember Chen, an act relating to professions and vocations.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This bill is back on concurrence. I respectfully ask for aye 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 and tally the votes. Ayes 56,

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I noticed that my colleague from India was actually recorded as late on the roll this morning. I would respectfully request that he explain to the body why he was late. Thank you.

file item 33 that ab 912 by assembly member wilson you are recognized excuse me the clerk will read Assembly Bill 912 by Assemblymember Wilson an act relating to Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District

Dequorum, please. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I'm pleased to present AB 912, a local district bill that was got and amended over in the Senate. This bill proposes amendments to the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater Districts Enabling Act in order to modernize the composition of the district's Board of Trustees and improve governance efficiency, responsiveness, and operational effectiveness. This bill has received unanimous support and the support of all of the parties involved in the bill. I respectfully ask for your aye 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 and tally the votes. I-61, no-0, Senate amendments are concurred in.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 302 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, and I'm relating to local educational agencies.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB302 is back from the Senate, and I am seeking concurrence to Senate amendments. Permission to use a prop, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you. So this telephone, which is in many of our kids' pockets every day, all day during school, is also being used as the sole means of communication for our kids on their extracurricular activities. We need to ensure that they can participate in sports and leadership without having to be on addictive feeds. That is what this bill does. It ensures that in addition to addictive feeds, kids have other ways to get activities and information. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on concurrence in Senate amendments.

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. Ayes 60, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 40 by Assemblymember Bonta and others, an act related to environmental quality.

Good morning, members. President Speaker, I rise today to present AB 40, the Community First Coal Review Act, on behalf of the beautiful people of Oakland, Alameda, and Emeryville. AB 40 is about one thing, ensuring our constituents have the facts when mass coal terminals try to open in their backyard. We cannot ask communities to live with the consequence of major industrial projects while relying on environmental reviews that are outdated and fail to reflect what a facility will actually handle. AB 40 ensures that when California considers large-scale coal infrastructure, our Environmental review process accounts for current information about the type and volume of coal being handled and the potential impacts on nearby communities, air quality, and our environment. Even when uncovered coal trains move through our communities, they release fine particulate matter. A health impact assessment of coal trains in the San Francisco Bay Area found that exposure to coal train fine particulate matter was associated with increased mortality, cardiovascular, and respiratory hospitalizations and asthma exacerbation. The study also found that the pollution burden is not shared equally. At a time when the federal government is pushing to expand coal infrastructure, California should not be moving backwards. We should be making sure our environmental standards reflect the best available information and continue to put the health of our communities first. Our communities deserve transparency. They deserve to know what is coming into their neighborhoods, what the potential impacts are, and what can be done to protect their health. AB40 is a common-sense, community-first approach to environmental review. It makes sure major coal projects are evaluated based on current realities. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 43, noes 16. Senate amendments are concurred in.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2674 by Assemblymember Schiavo, an act relating to air pollution.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2674. This is a bill you haven't seen because it was a gutton amend on the Senate side. This is the Landfill Data Transparency Act. My community was very involved in a recent landfill methane regulation that went through the California Air Resources Board. the strongest I believe in the country because of my community's advocacy. And one of the most important things that that does is it requires landfills to report their temperature data and monitoring to CARB. And we want to make sure that information is public and publicly available and publicly posted on their website. Often communities and neighbors of landfills are a canary in the coal mine. They're the first ones to raise alarm bells when something is wrong, which is what happened at Chiquita Canyon in my community. This bill is, I think, an important transparency and accountability bill, and we look forward to getting that data on the 11 landfills around the state that have requested waivers to operate at higher temperatures that we should all be concerned about in our communities. This bill has received bipartisan support and no opposition, and with that, I respectfully request an aye vote.

Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I-64, no-0.

Assembly Bill 2318 by Assemblymember El-Hawari and others.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2318 is back on concurrent. Senate amendments are clarifying in nature. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

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. Ayes 41, no 16. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Assembly Bill 690 by Assemblymember Schultz, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, AB 690 is back in the Assembly for concurrence. Amendments in the Senate limit the prohibition on flat fee contracts to only cases involving the death penalty or life without parole. It further delays implementation one year to start January 1 of 2028 and makes other technical and clarifying changes. Respectfully asking for your aye vote today.

All debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 47, noes 10. Senate amendments are concurred in.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 713 by Assemblymember Solace and others, an act relating to public post-secondary education.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 713, the Opportunity for All Act, back for concurrence. This bill would allow students at the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges equal access to campus jobs regardless of immigration status. Senate amendments add only co-authors. One of the most significant challenges in the inability to access paid on-campus employment includes jobs needed to complete their degrees. These work opportunities are critical as students prepare themselves to fill skill shortages and become better positioned to support their families, communities, and the U.S. economy. I want to recognize the brave students, allies, the partners who have dedicated years building the opportunity for all coalition, especially the late Ken Wong. Our students are simply asking for an equal opportunity to work and contribute to the communities and campus they call home. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 713.

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. Ayes 46, noes 12. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1534 by Assemblymember Irwin and others and Act Relating to Workforce Education and Development Assemblymember Erwin you are recognized Thank you Mr Speaker AB 1534 is back on concurrent Senate amendments clarify guardrails on unaccredited entities specify expenditure reporting for federal workforce funds, and align bill language with recently enacted legislation.

Thank you, Assemblymember Erwin.

File item 48, AB 1556 by Assemblymember Haney.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. I'll debate having ceased, Clerk will open the roll.

Pass and retain on 49 and 50. Pass temporarily on 51. File item 52 is AB 1581 by Assemblymember Ramos. The clerk will read.

Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ramos.

File item 53 is AB 1586 by Assemblymember Ramos.

Assemblymember Ramos, you are recognized.

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

circle close the roll tally the votes i 69 no zero send amendments are concurred in

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, today I would like to recognize Brenda Thibodeau Harris for all of her work here in the legislature as she prepares to retire at the end of the year. Brenda Harris accepted a position in the California State Assembly with the Chief Clerk's Office in 2011, where she served as the Assistant Clerk, the Principal Clerk, and Executive Secretary before becoming the Secretary of the Emergency Management Committee in 2022. During her more than 15 years with the assembly, Brenda has shown exemplary professional service and a strong work ethic that has benefited our team greatly. However, I believe that what we will all remember most is how Brenda made us feel. For the limited number of you who don't know Brenda, she is more or less the mayor of this capital. She has built numerous deep relationships with staffers and members alike. No matter where she goes around the Capitol, nearly everyone she passes will recognize her and stop to say hello. It is obvious that she cares deeply about the people here, as demonstrated, but how she consistently makes time to connect with others and to mentor younger staffers. Now as she is gearing up to retire where she will focus on her passions and as she continues to grow her wellness and real estate business and spend more time with family friends and especially her two daughters their families and her grandchildren we want Brenda to know that we appreciate the work you've done and that you were a great addition to the EM Committee, and we are going to miss you. We want to thank you for your service and always making sure that I hit the right button for the microphone in the emergency management committee hearings. And although we tried to keep this a secret, true to Brenda's nature from the clerk's office, she read the daily files, so she knew this was happening. So with that, we really appreciate your attention to detail and all that you've done, and we want to wish you the very best of luck in your retirement, Brenda. Please join me in recognizing Brenda Thibodeau-Harris.

we're in a congratulatory mood I see retired Assemblymember Freddy Rodriguez in the rear of the chamber welcome back Freddy nice to see you welcome back Mr. Haney, let's go ahead and take yours up while we wait for Ms. Ransom. Members, we're going to continue on with our business on the daily file. We're going to go to file item, pass temporarily on 54, file item 55, AB 1633, by Assemblymember

tax levy. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker

Thank you, Assemblymember Haney. Members, this is a 54-vote bill.

Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

Moving back backwards to file item 54, that's AB 1590 by Assemblymember Ransom.

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized. Just a moment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom.

File item 56 is AB 1640 by Assemblymember Stephanie.

Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized.

Thank you, Assemblymember Stephanie.

passed and retained on file item 57 file item 58 AB 1769

Okay, members, pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, I'm re-referring AB 282 by Assemblymember Pellerin to the Elections, Public Safety, and Appropriations Committees. Mr. Assistant Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Okay. We pass temporarily on 59, file item number 60, AB 1832, by Assemblymember Ransom. Assemblymember?

Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.

Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom.

File item 61 is AB 1844 by Assemblymember Pacheco. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1844 by Assemblymember Pacheco, an act relating to Judge's retirement. Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1844 is back for concurrence. AB 1844 updates the Judges Retirement System 2 to allow judges to designate a non-spouse beneficiary to receive survivor retirement benefits and to extend existing survivor protections to all vested judges. Amendments taken in the Senate were technical in nature. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Pacheco. 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. I-64, no-0. Sound amendments are concurred in. File item 62 is AB 1845 by Assemblymember Krell Clerk will read Assembly Bill 1845 by Assemblymember Krell and others in act relating to post education Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, everybody. I rise to urge your vote for Assembly Bill 1845 today. I want to thank the Survivor Policy Coalition for their terrific advocacy on this bill, which ensures that human trafficking, prevention, and protocols be intertwined into current college campus Title IX training. Thanks so much and 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. Ayes 69, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 63 is AB 1846 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1846 by Assemblymember Stephanie, an act relating to juveniles. Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1846 is back on concurrence. It strengthens California's kin-first placement framework for children in foster care. Amendments taken in the Senate were technical and clarifying and are respectfully asked 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 the vote. I-69, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 64 is AB 1897 by Assemblymember Haney. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1897 by Assemblymember Haney, an act relating to mentally disordered offenders. Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized. This bill is back on concurrence. It passed off the Senate floor 40-0. Support, support. I respectfully ask for 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 votes. I-68, no-0, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 65 is AB 1904 by Assemblymember Gibson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1904 by Assemblymember Gibson and others. and everything to teachers. Assemblymember Gibson, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Assembly Bill 2633 is back on concurrence. Mr. Port, 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 votes I-70, no-zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to skip back to file item number 59. That is AB 1798 by Assemblymember Wilson. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1798 by Assemblymember Wilson and others, an act relating to insurance. Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, AB 1798 is back for concurrence. This bill received bipartisan support in the Senate and the amendments clarify the uses of genetic material With that 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, tally the votes. Ayes 46, noes 11. Senate amendments are concurred in. We continue on with our file. File item 66 is AB 1906 by our Majority Leader. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1906 by Assemblymember Agriott Curry, an act related to health care coverage. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, AB 1906 is back on concurrence. Senate amendments incorporate technical assistance from the administration. This bill is supporting and respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. 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 i 69 no zero seven amendments are concurred in file item 67 is ab 1907 by assembly member addis clerk will read Assembly Bill 1907 by Assemblymember Addis and others, an act relating to the California Health Benefit Exchange. Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1907 is back on concurrence with tremendous support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Addis. 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. We're going to go backwards. Back to file item 37, Mr. Berman. File item 37. File item 37 is AB 2313 by Assemblymember Berman. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2313 by Assemblymember Berman, an act relating to energy. Assemblymember Berman, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2313 would give customers with a planned service line replacement the option to instead discontinue their gas service and use a portion of those funds to electrify their home. amendments taken in the Senate create a 1% program cap to limit participation in the program, allow utilities to propose additional limits to the program, and require that the incentive level must be less than the avoided cost, and ensure that continuing gas customers benefit from the reduction in capital spending. This bill has recently had the support of 28 senators, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote on concurrence in Senate amendments. Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. I'll debate having Cease clerk will open the roll. With apologies, Mr. DeMaio. Madam Clerk, let's strike the roll, please. Strike the roll. Mr. DeMaio, you are recognized. Again, my apologies. Thank you. Yesterday I spoke on a similar bill, warning that the effort here is to ban natural gas appliances. And what the legislature is doing with a bill like AB 2313 is you are taking those steps to the eventual goal of banning all natural gas appliances in the state of California mandating retrofits That the destination This is just the very first step of it AB 2313 would also increase the utility fees on consumers divert that money to individuals so that they can get a, quote, government monetary incentive to go all electric in their home. And I know that this is seen as, well, we're just, you know, giving a little bit of money out there, a little carrot to get people to do the right thing. Well, who pays for the carrot? Other Californians will pay higher utility rates so that government, in its infinite wisdom, could say, you know, I don't think you should be cooking or heating your home or heating your water with natural gas appliances. Instead, we want you to use electric. Not only is this an assault on consumer choice, not only is this going to cost people more money? But it's not even good for the environment. 98% of the value of natural gas is harnessed when you use natural gas at the point of use, a stove or a water heater, 98%. Whereas if you use a natural gas peaker plant in New Mexico, because in the middle of the night, you're cooking your food, or you need to heat your home on a winter night, that electricity isn't provided by solar. It's provided by natural gas peaker plants in New Mexico, in Arizona, far away. And that means that the environmental impact is the same, but the value of the energy is less than 40%. You know, my mama taught me when I was growing up, to be an environmentalist, you waste not, you want not. This is a really bad policy for the environment. It's really bad for consumers in terms of limiting their choice, saying, nope, you're only allowed to use electric because that's what this is putting us on the path for. And it also increases their cost of living. It imposes rate increases on other consumers so we can come up with this financial incentive for the chosen few to go all electric. This is insane. Let's not go down this path. I urge a no vote on AB 2313. Thank you, Assemblymember DeMaio. Again, apologies. Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized. Thanks so much, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of AB 2313. I don't have any quips about what my mama told me about renewable energy, but what I do know is that the same folks who complain about where energy comes from and say that natural gas and other things are actually more environmentally beneficial are the same folks who fight things like geothermal, who fight things like offshore wind, who fight things like batteries, and the other things that are actually not only making our communities more environmentally friendly, but more resilient to things like stupid wars across this country. If we are going to plan for a future where in which this nation is healthier, is more resilient, resilient, that we need to be taking steps and giving people the tools that they need to de-energize, or excuse me, to decarbonize their homes and their communities. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Rogers. Assemblymember Tangipa, you are recognized. Members, if you're going to speak on an item, lift your microphones early. Assemblymember Tangipa, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to this bill because one of the members actually just stated that the entire goal is to end gas appliances. And not only that, There was a commitment from this legislature that they were going to take on the cost of living, an affordability crisis here in California, and this bill sets the foundation for doing just the opposite. If you're not going to listen to us, I recommend that they listen to the UC Berkeley study, which actually looked at the policies coming out of Sacramento, adding more than one-third of the entire cost onto the- Excuse me, Mr. Tangipa, just a moment. Assemblymember Berman, Berman, state your point of order. I would ask my colleague to stick to the merits of this bill, this bill, and the specifics of this bill. Thank you very much. Thank you, Assemblymember Berman. Your point is well taken. Mr. Tangipa, I think there's a certain amount of room. Stay within those boundaries, please. You may continue. In the UC Berkeley study, it showed that the regulations that are put on our utility companies here make up one-third of the cost. This is an additional regulation that is coming out of this legislative body that is on these utility companies. When we made a commitment at the beginning of this year to take on affordability, bills like this do nothing to solve the affordability crisis. With more regulations coming out of Sacramento, this will lead to more costs. We should focus on those issues and not refer to a stupid war that has nothing to do with this bill. Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember Tung. seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Berman, do you wish to close? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For those who remember the movie Billy Madison, Billy's in an academic decathlon and he gives a rambling, incoherent answer that has nothing to do with the question that was asked. That reminds me of the comments just made by my colleagues from San Diego and Clovis, who I can tell have not read what this bill does. because this bill doesn't ban anything. It's a voluntary program that lets people participate if they choose to. In the specifics of this legislation, it specifically says that if continuing natural gas customers do not get a benefit from this program, this program will not go into effect. So this bill is meant to reduce natural gas rates for existing customers. It's meant to give people an option to transition from natural gas to electric appliances if they want to. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you very much. 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. the vote. Ayes 42, noes 20. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to jump ahead to file item 110, folks. File item 110, that is SB 690 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assembly Member Bauer-Cahan. Clerk will read. Senate Bill 690 by Senator Caballero and others in act relating to crimes Assembly Member Bauer you are recognized Thank you Mr Speaker and members It a true honor to rise on behalf of Senator Caballero and present this bill This may be one of her she was here a second ago this may be one of her last bills being presented on the assembly floor And it is an incredibly important one. We have a situation right now in California, but frankly across the nation, where laws that were meant to protect us from trap and trace by law enforcement are being used with a strict liability standard to create lawsuit after lawsuit for some of California's smallest businesses. So this bill is really directed at fixing those lawsuits and the expansive nature of what is happening across the spectrum to businesses in our communities. It is an important fix. It will ensure that strict liability standard cannot be applied in the context it is currently being applied through a private right of action. Additionally, it is retroactive, so that the lawsuits that have been filed will be subject to the law we are passing today. But importantly, it continues to protect our communities from their private communications being taken from them in contexts where they have an expectation of privacy, and they should not have the content of their communication being sent. So the wiretapping that I know many of you are concerned about will stay intact, but this will protect against the strict liability lawsuits we are seeing across California. So I think it is an incredibly well-balanced bill that will help small businesses. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Cook will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 55, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to go back in our file order back to concurrence. File item number 68 is AB 1985 by Assemblymember Irwin. Cook will read. Assembly Bill 1985 by Assemblymember Irwin and others, an act related to student health. Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1985 is back on concurrence. 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. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. I-62, no-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 69. That's AB 1996 by Assemblymember Bonta. The clerk will read. Assemblymember 1996 by Assemblymember Bonta and others, an act relating to children. Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 1996, the No More Child Poverty Act, establishes the California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council within the California Department of Social Services. The Council will develop a comprehensive plan with annual benchmarks to cut child poverty in half over the next 10 years, evaluate the impact of policies across agencies, and identify ways to improve the existing programs. I want to thank our colleague from Baldwin Park for getting us going with an earlier measure to this effect. The Senate amendments narrow the scope of the bill. I respectfully request an 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 All members vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll Tally the votes I no Senate amendments are concurred in. Pass and retain on file item 70. We're going to pass temporarily on 71. Pass and retain on 72. Pass temporarily on 73. Pass and retain on 74. Mr. Harbidion. File item 75, AB 2058 by Assemblymember Harbidian. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2058 by Assemblymember Harbidian and others, an act relating to housing. Assemblymember Harbidian, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 2058 back on concurrence with technical and clarifying amendments. This bill would allow a first user of factory-built housing to use either a local enforcement agency or a quality assurance agency to enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing. It would also make it illegal to disassemble completed factory-built housing during inspections, which we have seen. It would also limit inspection and permitting fees to no more than 50%. This bill makes it faster and more affordable to build homes in California. I want to thank all my colleagues that helped this bill get to this point. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Harbidian. 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. Pass or retain on file item 76, file item 77, AB 2081 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2081 by Assemblymember Stephanie and others, an act relating to Medi-Cal. Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2081 is back on concurrence, and this bill increases access to in-home health care for vulnerable populations. Amendments taken in the Senate narrowed the bill to cut costs, and 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 all members vote who desire to vote clerk will close the roll tally the votes i-68 no zero send amendments are concurred in file item 78 that's ab2212 by assembly member bauer khan the clerk will read assembly bill 2212 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan and others and now relating to post-secondary education. Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 2212 is back for concurrence. This bill is simple and ensures that our students on college campuses are protected from online sexual harassment. It has the support support bill I respectfully ask for your aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Bauer 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 vote. I-67, no-0. Some amendments are concurred in. File Item 79, AB-2227 by Assemblymember Connolly. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2227 by Assemblymember Connolly and others, an act of living and farm labor contractors. Assemblymember Connolly, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB-2227 is back on concurrence. will provide comprehensive protections for domestic farm workers against wage theft. Senate amendments base a surety bond on annual payroll instead of gross receipts, include the bond information on the public farm labor contractor licensing database, and give citation authority to the Labor Commission to better respond to labor code violations. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Connolly. 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. Ayes 43, noes 15. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item number 80 is AB 1526 by the Committee on Governmental Organization, presented by Assemblymember Rubio. Assemblymember Rubio. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1526 by the Committee on Governmental Organization, an act related to horse racing. Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I was actually working my bills. I rise today to present AB 1526, the annual committee on government organizations that makes technical clarifying and conforming changes to update the streamlined existing horse racing statutes. This bill will help the California Horse Racing Board fulfill its statutory mandate. There is no opposition to this bill. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. I just confirmed. Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio. 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 tally the votes i 67 no zero senate amendments are concurred in file item 81 is ab 1741 by assembly member pacheco the clerk will read assembly bill 1741 by Assemblymember Pacheco, an act relating to crimes. Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1741 is back for concurrence. AB 1741 addresses the gap in state law to ensure that sexual battery committed during a residential break-in may be appropriately prosecuted. Amendments taken in the Senate were technical in nature. This bill has received bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Pacheco. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. 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-0. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 82 is AB 1940 by Assemblymember Calderon. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1940 by Assemblymember Calderon and others. Assemblymember Calderon, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1940 is back on concurrence. The Senate amendment includes technical assistance from state departments and addresses cost concerns. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Calderon. The 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. Ayes 54, nos 8. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 84 is AB 2244 by Assemblymember Gabriel. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2244 by Assemblymember Gabriel and others. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 2244 is back on concurrence with technical amendments from CDPH. This bill, supported by a broad coalition, has received bipartisan support and passed the Senate yesterday with no no votes. Respectfully request your aye vote on AB 2244. Thank you, Assemblymember Gabriel. 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. Ties 54, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 85 is AB 2369. That is by Assemblymember Rogers. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2369 by Assemblymember Rogers, faculty and public utilities. Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized. Thanks so much, Mr. Speaker. AB 2369 is back on concurrence. This bill will actually help increase investments in rural infrastructure related to electricity and transformers. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. 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. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Heist 51, no 6. Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 87 is AB 2439 by Assemblymember, excuse me, file item 86, AB 2375 by Assemblymember Blanco Rubio. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2375 by Assemblymember Blanco Rubio, an act relating to alcoholic beverages. Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2375 back on concurrence. To clarify, ABC licensed retailers shall pay a supplier from the day of the delivery to avoid additional charges. There is no opposition to this bill, 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 and tally the votes I No Senate amendments are concurred in By line 87 is AB 2439 also by Assemblymember Rubio The clerk will read Assembly Bill 2439 by Assemblymember Blanco Rubio and others related to common interest developments. Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2439, a bill introduced in coordination with my friend and joint author, the member of Long Beach. For most people, their home is their largest investment and their sense of stability. They should not have to worry about surprising fees, unclear rules, or arbitrary enforcement by their HOAs. AB 2439 sets a simple and reasonable standard. This bill has passed through four committees, has bipartisan support, and the California Association of Community Managers has removed their opposition with amendments. 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 the votes. Ayes 65, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Assemblymember Wicks, we're going to start with 88 and then go back to 71, 73. We'll begin with file item number 88. That's AB 2713 by Assemblymember Wicks. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2713 by Assemblymember Wicks and others in accolade to artificial intelligence. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, AB 2713 is a follow-up to AB 853, which I did last year, and will provide additional clarification to options of inspecting data and content posted to large online platforms, ensuring that copyright laws are not circumvented. Senate amendments provide further clarification and address stakeholders' concerns. This bill is received by bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Wicks. 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. I's 64, no's 0. Seven amendments are concurred in. We're going to skip back to file item number 71. That's AB 2015, also by Assemblymember Wicks. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2015 by Assemblymember Wicks, an app relating to transportation. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Chair members, AB 2015 requires Caltrans to do a study on map apps and their impacts on local streets and state highways. Senate amendments refine the scope of the bill and respectfully ask for an aye vote on concurrence on this bill. Thank you, Assemblymember Wicks. 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, tally the votes. Ayes 49, nos 11, Senate amendments are concurred in. File item 73, that's AB 2051, also by Assemblymember Wicks. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2051 by Assemblymember Wicks and others now relating to public resources Assemblymember Wicks you are recognized Thank you Mr Speaker members AB 2051 addresses in two different ways challenges with permitting and constructing worthwhile projects along California's coast. Senate amendments clarify the duties of the Coastal Resiliency Permitting Working Group and provide more time for a permitting roadmap to be completed. They also add a section which targets one of many of the hurdles facing the Venice Dell Community Housing Project at 100% affordable housing development, which is currently a parking lot in Venice Beach neighborhood of Los Angeles. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Wicks. 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, ayes, 54, noes, 6. Senate amendments are concurred in. Item 89, AB 2782, by the Committee on Judiciary. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2782, by the Committee on Judiciary, and I'm relating to state government. Assemblymember Carrer, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Assembly Bill 2782 is the Judiciary Committee Civil Law Omnibus Bill. It contains numerous minor updates to various code sections within the jurisdiction of the committee, thus saving the legislature. We may be considering numerous additional bills. Senate amendments will provide some cleanup language and technical changes. The bill has no opposition. Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assembly Member. All debate having ceased, 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 64, no zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Returning to item 42, AB 2, by Assemblymember Lowenthal, the clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2 by Assemblymember Lowenthal and others. And I'm going to be on social media platforms. Assemblymember Lowenthal, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. AB2, back on concurrence. Senate amendments place an eight-year sunset on the bill and clarify that this bill does not apply to cases pending on or before January 1, 2027. I want to start by thanking the co-authors, the colleagues, the survivor parents. I also want to thank Common Sense Media who have joined me on this three-year journey. We've been running this bill for three years. Ran into a buzzsaw in Senate Appropriations a few years ago. Brought it back last year. It became a two-year bill. And as we all have seen, there's been a sea change in that time. And many of you who are parents understand this because you see the struggle that your children are having at home. You know what it's like to go into your kid's room at 8 or 9 at night. They by themselves completely stressed out And you know in your heart and in your mind that this is specifically because of design features that were created to addict our children. And we know that the harm that has been caused is at the feet of the platforms themselves. And what we see in this massive settlement that just took place the other day is that the platforms are more concerned with financial damages than they are anything else. They'll change their products as long as they don't have to pay. That's what we learned. Because a $17.1 billion settlement over a 10-year period of time is not that bad for a multi-trillion dollar sector. And so they will change their design when it hurts them in the wallet. And that is what AB2 does. AB2 puts the power back with us and that it sets penalties to a level that they have to pay attention and they have to work with the legislature. Because what has happened for all the guardrail bills, the bills that the Assemblymember from Oakland and our former member, Mr. Cunningham, worked on for years and years, that Republicans and Democrats alike have worked on for years. They litigate against those bills. They don't lean into them. And this bill, AB2, changes the game because the only way inside those companies they're going to avoid financial penalty is when they lean into regulation, when they finally listen to us because we're telling them exactly what they need to do. And that's why this is so critically important. You haven't voted on this since last year. It's a two-year bill. But we're making history today, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember. Assemblymember Patterson, you're recognized. Great. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise as a joint author of AB2. In 2020, my neighbor, Zach Didier, was a 17-year-old from Rockland, a Whitney High School senior, a track athlete, a musician, a kid on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. He brought what he thought was a Percocet from a dealer he found on Snapchat. It was a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. His father found him slumped at his desk. Zach was gone. The dealer was later convicted, but Zach is still gone. This is not abstract policy story. A child in California was reached, marketed to, and sold a lethal product on a platform built to make contact easy and evidence disappear. Disappearing messages and location features are why dealers use these apps. When a company designs a product that children use every day, ordinary care is not optional. It is the same duty we already impose on every other business in this state. Social media companies are not bystanders. They choose the defaults. They choose whether a minor can be messaged by a stranger. They choose whether a feed pushes a child, a dealer, a counterfeit pill, or an endless scroll of harm. When they fail to exercise ordinary care and a child is injured mentally, physically, or fatally, the consequences cannot be a rounding error. I'm pleased by the recent agreement with META that the state entered into recently with many other states throughout the country, and I am appreciative of our Attorney General for pursuing that. It is not a waste of time, by the way, to pursue those actions. Time limits for minors, nighttime notification blocks, and a path off the addictive feeds are real steps. But that settlement is with one company. It does not bind Snapchat. It does not bind TikTok. It does not bind every other platform that generates more than $100 million a year and still puts children in the path of dealers, predators, and design features their own research has shown to be harmful. California children do not use only one app. The law cannot either. AB2 does not invent a new duty. It does not replace a trial. It says that if a large platform is found liable for injuring a child by not exercising ordinary care, the remedy must be large enough to matter. Proven negligence, lack of ordinary care, not a press release is what changes product design. And that's why we need AB2. If a company sold a defective bike and a child was hurt, we would not wait for a voluntary settlement with one manufacturer. We should not wait here. AB2 is actually more important now that we have this settlement agreement with Meta. We need a level playing field. Vote aye for AB2, for Zach, and I know many of you know many victims throughout this state, not just for him, but for everybody. And I want to say it's really been a privilege working with my colleague from Long Beach on this measure and many other measures. and several of my colleagues on related items like this. And it was just a few years ago that it was very controversial about the design rules that California created and since been thrown out. And it's amazing how far we've come in just a few years where we've come together in a bipartisan manner to say enough is enough. And, you know, the platforms are making progress. The platforms are doing things. they are working with nonprofits or using state grants to help educate themselves on how not to be dangerous, and they should do that. But it's not because, sorry, the cynic in me, it's not because they thought it was important. It's because something was going to happen if they didn't do something about it. AB2 is a small step, an important step to making sure everyone is doing it and we don't rely on just one settlement with one company. So with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Dixon, you're recognized. Thank you. Good morning, Madam Chair, thank you. I rise today also in support of AB2. While the internet is an incredibly valuable tool, as we all know, the internet and social media presents significant risks, especially to adolescents, through the perpetuation and promotion of harmful and dangerous behaviors. Sad but true. Time and again, we see that both adults and children are suffering harm because of experiences on social media platforms, including cyberbullying, harassment, exposure to sex trafficking, and exploitation. And we, in my district, have experienced several fentanyl deaths since the time I've been here over the last four years. We have had countless bills presented in this legislature where opposition has encouraged us to slow down on policy changes, but the harms have continued. This is an opportunity for the legislature to take action and protect our children However there is an even greater opportunity for businesses and social media companies to be the heroes to be the heroes to do the right thing to protect children online through protective, proactive policymaking. Yes, they could settle lawsuits, but why not just do the right thing at the very beginning? They know the algorithms. They know what's going on. I am proud to support AB2 and encourage respectfully an aye vote. Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember. Assemblymember Barra-Cahan, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members, and it's an honor to rise in support of AB2. And I want to thank the author for his strength and fortitude and fierce, fierce fight to get us to this point where we are voting this out of the Assembly, hopefully today. I was reflecting as I sit here and listen to my colleagues. For those who don't know, I was a psychology major as an undergrad. I took a class in the business school, the psychology of business, and we studied decision-making inside corporations. And the case study was big tobacco. And the case study was how did big tobacco know for years and hide and how many people in those corporations allowed people to be harmed and misled and die at the hands of their products. And as I was sitting here listening, and then we studied the fallout and all that came and government stepping up and protecting people and all the lives that have been stayed in the interim, and as I was thinking, I felt like we are in our big tobacco moment. I've had the privilege of sitting for eight years on the privacy committee and chairing it for the last term, and we have been trying year after year after year to change the decision-making dynamic in these companies to allow them to create products but ensure those products are safe, that our children's health and well-being is not a mere, you know, sacrifice, that they just let go as they make millions and millions of dollars, billions, but instead that it is core to the principles they have to consider as they produce these products and put them out in the world. And AB2 and the boardroom decisions that will have to be made when real liability is on the line if they harm our children is what it will take to change that. But so are the settlements and so are the court decisions. And so much that has happened this year is changing that dynamic. And I'm so proud that we are a part of it, that this legislature has led and fought to get us to this point. But our children will hopefully be better off. And like me, many of you have been parents through this epidemic, and we have gritted our teeth and clenched our fists and hoped everything would be okay. But we, as the people charged with keeping our communities and our children safe, need to do more than grit our teeth and clench our fists. We need to pass legislation like this that changes the decision-making in those companies so that they no longer make decisions that harm our children, but they make decisions that protect our children. And I believe this will do exactly that. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. First of all, I want to just utter appreciation and gratitude to our author for his tireless effort on this from the jump, from the second you got here. And I know what drives him is just simply being a dad. You know, it's simply being a dad. And for so many of us, our privacy chair, our colleagues on the other aisle, so many of us here, we're just parents. coming to the table saying we have to be able to fix this problem We cannot leave our children so vulnerable to these massive multi dollar companies that are building a platform specifically to addict them to it at the risk of their safety. And we know the harms from this, the addiction, the addictive feeds. We know the isolation that comes from that from our children. We know the increased self-harm that's happening, the reduction in self-esteem already when kids are so vulnerable to some of these issues and it's exacerbated by being on these platforms. The suicidal ideation, for some of them the recruitment into sex trafficking. These are real harms that we have the ability to fix. We have the power as lawmakers, not just the power, the responsibility to keep our children safe. And that is what this is about. And you know, I have, like my colleague from Orinda, it's my eighth year in this legislature, from the very beginning started working on this and we have pushed, pulled, cajoled, done so many bills in this space and there has been a sea change on this, I think. And we're going to use the courts, we're going to be legislators, we're going to work with our school districts, we're going to be parents who are actively involved and engaged because moms and dads and parents want to keep their kids safe. And that is what this is about. We're going to use every tool in the toolbox until that happens. And we will not go away until our children are safe. And again, it's not just, it's not about Democrats and Republicans. It's about the most fundamental job we have as lawmakers is keeping our community safe and it starts with our children. And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Bonta, you're recognized. Thank you. I also want to rise in strong support of AB2 by our colleague from Long Beach and thank him for his stalwart leadership in this area. You know, he came to the legislature and on a mission as well to be able to protect our children, to protect his children and my children. And I thank him for making sure that we had an opportunity to be able to recognize what has been such a sea change. I also want to just highlight the comments that our colleague from Rockland made, that But this is with the settlement, with this settlement we've made some progress. But there are a lot more technology companies that continue to do harm to our children that are not held to account. AB2 will certainly move us in the direction of making sure that all of our tech giants are aware that they should not be able to place profits over the health and safety of our children every single day. So I rise as a chair of the Assembly Health Committee, recognizing that we are moving towards a place where we remove addiction, remove the rewiring of the brains that happen for our children on these sites, my children included, and make sure that they have an opportunity to have more hope, less depression, less addiction, less fear from just not knowing who they are. because it is shaped by these addictive feeds that they have to experience. I want to thank our colleagues from Orenda and Oakland for joining us in this opportunity to be able to keep our children safe. With that, I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember. Assemblymember Lowenthal, would you like to close? Yeah thank you Madam Speaker And I just blown away by the not just the comments made by my colleagues but the energy in the room Everybody knows that this is a historic time So we should acknowledge our Attorney General and the work that has been done in that office and Attorney Generals throughout the United States, dare I say, throughout the globe. we need to acknowledge the work of the pro tem over in the senate in acknowledging the significance of this bill and moving this bill we need to acknowledge our speaker as i mentioned before i ran into a buzzsaw on senate appropriations a few years ago and got a call from the speaker shortly thereafter and said man this bill is righteous you need to bring it back and I'm going to co-author it with you. And that is the leadership out of our speaker. And finally, I need to acknowledge the leadership from the governor, and even more so our first partner. Both the governor and the first partner, despite enormous pressure from the platforms, always find a way to lead with safety first, to lead with children and families first. And so we acknowledge that leadership, and we thank them so much. Members, as our colleague from Rockland said, this is about a duty of care. This isn't just about the harms that have taken place already. This isn't just about the features that are there today. AB2 covers the things that the platforms are working on now that have not been released yet that we don't even know about. It is a total and complete sea change. And so I invite Mr. Zuckerberg, the leaders of TikTok, the leaders of Snapchat, the leaders of Google to work with us. Not to negotiate with us, not to explain to us all the great safety measures that they're doing on their own, but to work with us. And that is what AB2 puts forward. It is the muscle that we need to get those conversations going. Ultimately, it is all about prevention. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember. All debate having ceased, 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 68, noes 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We're going to lift the call on item 138 SB 811. The clerk will post. Thank you. Ayes 41, nos 6. The measure passes. Members, we will stand in recess for Rules Committee to meet in Room 126. We will recess under call. All Rules Committee members, Members, please report to room 126 for a brief hearing. Members, please do not leave the floor. It will be a very brief meeting. Thank you. If you have a vote change, I ask that you do it from your desk. The floor team has requested we actually do this from the dais. If you have a vote change, please come join us at the dais and do it from the mic. Vote change. Arambula, AB 2313. Aye to not voting. vote change assembly member Arambula assembly bill 2313 aye to not voting vote change Valencia AB 1798 aye to no vote change assembly member Valencia assembly bill 1798 eye to know. Addis, vote change, SB 690, aye to not voting. Vote change, Assemblymember Addis, Senate Bill 690, aye to not voting. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Excuse me, Madam Majority Leader. Just a moment. House is back in session. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer SB 492 Minjavar from the Local Government Committee to the Rules Committee and AB 1624 Zabur from the Local Government Committee to the Rules Committee. The objection such shall be the order. Mr. Speaker, there is a Rules Committee resolution at the desk to suspend Joint Rule 61B16, the deadline to amend on the floor. I ask that we take up that rule waiver now. Clerk will read. Resolve that Joint Rule 61B-16 be suspended to permit amendments to Senate Bills 453, 886, 931, 1057, 1079, 1098, 1119, and 1387, and the adoption of amendments to Senate Bills that incorporate one or more statutory amendments proposed in another bill to avoid superseding those amendments to be considered for adoption. Members, this rule's suspension is not debatable. Not debatable. Takes 54 votes. Click and will open the roll. Majority leader is asking for an aye vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Majority leader is asking for an aye vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. It takes 54 votes. Thank you.

Okay. It's Friday. We're going home. Members, we have completed 55 items today. As of now, the Senate has taken up 21 of our Assembly bills. We will be back at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Let's keep up the good work. See you at 2 p.m. on time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise today in the honor of David Allen Allgood, a passionate artist, dedicated environmentalist, and tireless advocate for justice who passed away peacefully on August 10, 2026, just three months before his 79th birthday. David was born in Vallejo, California on November 17, 1947, to Ben and Dorthily Allgood. He had an older brother, Ben, who sadly passed away just three weeks before David. From an early age, David demonstrated a deep commitment to his country and his community, serving in the Air Force from 1966 to 1972 as a Russian language interceptor. David was also a wonderfully talented artist who brought his creative spirit to the world. In 1980, he opened Mind's Eye Studio as an art publishing company in Los Angeles. He used that platform not only to promote his own work, but to support and showcase other artists by creating and marketing limited edition works. David was a fierce advocate for artists' rights and fought for their safety in a time when downtown loss could be quite dangerous. It was in these downtown studios that David met his partner Gail Martin Over time David increasingly turned his passion from advocacy towards politics and public policy After a decade of running his studio, he closed mind's eye to devote his time entirely to politics, a passion that was always present in his life. He loved a robust political discussion, bringing both his sense of humor and his demand for well-researched facts to bear. His dedication to the environmental movement was unparalleled. He served as a coastal commissioner and was on the board of the Coalition for Clean Air, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club. David also served as the political director of the California League of Conservation Voters, which we know today as California EnviroVoters, for over 20 years. In that role, he was the key voice of the political arm of the environmental community in California for decades. He shaped progressive politics and organized progressive groups to fight relentlessly for clean air, clean water, and climate justice. He forged an important alliance among the environmental community, labor, and consumer attorneys that remained intact for decades and became a powerful force for progressive change in California. David also played a foundational role in the careers of scores of prominent elected officials. He identified and encouraged the generation of leaders committed to protecting our environment, supported their first runs for office, helped elect them, and later worked alongside them to advance critical legislation. He was pivotal in the careers of so many influential leaders, more than I can name in a short time, but they included people like Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff and Barbara Boxer, Congresswoman Laura Friedman and Julia Brownlee, former Los Angeles Mayor and Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaragosa, Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl, and many, many others. I first met David in 1996 when I myself was running for Congress in what was then California's 38th Congressional District. As a young first-time candidate running for a high-profile office, he took me under his wing and adopted me and my campaign and helped me build and strengthen my relationships not only with the environmental community but with labor and other progressive leaders. He introduced me to former Speaker John Perez, who was then the State Director of the United food and commercial workers, and the two of them became my key kitchen cabinet in those early years of my political career. When I was not successful in my run for Congress, David asked me to join the board of the California League of Conservation Voters, now California Environmental Voters, where I have now served for 28 years, and I ultimately served as its president for eight. He became a true friend and a partner to me and so many other elected officials in the fight to protect our air, water, and land, and advance environmental justice and control confront climate change. David Allgood mentored and helped shape the views of a generation of California elected officials. The relationship I had was shared by so many others. Permission to read from John Pettis, former Speaker of the California Assembly.

As John Pettis said, he and I met when I was a young labor leader. He introduced me to the environmental community and was a constant source of support and mentorship. When I first considered running for office, David was one of six people to sit with me to evaluate my chances and then plot out our campaign strategy. Again, when I ran for speaker, David was there lending the same support and counsel to me as he had to so many others. He was a true friend when I needed him most, and he will be missed, although his impact continues in the work of so many that he inspired and mentored. End quote David time and energy were an enormous gift to the people of California We live in a better state and country because of David and we owe him a huge debt of gratitude He is survived by his incredible and beautiful wife, Gail, who was his cherished companion for more than 40 years. My condolences to Gail and the scores of people who love David. Respect the request that we adjourn in the memory of David Allen Allgood.

Thank you very much. I want to join my colleague from West Hollywood for the appropriate tribute to David Allgood, a champion for progressive politics, a champion in the environmental movement. And I was one of the many that our colleague talked about in terms of the entire generation of environmental activists that have carried on his fight, his spirit. And, you know, I first met David when he helped me in my first assembly campaign. And like Mr. Sabur just talked about, he helped flip the Los Angeles South Bay from red to blue. And so I've always appreciated the leadership and the fight of David Allgood. We are all part of David's legacy, and we will keep fighting. Thank you.

Assemblymember Muratsuchi. Assemblymember Erwin, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Assemblymember Irwin. Members, please bring their names to the desk to be printed in the journal. All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal.

Assemblymember Ortega, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ortega. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.

Without objection, such shall be the order. All other remaining items today shall be passed and retained. All motions shall be continued. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Assemblymember Ortega moves and Mr. Zbor seconds. This House stands adjourned until Sunday, August 30th at 2 p.m. The quorum call is lifted and we are adjourned.

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