Assembly Floor Session

The Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Quirk Silva notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members. The clerk will call the roll.

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Assemblymember Alaniz will offer today prayer Thank you Please join me in prayer Dear Heavenly Father we thank you for another day to serve the people of our great state Guide us by your word, where you call us all in this room to be here, not to be served, but to serve. Open our hearts and minds to ideas that differ from our own, to reason, to respect, and to wisdom. Give us the courage to follow truth, and above all else, let all that we do be for the good of the people we have been tasked to serve. Amen.

Assemblymember Cork-Silva will lead us in the pledge. Members, please join me in saluting our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it is one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Assembly Chamber of Sacramento, Thursday, May 7, 2026. The Assembly met at 9 a.m. The Honorable Josh Lomenthal, Speaker, Proton Poi, the Assembly presiding, Chief Clerk, Sue Parker, at the desk. Reading Clerk, David A. Bowman, reading. Roll call. The roll was called. Quorum called the Assembly. Assembly Member DeMaio moved to quorum, called the Assembly. Motion carried. Time, 9.03 a.m. Speaker Potempoi direct. Majority Leader Aguiar Curi and Assemblymember Changipa. Seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions, there are none. Introduction and reference of bills will be deferred. Reports of the committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted. Messages from the governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none. Moving to motions and resolutions. The absences for the day for legislative business, Assemblymember Fong, for illness, Assemblymembers Sanchez and Flora.

Good morning. I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assembly Members Krell, Macedo, Gibson, Patterson and Hoover to speak on adjournment in memory today.

I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly Member Lee to have guests in the rear of the chamber and to allow Assembly Members Michelle Rodriguez and Ransom to have guests seated at their desk.

I request unanimous consent to rescind the action whereby on July 2, 2026, SB 799, Allen was read a third time, passed the Senate to the Senate. Please order the bill back for a third reading.

At the request of Republican Leader Macedo, please remove file item 175, SB 1354, Archuleta, from the consent calendar.

At the request of the author, I am giving a one-day notice to remove items A9 SB542 Limon from the inactive file.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Please join me in recognizing in the gallery my district's young legislators to the state capital. They joined my young legislative program to build their understanding of state government and develop the necessary skills to shape policies that directly impact their home community. I've been inspired by their passion in making a meaningful difference in our district, and I'd like to recognize our cohort of young legislators up there in the gallery, who are Nima Bhavansikour, Amanda Chen, Amon Raman, Anis Sithi, Reina Patel, Yukia Singh, Rhea Vidon. Please welcome them to the California State Assembly members. Thank you. Founded in Los Angeles in 1981, Jaina has become a leading voice for Jain communities in North America. It has 72 centers representing 250,000 members across the United States and Canada. Congratulations to Jaina for their 45th anniversary in North America. The organization's tireless work in education, youth development, humanitarian services, and the promotion of nonviolence is invaluable to our communities. In addition to the guests in the gallery, there are over 30 folks. On the floor, we are recognizing Jaina members of the Assembly floor, Ajay Batoria, Birin Shah, Yogesh Bhapna, Atul Shah, Dr. Jayesh Shah, and Prem Jain. Thank you for your dedication and service, and colleagues, please join me in giving a warm welcome to the Federation of Jain Associations in North America. Thank you.

Thank you Madam Speaker. I think I've reached my mic quota for the day. Members, today I rise to introduce two special guests from the Modesto Irrigation District joining us today up there in the gallery. Please stand, thank you very much. Dana Ferreira, the regulatory analyst for Modesto Irrigation District and a friend of mine. And alongside her is Dana, the summer intern. I'm sorry, alongside Dana. There we go. Lauren Olivera. Lauren was born and raised in Turlock and graduated from Turlock High School. She's currently a student at Cal Poly, majoring in agricultural communications. That's a very big feat. Thank you very much. So congratulations to Lauren on her MIT internship, on her service to the 22nd Assembly District and I wish you the best as you pursue your career in Ag industry Thank you both for being here

Thank you Madam Chair. I have my daughter Selena with me here today. She's a baby of our family, and I just wanted the Assembly to give her a warm welcome. This is her first time being on the floor with her mom, so thank you very much.

Clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2597, Senate Bills 99, 299, 331, 479, 505, 546, 561, 677, 692, 849, 869, 908, 917, 931, 950, 965, 993, 1003, 1014, 1048, 1072, 1085, 1116, 1117, 1148, 1153, 1195, 1196, 1209, 1218, 1228, 1244, 1263, 1272, 1283, 1288, 1299, 1311, 1323, 1359, 1367, 1375, 1398, 892, 902, 990, 994, 1008, 1017, 1100, 1168, 1188, 1206, 1207, 1253, 1316, 1324, 1381, 1389, 1405, 1410, 1420, 1427, 1431, 1432, 1436, 1444, 1445, 1447, 938 with amendments, 952 with amendments, 958 with amendments, 999 with amendments 1261 with amendments and Senate bill 1371 with amendments All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted

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Assemblymember Hoover, you are recognized.

Assemblymember Hoover withhold unanimous consent. The majority leader's motion is seconded by Assemblymember Schultz. The motion is not debatable and takes 40 votes. The clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. The majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Assemblymember Hoover is asking for a no vote. All members vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 43, noes 16. The rules are suspended. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized again for your motion.

Without objections, that shall be the order.

On concurrence, we will begin with file item 77, AB 2056 by Assemblymember Alvarez.

Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. I rise to present Assembly Bill 2056 by National Teachers Expansion Act, which is back on concurrence. amendments were taken in the Senate, which were technical and clarifying. This is a priority bill for California and Mexico Select Committee as we seek to extend and increase our collaboration with our most important trading partner with Mexico, in this case, in the education space. I want to thank all of the members of the California and Mexico Select Committee who are co-authors, who have made this a priority, the bipartisan support of this bill up until now, with unanimous support. This would allow qualified teacher exchanges from Mexico by extending authorized exchanges to county offices of education, to charter schools, and for school districts to directly enter into these agreements for these teacher exchanges, allowing more teachers who are bicultural and bilingual to come and serve our California students on a temporary basis. Again, thank you very much for all the past support. I respectfully request your aye vote.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2323 by Assemblymember McKenna and others, an act relating to public notice.

Seeing no further debate the clerk will open the roll All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 60, nos 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. Assemblymember Patterson, you're recognized.

File item 81, AB 1778 by Assemblymember Patterson.

Assemblymember Patterson, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Members, AB 1778 would align California with potential changes to federal law to remove testosterone and dihydrotesosterone from the list of California's controlled substances. Amendments in the Senate removed all opposition, actually moved opposition to support, including the Drug Policy Alliance, I'm proud to say. worked hard on this legislation and look for ask for concurrence to Senate

hearing no further debate, Senator Patterson, would you like to close? Thank you, Mr. Speaker, or Madam Speaker. Sorry, that caught me off guard. But I did expect that from my friend and colleague. It is true. I am in support of hormones that help maintain people's testosterone levels. It's not talked enough about here in California. Of course, under the assistance of a medical doctor. But with that, I'll not forget it. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 2692 by Assemblymember Irwin, an act relating to common interest developments and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.

Thank you Assemblymember. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 64, Nos 0. Senate amendments are concurred in. We will pass and retain items 85 through 90. Item 91, HR 110 by Assemblymember Bonta.

Assemblymember Bonta, you are recognized. Good morning Madam Speaker and members. I rise today on behalf of the beautiful people of Oakland, Alameda and Emeryville to recognize that food is life, food is substance and food is medicine. HR 110 acknowledges that food nourishes our bodies, supports our well-being and serves as medicine. Across California, millions of people live with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. These conditions disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color reflecting long-standing inequities in accessing health healthy food and health care if we are serious about improving health outcomes and lowering health care costs we must continue investing in prevention access to nutritious food can help prevent disease improve health outcomes and reduce costly hospitalizations and emergency room visits more than 315 thousand Californians have already accessed nutrition and food supports through CalAIM, demonstrating both the need for and effectiveness of these services. As CalAIM approaches the end of its current federal authorization this year, we cannot afford to lose this momentum. The communities that have benefited most from these services are often the communities that have historically been left behind by our health care system. No one should suffer worse health outcomes simply because they cannot access the nutritious food they deserve. This resolution reinforces California's leadership and our commitment to building a health care system that is equitable, preventative, and centered on dignity. I also want to recognize today and thank our guests joining us in the gallery, including our sponsors and advocates from Fullwell, the Food is Medicine Collaborative, the California Food and Farming Network, and the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Thank you for championing this resolution and for your continued leadership in advancing food as medicine as a vital component of California's health care system. Members, I respectfully request your aye vote and to remember that food is medicine.

Yes, please.

The clerk will read. House Resolution 117 by Assemblymember Bauer-Cahan and others relative to Section 230 of the

Assign Member Pappin, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good morning, members. I rise today in strong support of HR 117. As a member with a huge amount of tech in her district, I've seen firsthand the talent that is driving extraordinary innovation in my backyard. That means we also have the responsibility and capability to mitigate and ultimately prevent the harms caused by social media and addictive algorithm design The industry keeps telling us that we stifling innovation that to mandate safeguards infringes on their First Amendment rights, but young people and their guardians are getting their day in court and winning. Section 230 Federal Communications Decency Act can no longer be the shield behind which these tech giants hide, nor should we defend their ability to do so. With no media guardrails, I can tell you firsthand in my household, we white-knuckled it, and it hasn't been a picnic. Workable guardrails are possible, and the time is now to enact them. We're simply asking the industry to come to the table and work with us to create solutions that protect and even save numerous lives. I think it's extraordinary that we have to be here talking about saving lives. The time is now. I thank my colleague from Arenda for her efforts. I respectfully request an aye

Thank you, Assemblymember. Assemblymember Patterson, you are recognized.

Seeing and hearing no further debate? Oh. Assemblymember Dixon, you are recognized.

Thank you. Seeing and hearing no further debate,

Would you like the first roll to be open for co-authors? All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. Members, this is for co-authors. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. There are 56 co-authors added. Without objection, we will now take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. We'll pass and retain on items 95 through 98. Moving on to the third reading file, we'll pass and retain items 99 and 100, taking up file item 101 by Senator Reyes, presented by Assemblymember Ortega.

Assemblymember Ortega, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam President. I rise today to present Senate Concurrent Resolution 152 on behalf of Senator Reyes, which proclaims April 10, 2026 as Dolores Huerta Day in California. California was the first in the nation to recognize Dolores Huerta Day in 2018. Since then, the legislature has continuously recognized Dolores Huerta's leadership, and other states have followed our lead, including New Mexico and Washington. Dolores Huerta's life is a testament to what is possible when people come together with purpose. Her legacy is rooted not only in her own leadership, but in the collective strength of those who stood alongside her, organizing, advocating, and demanding dignity and justice for working people. Dolores Huerta also showed extraordinary courage in the face of injustice. In 1988, while peacefully protesting, she was brutally beaten by law enforcement and hospitalized, an act that could have silenced her, but instead strengthened her resolved. She continued to speak out, to organize, and to fight for others, even in the face of personal harm. That moment is a reminder of both the cost of standing up for justice and the power of refusing to be silenced. Her decades of leadership and activism have earned national recognition, including being named one of Time Magazine's 2026 100 Most Influential People. Members this resolution is about honoring Dolores Huerta life and legacy but it also about something more It is about recognizing that the progress we celebrate today was made possible because people believed in their own power and chose to use it, not individually, but collectively. Dolores Huerta has spent her life reminding us of that truth. The real change happens when ordinary people come together, organize, and act with purpose. I respectfully ask for the role to be open for co-authors.

The clerk will read. Senate Bill 575 by Senator Laird, an act relating to taxation and making an appropriation, therefore.

Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 62, nos 0. The measure passes. Item 117, SB 939 by Senator Layard, presented by Assemblymember McKinner.

Assemblymember McKenna, you are recognized. Madam Speaker and members, SB 939 on behalf of Senator Laird simplifies the options to purchase service credit at the time of retirement, thereby minimizing administrative workload and reducing financial risk for both the state and CalPERS members. SB 939 is sponsored by the California Public Employees Retirement System, has no opposition, and has received unanimous bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote on SB 939. Thank you.

knows one the measure passes we'll pass and retain on items 118 through 122 item 123 sjr 6 by senator cortese presented by Assemblymember Solache. The clerk will read. The Senate Joint Resolution 6 by Senator Cortese and others relative to federal funding. Assemblymember Solache, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today to present Joint Senate Resolution 6. This resolution urges the federal government to honor the infrastructure funding commitments as it has already made to states and communities. California is already putting these investments to work, supporting transportation, infrastructure, safety, clean energy, wealth, resilience, and thousands of jobs. As chair of the Economic Development Growth and Household Impact Committee, I'm concerned that the risk to our economy, businesses, and communities, rolling back funding that has already been approved creates challenges for local governments, workers, and shovel-ready projects across the state. Our communities, businesses, and public infrastructure projects are relying on these promised investments. I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Papin. You're recognized. Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. I, too, rise today in support of SJR 6. So as chair of the Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, you can understand that I deal a lot with water and infrastructure. And for decades now, the federal, you know, a lot of what we have infrastructure-wise was built in the last century with the help of federal dollars. You look around, you see dams, you see waterways. Much of it was with the help of the federal government. But for decades now, the federal share of investment in California's water infrastructure has declined, leaving state, that's us, and local agencies to shoulder more of the burden, even as climate change is driving more frequent droughts, floods, wildfires, making reliable water supplies more difficult and more expensive to secure. That's why protecting the investments made through the Inflation Reduction Act are so, so important. These investments help strengthen water security and build climate resilience, the California needs at a time when the funding gap has never been greater. Permission to use a prop, Madam Speaker? With no objection. So I have in my hand the American Society of Civil Engineers, who happened by my office yesterday. They do a report card every six years. I'm here to tell you that not one water item, including drinking water, inland waterways, stormwater, got higher than a D. The only one that got a C was wastewater treatment. So I think we can maybe feel a little bit better there. But we are far behind. So I want to thank the senator from San Jose. I want to thank my colleague from Los Angeles for jockeling this on the floor. this measure and our getting federal assistance to help us with these critical infrastructure projects couldn't be more valuable. Respectfully request an aye vote. Seeing no further debate, Assemblymember Solachie, would you like to close? Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you. All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. all those vote who desire to vote the clerk will close the roll Ayes 58 noes 5 The resolution is adopted. We'll pass and retain on items 124 through 133, taking us to item 134, SB 1165 by Senator Caballero, presented by Assemblymember Carrillo. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 1165 by Senator Caballero, an affliction to contractors. Assemblymember Carrillo, you're recognized. Good morning, Madam Speaker and members. I rise to present SB 1165 on behalf of Senator Caballero. This measure will improve tax compliance and promote fairness for law-abiding contractors by improving coordination between state agencies. Current law allows the Contractor State Licensing Board to suspend a contractor's license when they have an outstanding unpaid tax. However, the California Department of Tax and Free Administration lacks the statutory authority to share necessary taxpayer information with the California Department of Tax and Free Administration. This will facilitate collection of unpaid taxes. As a result, CDTFA is unable to easily utilize CSLB licensing as a compliance and collection tool. Outstanding sales and use tax liabilities among construction contractors total over $40 million. To address this issue, this measure will authorize the Contractors State License Board to access limited tax information from the CDTFA to facilitate appropriate license action. With that, on behalf of Senator Caballero, I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. I-66, noes-0. The measure passes. We will pass and retain on items 135 through 145, taking us to item 146, SB 930, by Senator Reyes, presented by Assemblymember Pellerin. The clerk will read. Senate Bill 930 by Senator Reyes, an act relating to privacy. Senator Pellerin, you're recognized. Thank you, Speaker and colleagues. I rise to present SB 930 on behalf of Senator Reyes. SB 930 requires proctoring companies who are providing services to a local educational agency for a classroom or course-based exam to use end-to-end encryption. This bill strengthens school and student privacy protections from proctoring and third-party breaches by ensuring that students' data is encrypted and remains protected until the data reaches school personnel. It has received bipartisan support in committee and has no registered opposition. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. all those vote who desire to vote the clerk will close the roll and tally the vote I 66 no zero the measure passes we will pass and retain on items 147 through 154 item 155 sb 922 by senator laird presented by Assemblymember Bennett, the clerk will read. Senate Bill 922 by Senator Laird and others enacting the vehicles. Assemblymember Bennett, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. And members, I rise to present SB 922 on behalf of Senator Laird. Senate Bill 922 upholds the local government's longstanding ability to recover the cost of street maintenance and repair caused by public service operations such as waste hauling. Local governments are responsible for maintaining most local streets and roads. Heavy-duty service vehicles, including those providing essential solid waste and recycling services, regularly use local streets and contribute significantly to pavement deterioration. For decades, it's been a standard practice to integrate the cost of repairing this damage into rates, fees, and franchise agreements associated with providing those utility services. A recent court decision, Rogers v. the City of Redlands, disrupted this long-standing practice. SB 922 clarifies the law to uphold the well-established practice of integrating road maintenance costs into utility service provider agreements. Cities, labor groups, and the service providers themselves, like waste haulers, are in joint support of this effort. Waste haulers, the primary payers of this cost, are in support of the bill. They want certainty and they want well-maintained roads along with the cities and the counties. This bill is sponsored by the League of Cities, California State Association of Counties, and the Rural County Representatives of California. Senator DeMeyer, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to SB 922, not because I don't want our roads to be fixed and maintained properly. It's one of the top concerns of my constituents. The roads are crappy. We pay a high gas tax. Why aren't the roads being fixed? It's because the politicians always say, here's the pothole, let me fill it. But where does the money go? Lord knows. It goes in the black hole of their budget for wasteful spending. They always stand next to the pothole when they say, we need more of your money and we will fill this pothole. With the amount of money that we are taking from California taxpayers in the name of fixing potholes, you'd think we'd have gold plate streets by now. But no. This bill, SB 922, is one of the tricky scams of local government and politicians. Years ago, I discovered how the scam worked when it relates to a water department. The water department is governed under Prop 218. They can't just simply take money from the water bill and give it to the general fund. So what did the politicians say? Well, what if we tell the water department that we need money from the water bills, the rates that you're charging residents, to fix our roads? because the water department has an impact on roads. They even turned to the local telephone companies and the utility companies and said, hey, if you ever drill or put a trench on a road, you can't just repair the trench. No, you have to do curb to curb, baby, and we going to charge you for repaving the entire road Now we can argue whether that a good policy or not Some of us might say well of course they should do that Others might say well it a little excessive But you know what interesting In all cases they didn actually repave the road It went right into the general fund. So here you have the same scam, not a water department, not the telephone company, not the utility company, but rather it's the trash haulers. Now it's their time to get gouged, and we know that many residents are charged for their garbage service. This is not just free money to fix the roads. This is money that will be coming out of the pockets of working families' higher household expenses. If I felt that we could trust politicians to actually fix our roads, I would consider policies like this. But there's no demonstrated record that the politicians will use a single penny of this money for road repairs. I urge a no vote, and let's actually look at legislation that might actually hold politicians accountable for the funds that are already collected for road maintenance. Thank you. Seeing no further debate, Assemblymember Bennett, would you like to close? Yes, thank you very much, Madam Speaker. You know, I appreciate the rhetorical flourishes we just had, but I would also point out all of us would like to have the most efficient services possible from government, and that's what we should all be working to try to make sure we deliver. It is very interesting that over and over again we have people saying we want to actually, if we don't do this action, we will decrease the amount of money available to fix the roads. and people who want to make that argument that that is okay have a special responsibility to show us how we can do that efficiently with less money and still get the roads fixed. We never, ever hear the second half of it. We hear the first half, which is we don't trust you with the money, but we don't hear the second half, how can government actually more efficiently do something like fix the roads? Until that burden is picked up and carried, These are nothing more than rhetorical flourishes designed for other purposes. We should all be serious about the business of spending these dollars efficiently, but you have to be serious about that business and not superficial about it. With that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Seeing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 46, nos 12. The measure passes. Before we move to our next item, please join me in wishing Assemblymember Petrie Norris a happy early birthday as she celebrates tomorrow. We are going to pass and retain on items 156 through 167. We are now on the resolution without reference to file, H.R. 124 by Assemblymember Solace. The clerk will read. House resolution 124 by Assemblymember Solace relative to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Assemblymember Solache you are recognized Thank you Madam Speaker I rise today to present HR 124 As a proud son of immigrants, I rise to present this resolution regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA. Across California, we are seeing the real-life consequences of DACA renewal delays. This instability has created fear and anxiety for hundreds of thousands of Californians who lived, worked, and contributed to our communities for years. Let me repeat that, contributed to our communities for years. In our schools, educators, counselors, and other school employees with DACA status are wondering whether they will be able to continue serving the students who rely on them. Students are watching trusted adults face an uncertain future and many Dreamer students themselves are questioning whether they will be able to continue pursuing their education and careers. School leaders are also struggling with staffing shortages. The last thing California needs is to lose qualified educators at a time when many districts are already working to recruit and retain teachers. Our healthcare system faces similar challenges. DACA recipients serve as nurses, medical assistants, therapists, and other essential healthcare professionals. Losing these workers would further strain hospitals and community health centers that are already facing workforce shortages. Our economy also depends on dreamers. They own businesses, fill critical jobs, pay taxes, and help drive California's economic success. Without program stability, our businesses, employers, and local economies suffer as well. Parents are worried about how they will provide for their children. Young adults who have spent nearly their entire lives in California are forced to question whether they have a future in the only place they call home. This is a nightmare. While California cannot change federal immigration law on its own, we can send a clear and unified message that continued uncertainty and facing dreamers is unacceptable. My parents came from Mexico and built a better life for our family. I stand here honoring their sacrifices, honoring the resilience of our immigrant communities, and the contribution of hardworking immigrant hands who build our neighborhoods and enhance the prosperity of our nation. This resolution affirms that California values the contributions of DACA recipients and calls on Congress and the administration to provide the permanent protections our communities have been waiting for. H.R. 124 recognizes that our schools, our health care system, our economy, and our families are stronger because of DREAMers. Thank you. Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly of Solace, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. The clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes 52, nos 0. The resolution is adopted. Thank you Thank you Thank you. Thank you. members we still have business to we still have business on the file that we have to contend with but there is a bit of a waiting period at this moment while we're waiting for the Senate we are going to be taking up adjournments in memory while we wait quorum call will be in place of course as we have more business to do as always with the Germans of memory please take conversations off the floor Members please take your conversations off the floor. please take your conversations off the floor assemblymember Krell you are recognized for your adjournment of memory thank you mr. speaker and good morning everyone today I rise to adjourn in I am proud to be in the memory of Jonathan Gregg Burgess, a remarkable public servant, an entrepreneur, a historian, and a community leader whose legacy will continue to inspire generations. I'm also lucky to count John Burgess as a friend. Jonathan dedicated more than 30 years to the city of Sacramento Fire Department, serving with distinction as a battalion chief. Beyond his service, he was a successful entrepreneur, co-founding Code 3 Realty and the Burgess Brothers, a catering and burger restaurant, some of the best burgers in Sacramento, and also the barbecue sauce is phenomenal. It goes with everything. While doing this, he also mentored others and built businesses rooted in community and family. Jonathan also was a passionate advocate for justice and a devoted historian of his family's legacy in Coloma, California. he helped preserve an important chapter of California's history, giving voices to stories that deserve to be told. Above all, Jonathan was a devoted father to Justice and Jordan, a loving partner to Lauren Brown, a cherished twin brother to Matthew Burgess, and a friend whose warmth, humor, generosity, and radiant smile touched countless lives. on behalf of the California State Assembly we extend our deepest condolences to Jonathan's family to his friends to his colleagues to the Sacramento community and to all those who loved whose lives were enriched by his service may he rest in peace may his memories be a blessing I also want to recognize his family who's in the gallery thank you Members, let us now observe a moment of silence in recognition of this historic Californian, Jonathan Burgess. Thank you. Assemblymember DeMeyer, you are recognized. Mr. Speaker, I ask for two minutes to speak on the condition of the file. Mr. Maia that takes place when we're in the process of adjourning. We're not in the process of adjourning right now. I will recognize you again at that time. Thank you. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1923 has been received from the Senate I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 63 to allow Assemblymember Soria to take up this bill today without reference to file for the purpose of concurrence in Senate amendments Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. Your motion is seconded by Assemblymember Gibson. Assemblymember Hoover, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We withhold unanimous consent and ask for a roll call vote. Thank you. Assemblymember Hoover has asked to withhold consent. Now take a vote. Clerk will open the roll. Majority Leader is asking for an aye vote. Mr. Hoover is asking for a no vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 49, noes 16. The motion carries. Without reference to file, AB 1923 by Assemblymember Soria. The clerk will read. Assembly Bill 1923 by Assemblymember Soria, an act relating to elections and declaring the urgency of the year-old to take effect immediately. Assemblymember Soria, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. AB 1923 is a simple but critically important measure that will ensure the Fresno County The Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act appears on the November 2026 general election ballot, giving Fresno County voters the opportunity to decide the future of transportation funding in their community. Since 1986, voter-approved Measure C has provided a stable source of funding for roads, highways, local streets, sidewalks, public transit, and other critical transportation infrastructure throughout Fresno County. That funding expires July 2027. Voters do not have the opportunity to weigh in in this November on a successor measure. Today, the Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act is the only citizen initiative that has gathered the legally required signatures to qualify for the ballot. Despite meeting every legal requirement to qualify, the initiative is at risk of missing the November ballot because of the timing of a county-ordered study. It was three Fresno County supervisors that decided to manipulate an election law technicality to subvert the will of 30,000 signatories and deny over half a million registered voters the right to vote on the local initiative in this upcoming November election. Opponents will claim that this bill undermines local control. I will say that I respectfully disagree. As a former city council member, I deeply value local control. But local control does not belong exclusively to local elected officials. It also belongs to the people. Nothing in AB 1923 takes authority away from Fresno County. The study still proceeds, and we welcome the study. The board may still review the study and discuss its findings, and nothing in this bill prevents the Board of Supervisors from calling a special meeting and placing this initiative on the ballot themselves. If they choose to do that, this legislation would not be necessary. What this bill does it ensures that a procedural issue does not prevent Fresno County voters from exercising their right to vote on a qualified citizen initiative this November Earlier this week Chair Pellerin from the Elections Committee noted that because the initiative is a local tax measure, the county's role is simply ministerial. The county has an obligation to submit this to the voters, but instead they're abusing this ministerial role to try to predetermine and tamper with the outcome of the election. This is the first time in decades that in our county they've tried to use this to essentially predetermine the outcome. The studies were intended to inform elected officials and the public and not be a mechanism to prevent a qualified initiative from reaching the ballot. And so today, AB 1923 simply preserves the opportunity for the voters to make the final decision this November. And again, if anyone questions whether this respects local control, I would point to the Broad Coalition on this district bill. There are 11 mayors across Fresno County out of 15 representing communities large and small, including Republicans and Democrats. Republicans like the Fresno mayor from Fresno, Jerry Dyer, and also Clovis, who are supporting this and want this to see on the ballot, along with dozens of council members. Those are also local elected officials, and they too know their community. So today I'm asking for us to vote on AB 1923 and let the people vote. Thank you Assemblymember Soria. Assemblymember Tangipa, you are recognized. Thank you Mr. Speaker and welcome back colleagues. What we heard today was that this isn't special, that this isn't usurping the election code. But if you simply read Section 2, it states that the legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary in order to do this. The local Board of Supervisors did their job and asked for a study after this was questioned for. But let me ask you this. When we're often questioned about election integrity and the process in itself, why is this considered? not within their rights and ability, but when Alameda County, on the exact same day, initiated the exact same study, I am waiting for that bill to gut and amend. Why can Alameda County perform their duties, but Fresno County can't, and it's called election interference? It's the same standard that we're simply asking for, that if Alameda County can do it, and it's justified within their local duties and their local powers, and it's not considered combating the will of the voters, why can't Fresno County do it as well? When all they're asking for is a simple study, not because this bill, this measure, ended up getting the required amount of signatures. They did. But the process took so long because they failed on the first initial count and then waited all the way till the end. But now, when you have the ability to change the rules instead of respecting them, unfortunately it looks like we're about to do that. When the rules don't play in our favor, we'll change it for Fresno County, not Alameda County. Can we say that we have the efficacy that we believe in election integrity and the process in itself when we simply change the rules in the middle They are well within their power to ask for a study That is the same thing that our local builders trades who is opposing this message is asking for. They are opposing this bill, the builders trades and Howard Jarvis. Isn't that a broad coalition? Isn't that one that's simply saying let us study the impacts of this? But it's not. They're rushing through the process because they don't respect that the rules actually allowed them to do it, and this bill, in its own language, claims that it is a special statute. That's not on the Board of Supervisors. That's on the individuals who gathered signatures and their failure to work in a broad coalition to get this done. We ask that you simply respect the rules that are in place, that you vote no on this bill, And that you support the local builders' trades, the unions, Howard Jarvis, and the local electeds who understand what it's going to take to make sure that we can properly serve the community when it comes to building roads and infrastructures. And we all should work together on that. Thank you. Thank you, Assemblymember Tongipa. Leader Macedo, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise also in opposition to AB 1923. This bill overrides the Fresno County Board of Supervisors' lawful authority and forces the placement of a 30-year, half-cent sales tax initiative on the November 2026 ballot. Californians are struggling to pay rent and utilities and meet basic needs. A $7.3 billion tax deserves careful and transparent review, especially as Central Valley families continue struggling with California's high cost of living. The legislature should not change the rules or bypass a lawful local process simply because initiative proponents disagree with the timeline. Singling out one county through an urgency statute also establishes a concerning precedent for state intervention and future local ballot disputes. For those reasons, I request a no vote. Thank you, Leader Macedo. Assemblymember DeMaio, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm going to do two things with my remarks here. I had previously asked to speak on the condition of the file twice before we adjourned for recess and then again today because we only have three weeks left of the legislature. Thank goodness all the voters across the state say. My remarks about AB 1923 are reflective of my concern about the overall condition of the file. When we convened as a legislature, our speakers stood at that podium and said that we would focus on cost of living, the affordability crisis. And I had hopes. I took him at his word. surely with Californians paying the highest cost of living in the nation in every single element of the household budget surely he would keep his word that the majority would keep their word to bend the cost curve clearly you have failed not only have we not provided relief to Californians on cost of living but measures like AB 1923 and many other have actually increased the cost of living for working families. Specifically on AB 1923, a regressive sales tax for 30 years, a .5% increase. I remember a time, maybe some of you do as well, when our sales tax was 5% or 6%. percent. A nickel of every dollar. Today it's a dime, it's 10 percent. In some parts of the state they're really looking at 11 percent, 12 percent. Of course they need permission from our legislature to do that, but every single time this body gives the permission. And then you say, well let the voters decide. Please give me a break. Let the voters decide with the ballot titles you put on tax measures? False and misleading, burying the notion that it's going to actually increase the tax. Time and time and time again, tax increases are sold with a thumb on the scale with your ballot titles. False and misleading. And the voters know what I'm saying is true. They're frustrated by it. They find out after the fact, wait a minute, that thing that said it was for kittens and puppies? I thought it was for kittens and puppies, but it actually raised my taxes. Mr. DeMaio, we are speaking about the merits of this bill. I am because it relates to the rigging of the election. Here we have a bill that not only— You do not engage in personalities. We do not engage in personalities. We all agree to those rules on this floor. Mr. DeMaio, please continue your comments. I have every right to state that changing a ballot title and misleading the voters is not giving them a fair election. Absolutely. And I warn you twice that we are not engaging in personalities. Please stay to the merits of the bill. The supporter of this bill said, let the voters decide. I think it is a very legitimate, appropriate legislative argument to make that, no, we're not letting voters decide with the sort of ballot titles that are put on these initiatives. You can't say that when you say vote for this because the voters will ultimately decide, not under the election process that we've seen play out. And here, to my colleague's correct point, we are playing favoritism to facilitate a tax increase rather than, quote, letting the voters decide. When we say let the voters decide, we have an election process and rules. There are timelines. In this case, this tax increase did not comply with the timeline and the rules that we established. But here we are fishing for a tax increase, and as a result, we are trying to change the rules to facilitate that. That's what you're doing. That's my argument. You can say it's not keeping with decorum. It may not be something you like to hear, but that is an absolute valid criticism of what you're about to do. I urge a no vote, and I urge us to spend more time, instead of raising taxes on working families, doing what the Speaker promised, bending the cost curve. We have three weeks left of this legislative session. Let's surprise California voters after dithering and dallying for nearly two years and not dealing with cost of living. Let's surprise them by not passing AB 1923 and coming back for the next three weeks and jointly in a bipartisan fashion, giving them some relief in their household budgets. Thank you.

Thank you, Speaker and colleagues. I rise in support of AB 1923. The elections code lets a Board of Supervisors ask for a report on a proposed initiative to help that board decide whether to adopt the measure itself or send it to the voters. That choice does not exist in this case. The board's role is ministerial. The board is required to submit the measure to the voters and allow the voters to weigh in on the merits of the measure Requiring report before the Board refers the measures to the ballot does not serve the purpose of the elections code The report cannot inform a decision that the board has no authority to make. The practical effect is simply delay, and delay for delay's sake is not what the elections code contemplates. Fresno voters gather the signatures necessary to place this measure on the ballot. They have the opportunity to vote on it this fall. This is a measure that's going to allow them to continue to use their public transit to get to those jobs, to get to their schools, and to get to their medical appointments. I respectfully ask for an

sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members, for the opportunity to stand up and support Assembly Bill 1923 today. I heard some inaccuracies that came from the other side of the aisle that I felt obligated to make sure that we address. And I do it in a collegial way. I do it in a way to make sure that we can have healthy debates on this floor, but that we speak about the facts. And the facts are that the Fresno County Board of Supervisors could have ordered this study at any point of this year, that we knew that this initiative was going to be collecting signatures, and rather than studying this in advance, they waited until the very last minute to manipulate the system and to not allow us to have the voters' voice be heard. That's a way of interacting that doesn't help the public have trust, that we're going to let them put ballot initiatives before us that they feel passionate about. I also heard that this was a 30-year tax that we already had on. In reality, it's actually a 40-year tax that we've had. We've renewed it once before. It was 20 years initially, and then we did it for another 20 years. So from 1986 to 2006, we renewed it in 2006, and here we are again in 2026. needing to renew it again. And that goes to my last point from my colleague from San Diego. And that is that this is not a new increase in tax. This is a continuation of a tax. This is allowing us to continue to spend money that has been improving our roads rather than needing to ask for a higher level. Now, that's important because when we go to the voters and we're speaking to them and we're talking with them, what we're asking is that they have a voice in being heard in how they spend their tax dollars, that we're not going to be increasing their taxes. We're going to be working with them and ensuring that their voice ultimately was heard. Regardless, we need to let the people vote. We need to make sure that they have an opportunity to decide up or down whether they support this measure come November. That can't be done with how our supervisors have manipulated the system, and I ask for your support on AB 1923.

Thank you to all my colleagues for the robust debate. Today a vote for AB 1923 is not a vote for or against Measure C It is a vote to let the voters decide That is true democracy The people of Fresno County have earned that opportunity by following every step required under the California law It is our responsibility as legislators to protect that right and preserve the confidence of the initiative process. Today, a vote in favor of AB 1923 is a vote for democracy. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members I ask that you join me in adjourning in the memory of a former member of the capital community and my friend Jeffrey Macedo, better known by absolutely everyone as simply Macedo. Jeff passed away in August of last year at the too young age of 50 years old. But those 50 years were great for him and everyone who had the privilege to cross his path. Jeff lived a life centered on family, service, and friendship. He was the kind of person who left people better than he found them. Jeff grew up surrounded by a huge, loving family, including his parents, sister, his grandparents, and a large extended family who helped shape the man he became. As a boy, he was active in Boy Scouts, 4-H, and competitive swimming. After moving to Northern California, he attended Ponderosa High School, where he threw himself into student government, choir, and again in swimming. Even as a young age, he showed the qualities that would define his life, leadership, commitment, and willingness to serve others. Jeff was deeply involved in the electoral process here in California since earning his political science degree from UC Berkeley. His list of experiences was long and impressive. Jeff was an associate producer at MSNBC. He served as deputy press secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Housing and Community Development. He served as director of communications and chief of staff for state senator Anthony Canelo and senior director of communications for the California Charter School Association and ultimately as program manager in communications at Center Health. Jeff's greatest accomplishments weren't listed on a resume like every single person in this room although he was close to it he was not perfect but unlike most of us Jeff sought to improve himself and address his personal struggles and I mention this because Jeff was proud to share others the challenges he overcame seven years before his passing he embraced sobriety and committed himself to helping others to do the same. Through AA and Al-Anon, he became a mentor, a sponsor, and a friend to countless people. He shared his story openly, offered encouragement without judgment, and reminded others that hope and healing was always possible. He gave strength to others. His own sponsor spoke at his celebration of life last year. Those who knew Jeff also knew how much he loved life. He loved Cal football, Tommy's Burgers, and spending time at Tamales Bay. In fact, if you ever had a chance to go to a Cal football game, it was always a lot of fun. And it never really left him, and it seems randomly he would just blurt out, Go Bears! He found joy in gathering his family for Sunday dinners, cooking Peruvian food, and baking cheesecakes. These simple moments meant everything to him because they brought the people he loved together. Above all else, Jeff was a devoted father. His sons, John, Logan, sorry, excuse me, and Ethan, who are here today in the gallery, were the center of his world. Everything he did reflected the love and pride he had for them. personally i met macedo when he was a member of the governor schwarzenegger's press team and as you could imagine and his people would attest who are here today that he would it was a wild time in the governor's office and when you work for a global icon like arnold schwarzenegger it really is a 24-7 job he didn't let that get in the way of enjoying life with his family in fact I remember his son John, who's now a young man, as a little boy sitting at Macedo's desk, and Jeff kept him busy. Macedo was a political nerd, loved politics, and if it isn't clear, he was just a totally selfless guy. When I decided to run for this office, he may have been the first person to send me a message offering for help. If anything, people should know, and it was evident at his celebration of life, Jeff was an amazing human being, a genuinely caring, loving man, meant no ill will to anyone. Jeff is Miss, but we are grateful to have known him. So many of his family members are here today, his mother, father, the three young men he raised, sister, brother-in-law, nieces, and aunt. in addition to that so many of his friends colleagues who supported him and each other over the last two decades in this community we will never forget his generosity his wisdom his laughter his rumbling go bears his unwavering honesty and the example he set I respectfully request the assembly adjourn in the memory of Macedo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I rise in honor of the life of Brian Haney. Brian was a beloved husband, father, and mentor to many in our community. Shortly after Brian graduated from Tulare Union High School, he began his law enforcement career. He served the Tulare County Sheriff's Department from 1989 to 1992 before moving to the Tulare Police Department, where he retired after 24 years of service. During his career, Brian led the Tulare Police Department's Explorers Division. He also served as a detective, which was his passion. He rose to the rank of corporal, and his work brought him national attention, including an appearance on Oxygen's Killer Siblings. He collaborated with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Washington, D.C. He saved countless lives through years of service. Brian had a passion for helping others. He was someone the community relied on. He made a profound impact on everyone who had the honor of knowing him. After retirement, Brian began a second career as a facilities and events manager for the International Agri-Center in Tulare. He played a vital role in planning countless events, including coordinating the annual World Agriculture Expo. Brian was known for bringing laughter wherever he went, and he never stopped investing in others, especially young people. Brian was a devoted husband to his wife Darlene, a father to his three kids, Sharice, Brianna, and Cameron, and a proud grandfather to five grandchildren. Today, Brian's children, Brianna and Sharice, join us in the gallery. Brian will forever be known for his life of service, dedication, and love for everyone around him. His legacy will live on through his family and the countless lives he touched and saved. I ask that we adjourn in his memory.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is with great sadness today that I ask the Assembly to adjourn in the memory of Ann Cronin Dunn. Ann Dunn passed away on Friday, May 8th, at the age of 91. Twice widowed she raised her two daughters Andrea and Jane as a devoted single mother Anne was a loved and respected member of her community known for her curious mind warmth and Catholic faith As a beloved teacher and counselor, she devoted a great deal of time teaching and mentoring youth in her community. After her teaching career, she retired to Gold River, where she joined as serving president for the Gold River Villagers Club. She was also deeply involved in our Divine Savior Catholic Parish in Orangeville and served on the board of directors for the American Heart Association. Continuing her lasting devotion to youth, she volunteered at Shriners Children's Hospital. Anne will be sorely missed by her family, friends, and by the community that she humbly served. She is survived by her son-in-law, Robert Barnes, daughters, Andrea and Jane, granddaughter, Caroline, and grandson-in-law, Blank Grinder, who join us today in the gallery. I respectfully request that we adjourn this session in her memory. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker and members. I rise to ask this body to adjourn in the memory of my dear friend, Pastor Darrell Monroe Moore, who passed away on May 15, 2026. in the Bible, there is a passage of scripture in Ecclesiastics that talks about there's a time to be born, there's a time to die, there's a time to plant, there's a time to pluck up which that has been planted, there's a time to weep, there's a time to laugh. Pastor Moore, it was just time, It was just that time. Pastor Moore was a faithful servant of God whose life was marked by unwavering faith, dedicated service, and a genuine love for people. He was known for his gift of singing, his singing voice. He always sung a song that everyone really enjoyed hearing. My soul is anchored. That was his mantra. Everywhere he went, whatever church he went to, that was the song that was requested. My soul is anchored by the Lord. His love for worship and his commitment to engage others through his music and his word of God. Born on October 3, 1962 in Selma and raised in Compton, Pastor Moore accepted Christ at St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church where my sister was married and where her husband was born and raised in and worshiped in his family. His life was shared in gospel at St Andrew Missionary Baptist Church pastor moore was a faithful was faithful and answered God calling to ministry and became a licensed in 1995 and ordained in ministry in 1997 and later founded the Greater Love Christian Outreach Ministry where he served as a pastor for 13 long years. Together with his lovely wife, Ramona Moore, Pastor Moore faithfully served God's people with love, compassion, and unwavering dedication. Pastor Moore also served his community for 34 long years as a Los Angeles County juvenile probation officer, the Los Padrino detention facility where there they housed juveniles. He was not only a probation officer, but he was a mentor. He was a father to those who did not know their father, and he was a mentor to those young people and a big brother to those young people at that facility. Through there, he was deeply, he will be deeply missed. His faith, his service, and enduring legacy will continue to inspire his family, church, friends, and community. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Ramona, his love of his life, his family, and all who will be blessed by his absence and also his church family. May his memory remains to be a blessing to all who knew him and loved him. I ask this body to adjourn in the memory and the legacy of Pastor Darrell Moore. Thank you.