May 21, 2026 · Floor · 28,796 words · 15 speakers · 275 segments
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Good morning, California. The Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Johnson notices the absence of a quorum. Sergeant Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. Clerk will call the roll. Addis, Agria Curry, Aarons, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Avila Fadius, Baines, Barra Cahan, Bennett, Berman, Berner, Bonta, Brian, Calderon, Coloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Chin, Connelly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, El Hawari, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gibson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark Gonzalez, Hadwick, Haney, Harbedian Hart Hoover Irwin Jackson Johnson Cara Krell Lackey Lee Lowenthal Masito 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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Members, it is 9.30. We do not have a quorum. Please report to the floor.
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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 Dostoev will offer today's prayer. Reverend Dostoev.
Please join me in a moment of reflection. In 1945, Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer were among the atomic scientists that created the doomsday clock. Using the image of the apocalypse being midnight, the doomsday clock conveys how close we are to nuclear annihilation. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962, it was moved from 12 minutes to midnight to just seven minutes This year for the second year in a row these respected scientists set the clock even closer to midnight than it has ever been before. The clock is now set at 85 seconds to midnight. 85 seconds. In setting the clock, the scientists considered global tension and conflicts, international relations, the world economy, and even emerging technology, climate change, and global health. However, the clock is not a prediction of war. It is a warning. It is a symbolic call to action that was first created by those who conceived of, developed, and witnessed the use of atomic weapons. It is a reminder that, left unchecked, humanity is heading towards global self-destruction. I grew up having to practice atomic bomb drills in elementary school. Such drills are no longer done. We all now know that in the event of nuclear war, huddling children where the walls are thickest and away from windows will not save them. And in the event of all-out nuclear war, there will be no winners. With our wisdom eyes open, we see what has always been true. We all share this one earth, and we must care for and learn to share this wonderful world with one another. Namo Amida. Let us try to live with kindness and gratitude beyond words. We ask our guests to... Excuse me.
Excuse me. Actually, members, let's observe a moment of silence. This past Monday, our state suffered a profound loss when three Californians were killed in a tragic act of violence at the Islamic Center in San Diego, a crime centered on hate and unspeakable cruelty. Our hearts are with their families, their communities, and all those they touched. Let us observe a moment of silence to honor the memory of the victims. We ask our guests and visitors to remain standing and join us in the flag salute. Assemblymember Ahrens will lead us in the Pledge of Leading.
Colleagues, please join me as we salute our nation's flag, our country, our Constitution, and the rule of law for all. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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. Reading of the previous day's journal. Assembly chamber sacramental Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Assembly met at 9 a.m. The Honorable Josh Lobethal, Speaker pro tempore of the Assembly presiding, Chief Clerk Sue Parker at the desk, Reading Clerk David A. Bowman, Reading. Majority Leader Aguiar Curry moves and Ms Sanchez seconds That the reading of the previous day journal be dispensed with presentations and petitions there are none Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted Messages from the governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving on to motions and resolutions. Absences of the day will be deemed read and printed in the journal. And now on to our procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.
Good morning. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assemblymember Elhori to have a guest seated at her desk today.
Without objection, such shall be the order. At the request of the author, please move file item 423AB1667, Burner, to the inactive file. Clerk will note. Okay, we are going to be going on to business on the daily file, but before I do that, members, I would like to share some words with you. Welcome to the House of Origin deadline. Well, it's not that great. We have 531 items that we need to dispense with up through next week. And so I'm going to ask you something very, very critical that should be automatic. Get to work on time. members we were unable to gavel in excuse me we're unable to begin our session today until 35 minutes after we gaveled in it is the same people that are coming to work late please get to work on time be at your desk always be at your desk if you're not at desk at your desk when it is time to review your bill. We are going to pass temporarily on your bill. And finally, speak when absolutely necessary, when it is critical and fundamental to the passage of the legislation, be judicious on support, support legislation, and let's move efficiently to get through these 531 items. And that brings us to our business on the daily file. Members, we're going to begin by passing and retaining on file items 358 through 363. Continuing on, we are going to move on to the second reading, file item number one. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1923. All bills will be deemed read and all amendments deemed adopted. On to reconsideration, file items 2 through 4, all items shall be continued. On to our Assembly 3rd reading file, that's file items 5 through 535. We're going to begin at pass and retain on file items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. That brings us to file item number 11. That's AB 2713 by Assemblymember Wicks. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2713 by Assemblymember Wicks and others, an act relating to artificial intelligence. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members. Our first bill for House of Origin deadline. This is a clarifying bill. I ran a bill in this space last year. As our bills go into the wild, we need to make changes. That's what this bill is. It requires online platforms to only allow users to download the system providence information, which cannot be reattached to unrelated content. It's pretty straightforward. I respectfully ask for your 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. All members vote who desire to vote Clerk will close the roll Tally votes ayes 48 noes 0 The measure passes File item 12 AB 2528 by Assemblymember Solace The clerk will read Assembly Bill 2528 by Assemblymember Solace, an act relating to community colleges. Assemblymember Solace, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The opportunity to present AB 2528. This bill will make long overdue updates to the maximum monthly compensation and thresholds community college districts trustees may receive, ensuring opportunities to serve remain accessible. Current thresholds have not been adjusted about 40 years, not even to take into account inflation. Importantly, this legislation is entirely permissive. AB 2528 will help boards with the required financial capacity to modestly and responsibly increase their compensation while preserving the public process. In many districts' outdated compensation levels, it was harder for individuals who are supporting themselves and their families to consider serving. These updates help to ensure our governing board to better reflect the lived experiences and diversity of the communities they serve. Last year the legislature passed AB 1390 which made similar updates to the compensation levels for K-12 district boards. AB 2528 simply seeks to add parity between updates recently made for K-12 education boards and community college districts. Strengthening representation at the governance level ultimately supports more inclusion, decision-making, and policies that advance equity across higher education systems. We remain committed to engaging with stakeholders as we move through the legislative process. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 2528. 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. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, ayes 47, noes 8. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 13 through 19. File item number 20 is AB 1837 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1837 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez and others, an act relating to parking violations. Assemblymember Gonzalez, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to present AB 1837 which extends the authorization for public transit operators to use camera enforcement technology to enforce parking violations in transit-only lanes and transit stops for seven years. It also adds additional privacy protection to existing laws and additional parameters on how the reports on privacy impacts must be evaluated. Agencies like LA Metro and my district have just started using these cameras and have been experiencing some same benefits. AB 1837 also ensures that the extensive privacy protections laid out in this authority can continue. It is essential that our buses continue to move efficiently and safely throughout cities. AB 1837 ensures we can keep doing just that. There is no opposition to this bill, so let's not hit the brakes on progress. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez. 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 45, Nose 5, the measure passes. File item 21 is AB 2705. Thank you, members. AB 2705 by Assemblymember Dixon. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2705 by Assemblymember Dixon and others, an accolade to taxation. Assemblymember Dixon, you are recognized. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. I'm proud to present AB 2705 today, which is sponsored by the Rural County Representatives of California. and the Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors. AB 2705 seeks to establish a uniform framework in the excess proceeds claim process to ensure consumers are adequately protected and informed before entering into any contract with a third party. This legislation was modeled after current California statute on unclaimed property, which has established many consumer protections similar to this bill. The bill passed through Assembly Revenant Tax Committee with no known votes and bipartisan support. Our office has taken amendments that resulted in the California Association of Realtors removing their opposition. My office and I remain committed to working with the remaining opposition and we hope to have the opportunity to continue to improve the bill as it advances through the process. Respectfully request an aye vote. This is a support support. Thank you very much. Thank you Assemblymember Dixon. 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. The clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 49, noes 0. The measure passes. File Item 22, AB 1892 by Assemblymember Davies. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1892 by Assemblymember Davies, an act relating to common interest developments. Assemblymember Davies, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, today I'm here to present AB 1892. Members, AB 1892 is a common sense technical cleanup measure meant to clarify three provisions of Davis-Sterling Act related to HOAs. First, the bill clarifies it is the duty of the HOA to repair and replace utility services to a common area, including gas, heat, water, or electrical services when the interruptions of service begin. Second, clarifies and aligns HOA elections nominations notices with all HOA notices. Lastly, requires seeking to vote electronically in a HOA election, get their ballots no less than 30 days before the election. This bill has no opposition and is industry supported on both sides. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Davies. 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, tally the votes. Ayes 48, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file items 23 through 31. Item 32, AB 1843 by Assemblymember El-Hawari. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1843 by Assemblymember El-Hawari, an act relating to public health. Assemblymember El-Hawari, you are recognized. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker and members. I am proud to present AB 1843, a bill that removes unnecessary administrative barriers and ensures Californians can access life-saving hepatitis C treatment without delay. The bill would create only negligible costs. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. 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. Thank you Clerk will close the roll tally the votes Ayes 42 noes 10 The measure passes File item 33, AB 1914 by Assemblymember Schiavo. The Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1914 by Assemblymember Schiavo and others in app relating to land use. Assemblymember Schiavo, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I am thrilled to present AB 1914, requiring local governments to include child care in their general planning. Affordable access to child care is one of the most impactful things that we can do to address our state's affordability crisis. I've heard it many times. I'm sure you have. People are paying more for child care than they are for their mortgage, for their rent. Families are having to make decisions that one person doesn't go to work, which is what my family had to choose to do forgoing a whole other salary that people depend on. And in my community of Santa Clarita, they're building 20,000 homes over the next 10 years. No plan for child care. No plan for anything for those families who are moving into that community. So we're simply asking that cities and counties include this in their planning. We left it very open and flexible. whenever they're opening their plan the next time, they incorporate this. If they don't need it, they can say in their plan they don't need child care. But at least opening up the door, we've heard from child care providers and leaders that they have been stopped at the door to enter these conversations about the needs for child care in their own communities. We want to make sure that that conversation is welcome, and it's an important part of planning for the future. Just like we plan for parks where our kids play maybe a couple hours a week, We need to plan for child care centers where our kids are eight or more hours a day. So we took amendments that addressed some concerns from the cities. I'm thankful to local leaders who are supporting this. The city of Mountain View pointed out that our bill is leaving flexibility and preserving local control. It's supported by First Five, Build Up California, California Commission on Status of Women and Girls, Child Action and Children Now. Respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Schiavo. 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. Thank you. and 35. File item number 36, AB 2200 by Assemblymember Hart. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2200 by Assemblymember Hart and Appalachian Building Standards. Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Assembly Bill 2200 gives agricultural greenhouses the flexibility to use thermal screens instead of double-plane windows to comply with the new California Energy Code requirements. This bill helps support crop production to control costs and make produce more affordable while keeping more farms here in California The bill is a support support has had unanimous support and has no opposition I respectfully request an aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Hart All debate having ceased, the 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 51, no 0. The measure passes. We'll pass or retain on file items 3738. Thank you, members. If you could take conversations off the floor. File item 39, AB 2350 by Assemblymember McKenner. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2350 by Assemblymember McKenner, an act relating to consumer loans. Assemblymember McKenner, you are recognized. Mr. Speaker and members, AB 2350 establishes important consumer protections for a new financial product called Rent Now Pay Later used for residential rental payments. Rent Now Pay Later loans with high interest rates and junk fees can be a dangerous predatory, especially for low-income Californians. At a time when the rent in California is already too damn high, these new predatory financial products risk putting millions of residents into a spiral of never-ending debt. AB 2350 creates reasonable and responsible guardrails to ensure that consumers are protected and hardworking Californians can continue to have access to these financial tools they need. I remain committed to continue to work with the stakeholders as this bill moves forward. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 2350. Thank you, Assemblymember McKinner. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Members, please report to your desks. Members, please report to your desks. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 41, noes 11. The measure passes. File item number 40 is AB 2390. Assemblymember Schiavo? Assemblymember Schiavo? File item 40 is AB 2390 by Assemblymember Schiavo. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2390 by Assemblymember Schiavo and I'm leading the housing something members Shiavo you are recognized thank you mr speaker and members AB 2390 is a cleanup measure provides targeted clarification to ensure streamlined processes are applied and predictability and predictably allowing housing projects to move forward without unnecessary disruption while maintaining key safeguards. We took amendments and policy committee to address opposition concerns. It has unanimous bipartisan support in both policy committees respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Chavo, 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 53, nos 0. The measure passes. Pass or retain on file item 41. File item 42, AB 2480 by Assemblymember Avila Farias. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2480 by Assemblymember Avila Farias and others. an act relating to housing. Assemblymember Avella Farias, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I'm pleased to present AB 2480. AB 2480 will allow for student housing developments near college campuses to qualify for our state's super density bonus law. This bill has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. That is how we do it, Assemblymember. Thank you. 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 56, noes 0. The measure passes. Okay. Okay. We're going to pass and retain on file items 43, 44, 45. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 46, pass and retain on 47, 48, pass temporarily on file item 49. We're going to pass or retain on file items 5051. That brings us to file item 52, AB 2010, by Assemblymember Soria. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2010 by Assemblymember Soria and others, an act relating to healing arts. Assemblymember Soria, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2010, the Spay-Neuter Improvement for Pets Act, which permits high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter to be performed in locations without a separate surgical suite, while still maintaining California's high health and safety standards for veterinary surgery. AB 2010 addresses this high population crisis issue that we have by exempting for high quality, high volume spay and neuter from an existing requirement for all aseptic surgeries to be carried out in facilities with a separate surgical room. In communities like mine, this is so important because we don't have access to veterinarians that are in these communities. And so these pop-ups will allow to increase access and address the crisis of pet population, overpopulation. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you Assemblymember Soria. I'll debate having ceased. Clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Members vote who desire to vote. The Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes ayes 52, no 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 53, 54, 55. That brings us to file item 56. That's AB 2110 by Assemblymember Johnson. The Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2110 by Assemblymember Johnson, an accolade to local governance finance. Assemblymember Johnson, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 2110, a bill that provides local governments with the authority to establish tax increment financing districts for the purpose of financing workforce housing for education, manufacturing, health care, and public safety personnel. This bill provides our communities with another tool to address our ongoing housing crisis in a fiscally responsible and targeted way. AB 2110 has no opposition and receive unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Johnson, all debate having ceased, the 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, tally the vote, ayes 52, noes 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 57. File Item 58 is AB 2146 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2146 by Assemblymember Stephanie and others in act relating to housing. Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to present AB 2146. This bill starts with a simple but frustrating reality that we see every day in California. Even when housing is available, people experiencing homelessness can be stuck waiting. Not because there is nowhere for them to go, but because the system requires paperwork, they often cannot produce. Right now, we ask people who are homeless to prove they are homeless. We ask them for rental histories, verification letters, and references, documents that many people do not have or have no safe place to keep. And while they try to track down those papers, they wait. This bill allows individuals to self-certify they are homeless instead of forcing them to chase down paperwork that delays their path to housing. It also addresses another challenge we cannot ignore. Across our state, there are supportive housing units that sit empty for months at a time while people are still living on our streets. AB 2146 creates a practical backstop so that if a unit has been vacant for too long, providers can act to fill it while still preserving fairness and protecting the role of the coordinated entry system. At its core, this bill is about removing unnecessary red tape so people can get housed faster. No one should have to jump through hoops to prove they're homeless, and no unit should be left empty while red tape gets in the way. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Stephanie. I'll debate having Cease 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, tally the vote, size 44, nose 8. The measure passes. File item 59, that's AB 2172 by Assemblymember Gibson. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2172 by Assemblymember Gibson, an act relating to taxation. Mr. Gibson, you may open on the measure. Mr. Speaker and members, as the chair of the Revenue and Taxation Committee, I rise to present AB 2172. This is a support, support. No opposition, no no votes. Respectfully ask when I 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. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 53 no 0 The measure passes File line number 60 is AB 2185 by Assemblymember Quirk Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2185 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, an act relating to housing. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you may open on the measure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Here today I present AB 2185, which provides an additional solution to our state's housing crisis. AB 2185 updates our affordable housing programs in line with how homes are being built today. This bill removes barriers, supports innovation, and helps us build additional affordable housing at the scale California needs. This bill has enjoyed unanimous bipartisan support and has no opposition. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk Silva. 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, tally the vote, ayes 54, no 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain file item 61, 62. File item 63, that is AB 2440 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi. This is a 54-vote bill. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2440 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi, an act relating to pupil instruction. Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized. Thank you very much. If you support more art school funding, support AB 2440. This is support, support. No opposition, no no votes. 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. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 55. Noes 0. The measure passes. Passed to retain them. File item 64. File item 65. AB 2613 by Assemblymember Sharp Collins. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2613 by Assemblymember Sharp Collins and others. An act relating to health care. Assemblymember Sharp-Collins. Excuse me, Dr. Sharp-Collins, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 2613. 2613 requires health plans to provide consumer notification through emails, phone, and other modern communication methods whenever it is going to be appropriate. This bill has bipartisan support, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Dr. Sharp-Collins. 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 53, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file items 66 and 67. File item 68, that's Assembly Bill 1534 by Assemblymember Irwin. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1534 by Assemblymember Irwin and others, an act relating to student financial aid and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately. Members, there's an urgency clause. It's a 54-vote bill. Assemblymember Irwin, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last year's Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill expanded types of educational programs that are eligible for Pell Grants to include short-term workforce training programs. This bill will create a strong state approval process for short workforce training programs seeking to access these funds AB 1534 ensures only the highest quality programs that deliver real results for both workers and employers will be able to access this historic expansion of financial aid. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Irwin. All debated 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, you are recognized. I'll move the call. Assemblymember, let's move the call. We're going to pass and retain and file item 69, 70, 71. Item 72 is AB 1546 by Assemblymember Schultz. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1546 by Assemblymember Schultz and others, an act relating to vehicles. Assemblymember Schultz, you are recognized. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise to present AB 1546, which is part of a bipartisan package of bills to reduce DUIs and improve safety in our community. The bill strengthens consequences for repeat DUI offenders to deter drinking and driving incidents. It is a support support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Schultz. All debate having ceased, clerk will open the roll. Excuse me, excuse me, Assemblymember Schultz. Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll keep it really quick. Rise is a proud co-author of 1546, Drunk Drivers Take Innocent Lives Every Day in This State. This is an important bill that increases penalties for repeat offenders who put our lives at risk and our families at risk when they chose to drive under the influence. We ask for aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis. Assemblymember Schultz. 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, tally the votes. Ayes 55, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 73. 73 passion retain on file item 74 75 76 77 file item 78 is a b 1567 by assembly member ta the clerk will read assembly bill 1567 by assembly member ta and accolade the housing assembly member ta you are recognized thank you mr speaker ab 1567 would allow california city and county to cow senior assist living for city with a limited portion of their regional housing goal This bill is a support support and respectfully ask for your aye vote
Thank you, Assemblymember Ta.
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 50, nos 0. The measure passes. File item 79 is AB 1572 by Assemblymember Alanis. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1572 by Assemblymember Alanis and others, an act relating to interscholastic athletics. Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Schroeder. I was made aware.
Mr. Alanis, why don't you step to Mr. Wallace's desk, please. Mr. Wallace's desk, please.
Thank you. for child sex or sex crimes within the last five years alone. This year in the Central Valley and Sacramento region, two sports officials were arrested, one even on the list for Megan's Law. This bill will also ensure California Interscholastic Federation sports officials will meet the highest qualifications for health and safety training standards. Additionally, this bill requires that these qualifications are published by the Commission on Teachers, Credentialing, and places sports officials under the same background checks. And this is the same standard we have for our coaches and our trainers. AB 72 has no opposition and received no votes. Colleagues, in this day and age, anybody who is around kids in any official capacity should be held to the same higher standards for background checks. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you Assemblymember Alanis.
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 55, no 0. The measure passes.
File number 80 is AB 1574 by Assemblymember Rogers, the MVP of yesterday's soccer match. Assemblymember Rogers, where the North beat the South 3-2 in the last minutes. Assemblymember Rogers. with a huge trophy sitting on his desk, Assemblymember Rogers. You may, oh, Clerk will read.
Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1574 by Assemblymember Rogers and others, an act relating to foster youth.
Well, well, well, Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.
I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker, what was the score last night?
I believe it was 3-2 north over south. That's right, north.
Colleagues, AB 1574 addresses the over-representation of tribal youth in our foster care system. Do it for the kids and vote yes.
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. The clerk will close the roll, tally the vote. Ayes 55, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass through in tandem file items 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86. File item 87, Assembly Bill 1598 by Assemblymember Quirk Silva. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1598 by Assemblymember Quirk Silva, an act of the healing arts. Assemblymember Quirk Silva, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1598 updates licensure requirements for mental health professionals regulated by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This bill aligns examination and experience timeframes and reduces unnecessary administrative barriers. This bill has had unanimous support, and it is a support support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk Silva. 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 55, no 0. The measure passes.
Trial item 88 is AB 1599 by Assemblymember Ahrens. The 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 and members. AB 1599 requires Caltrans to establish a centralized California transit stop registry with standardized information for all public transit stops in the state. This bill has received no opposition and passed out of committee with bipartisan support.
Thank you, Assemblymember Aarons.
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 55, no 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass through a tandem file item 89. File item number 90 is AB 1602 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1602 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, an act relating to foster youth. Assemblymember Rubio, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 1602, which establishes a statewide child welfare disaster response fund and authorizes the California Department of Social Services to quickly distribute emergency assistance to counties when the state or local disaster is declared. Do it for the children. Please vote yes.
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. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 54, no 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 91. File item number 92 is Assembly Bill 1610 by Assemblymember Ransom. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1610 by Assemblymember Ransom, an act related to elections. Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Dear colleagues, I rise to present AB 1610. AB 1610 creates a notice to be sent to voters when they change their mailing address, but are not able to receive mail at their residential address. This bill is designed to make sure that county election officials know exactly what to do when the situation happens giving voters enough time to update their registrations before an election and giving registrars an opportunity to clean up their records With that I respectfully ask for your aye vote
Thank you, Assemblymember Ransom.
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 56, no 0. The measure passes. Pass and retained on file item 93. File item number 94 is AB 1628 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1628 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez and others, and I'm relating to child protection. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized.
Mr. Speaker and members, AB 1628 are the Keeping Infants from Danger Act extends California's safe surrender window from 72 hours to 30 days. providing mothers with the time and space necessary to make safe, informed decisions during one of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. California has long been a leader in compassion-driven, evidence-based policy, and AB 1628 builds on that legacy. No woman should be compelled to make such life-altering decisions while still recovering physically, emotionally, and mentally from childbirth. We understand that postpartum depression, medical complications, and emotional distress do not get resolved within 72 hours, And in fact, for many mothers, the most difficult moments arise days or even weeks after delivery. It's essential that our laws reflect that reality. AB 1628, a women's caucus priority bill, maintains full confidentiality for mothers while strengthening protections for newborns statewide. By updating this law, we reduce the risk of unsafe abandonment and ensure that in moments of crisis, a safe and lawful option is accessible. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an 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. Ayes 57, no zero. The measure passes. Passed and retained on file items 95, 96, 97. File Item 98 is AB 1636 by Assemblymember Solace. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1636 by Assemblymember Solace. And I am relating to pupil instruction. Assemblymember Solace, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am proud to present AB 1636 establishing the Cerritos College Seamless Enrollment Pilot Program. This legislation was inspired by a successful partnership between Cerritos College and a bellflower high school in my district. AB 1636 will allow Cerritos Community College District to enter into data sharing agreements with local K-12 education agencies for the purpose of creating a ready-to-enroll student record for the California community college system. The goal of this pilot program is to remove a front-end administrative barrier to improve access and outcomes for students. AB 1636 has received unanimous bipartisan support, and 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. The clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes, 58, noes, 0. The measure passes. Pass or retain on file items 99 through 104.
Okay before we get to file item number 105 Assemblymember Irwin wishes to lift the call Madam Clerk, I don't recall the bill number on that. File item 68, that's AB 1534, to lift the call.
Clerk will post. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 54, noes 8. On the urgency, ayes 54, noes
8. On the measure, the measure passes. Back on track, file item 105, that's AB 1663 by
Assemblymember Wallace. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1663 by Assemblymember Wallace, act related to conservation. Assemblymember Wallace, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I have before you AB 1663, a modest change to the Western Joshua Tree Act to help resident homeowners by creating a fee-free permit pathway for removal or trimming of up to 10 Western Joshua Trees for infrastructure, maintenance, utility work, or fire, health, or safety compliance. The bill has no opposition and will really help the residents of the four assembly districts that host the iconic Western Joshua Tree. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Wallace. Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of AB 1663 and thank the author from India, Coachella Valley, for bringing this up. Our communities in the high desert continue to struggle for those residential units where they need to do some improvements in minor repairs. So I thank the author for bringing this up, and I urge an aye vote on AB 1663.
Thank you, Assemblymember Carrillo. Assemblymember, 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 59, no zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file item 106. File item 107, that's AB 1669 by Assemblymember Pacheco. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1669 by Assemblymember Pacheco and others, an act relating to post-secondary education. Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 1669, which ensures that college students may take temporary medical or mental health leave of absence without putting their academic future at risk. Members, the reality of student mental health on our campuses is staggering. Nearly 30% of college students struggle with depression. One-third experience anxiety, and tragically, one in five students contemplate suicide. Unfortunately, students don't always have access to the support they need to manage those challenges. In some situations, the healthiest option is for a student to temporarily stay away, stabilize, and get professional treatment. Yet California colleges lack a uniform leave-of-absence framework. Some schools offer seamless leave, while others force students to withdraw entirely. That means having to reapply with no guarantee of readmission, even after a student has already started their degree. AB 1669 fixes this broken patchwork. It creates an accessible, protected pathway for students to return to their studies where they left off without having to face academic consequences or reapply. This bill is a common sense investment in student success. It ensures that a temporary health setback does not become a permanent end to a student educational journey Members I respectfully ask for your aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Pacheco
All debate having ceased, the 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, tally the votes. Ayes 63, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass through a tandem file items 108, 109, file item 110. That is AB 1680 by Assemblymember Calderon. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1680 by Assemblymember Calderon and others, an act relating to insurance. Assemblymember Calderon, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1680 is a California Make-It-Fair Act. This measure strengthens accountability by requiring the Fair Plan to take corrective actions following operational violations found by the California Department of Insurance. This measure also allows the insurance commissioner to adjust policy limits to fit the needs of Californians. The California Fair Plan was established to step in when California faces a voluntary market failure. We have depended on the Fair Plan to fill insurance gaps, but we also depend on the Fair Plan to be transparent, accountable, and responsive. AB 1680 aims to improve upon all three. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Calderon.
While 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 50, no 7. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 111. 12, 13, 14, 15. Pass temporarily on file item 116. Pass and retain on file items 117, 118, 119, file item 120. Is AB 1711 by Assemblymember Connolly? The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1711 by Assemblymember Connolly and others in act relating to affairs and making
an appropriation therefore. Members, this is a 54 vote bill. Assemblymember Connolly, you may open.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Proud to present AB 1711. It will ensure that the revenue generated by fares and approving the state budget is allocated in a timely manner. Fares provide agricultural education, host cultural events, support local economies, and serve as critical sites for emergency response and disaster preparedness. Unfortunately, fares are facing unprecedented backlogs and deferred maintenance that put these important community hubs in jeopardy. AB 1711 will ensure that fairs have the funding they need to maintain fairgrounds and allow them to continue to invest in emergency infrastructure. This bill gives local fairs the certainty they need to plan projects, repair infrastructure, and keep fairs safe and ready to serve their communities year-round. This bill has received bipartisan support, no opposition, and no no votes. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
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. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes I 61, no zero. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 121. That brings file item 122. That's AB 1721 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1721.
Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized. Thank you very much. AB 1721 is a bill that will strengthen and streamline school planning procedures. This is a bill that is supported by educators as well as first responders, has received unanimous bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Muratsuchi.
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 60, no 0. The measure passes. File item 123 is AB 1728 by Assemblymember Alanis. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1728 by Assemblymember Alanis, an act of the public, pro-secondary education. Assemblymember Alanis, you are recognized from Mr. Wallace's desk.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I am pleased to present AB 1728, which improves educational pathways for students pursuing first responders' careers. AB 1728 expands common course numbering systems to include firefighting and law enforcement courses. By standardizing course numbers for career technical education, this bill makes it easier for students transferring between colleges. California continues to face serious recruitment and retention challenges in these industries, especially following new minimum education requirements. Maybe 1728 will help address those concerns, and I ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
Thank you, Assemblymember Alanis.
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 56, no 0. The measure passes. Pass or retained on file items 124, 125. File Item 126 is AB 1744 by Assemblymember Addis. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1744 by Assemblymember Addis and others, an act relating to environmental advertising. Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. Today I'm presenting AB 1744, the Clear Labels, Clear Sees Act, a simple consumer transparency bill that has enjoyed bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Assemblymember, I understand there's somebody in your universe who has worked very hard on this bill
who's having a special day. Is that correct? Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. My Chief Julie Cravoto is celebrating a milestone birthday today. She was here on the floor but had to step off. So So for all of you watching, I hope you wish her a very, very happy birthday. In addition, like many of the staff and members' offices today, she is also receiving an award for 40 Under 40 from the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs in partnership with other organizations. She's on the 2026 list, and we just wish to congratulate her today. So thank you so much.
Wonderful. Thank you.
All debate having ceased, the 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, tally the vote, size 56, nose 2. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 127, 128. File item 129 is AB 1756 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez Clerk will read Assembly Bill 1756 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez an accolade of vehicles Assemblymember Gonzalez you may open on the measure
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to present AB 1756, which extends an important off-way highway vehicle pilot program for the City of Needles, a rural and geographically isolated community that relies heavily on outdoor recreation and tourism. Members, off-highway vehicle recreation is not just a pastime in Needles. It is a cornerstone of the local economy. Visitors from everywhere come to see Needles, and they come to have fun there. The bill simply extends the sunset. Members, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez.
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. Heyes 58, noes 0. The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 130. That brings us to file item 131, AB 1763 by Assemblymember Lee. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1763 by Assemblymember Lee and others. An act relating to pupil attendance. Assemblymember Lee, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This bill allows students to have an excused school absence in order to honor or observe a religious holiday or ceremony. This bill would ensure that these absences are treated the same as cultural ceremonies or events, illness, medical appointments. The bill has received zero no votes and is sponsored by Jewish California. Respectfully ask your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Lee.
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. Tally the vote. Ayes 58, no zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file item 132, 133, 34, 35. File item 136 is AB 1780 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1780 by Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez, an accolade to beverage containers. Assemblymember Rodriguez, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, for allowing me to present AB 1780. AB 1780 makes a simple but important clarification to California's recycling law. It ensures that beverage distributors are not required to pay CRV redemption fees on bottled water or juice that is donated, not sold. Currently, CalRecycle has interpreted the law to require these payments even on charitable donations, including water provided during emergencies at the direction of state agencies. This creates an unnecessary cost and administrative burden that can discourage donations at the very moment Californians need them most during disasters and emergencies. AB 1780 restores original intent of law by clearing exempting donated beverages provided to nonprofit organizations, while also requiring strong record keeping to ensure transparency and accountability. But simply, this bill removes barriers to getting clean drinking water to communities in need without undermining our recycling system. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an 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. The clerk would close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 61, noes 0. The measure passes.
Members, we're going to skip ahead. We going to skip ahead That going to be to file item 432 I give you a moment to catch up That is file item 432
File item 432, that's AB 1751 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1751 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva and others, an act relating to housing. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.
Good morning, members. Today I rise to present AB 1751, which builds on recent housing reforms by expanding access to one of the most attainable pathways to homeownership townhomes. Members, we do big things on this floor. And for over a decade, I've stood on this floor as we've debated issues from health care to human services to housing to homelessness and so much more. And yet, we still have work to do. And this bill is a narrow bill that says to those young individuals living in California, we see you, we hear you. We know that some of you are living in apartments that can be over $3,000, and if there was an affordable home, like a townhome, it could be your first opportunity into homeownership, Which, by the way, is the American dream. It's not the Latino dream. It's not the black dream. It is the American dream to own a home. And we know that homeownership is moving further out of reach for far too many Californians. Only 18% of households can afford a median-priced single-family home. which, by the way, depending on where you live in the state, can be between $800,000 and over a million dollars as a first-time home ownership. These numbers reflect a market that is pushing tradespeople, nurses, teachers, and firefighters out of their communities, and in some cases, out of the state. That is a structural failure. If we are serious about addressing affordability, we need to create more pathways into homeownership. AB 1751 allows for ministerial approval of qualifying townhome projects that meet clear objective standards. Townhome developments are not allowed to be built on mobile home parks, very high-fired fire hazard severity zones, hazardous waste sites, land identified for conservation, prime farmland, wetlands, habitats for protected species, earthquake fault zone, land owned by non-profit or community land trusts, special flood hazard areas, and regulatory floodways. Members, we worked hard to make sure this housing would be in a very narrow area to build. AB 1751 includes a minimum wage of an hour for construction workers on townhome projects Let me underscore minimum wage standard which means you of course can go above that I want to address this directly and clearly. There are no prevailing wage adjustments in this bill. With recent assembly appropriation amendments, This is further clarified. Under current law, many workers on private non-union townhome developments can be paid as little as the state minimum wage of $16 an hour. This bill raises wages where no meaningful standard exists today on townhome projects. It does not replace prevailing wage. It does not undercut prevailing wage.
This bill leaves prevailing wage exactly as it stands in current law. Members, the status quo is not working. It prices families out of homeownership and it leaves too many workers without meaningful protections. California cannot meet its housing goals without rebuilding a path to homeownership. 30 seconds. California cannot ask workers to build that future without fair wages and real accountability. AB 1751 does both. Members, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in general support for AB 1751 and really appreciate the leadership and 12 years of leadership by the author here from Fullerton, who has worked hard and progressively to make sure that we are tackling our housing crisis head on. And I am glad that we are talking about townhomes because that is absolutely the opportunity for new homeownership opportunities that we want to see for more Californians. I was very excited on introduction of this bill because it is extending the work that we're already doing on zoning reforms and we're making sure that we are creating additional allowances for this exact kind of housing product. But to hit the 900-pound gorilla in the room, things get challenging when we talk about labor standards and wages. On one hand, I absolutely support and commend the idea that we need to be raising wages for these construction workers because those that are exploited under danger and exploited in a lot of ways are also really subject to depressed wages that are unacceptable for the work that they're doing and the lives that we want them to have as a part of the solutions for building more homes here in California. But when we have late conversations in the process that are engaging things that I also care very deeply about, our plumbers, our electricians, our sheet metal workers, these skilled trades that, yes, when you're thinking about areas where a project labor agreements or prevailing wage would apply on public projects, you're correct, that's not touched here in this bill. But there is an open question that's unresolved right now about whether or not for all of the other small residential constructions like these, there is going to be some macro effect that's going to depress the wages, including the private wages for many of these very specialized trades. These are good jobs. These are really well-paying jobs that individuals have built themselves up on, provided for a family, and are making sure that they want to make sure that they are not now having a new standard in code that is going to have a new target under which we are going to be depressing wages for professions that historically, even on private market, non-union professions, are getting far north of $28 an hour. And the truth is, since the time we've had this in committee and the floor vote here today, I'm still receiving in favoritism. about whether or not that economic effect is going to happen. It may, and if it does, we've done some damage here today for those families and for their opportunities for great wages. But it may not. It needs a lot more study. So my question for the author is, will you continue to work with the building trades and a lot of their allied organizations in the Senate process to try to make sure that we have found resolution to this larger question because I think if this is going to go to the governor, we want to make sure that we're going to do no harm to that issue. And we have found agreements before between the various labor organizations that are finding themselves very strongly on both sides of this question. Excuse me. Without objection? I will make my remarks in closing. Well, thank you to the author. Mr. Speaker, again, we have to do more to be able to support housing developments and types of all types, and especially this entry-level and townhome-related construction. There's a lot of good, a lot of merit to this bill. There's work to be done, and I know that this author is committed, and her joint author is strongly committed to be able to pay close and special and good-faith attention to these issues. For that reason, I'll be voting aye today.
Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. Assemblymember Wicks, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise in support as a joint author of AB 1751. This is a good housing bill. We all say we care about housing. We have the opportunity to vote in favor of it. I think you all know, like, I was the kid who grew up in a mobile home and dreamt of a house made of wood. For so many of our families, that is the same case. Townhomes are those opportunities. We just don't build them anymore in California. We also don't build condos. We haven't really tackled home ownership here in California, and we have an opportunity to do that. The big issue that is often debated in this context, though, is the labor issue. So I want to talk about that head-on and really address that head-on. So this is for projects that are 100% privately financed, that don't have public subsidy, which triggers prevailing wage. This bill protects prevailing wage. Why would the carpenters who have made this their number one priority support a bill that impacted prevailing wage? They benefit greatly from prevailing wage. That is critical for them as a union. So we strengthen that language coming out of appropriations. These types of projects are almost exclusively non-union, for the most part, across the board. And these are often, as has been described, crime scenes. These are workers who get picked up from Home Depot, from these labor brokers, taken to these sites, paid cash, paid under the table, no payroll taxes. The goal here is to actually bring this workforce out from under the shadows. The current rate is $16.90. That is the floor we're talking about. We want to raise that to $28 an hour as a starting point. I believe that raise will also create more upward pressure to more increases above that. These workers deserve that. So another thing I wanted to address here is, I've talked to almost all of you about this and what a lot of you have said to me is this seems like good policy the politics are hard and I know the politics are hard and I have been living in the place of hard politics on housing for eight years but we need some creativity to solve this problem. We need people to have the can spirit to get to yes to building more housing we need all the stakeholders at the table to say how do we do this How can we get to this Not just no don don vote for it stop But yes, let's get the table more formulated in the Senate. To your point, to my colleague from San Diego, I welcome conversation with the opposition, always. I spent an hour and a half on the phone this morning with conversation from the opposition, especially when they can come to the table and say, how do we actually solve this problem together? So I genuinely welcome that. I hope those conversations will happen. My door is always open. I want to get to yes to housing. I think this is a strong housing bill, and it is our job to do hard things. That is why we have been elected to this post. And I know sometimes politics is hard. and I welcome conversations with anyone on policy and how we can get to yes and so with that I would respectfully ask for an aye vote
Thank you Assemblymember Wicks Assemblymember Wilson you are recognized
Thank you Mr. Speaker and thank you to the author who spent I think almost the entirety of her career here in the Assembly on the housing committee if I'm not mistaken and I appreciate the comments from my colleague from San Diego and I too rise in general support is what I'll call it because there are some issues as it relates to wage. But I do want to address the elephant in the room and the fact that politics are hard when it comes to policy. And that's why it's so important that when we have a policy concern like we did at the end of the legislature of last season around this particular topic as it relates to wages and construction, that we spend the quality time to address those issues. That we start talking then with the colleagues about what does this look like and engaging all the stakeholders and allowing members of this body to engage every single stakeholder on an issue so that we can get past the politics and get deep into policy. As was noted from my colleague from San Diego, this was brought up between two housing committees, something that was discussed at the end, I mean, sorry, between two committees, housing and local gov, something that was discussed at the end with a promise to deal with it in the policy arena, and yet we find ourselves here voting on something between two committees that got brought up and that no stakeholder engagement. And so I will be voting aye for this bill and hoping that the author continues those conversations and recognize that when we do hard policy, right, when we do hard policy and politics come in play, that we make the time to engage all stakeholders and respect all of the people who want to speak on a bill or to us, that we respect them with the quality of time to be able to do that. We didn't get it right on this bill. That doesn't negate that the fact that there is good policy in here and that more works to be done. And so with that, I rise in support. I encourage our members on this floor to rise in support. But remember, politics is hard. Policy is easy. And we get through the politics by engaging our stakeholders and giving them time to engage us. Thank you.
Thank you, Assemblymember Wilson. Assemblymember Bryan, you were recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I would align many of my comments with my colleague from the Bay Area. Politics is hard. Policy is hard. We are in a housing crisis. It is also a time when workers are making less than they've ever made before relative to the cost of living. That the real affordability challenge is that people are not earning enough money And I think the people who have concerns that this bill creates a new floor or that this bill pits working people against working people I think those concerns are something that I believe the author and co-authors are willing to continue to engage in and work in and in the next house. But I think that's critically important and necessary. Building things is difficult. So when folks come and tell us what that value is worth, what that labor is worth, that's a conversation worth engaging with and listening to. And I don't know that that conversation has concluded yet. I will be voting for this bill today for a variety of reasons, and I think that conversation needs to go forward, but that conversation definitely needs to happen.
Thank you, Assemblymember Bryan. Assemblymember Ortega, you are recognized.
I was not planning on speaking, but I'm rising in opposition of this bill. Not because I don't believe in building housing, because we definitely should, but I do believe that the workers who are building these houses should be able to afford to live in them. And this bill does not do that in its current form. I do have a question for the authors. If this is a bill that's good for the entire state of California, then why was San Francisco excluded from the bill?
Thank you, Assemblymember Ortega. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assemblymember Quirk Silva, do you wish to close?
I do. I will respond to both the members who asked questions and then end with my comments. Related to San Francisco being removed, As we know, San Francisco is a very dense area. These projects would be under three stories, and San Francisco has shown itself to want to build the density that is not only part of that neighborhood or city, I should say. It's part of what they have been doing. That's related to the density question. related to will I continue to have conversations with opposition, the trades, of course. And if anybody has watched or seen me operate in this last decade, they will know that my door is always open many times. And again, no offense to members. You walk down the hall and you see doors with red lights, which means the doors are closed and no one's home. Our office is often one of the only offices open. We take walk-ins, we take meetings, we take calls. Some of you may know we've had major health issues in my capital office, severe health issues. At one point, this legislative term, not last year, this legislative term, I had four members out of my office, physically out for severe health issues. And then, of course, some of you know just this last week, my husband had a major health issue. So if I've been a little removed, I apologize. But certainly I'm open. I see the trades as people I've known for many, many years. I know we're not always on the same page. And in some cases they been very angry because some of my past housing votes AB 2011 I don think it needs to be this way where it us or them There is common ways we can move forward and we should be doing that whether it under AB or other pieces of legislation We have to find how to get to a place where there's more agreement. So I pledge to my colleagues that I will continue to work on this. But I do want to note there has been some concern or frustration about the change of the bill from housing to local government. I will be upfront about that. We did not have the language ready for the first committee. I understand the changes, and I also understand how members on this floor feel either surprised or upset. But please don't put that only on my shoulders. As we know, this is how legislation works. From the time we start in a first house till the time we get back all the way to the Senate, bills change. They're amended. All types. We know the word gut and amend, right? So this is not unique to a Quirk Silva bill. And this is how legislation happens here. It's messy. It's not pretty. What I do regret is some of the threats and some of the information that is being put out about this bill is absolutely not true, which is why we worked to get you information to take calls. But ultimately, and I am a firm believer, your vote is your vote. You're the only one that can make this vote because you're the one that is elected to this body. and it's really important to listen to stakeholders. It's really important to listen to your community members, but ultimately you're elected to make a vote, and this is a big one, but it won't be the only big vote this year. We're going to have more, and you will be tested over and over, and believe me, believe me, some people support you because of one vote, you know that and then you're off the list because you didn't vote that time you have to be the person to say do i like this policy as was said i might not like the policy then you don't support it do i like the politics no i don't like how people are threatening me these you're tested all the time and you're going to continue to be tested. With that, I want to thank you for your consideration of this bill. I know it has not been easy and your engagement and I would respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1751.
Thank you Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. All debate having ceased, the 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 44, noes 0. The measure passes. I'm going to go back in file order, back to file item number 137. That is AB 1784 by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1784 by Assembly Member Pellerin and others, and I'm related to post-secondary education. Assembly Member Pellerin, you are recognized.
Thank you, Speaker and Members. AB 1784. expands anti-discrimination protections and required accommodations for pregnant, undergraduate, and graduate students under California's Sex, Equity, and Education Act and Title IX. So support, support bill, and I ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Pellerin. 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 49, no 0. The measure passes. Pass or retain and file item 138. File item 139 is AB 1793 by Assemblymember Ward. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1793 by Assemblymember Ward and others in act relating to cash payments.
Assemblymember Ward, you are recognized. Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, members. I'm here today to give you my two cents on AB 1793. And I'll start with a little shocking statement. Donald Trump did something right with an executive order. He actually decided to discontinue the penny, and I agree. It's worth almost four cents. It makes no sense to be producing this anymore when its valuation, of course, is only one cent. But since the year 1793, this copper coinage has been ubiquitous in our everyday life. But no longer will you be able to see the coin and pick it up and all the day have good luck. Now, this has caused a problem for a lot of our retailers in the state of California because our code actually says that you have to give exact change. So what happens when you are due 93 cents? Well, AB 1793, the California Common Sense Act, CENTS, will legalize symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel, which will keep retailers in compliance with our own code. In the absence of any federal guidance, this bill ensures fairness for consumers and businesses alike. If you are willing to make change in California, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1793.
Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. Members, can you take your desk, please? Assemblymember Rogers, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to thank our colleague for bringing the change that our constituents want. Sam Seaborn would be very proud. Thank you.
Assemblymember Rogers. Seeing and hearing no further debate. Assemblymember Ward, do you wish to close?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll give our colleague from Santa Rosa a nickel for his thoughts and respectfully ask your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. 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 47, nose 1. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain them. File items 140, 141, 42. File item 143. 143 that's AB 1804 excuse me excuse me just a moment mr. Hart
Madam Majority Leader you are recognized for your procedural motion good good day right at the request of the author please move file item 354 AB 2579 Petrie Norris to the active file clerk will note okay back to mr. Hart I am I am sorry
Mr. Hart. File line 143, that's AB 1804 by our good friend, Assemblymember Hart. Kirk will read. Assembly Bill 1804
by Assemblymember Hart and others, an act relating to state parks. Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As Assemblymember Hadwick knows, we are both on a quest to visit every national park in the country but what you may not know is that my father was the library director for the county of Santa Barbara so I have a passion for both libraries and parks that goes back to childhood That's why I am very pleased to present AB 1804, which will allow the Department of Parks and Recreation to partner with the California State Library to provide state park passes to California residents that borrow them at libraries. Through the program, library cardholders can check out free day-use vehicle passes from their local libraries to use at more than 200 participating state parks. For many low-income communities, this means more time outdoors, better physical and mental well-being, and stronger connections to the outdoors. The program is very popular. It's grown from 5,000 passes to 33,000 passes statewide, allowing more Californians to enjoy one of our straits' greatest resources, our state parks. The bill does support support and has no opposition. 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 who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote. Ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes, ayes. 145, 46, 47. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 148. That brings us to file item 149. That's AB 1825 by Assemblymember Krell. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 1825 by Assemblymember Krell, an act relating to health care. Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized. Thank you. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1825 is a multi-layered approach for California's offenders with mental health disorders. OMHD program. The bill is tailored to address gaps and requirements by establishing specific criteria to be evaluated when determining what constitutes a substantial danger of physical harm, further refining what an exit plan is, and expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for this very targeted population. This ensures that we're prioritizing treatment for those who need it and safety for our communities. This has a support support recommendation and I 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 51, noes 0. The measure passes. Pass and and retain on file items 150, 51, 52. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 153. Members, make sure you're at your desks. Pass and retain on file items 154, 155. Back to Assemblymember Krell, file item 156, that's AB 1845. Assemblymember Krell, file item 156, AB 1845. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 1845 by Assemblymember Krell and others, and I'm relating to post-secondary education. Assemblymember Krell, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present you with Assembly Bill 1845. this is an important bill that ensures that human trafficking training protocols awareness and prevention is integrated into title nine curriculum for all of our colleges I know firsthand that colleges can actually be recruiting ground for human traffickers. I prosecuted a case where the defendant stole a victim's financial aid check and then forced her into prostitution to live. College students can be vulnerable to human trafficking because of affordability issues on college campuses, lack of connection to family, and experiencing new things. This bill will ensure that students are aware that staff at colleges know what to do, that law enforcement is included in reporting protocols, and will integrate human trafficking prevention education into Title IX into student orientations. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. This
bill is support support. 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. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 51, nos 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 157. Pass and retain on file items 158, 159. File item 160 is AB 1857 by our Majority Leader. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 1857 by Assemblymember Agriott Curry and others, an act relating to land use.
Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
I rise to present AB 1857, a bill to help communities restore access to grocery stores. When grocery stores close, restrictive covenants can block new grocery stores from moving into the empty space, recreating or worsening food deserts. AB 1857 gives communities a process to move those covenants and bring grocery stores back. This bill is the support. Support, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. All debate having ceased, the 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 48, no 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass temporarily on file item 161. Pass or retain on 162, 163.
File item 164, may be 1871 by Assemblymember Fong. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1871 by Assemblymember Fong and others, an act relating to pupil instruction. Assemblymember Fong, you are recognized.
Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. Assembly Bill 1871 proposes reforms to the College and Career Access Pathways, also known as the CCAP, Dual Enrollment Program, to remove barriers and expand participation. AB 1871 removes barriers, such as removing the requirement that the school principal approve a student's CCAP application and streamline the application process so that a student completes only one application for the duration of their attendance at a community college. AB 1871 will ensure more equitable access and enable our students to accumulate college credits to get on the path to completing a higher education degree in a timely and more cost-effective manner. This bill has received bipartisan support and no no votes. I strictly ask for an aye vote.
Thank you Assemblymember Fong. 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 54 no 0 The measure passes File N165 is AB 1872 by Assemblymember Ta The clerk will read Assembly Bill 1872 by Assemblymember Ta an act related to crimes Assemblymember Ta, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 1872, a view that will protect our school and individuals from the danger of swatting. Swatting is an act of making a false claim of emergency in order to cause a massive emergency response. This often results in the SWAT team being sent to a location thinking there's a bomb threat, active shooter, or hostile situation. This can put innocent people in harm's way and evoke critical resources away from real emergency. SWATing has injury dramatically in recent years where we have seen school and public figure targeted. In Lune, our lieutenant governor, SWATing accounts for 64% for all violent incidents in school and has injury 546% from 2018 to 2023. This bill is supported by many school districts throughout the state. AB 1872 will ensure that victims are compensated for any property damage. During emergency response, this bill receives bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Todd. 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 48, no zero. The measure passes. File item 166 is AB 1877 by Assemblymember Stephanie. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1877 by Assemblymember Stephanie and others, an act relating to domestic violence. Assemblymember Stephanie, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, today I rise to present AB 1877, which will increase our ability to prevent harm to victims and survivors who live in terror by strengthening enforcement of criminal, protective, and stay-away orders. A protective order is one of the few but critically important tools available to survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and other crimes to protect themselves from further harm. And trust me when I tell you, when a victim finally seeks a restraining order, she, and it's usually she, has already greatly suffered much harm. Yet studies show protective orders are violated in roughly half of all cases. This system leaves victims vulnerable by delaying real consequences until after more harm has already occurred. One recent example involves the stalking of a mother who sought and was issued a protective order through the criminal court system and whose stalker continued to attempt to contact her in violation of the order. Despite showing up at her workplace more than once, the violations were not enforced. Only after her stalker violated the order for a third time and physically assaulted her at her child's school were there any consequences at all, with new criminal charges imposed for the physical assault, which caused great bodily injury, a felony. The violations of the order were never charged. AB 1877 gives prosecutors discretion to seek stronger consequences when the underlying case involves serious conduct. Prosecutors will retain the discretion to charge a violation as a misdemeanor if they choose. Based on recent events, it's even more critical that we believe in support survivors, equipping them with every tool in the toolbox to ensure their protection against their perpetrators. 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, ayes 50, noes 0. The measure passes. We're going to pass, retain, and file item 167, 68, 69. File item 170, AB 1890 by our Majority Leader. The Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1890 by Assemblymember Agriar-Curray and others, an act relating to housing. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Farm workers are essential to California's economy, yet many struggle to find affordable housing. AB 1890 increases state matching funds and extends the Napa County Farmworker Housing Program, which provides year-round affordable housing and supportive services to California farmers. This bill is a support support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. I'll debate having Cease 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. Tally the votes. Ayes 51, no zero. The measure passes. We're going to pass or retain on file item 171, 72, 73. Assemblymember Pellerin. We are on file item 174. That is AB 1902 by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read. Assemblymember 1902 by Assemblymember Pellerin, an act relating to juveniles. Assemblymember Pellerin, you are recognized.
Thank you. speaker and members. I approach this bill first and foremost from the perspective of a mother and a member of the Santa Cruz community. In 2015, our community was shaken to its core by the brutal rape and murder of eight-year-old Madison Maddie Middleton by her neighbor, Adrienne Gonzalez, who was just three months shy of turning 16. This was not just a headline, It was a child, a family, a community forever changed. Due to several changes in the juvenile justice system, Gonzalez's case was ultimately adjudicated in juvenile court in 2021. At 21 years old, he was committed to a secured youth treatment facility in Sonoma County. In 2024, the Santa Cruz DA was the first county in the state to undergo a Welfare Institution's Code 876 extension detention hearing. Santa Cruz County became the test case at the intersection of a system in transition and a case that pushed it to its limits. These hearings are meant for the rarest circumstances when despite every effort, rehabilitation has not been achieved. For the past year, my team and I have worked to understand what this case revealed about the gaps in our system, the limits of rehabilitation, and our responsibility to protect our communities while honoring the values of our juvenile justice system. The culmination of this year-long process is AB 1902 that makes a number of important changes to the detention extension hearing process. First, the bill clarifies jurisdictional authority. Second, we allow both parties to petition for a continuation. Third, the bill extends the maximum term for an extension detention to four years, requiring the courts to consider evidence provided at trial and the clinical assessment and requiring the courts to explain the basis for the period ordered Fourth the bill adds language to allow for the transfer to and treatment at more appropriate facilities that may include a state hospital or other appropriate adult facility. My office engaged with several juvenile justice organizations early in the process and has adopted multiple amendments to address their key concerns, and I'm extremely grateful for their input and feedback. My approach to this bill and to this issue isn't about punishment. It is also not about and in response to one case. AB 1902 is about responsibility. It is about ensuring that the small number of individuals who face an extension detention hearing are placed in the most appropriate settings to receive meaningful treatment grounded in clinical judgment and public safety. It is also about honoring victims. Their voices, their experiences, and their trauma must not be sidelined. They must be part of how we define justice. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Pellerin. 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 roll, tally the votes. Ayes 45, no 0. The measure passes. We are going to pass and retain on file item 175. File item 176, AB 1906 by our Majority Leader. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1906 by Assemblymember Edgar R. Curry. and act leading to health care coverage. And Majority Leader, you are recognized.
Great. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I rise to present AB 1906, which requires health care plans to cover at-home cervical cancer screening kits without cost sharing. AB 1906 expands access to preventative care for women and those in health care deserts, helping detect cervical cancer early and reduce long-term costs to the state. This bill has no opposition. I 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. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. I's 61, no's 0. The measure passes. File item 177 is AB 1907 by Assemblymember Addis. Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1907 by Assemblymember Addis and others, an app relating to the California Health Benefit Exchange. Assemblymember Addis, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, today I'm presenting AB 1907, the Seamless Care Act that will help prevent people who lose or transition off of Medi-Cal from losing their health coverage by expanding auto-enrollment into covered California plans. This is a vital bill given the attacks under H.R. 1 and the increasing work requirements under Medi-Cal. AB 1907 has enjoyed unanimous bipartisan support and has no opposition, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Addis. All debate having ceased, the 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 no The measure passes We are going to pass and retain on file item 178 179 180 That brings us to file item 181 AB 1925 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez Click or read Assembly Bill 1925 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez and others, an act relating to disabilities. Assemblymember Gonzalez, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. I rise today to present AB 1925, a measure to improve how California serves individuals living with permanent disabilities. Today, many Californians live with lifelong disabilities and repeatedly have to prove the same condition to access essential services even when there is no expectation of improvement, like my son. My son, RJ, lives with cerebral palsy, with spastic quadriplegia, and a seizure disorder. He cannot walk or speak, yet time and time again, my wife, Christine, and I must needlessly prove his disabilities through additional doctor's visits and paperwork. For families like mine, this process creates unnecessary hardship, especially when transportation and medical access are already major challenges. Medical providers spend valuable time completing similar forms again and again. Meanwhile, state and local agencies devote resources to verify conditions that have already been established and are not likely to change. This outdated system can also lead to interruptions in essential services. individuals may lose access to benefits or face delays simply because paperwork deadlines are missed or standards vary between programs, not because their position or condition has changed. AB 1925 requires the California Health and Human Services agencies to conduct a feasibility study on creating a statewide permanent disability certification program, which could offer us the solution to this problem. This study will examine important topics including fraud prevention, privacy protections, and compatibility with existing programs. Ultimately, the goal of AP 1925 is simple, to make government work better for individuals with permanent disabilities. Permanent disabilities should not require permanent paperwork. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez. Assemblymember Alanis, tread lightly, sir. Tread lightly, you are recognized.
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise as a joint author to AB 1925, which would help make life easier and more accessible for people with disabilities. I want to thank both the author, who is also my seatmate, and someone who genuinely cares for people. And also want to thank the Disability Resources Agency for Independent Living, also known as Drell, for their work on this important bill. Good job, Mo. I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.
Thank you, Assemblymember Alan East. That went well. Assemblymember Gonzalez, seeing and hearing no further debate, do you wish to close?
Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Gonzalez. 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 63 no 0 The measure passes Pass or retain on file item 182 File item 183 is AB 1931 by Assemblymember Pappin The clerk will read. Assemblymember 1931 by Assemblymember Pappin, an act relating to insurance. Assemblymember Pappin, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. I'm very pleased to be able to present AV 1931, which allows utilities to offer home protection products to their customers through licensed home protection companies or agents. Home protection products are things that homeowners buy because they might have a sewer leak or their utility line breaks or things like that. So this bill just allows that it provides some certainty for all parties. I just want to make sure you're all paying attention. It allows certainty by establishing a clear licensing and consumer protection structure modeled after that for other limited lines insurance frameworks. I respectfully request an aye vote. And that's all I got for now.
Thank you, Assemblymember Papa. And 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-60, no-0. Measure passes. File item 184 is AB 1932 by Assemblymember El-Hawari. This is a 54-vote bill. Clerk will read. Assembly vote 1932 by Assemblymember El-Hawari and others. Act relating to emergency services and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.
Assemblymember El-Hawari, you are recognized. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. I am proud to present AV-1932, the Crisis Act 2.0. This bill builds on a system that is already working, community-based crisis response that meets people where they are. This bill is about making sure the right response shows up at the right time, reducing harm, preventing escalation, and supporting better outcomes for everyone involved. It has an urgency clause to make sure the program is not interrupted, and it has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
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 the votes. Ayes 58, noes 1. On the urgency, ayes 58, noes 1. On the measure, the measure passes. Thank you. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1934 by Assemblymember Bennett and others, an act relating to fire safety. Mr. Bennett, you are recognized on the matter.
Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and members. Since 2008, In 2018, California has lost three whole communities, Paradise, Palisades, and Altadena. We are facing an essential fire crisis. In many of our communities, the greatest risk to your home burning down is if your neighbor's home burns down. AB 1934 begins the process of creating a voluntary home hardening certification program that identifies hardening measures, including defensible space, that can be implemented during renovations or any time that the homeowner desires. This bill has no formal opposition, received unanimous support in both committees. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Bennett. Mr. Alvarez, you were recognized on the matter?
Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise in support of Assembly Bill 1934 and really in support of the author and the work that he has done on this issue. I really appreciate the thoughtfulness and the work over the course of months on trying to figure out a way of how home hardening can help support our California communities. We do need to do more to incentivize home hardening. A statewide certification program will give homeowners clear guidance on what improvements can help reduce wildfire risk. And standards can also help insurers better recognize and reward those safer homes. and we know how important that is given the cost of insurance. Stronger, fire-resilient homes help stabilize the home insurance market, most importantly help protect communities at large. And again, I just want to rise and thank the author for all the work on this and urge your support of 1934. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Alvarez. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, Mr. Bennett, would you like to close?
Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
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 vote I, 64, no, 0. That measure passes. Moving to file item 187, 1947. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1947 by Assemblymember Todd, accolade in the state government. Mr. Todd, you are recognized, open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1947 is a bill that provides report of all the property owned by the state. This bill will help all of us to be aware of the state access and where the tax dollars are spent. This bill is a support, support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Ta. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes, 56, no, 0. The measure passes. We will pass and retain on file items 186 and 188. Moving to file item 189, AB 1954, the clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1954 by Assembly Member Ward and Accolade of the Business. Mr. Ward, you are recognized on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. AB 1954 is the Protecting Access to Reservations, or PAR Act, which addresses an issue familiar to many of us, where individuals or entities are booking reservations for tee times at public golf courses and reselling them at inflated prices. Some are setting up websites that look like they're affiliated with a golf course, but they do not have any agreement in place with that golf course. AB 1954 fixes this problem by requiring the operators of third-party reservation service platforms to have that written agreement with golf course operators. Municipal facilities are meant for low-cost options for public recreations, and for these reasons I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1954 Thank you Mr Ward Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter the 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 vote. Eyes 53, no zero, that measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file item 190. Moving to file item 191, AB 1959, the clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1959 by Assemblymember Patel, an accolade of the juveniles. Ms. Patel, you are recognized on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I'm presenting AB 1959, a bill sponsored by my local district attorney, Summer Steppen. This bill seeks to close a loophole in the law related to a school shooting in San Diego County. In Public Safety Committee, a local city council member and survivor of the 2001 school shooting at Santana High School spoke on the tragic, rippling impacts that are still felt today within the community from this school shooting, which ended the lives of two fellow students and caused injury to 11 other students, one teacher and one campus security officer. The shooter was sentenced to prison after his guilty plea. However, just this past fall, because of a loophole in the law, the shooter was able to file for resentencing in a jurisdiction that didn't even try him, even after getting denied parole months before this motion. We say never again when tragic events like this one happen in a community, but just this week San Diego was once again hit by gun violence in yet another community gathering place at the Islamic Center in San Diego. AB 1959 simply seeks to ensure that our policies strive to keep our communities feeling safe and that convicted individuals are held accountable for their actions. I urge your aye vote. Thank you.
Thank you, Assemblymember Patel. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote ayes 57, noes 0. That measure passes. Moving to file item 192, AB 1960. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1960 by Assemblymember Bennett and others, an act relating to fire prevention.
Mr. Bennett, you are recognized on the matter. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. members AB 1960 allows CAL FIRE to fund community level hardening projects through their wildfire prevention grants. Bottom line, home hardening is a lot like getting a vaccination. If everybody in the community does it or a large percentage of people in the community does that, the whole community is better off. So this is the companion bill to the bill that we just voted on which tries to incentivize people to harden their own homes. Now this is to work together in your community to have many people in your community harden their homes. This bill has received no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you Mr. Bennett. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 ayes 58 noes 0 that measure passes we'll be moving back up in file order to file item 46 AB 1664 the clerk will read. Assembly bill 1664 by Assemblymember Jackson and others now relating to elections and declaring the OCCDR to take effect immediately. Mr. Jackson you are recognized on the matter. Thank you very
much Madam Speaker This is AB 1664 on behalf of our Attorney General which would require a local agency political subdivision or elections official to provide written notice to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General no later than one business day after becoming aware of any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation pertaining to any election records or voting systems under their custody or control. Recent events right here in California have made it clear that existing law does not give state officials adequate notice or legal standing to respond quickly when election materials are seized or subpoenaed. This bill will address that. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Jackson. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This measure requires 54. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This requires 54. Thank you. all members vote who desire to vote this requires 54 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
Mr. Jackson moves the call. Move the call.
We will now be taking up the Speaker Pro Tems bill. So these will be out of order members. So follow along. We will start with file item 161, AB 1858. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1858 by Assemblymember Lowenthal and others, an act of living in the public post-secondary education. Mr. Lowenthal, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker and members.
I'm pleased to present AB 1858. AB 1858 establishes a pilot program. It's centered at CSU Long Beach in the 6th and 9th Assembly District in partnership with a community college or an independent institution of higher education to award an associate degree to former Cal State students who are no longer enrolled, but they've already completed coursework equivalent to an associate degree. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Mr. Alvarez, you are recognized on the matter? Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in support of Assembly Bill 1858 with a message to everyone who is looking to expand access to higher education that this is the type of thinking that we must do. CSUs do not offer associates degrees today. They do not. This bill would allow that opportunity to do so because so many students have left our system and we should recapture them and give them opportunities through a professional degree. I applaud the work of the author. I thank the CSU system and the community college system for working together on this. This is an example of the type of work that we should see among our segments of higher education to ensure that we are meeting students where they are, to do things perhaps a little bit differently than we have traditionally done so because a master plan of education written in the 1960s over 65 years ago is today outdated, and we need to look to do things differently. Again, appreciate the author. Thank him for his work on this, of thinking outside the box. Really looking forward to the students who will now have an opportunity to have an access to a degree because of this program. Respectfully ask your aye vote here as well. Thank you, Mr. Alvarez. Mr. Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized on the matter? Thank you, Madam Speaker. First and foremost, I want to thank my colleague for his leadership in this arena, because in going back to my problem solvers colleague, we have to rethink the way in which we're doing things. And rural California is struggling, and this is a great program that we can, as a pilot, to understand how we can do it and then see if we can do it across California. So with that, I rise in support not only of my colleagues' leadership in this, but in support of this bill. Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez. Debate on the matter. Ms. Soria, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also just wanted to rise. I will be supporting the bill today, but I did want to just point out, as my colleague from San Diego pointed very eloquently, there's some of us on this body that have also been thinking about how we can ensure that the master plan of education meet the needs of the students today. And while I applaud the efforts of my colleague from Long Beach in having the CSU think outside the box. I just want to make sure that the CSUs understand that they should not be opposing mission expansion for community college while they also are seeking the same. I think that we do have to work together to figure out a way forward to meet not just the needs of the students today, but also of the workforce for the state of California. And so I'm looking forward to having continued discussions with the CSUs and the community colleges because I do believe that these types of efforts are important so that we can meet the needs of the students today. And so I look forward to seeing what we end up doing this legislative session around these issues of access to higher ed for our students. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Soria. Now seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, Mr. Lowenthal, would you like to close? Sure do. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to thank my colleague from the Valley. I want to thank my colleague from Chula Vista, from the Coachella Valley as well, for their very thoughtful comments on this. And I want to get down to the tenets of this bill, which simply states that if you have completed enough credits while you're at the Cal State U system and you've dropped out for whatever reason, and that happens to so many people, It is simply a mechanism to acknowledge the work that they have already done, which enables them to get on average 11 percent more in pay if we're dealing with affordability. This is a great way to address it right here. And with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. 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 vote. Ayes 61, no 0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 214, AB 2030. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2030 by Assemblymember Lowenthal and others, an act of living in public health. Mr. Lowenthal, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 2030, which would prohibit the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and supplements marketed for weight loss or muscle building to individuals. under the age of 18 years old. As you know, I tend to run many bills being a girl dad and this is in that bucket. I'm profoundly concerned about how adolescents are responding to the overabundance of diet pills marketed to them through algorithms on the regular. Adolescents face unique risks from these products because they are aggressively marketed to young people despite these well-documented harms and the health risks are serious. These products have been linked to eating disorders, to body dysmorphia, to heart complications, to liver damage and hospitalization. Unfortunately, these health risks are a troubling reality that our kids are facing For example for adolescents aged 13 to 18 the prevalence of eating disorders soared from 112 per 100 in 2017 to 560 per 100 in 2022. Eating disorders went up 5x in a five-year period of time. That should alarm us all. Health visits for eating disorders among children under 17 more than doubled, increasing by 107% between 2018 and 2022. And finally, eating disorders are encouraging in much younger populations with a sharp spike in diagnoses among children aged 5 to 12. AB 2030 creates clear and forcible age restrictions on the sale of these products, requires age verification for both in-store and online purchases, just as we restrict youth access to products like alcohol and tobacco, AB 2030 is a practical step to protect California's youth from dangerous and misleading weight loss and muscle-building supplements. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 50, noes 5. That measure passes. Moving to file item 227, AB 2076. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2076 by Assemblymember Lowenthal and others, an act relating to business. Mr. Lowenthal, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, you may hear a recurring theme here. This is about protecting our children. Right now, a teenager in California can order nitrous oxide online with a few clicks. These are whippets. The feeling when one is high from taking a whippet are brain cells dying simultaneously. AB 2076 closes this loophole. This bill strengthens Californians' existing Parents' Accountability and Child Protection Act in three ways. It adds nitrous oxide to the list of highly dangerous products requiring age verification, prohibits using gift cards to purchase these products online, cutting off a common workaround, and it increases civil penalties for large companies that violate the law, no parent should have to worry that their child can order a dangerous inhalant and other dangerous products as easily as ordering a book. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 55, nos 3. That measure passes. Okay, we're going to move to file item 193, AB 1961, back and file order members. Kirk will read. Assembly Bill 1961 by Assemblymember Ahrens an act relating to protective orders Mr Ahrens you are recognized on the matter Thank you Madam Speaker AB 1961 aims to enhance employee protection by addressing workplace violence restraining orders that are applicable when threats target groups of employees based on their workplace rather than specific individuals The safety of our employees and children should always be our top priority. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Aarons. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote I-66, no-0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 194, AB 1965. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1965 by Assemblymember Sharp Collins, an accolade to cannabis. Ms. Sharp-Collins, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present Assembly Bill 1965, a bill that strengthens the Department of Cannabis Control's authority on cannabis testing, ensuring Californians are safe. When voters passed Proposition 64, they struck a deal that would provide a safe legal cannabis market. Reports now show that we are failing to deliver on this promise in part because the existing regulatory framework does not provide the Department of Cannabis Control adequate authority. Assembly Bill 1965 addresses these issues by modernizing product safety standards and increasing transparency and enforcement to protect consumers, safeguard public health, and also restore faith in our legal cannabis market. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Sharp-Collins. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. I-61, no-0. That measure passes. And members, we have former Assemblymember Medina in the House. I guess he missed House of Origin. Welcome back, Mr. Medina. We will move to file item 195, AB 1967. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1967 by Assemblymember Zabur, an act relating to juveniles. Mr. Zabur, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise today to present AB 1967, which will help foster youth experiencing instability, access to the services that they need. Children and young adults often experience homelessness for reasons that are distinct from the adult population. Their episodes of homelessness may follow significant family instability or exits from institutional settings such as the juvenile justice system. In other cases, youth may have left the child welfare system through adoption or guardianship only to find themselves in a situation that's not supportive or even unsafe. Disproportionately, LGBTQ plus and people of color, these youth are extremely vulnerable and yet current law is leaving them behind. AB 1967 will help foster youth experiencing instability by, one, establishing safeguards so that requests for intervention from vulnerable older youth receive timely and responsive attention from Child Protective Services. And second, eliminating barriers so that youth formerly in foster care who need transitional services are able to enter extended foster care when their guardian or adoptive parent is no longer providing support. And finally updating relevant code sections by replacing binary language with gender language Older youth deserve a safe path into foster care when abuse or neglect occurs whether they entering for the first time on their own petition or returning because an adoptive parent is no longer supporting them. AB 1967 continues the work I started in this space several years ago and ensures older youth have access to the support they need. This bill has no opposition. It's a support-support bill, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Zaburs. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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. Ayes 55, Nos 1. That measure passes. Amen. Mr. Jackson is ready to lift the call on item number 46, AB 1664. The clerk will post. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 55, nos 15. That measure passes. And ayes 55, nos 14 on the urgency. We will move to file item 196, AB 1969. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1969 by Assemblymember Bonta, an act relating to poverty. Ms. Bonta, you are recognized on the matter. Good morning, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 1969, the It Takes a Village Act of 2026. We often say it takes a village to raise a child, but too often our systems are not structured to function like one. If we are serious about improving outcomes for children and families, especially in economically disadvantaged communities, we must ensure access to coordinated supports from birth through college and career. AB 1969 establishes a grant program to support place-based partnerships that coordinate services from early childhood through college and career. Over the past decades, promised neighborhoods and similar cradle-to-career initiatives have shown that this approach works. These partnerships align education, health, housing, and economic supports, and the results are clear. Improved access to care, strong literacy outcomes, and increased college and career readiness. AB 1969 builds on that success by expanding and sustaining these efforts statewide. By investing in coordinated, community-driven solutions, this bill strengthens California's ability to reduce poverty, close opportunity gaps, and support children and families at every stage of life. Because we invest in the systems that surround a child, we invest in their future and the future of our state. I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 ayes 44 noes 10 that measure passes moving to file item 197 AB 1979, the clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1979 by Assemblymember Bonta, an act living in health care services. Ms. Bonta, you are recognized on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I'm presenting AB 1979 to address the proliferation of artificial intelligence into health care in three important ways. First, it requires health facilities to ensure that no clinical decisions are being made solely by an output from a clinical decision support system and that a licensed healthcare professional is exercising professional judgment in reviewing and approving that output. Second, it prohibits the use of AI in healthcare settings to guide or instruct an unlicensed individual to do work that would require a license. And third, it clarifies provisions of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act to ensure that direct-to-consumer healthcare chatbots that seek to access individuals' medical records protect those records as otherwise required in law. This year, we've seen major developers in consumer-facing AI offer access to new tools to allow individuals to securely connect their medical records and ask questions to help them prepare for doctor's visits. We've also seen the rapid deployment of AI in health care and pending upheaval in our health care system from H.R.1. Through just the work requirement provisions of H.R.1, the Department of Health Care Services estimates that 1.4 million Medi-Cal enrollees will lose coverage. We are also facing the loss of potentially billions of health care dollars due to changes in federal financing rules. These losses will incur increased pressure on providers and health facilities as fewer people come in with insurance and there are less resources to provide care. My concern is that there will be a temptation to turn to AI solely to fill the needs of patients at reduced costs and loss of quality care. This bill ensures that medical records are protected by direct-to-consumer health chatbots and that the output of clinical decision support systems are always reviewed by a licensed healthcare professional. I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing and hearing no further... Oh, Ms. Krell, you are recognized on the matter. I'll be quick. I am in support of the concept of this bill. We'll be voting for it today. I really appreciate the author's work on this issue, share the author's concerns about the growing role of AI in health care. However, some of the definitions in this bill are too broad. They could eliminate the ability of doctors and nurses and health care providers to work efficiently. I look forward to working with the author. I know she's committed to working with stakeholders to further refine some of those definitions and respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Krell. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, Ms. Bonta, would you like to close? Thank you. I appreciate the comments by our member from Sacramento. Clinical decision making is, in fact, a very broad term, and I look forward to making sure that in this statute and elsewhere, it appears without definition. So we can certainly work on that as this bill mows forward. And at the end of the day, 93 percent of Americans have a concern about AI in health care. And the majority say that AI makes them trust health care less. So as we continue to need to rely on these tools, we need to do so in a way that offers the kind of guide rails that will ensure that we're spurring innovation while also protecting consumer liability and questions of support. With that, I respectfully request your aye vote. Burke 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. This requires 41. Thank you. All members vote who desire to vote. This requires 41. Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Bonta moves a call. Back on the file. File item 198, AB 1983. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1983 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, an accolade to continuing care contracts. Ms. Rubio, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 1983, which gives continuing care retirement communities an additional option for repaying entrance fees to residents or their estates. Under current law, repayment is tied to the resale or reoccupancy of a specific unit, which can leave families waiting months or even years for repayment depending on market the conditions, AB 1983 allows providers to instead use a sequential order repayment system where repayments are made in the order contracts end rather than based on a particular unit being filled. This creates a fairer and more transparent process for residents and families while also encouraging providers to focus on filling all available units Importantly AB 1983 does not eliminate the current system It simply provides an additional option while maintaining the existing consumer protections Thank you, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Rubio. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 57, noes 0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 199, AB 1985. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1985 by Assemblymember Irwin and others, an act relating to student health. Mr. Irwin, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present AB 1985, which will require that athletic coaches at colleges and universities complete a training program on mental health approved by their school or institution. This bill is named in honor of Sarah Schultz, a Division I student-athlete from my community that tragically died by suicide while enrolled at the University of Wisconsin. AB 1985 will support coaches with training they may need to help our student-athletes reduce mental health stigma and guide athletes toward help before problems escalate. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Irwin. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 56, noes 0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 200, AB 1988. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1988 by Assemblymember Pellerin, an app related to artificial intelligence. Ms. Pellerin, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Speaker and colleagues. AB 1988 breaks the pattern of dependency that chatbot users might have when undergoing a mental health crisis and encourages users to get real human support by calling or texting 988. The bill, titled the Preventing AI User Self-Endagement Pause Act, requires that when a chatbot user repeatedly expresses serious intent to harm themselves or others, the chatbot will display the 988 line and pause the conversation until a human moderator reviews the crisis expression so that a human can determine the appropriate course of action. This bill received bipartisan support and has no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Pellerin. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 55, nos 0. That measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 201, and we'll recognize the Majority Leader for her motion. At the request of the author, please move file item 251, AB 2190, Wallace, to the inactive file. Clerk will note. Back on the file, file item 202, AB 1991, the clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1991 by Assemblymember Agarara Curry, an act relating to alcoholic beverages. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 1991 allows wineries, breweries, and craft distilleries to conduct sensory tastings for market research. These tastings are common across other food and beverage industries because they allow producers to gather feedback on their products This bill is support support and respectfully ask for your aye vote Thank you Madam Majority Leader Seeing and hearing no further debate, the 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 vote. Ayes 55, nos 0. That measure passes. Moving to file item 203, AB 1996. The clerk will raise. Assembly Bill 1996 by Assemblymember Bonta, an accolade to children. Ms. Bonta, you are recognized to open on the matter. Good afternoon, Madam Speaker and members. AB 1966, the No More Child Poverty Act, establishes the California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council with the California Health and Human Services Agency. Nearly one in five children in our state are growing up in poverty. Despite significant state investment, California currently lacks a unified structure to align poverty reduction programs, evaluate what's working, and ensure we are meaningfully reducing child poverty over time. AP 1996 creates the structure California currently lacks. 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 sectors, and identify ways to improve access to existing programs. I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 54, nos 0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 204, AB 2002. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2002 by Assemblymember Solace, an act relating to housing. Mr. Solace, you are recognized. Open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity to present AB 2002. This legislation will codify the successful Regional Early Action Plan grant program known as REAP 1.0. This program ensures regional governments, cities, and counties have the technical assistance needed to get their housing elements done right and on time. California's housing vision only works if every region, county, and city has the tools to carry out of state mandates. Codification of a REAP 1.0 program protects the state's housing framework from instability and strengthens the state's housing commitment and ensures no community gets left behind because they are under-resourced. AB 2002 is simple. It seeks to codify a program that has been proven effective and support the local governments that carry out the state's housing vision every day. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 2002. Thank you, Mr. Salache. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 55, noes 1. That measure passes. We are past temporarily on file item 205. Moving to file item 206, AB 2008. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2008 by Assemblymember Patel. An accolade to reporting. Ms. Patel, you are recognized to open on the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 2008. AB 2008 ensures that reports are submitted more efficiently and school administrators have more time to better serve their students. AB 2008 received unanimous support and I respectfully ask you for your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Patel. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter,
the 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. Ayes 53, noes 0. That measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file items 207 through 210. Moving to file Item 211, AB 2022. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2022 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, an act relating to taxation to take effect immediately, tax levy.
Mr. Gonzalez, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues, today I rise to present AB 2022. As the only veteran in the state assembly, I want to let you know that California is home to more than 1.2 million veterans. Approximately 380,000 veterans live with service-connected disabilities like myself, conditions that were caused or made worse by their time in uniform fighting for our nation. I stand here not only as a legislator, but as one of those veterans, a 100% disabled combat veteran who served 21 years in the United States Marine Corps. Nearly 25% of homeless veterans are located here in California, the highest percentage of any other state. These are men and women who answered the call to serve, often at great personal risk. and often at great personal cost. We ask them to put everything on the line, sometimes their health, sometimes their future earning capacity, and risk their lives. In return, we've made a promise, a promise that when they come home, especially when they come home injured, we will stand by them. Standing by our veterans means making sure they can afford to stay in their homes. AB 2022 is a step forward in fulfilling that promise. Specifically, AB 2022 expands the existing property tax exemption for veterans with service-connected disabilities to 100% for low-income individuals and 50% of assessed property values for others. Members, this is not about doing right by those who have already given so much. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes, 53, noes, 0. 0, that measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 212 and 213. We've already dispensed with file item 214. Moving to file item 215, AB 2039. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2039 by Assemblymember Sabur and others, an act relating to attorneys.
Mr. Sabur, you are recognized. Open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, I rise today to present AB 2039, which will protect victims, close loopholes in existing law that bad attorneys exploit and preserve the integrity of California justice system Recent reporting by the Los Angeles Times highlighted a wave of inappropriate attorney conduct including allegations that attorneys paid recruiters to find them clients and paid individuals to fabricate claims and become their clients. This kind of unethical conduct results in claims being brought that are false or fraudulent, which not only undermines our justice system, it also denies real victims their day in court by wasting the time and resources that should go to real cases. This bill closes enforcement gaps by requiring mandatory summary disbarment when attorneys are convicted of illegally soliciting clients, prohibiting termination, harassment, blacklisting, or any other retaliation against people inside firms who report that misconduct, and requiring clear, separate attorney-client loan agreements with no hidden fees or interest. Together, these reforms will help hold unethical attorneys accountable and reduce the number of fraudulent cases that take up time and resources in our already overburdened courts. This bill has received unanimous bipartisan support. Members, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 2039.
Thank you, Ms. Trusiber. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 58, nos 0. That measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 216. Moving to file item 217, AB 2045. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2045 by Assemblymember Connolly, an act for the Fish and Wildlife.
Mr. Connolly, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Speaker and members. Proud to present AB 2045. It would extend the sunset date of the Habitat Restoration Enhancement Act, or HREA, to 2032, and require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to send a report to the legislature on the HREA on December 31, 2029. The HREA was established in 2014, which facilitated the approval of small, voluntary habitat restoration enhancement projects by providing an expedited permitting process. It is critical we continue this program and ensure that future projects are approved in an expedited manner, helping strengthen California's sustainability. The bill has received bipartisan support and no, no votes. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Connolly. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes, 56, noes, 0. The measure passes. Moving to file item 218, AB 2046. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2046 by Assemblymember Ransom and others, and I'm relating to vehicles.
Ms. Ransom, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you. Colleagues, Assembly Bill 2046 expands consumer choice by giving Californians access to cleaner, more affordable fuel options. Californians consistently pay more at the pump than drivers in other states, and gas prices are once again climbing across the state, putting added pressure on working families and commuters. E85, a blend of ethanol and gasoline, is a low-carbon fuel option that typically costs less per gallon than regular gasoline. For commuters and working families, it offers a practical way to save money. Yet California remains the only state that prohibits the use of proven U EPA E85 conversion kits limiting access to this affordable fuel option AB 2046 would allow these approved conversion kits to operate in California giving families greater flexibility and more affordable choices at the pump. At a time when Californians are struggling with affordability, AB 2046 provides real relief for families across our state. This is a consumer choice bill that has enjoyed bipartisan support and no opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Ransom. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. ayes 59, no zero. The measure passes. We will pass and retain on file items 219 through 221. Moving to file item 222, AB
2060. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2060 by Assemblymember Maritsuchi and act relating to teachers.
Mr. Maritsuchi, you are recognized open on the matter.
Thank you. I am proud to present AB 2060, a bill to strengthen California's teacher workforce by supporting mentor teachers who help prepare the next generation of educators. Teacher retention is one of the biggest challenges facing public education. Today, about one-third of all new teachers leave the profession within their first five years. Strong mentorship helps new teachers develop classroom skills and remain in the profession. AB 2060 would provide a stipend for mentor teachers supporting student-teacher candidates By investing in mentorship, we can strengthen our teacher workforce, improve retention, and better support students across California. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Meritsuchi. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes, 56. Nos, 0. the measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 223. Moving to file item 224, AB 2066. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2066 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and others, an act living in health care coverage. Assemblymember Bonta,
you are recognized to present this matter on behalf of Assemblymember Rodriguez.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am presenting AB AB 2066 on behalf of Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez. AB 2066 ensures that pregnancy is treated with the urgency and care it deserves. By recognizing pregnancy as a qualifying life event, this bill allows individuals to enroll in or adjust their health insurance when they need it most, helping ensure timely prenatal care, healthier pregnancies, and better outcomes for both parents and babies. No one should have to wait to access coverage during such a critical time. On behalf of Celeste Rodriguez, our member who is taking care of her beautiful baby, I respectfully request an aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Bonta. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 53 noses 0 That measure passes We pass and retain on file item 225 moving to file item 226 the clerk will read assembly bill 2075 by assembly member bennett an act relating to forestry mr bennett you are recognized to open on the matter
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. In October 2024, a tractor engine failure accidentally ignited a fire in Ventura County. Spark led to 250 structures being burned down and 20,000 acres lost. AB 2075 clarifies fire safety standards during operations near forest brush and grass covered. And I might point out that the Simi Valley fire that is in the news right now today was probably started by a tractor hitting a rock. So there's no opposition to this bill, and it reached unanimous votes in both committees. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Bennett. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 and tally the vote. Aye, 16, no, 0. The measure passes. We have dispensed with file item 227. We will pass and retain on file item 228. We will pass temporarily on file items 229 and 230. Moving to file item 231, AB 2103. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2103 by Assemblymember Irwin, an act relating to the state government.
Ms. Irwin, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. This bill codifies engaged California as a permanent statewide public engagement program. This program allows participants to receive balanced information and give input that is turned into actionable recommendations for policymakers. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Irwin. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 59, no zero. The measure passes. Moving to file item 2104. File item 232. Excuse me. AB 2104. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2104 by Assemblymember Carrillo, an act related to judicial commitments.
Mr. Creo, you are recognized open on the matter.
Good afternoon, Madam Speaker and members. I rise today to present AB 2104, which will improve access to justice by requiring court hearings related to sexual violent predators, known as SVPs, to provide a remote access option for viewing. This bill will only apply to hearings that have already been deemed open to the public by a judge. And our constituents have a fundamental right to view the decision-making process. As of now, courts are not required to provide a remote access option, which means that members of the public must attend in person. Doing so can be extremely difficult for those with illnesses, disabilities, children or dependents, and without reliable child care, the inability to miss work, and many others. I respectfully urge and I vote. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Carrillo. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 We'll close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 58, nos 0. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file item 233. Moving to file item 234, AB 2111. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2111 by Assemblymember Pappin, an act related to electricity.
Ms. Pappin, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. California's transmission planning process relies on a single forecast, and when that forecast misses, ratepayers pay the price. AB 2111 requires the CPUC to plan for multiple demand and resource scenarios so we can better anticipate growth from EVs, data centers, electrification. By identifying upgrades needed across a range of plausible futures, this bill reduces bottlenecks, supports competition, and strengthens grid reliability. Respectfully request an aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Pappins. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes, 52, nos, 0. That measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file items 235 through 237. Moving to file item 238, AB 2124. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2124 by Assemblymember Pacheco and others.
an act relating to energy. Ms. Pacheco, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. Today, I rise to present AB-2124, the Ratepayer Protection Act. Californians are feeling the squeeze of surging utility bills. According to the Legislative Analyst's Office, electricity rates in California soared by about 47 percent between 2019 and 2023. That's nearly three times the rate of inflation. Nearly 25 percent of every dollar that California families pay for energy goes to legislative mandates and programs rather than their actual energy usage. While these programs are well intended, we are voting on new mandates without fully understanding how much they will drive up costs for struggling families. AB 2124 offers a simple good governance solution. Before we vote on new energy mandates, let's make sure that we have the facts. The bill requires the California Council on Science and Technology to evaluate the efficacy and cost impacts of proposed legislative mandates on electric and natural gas customers before they are voted on in legislative policy committees. We already use this same approach for legislation that may impact health care affordability through the California Health Benefits Review Program, also known as CHIPRB. AB 2124 simply applies that same fiscal transparency to utility bills so that the legislature can weigh the true cost-benefit of new policies and support struggling families. Members, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Pacheco. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 53, no zero. The measure passes. Moving to file item 240, AB 2141. Clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2141 by Assemblymember Patterson and others and I going to go to the pharmacies Mr Patterson you are recognized to open on the matter Great Thank you Madam Speaker AB 2141 aims to streamline disciplinary proceedings for licensed pharmacists in California by allowing the State Board of Pharmacy to enter into stipulated settlements and disciplinary orders with licensees before the formal filing and agency pleading under certain conditions. So what has to happen under current law right now is that even for a nominal violation, there needs to be a formal proceeding. It costs a lot of time and money, not only of the state, but of the licensee. This allows the licensee to enter into a stipulated settlement beforehand and should actually be the standard for every regulatory agency. But by resolving cases earlier, this bill reduces enforcement costs, shortens timelines, and allows the board to focus resources on egregious violations. Madam Speaker, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Ayes 52, nos 0. The measure passes. Thank you. Okay, members, we're going to pass temporarily on file item 245. File item 246, that's AB 2166 by Assemblymember Carrillo. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2166 by Assemblymember Carrillo and others, an act relating to housing.
Assemblymember Carrillo, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. members today I'm presented AB 2166 offered by me and Assemblymember Wicks which creates a state-backed credit box stop to allow insurance companies to ensure qualified California off-site housing factories also known as factory build housing. Factory build housing is when either the entire unit or various panels are constructed off-site in the factory before being shipped over to be assembled on site. Factory-built housing is more affordable, more efficient, and has a wide variety of different designs. Unfortunately, off-site housing factories in California struggle to find projects because they're unable to get insurance coverage. Insurance coverage is important because for housing projects, each component is expected to have coverage for percentage of cost that they contribute to the project. Because factory-built housing is a relatively new industry in California, these factories do not have a long project history. This causes hesitancy from insurers. This in turn makes some builders reluctant to contract with these factories scared about what may happen if the factory fails This then leads to these factories having even less projects and subsequently still having a short history This cycle is a market failure with broad public consequences. Without intervention that addresses this, California will struggle to stabilize factory capacity, preventing mayor cost reductions to repetition and scale. AB 2166 is that intervention. This bill will create a state financial backstop to allow companies to insure these California-based factories, allowing contractors to feel confident that they will deliver on these promises and lifting these factories out of the negative cycle. 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. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 52, noes 1. The measure passes. Members, we are going to batch several bills now by our temporary assistant speaker, Pro Tem. Too many adjectives there. We're going to go with file item number 116. Mr. Reading Clerk, that's AB 1705 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 1705 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan and others, an act relating to privacy.
Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to present AB 1705, the Reclaim Act. This is a bipartisan effort with my colleague and joint author, the Assemblymember from Huntington Beach. It carries on her work from last year. This bill is really simple. It says that if a website is going to allow for the uploading of non-consensual pornography, period, they need to get consent from the individual depicted and will hopefully be an end to non-consensual pornography. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you. Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. 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, telling the vote to eyes 54-0. The measure passes. We are skipping ahead to file item 205. File item 205, also by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. That's AB2007. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2007 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan and others, and I'm relating to youth programs.
Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. This is an incredibly simple bill for any of you that have ever signed a child up for an activity. You have had to give away the rights to your child's digital likeness in order to sign up for the program. This would require that that release be separate from enrollment. It is critically important for California's foster youth who cannot be consented to their image being given up. So we want them to get equal participation. 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. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote size 55, no zero. The measure passes. Skipping ahead yet again. File item 229, that's AB 2084 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2084 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, and act related to taxation to take effect immediately tax levy.
Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. This measure is to protect California's nonprofits and make sure that the state can retain authority over whether they have their taxes and status to do an investigation into whether it is a political reason that they lost their federal status or whether there is fraud waste or abuse in which case the state will remove their status 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. Clerk will... Excuse me. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the vote. Ayes 42, noes 15. The measure passes. Now to file item 230, AB 2093 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2093 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, an act related to mental health.
Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. This bill is important to make sure that the legislature retrains oversight over California's 988 rollout. 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. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 53, no zero. The measure passes. And finally, file item 2045. That's AB 2164 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan.
The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2164 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan and others,
and I relate to legally protected activities.
Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. This is an important bill because recently we saw a foreign state try to extradite one of our abortion providers. This bill will ensure that there are no circumstances under which our abortion providers are sent out of state for criminal conviction or prosecution. 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. Kirk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 41. Nose 13. The measure passes. File Item 247, that's AB 2167 by Assemblymember Macedo. Clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2167 by Assemblymember Macedo, an act related to taxation to take effect
immediately tax levy. Assemblymember Macedo, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present AB 2167, a follow-up measure to last year's Assembly Bill 1485 that you supported, which helped open the process for tribal land return transactions by extending the welfare exemption and documentary. transfer tax treatment to land held by a federally recognized tribe for conservation purposes. This bill clarifies that non-profit corporations chartered pursuant to tribal law are also eligible under these existing provisions. It does not create a new category of land. It does not change the underlying conservation purpose of the exemption, and I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Macedo. 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 53, no zero. The measure passes. We'll pass and retain on file item 248. Members, you're doing great. I just want to say, everybody, you are doing a great job, everybody. We're on to file item 249. That's AB 2182 by Assemblymember Irwin.
The clerk will read.
program will only use funds paid by the industrial facilities themselves, ensuring that no other projects are subsidized by other customers. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Thank you, Assemblymember Irwin. 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 50, nos 0. The measure passes. Members, we're going to go back to file item 153. 153, that is AB 1832 by Assemblymember Ransom. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 1832 by Assemblymember Ransom, an act related to communications.
Assemblymember Ransom, you are recognized.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 1832, a bill to strengthen and expand statewide access to the vital 211 services across California. Currently, we in California are one of only three states without full statewide coverage, with more than a dozen counties having no access. 211 plays a critical role providing trusted, real-time information and resources during emergencies and disasters, such as wildfires, winter storms, public health crisis. To put it very much into perspective, during the LA wildfires, 211 answered 44,000 calls and provided 15,000 people with housing. Without this system, non-emergency calls, flood 911 lines overwhelming emergency responders. The current system lacks the statewide infrastructure capacity and integration in our emergency planning needs to keep up with increasingly frequent and severe disasters. This addresses the gaps by establishing a statewide 211 fund to support core system capacity close coverage gaps and integrate 211 into state emergency planning I respectfully ask for your aye vote Thank you Assemblymember Ransom
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 54, nos 0. The measure passes. Okay. Assemblymember Bonta has asked that file item 197, that's AB 1979. The bill has been on call. Clerk will post. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. Tally votes. Ayes 41, noes 14. The measure passes. We are moving up in file order to 157, AB 1848. The clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 1848 by Assemblymember Ransom, an act relating to seed and making an appropriation, therefore.
Ms. Ransom, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 1848. This addresses the California Seed Law. When the Seed Law was established back in 1973, we established a very simple fee structure. Every company offering seeds for sale must pay $40 to CDFA. Since that initial fee was created 53 years ago, inflation has increased and the number of seed manufacturers has decreased. The seed manufacturers have requested that we increase the fee. This bill increases funds available to the Department C program to continue funding their efforts, keeping our fields safe, healthy, and reliable and productive for years to come. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Ransom. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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 vote. Oh, no, they will not close the roll because it's a 54. All members vote who desire to vote. I'm trying to move quickly. It is still open. It didn't close. Okay. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This is a 54. That's what I get for trying to move quickly. All members vote who desire to vote. This is a 54. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 57, nos 1. That measure passes. Moving back to file order. will pass and retain on file items 250 through 256 Moving to file item 257 AB 2219 the clerk will read Assembly Bill 2219 by Assemblymember Schiavo and others not relating to veterans Ms. Schiavo, you are recognized on the matter.
Okay. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to present AB 2219, the Faster Services for Veterans Act. Last year, while working on SB 694, I made a commitment to hear what we're doing right and where we need to make impactful improvements. County veteran service officers are dedicated veterans and local champions who truly embody the essence of duty. By the state and counties coming together to fund our CVSOs, they provide critical support to our veteran community for free. But they do so much more than that to advocate for, than advocating for VA benefits. They're the essential link for veterans to the amazing opportunities we fought for here in California, to employment, education, health care, family support, and helping foster a strong sense of purpose and belonging. AB 2219 will accelerate the modernization of delivering assistance to veterans and facilitate easier access to their benefits. This bill improves collaboration between CalVET and CVSOs to ensure that California's veterans and their families receive the comprehensive support they truly deserve. AB 2219 fills vacancies faster and gets CVSOs accredited more quickly. It requires CalVET to expand accreditation and access disparities, to address disparities in veteran experiences and varied support needs. And CalVet must increase public awareness of the free CVSO services and provide important data collection. It also requires CalVet to establish a statewide work queue and virtual assistance to prevent delays in service, so that this means that underserved veterans in areas that are lacking adequate staffing will have the opportunity to receive claims assistance from CVSO offices outside of their area rather than being limited to what's locally available. This requires CalVet to also evaluate progress and report to the legislature every three years. And it requires the implementation of a unified survey by CalVet and CVSOs to measure veteran satisfaction and make sure that there's real-time improvements. When our veterans reach out for help, CVSOs spring into action. AB 2219 is our promise to equip them with the cutting-edge tools they need to ensure that everyday veterans get the support that they deserve and our unwavering commitment to their well-being. This bill can make a real difference for our veterans. It has bipartisan support, unanimous support in committees, and I respectfully request an aye vote.
Thank you, Ms. Schiavo. Mr. Jeff Gonzalez, you are recognized on the matter?
Thank you, Madam Speaker. If you want to take care of veterans, you've got to take care of the VSOs. It's very simple. I appreciate my colleague for her leadership. Let's show unanimous support on AB 2219.
Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Ms. Chiava, would you like to close?
Respectfully request an aye vote.
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 vote Ayes 56 noses 0 That measure passes We will now move to file item 342 AB 2545, the clerk will read.
Assembly Bill 2545 by Assemblymember Schiavo, an act related to employment.
Ms. Schiavo, you are recognized to open on the matter.
Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. Members, this is timely coming up today. As you may have heard, the governor did an executive order on this very issue, and Meta today announced 8,000 more layoffs due to AI. So we are seeing massive, massive layoffs as a result of AI, not only a direct replacement of workers with AI, but also because of the massive investment needed to build up AI technology, workers are being displaced just to pay for investments in AI. And so we're seeing not just 8,000 workers at Meta and this being contained in Silicon Valley, where thousands and thousands of workers are losing their jobs right now, but we're seeing this throughout industries. Oracle, 30,000 people were laid off. At UPS, 20,000 or 30,000 people were laid off. We've seen just massive, yeah, 30,000. 30,000 people at UPS, 16,000 at Amazon, 12,000 at Dell. We're seeing this happen throughout industries and in different sectors. And what concerns me is not only the displacement that's happening, but also folks who are losing those jobs are going to be coming to the state looking for unemployment assistance, job retraining, education support, food assistance, housing assistance, all of the things that are going to be needed to get people through hard times. And as the state is struggling with a tight budget, we are now going to take this on instead of the companies who are on track to make trillions, with a T, trillions of dollars. And so it's critical that we get a handle on this issue. This bill is a thoughtful and truly modest at this moment in time bill to create a work group to identify the areas that we don't have the information that we need. Like, for example, students coming out of college who can't get their first job. We don't track that. We need to identify what we are missing to get a real understanding of what is happening. I'm grateful that the governor is engaging all of the relevant departments. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment, and I think that our bill can be an important model for the studies and the work that they're trying to do. But we also have to look at who is paying for this. Are taxpayers going to be footing the bill of trillion-dollar companies that are leading to massive displacement? And so this, I think, is a critical issue for us to take action on as quickly as possible because we all know AI is moving faster than we can keep up. And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 2545.
Thank you, Ms. Chavo. Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the 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. Ayes 55, nos 0. The measure passes. We will now move to the second day consent calendar. We will first take up resolutions on the consent calendar for purpose of adding co-authors. The clerk will read the resolutions on the consent calendar.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 200 by Assembly Member Aladese relative to Missing Children's Day and Assembly Concurrent Resolution 203 by Assembly Member Hoover relative to Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
Clerk will now open the roll to allow any member to add on as a co-author to these resolutions. Members, this is for co-authors on the resolution. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will... All members who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll on the consent calendar. There are 52 co-authors on the resolutions. Moving to a vote on the consent calendar. Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar? That is not why the majority leader's mic is up. Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second-day consent calendar.
Assembly Bill 2031 by Assemblymember Picci-Norris, an act relating to public utilities.
Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. This is on the consent calendar. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. There are 55 ayes and 0 no's on the consent calendar. Consent calendar is adopted. The clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar. Assembly Bill 2065. Eyes 55, no, 0. Assembly Bill 2175. Eyes 55, no, 0. Assembly Bill 2181. Eyes 55, no, 0. Assembly Bill 2298. Eyes 55, no, 0. Assembly Bill 2324. Eyes 55, no, 0. Assembly Bill 2424. Eyes 55, no, 0. Assembly Bill 2523. Ayes, 55 No Zero. 162. I. 55. No. Zero.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 164.
I. 55. No. Zero.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 165.
I. 55. No. Zero.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 167.
I. 55. No. Zero.
And Senate Concurrent Resolution 168.
I. 55. No. Zero. With Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your announcement.
All right. Good afternoon, everyone. This morning, we dispensed with 127 items. But we have a lot more to do. We have 405 items on file, so let's get here sharp at 9 o'clock and we can get through a lot of these. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. Moving to the other announcements, a reminder for members and staff, please check that your bills have complied with the 72-hour rule before presentation. Bills that were amended this week may not be eligible for taking up this week. Session schedule is as follows. Tomorrow, Friday, May 2nd. We are back here at 9 a.m. for floor session. All other items remaining will be passed and retained. All motion shall be continued. Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Majority Leader Aguirre-Curray moves and Ms. Dixon seconds that this House stands adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, May 22nd at 9 a.m. Forum call is lifted and we are adjourned. Members can come up and make vote changes from the dais
Thank you. Vote change Calderon, AB 2705, aye to abstain. Vote change Assemblymember Calderon, Assembly Bill 2705, aye to not voting. All right. So vote change. Sharp, Collins. Thank you. Assembly Bill 1967 from no to aye. Vote change. Assembly Member Sharp, Collins. Assembly Bill 1967, no to aye. Aye. Bryan, AB 1872, aye to not voting. Vote change, Assemblymember Bryan, Assembly Bill 1872, aye to not voting. brian ab1902 i to not vote vote change assemblyman brian assembly 1902 i to not voting Thank you Thank you. All right, vote change, ransom, Assembly Bill 1959, aye to not voting. Vote change, Assemblymember Ransom, Assembly Bill 1959, aye to not voting. 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.