Assembly Floor

Assembly is now in session. Assemblymember Aguiar Curry notices the absence of a quorum. The sergeant at arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent Members. Of which there are a lot. The Clerk will call the roll.

[Roll Call]

Members, it is now 10:15 a.m. Members, please report to the floor. It is now 10:15 a.m. we gave down at 10:00 a.m. Members, please report to the floor. A lot of business ahead of us today.

Without objection, we will now move to a vote on the consent calendar. Members, please come immediately to the floor to vote on the consent calendar. Session was scheduled for 10:00 a.m. it's now 10:17. The Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. I'm hearing we may be withholding vote ads on the consent calendar.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar.

All those vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar. All those vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar. All those vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar. All those vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote on the consent calendar.

Still waiting for Members to report to the floor. It's now 10:21 a.m. appreciate you all that are here. Members, please report to the floor. Members, can I have your attention please? Members Clerk will strike the roll. There is no consent calendar. I appreciate that many of you here now. We have a lot of work to do.

I'd appreciate if you would stay here so that we could get to our work. We have a lot of business to do today. It's now 10:22. We gavel down to 10:00 a.m. Members quorum is now present.

We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for the prayer and the flag salute. Today's prayer will be offered by our Assembly chaplain, Mohammad Yasir Khan.

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Almighty God. As we gather in this Assembly, we humbly ask for your guidance and blessing. Grant us the wisdom to make decisions that honor the needs of all our constituents, the compassion to serve with empathy and understanding, and the courage to act with integrity and conviction.

May our discussions be marked by mutual respect and open mindedness, leading to solutions that uplift and empower our communities. Strengthen our bonds of unity and cooperation so that together we may strive towards a brighter and more equitable future for all. In your divine name, we pray. Amen.

Assembly Member Wicks will lead us in the pledge.

Please place your hand over your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag.

Reading the previous day's journal.

Assembly Chamber Sacramento Thursday, May 2024 the Assembly man.

Moves Mister Flores seconds that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with. Presentations and petitions there are none. Introduction and references of Bill 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 to motions and resolutions, the absences for the day shall be deemed read and printed in the journal. Moving to our procedural motions. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, you are recognized for your procedural motions.

Good morning Mister Speaker. I request unanimous consent to suspend rule. Assembly rule 118 a to allow Assembly Member Joe Patterson to have guests in the rear of the chamber and to allow Assembly Member Rendon to have his daughter seated at his desk today.

Without objection such shall be the order. You have additional motions, madam. Moving to business on the daily file. Second reading file item one. The Clerk will read.

The Senate Bill 828.

All bills will be deemed read and all amendments will be deemed adopted under reconsideration. File items two through four. All items shall be continued. Just a note Members, we will not have a formal formal lunch today. We will take a short break around noon for about 30 minutes. The quorum call will not be lifted.

We have a lot of business ahead of us. We will try to keep that short. There will be food available at least somewhere for some. Okay. And during that break, we won't be entertaining vote changes just to give our floor staff a chance to get a bite to eat as well.

So we'll be entertaining vote changes towards the end of the day. And just to note, if you are not at your desk ready when your Bill comes up, we will pass and we will come back to that later in the day. So we ask you to be ready when your Bill comes up.

Otherwise it will be later in the day. Okay. We will now move to business on the day on. We now move to business, to Assembly. Third reading file item 14, AB 2292 by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2292 by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, an act relating to electricity.

Assembly Member Petrie-Norris.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker, Members. I rise to present AB 2292. This measure will accelerate the development of transmission projects by removing duplicative requirements in the permitting process. The bill has received unanimous bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 46; noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving to--we are going to pass temporarily on File Item 16. Moving to File Item 18: Assembly Bill 3259 by Assembly Member Wilson.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 3259 by Assembly Member Wilson, an act relating to taxation.

Assembly Member Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, Members. I rise today to present AB 3259, a district bill that would provide needed flexibility for the residents in Solano County to vote on pending local revenue measures to protect essential services and improve critical transportation infrastructure.

Currently, a citizen initiative put on the ballot by the residents in the City of Benicia would, if approved by voters, would put the city above the cap. Earlier this year, voters in the City of Benicia overwhelmingly approved a three quarter cent general purpose sales tax increase to support public safety and essential services.

This bill does not raise or enact any new taxes. It simply empowers voters within Solano County by allowing them to decide whether to approve local revenue measures that would exceed the two percent cap until 2029. With that, I thank you all, and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Wilson. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Whoa--we will not close the roll. I'm sorry.

I was so excited and hopeful. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, please come to the floor. All those vote who desire to vote. Assembly Member Wilson moves the call. Pass. So move on to--excuse me--File Item 20--actually, we're going to pass on File Item 20. Pass temporary on File Item 20. We're going to pass temporarily on Item Number 21: AB 2441. Members, if you want your bill to be heard, please report to the floor. Moving back to Assembly Member Petrie-Norris: AB 2672 by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2672 by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris and others, an act relating to energy.

Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members, I rise to present Assembly Bill 2672. This bill will allow certain project Homekey sites that are master metered to receive discounted utility bills under our CARE Program. These residents would otherwise be eligible for the CARE Program, and so we're simply clarifying that in these specific circumstances, they will be eligible for the CARE discount. The bill's received bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member. Seeing and hearing 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. I really can count. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes: 57; noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 23: AB 3138 by Assembly Member Wilson. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 3138 by Assembly Member Wilson, an act relating to vehicles.

Assembly Member Wilson, you are recognized.

Thank you. Good morning Mister Speaker and Members. I rise today to present AB 3138, which would modify the existing alternative digital license plate program to allow drivers to have the option to choose whether they'd like the digital license plate to include banner messages and vehicle location technology, more commonly known as GPS. This Bill builds upon a successful pilot program launched over a decade ago in 2013. Under current law, when purchasing a vehicle, consumers are typically given a metal plate. However, if a consumer wants to choose to purchase a digital license plate that is approved by DMV, they currently have that option.

As noted in the analysis, DMV has already conducted extensive rulemaking related to alternative devices to conventional license plates, stickers, tabs, and registration cards, and thus will not require additional resources to implement the provisions of this Bill should it become law. These digital license plates typically cost around $500 and require a subscription. The Bill also puts in place privacy standards for the GPS plates that far exceed protections in current law for other comparable GPS equipped devices.

As noted, these protections far exceed protections in statute for other GPS enabled devices such as cars themselves, apps used inside the cars, our cell phones, and countless other legal products available to consumers at much cheaper prices. This Bill is supported by law enforcement due to the fact that it will improve public safety. I plan to amend the Bill in the Senate to address an issue that has been raised by some around the banners being used for advertising. The amendments will clarify that this is not the case. This Bill has passed through Committee with bipartisan support and so I thank you and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 49. Noes 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 24, AB 1825 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1825 by Assemblymember Muratsuchi and others. An act relating to libraries.

Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. I am proud to present Assembly Bill 1825, the California Freedom to Read Act. This is a Bill that I've been working on with the American Library Association and the ACLU to fight the national book banning effort. The freedom to read is fundamental to our democracy, but it has been under attack in recent years. According to the American Library Association, titles in the United States challenges to books increased 65% from 2022 to 2023, reaching the highest level ever documented by the library association.

These titles are often targeting the voices of communities of color of the LGBTQ community, with up to 47% of those targeted by these censorship attempts targeting the voices and lived experiences of the LGBTQ and communities of color. This Bill will prohibit public libraries - I want to acknowledge that last year our colleague from Moreno Valley had the Bill to address book banning in our school libraries.

This is a Bill to address public libraries. This Bill will prohibit public libraries from banning books that discriminate or exclude materials based on race, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, political affiliation, or socioeconomic status. I also want to assure all the parents, including myself, that this will not take away the discretion of librarians to be able to exercise their judgment in terms of where and how to display age appropriate books. This Bill has received bipartisan support and Committee and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Muratsuchi. Assemblymember Ward.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise in strong support of AB 1825, an LGBTQ Caucus endorsed Bill. The California Freedom to Read Act provides a standardized and common sense solution to the newly politicized landscape that is our public libraries. The right to access information and ideas is a cornerstone of the First Amendment and our democracy. It is important for the community to engage with diverse ideas so that they can determine their own beliefs, and limiting that choice does not benefit us as a society.

The stories of people of diverse backgrounds should be celebrated, not erased. Unfortunately, reports show that a majority of these book bans target LGBTQ characters and content. By banning these stories, we move further away for a more accepting and tolerant society and instead replace those virtues with ignorance and stigma. For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote on AB 1825.

Thank you, Assemblymember Ward. Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I also stand in strong support for AB 1825. Members, last year, we had some robust conversations about book banning, and as was already noted, this was in reference to our school libraries. Now we are talking about our public libraries, and this is in fact, real. In my county, Orange County, we have Huntington Beach, that has not only decided to move forward on book banning, but has decided to move forward on looking towards privatizing their library. What does this mean?

It means that our trusted librarians, librarians that many have specialized degrees in their profession, are now actually leaving that particular library and quitting because their autonomy to make professional decisions is now being put upon that City Council, city attorney. We've talked about what does this mean? It means if one parent or one public constituent comes to a council or a school board and says they'd like this book to be moved, many times that's happening. So it is not a mass of individuals coming. It could be one individuals. Some of the books on these book banning lists are indeed Charlotte's Web.

Anne Frank. These are the types of books that somebody has objected to. I said this last year in reference to book banning. If you don't like a book for your child or your family, then you simply don't choose it. Don't check out that book. But to ask everybody else to not have that opportunity because of your personal beliefs is undemocratic and it is an assault on our freedoms. Our freedoms to choose what we would like to read. That is why I stand in strong support of AB 1825.

Thank you, Assemblymember Quirk-Silva. All debate having ceased, would you like to close with that? 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 49. Noes 3. Measure passes.

Moving to File Item 25: AB 1917 by Mr. Muratsuchi. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1917 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi, an act relating to local educational agencies.

Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. I am presenting AB 1917, which is a good government bill, to require that all school board members be trained at least once during their time of service on the basics of fiscal management and other governance.

All of the school board members on this floor, including myself, we may have received that training from the California School Board Association. This is modeled on that approach to make sure that all school board members have some basic understanding of how to properly manage the millions, often hundreds of millions of dollars, of public taxpayer dollars responsibly. This bill has received bipartisan support. No opposition. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 58; no: zero. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 28: AB 2106 by Assembly Member McCarty.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2106 by Assembly Member McCarty and accolade into probation. Assemblymember McCarty, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. We know that our criminal justice system is not always the best place for people to solve their drug addiction issues. And this Bill would incentivize people going through their probation terms to continue their drug treatment while they're finishing their probation.

We took amendments in the Appropriations Committee to only focus on individuals on one year probation terms and misdemeanors. So this would slightly extend their probation while they're finishing their drug rehabilitation programs, but conversely, it will allow them to get off probation sooner as they finish them as well. Respectfully ask for your I vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, Clerk. Will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 41; no: zero. Measure passes. Going to now move to lift the call on File Item Number 18. Clerk will post. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 44; noes: 12. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 29: AB 2130 by Assembly Member Santiago. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2130 by Assembly Member Santiago, an act relating to vehicles.

Assembly Member Santiago, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This bill simply restores the ability of issuing agencies to offer virtual hearing option to contested parking tickets in addition to mail and in-person options. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 57; no: zero. Measure passes. 58; no: zero. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 30.

AB 2224 by Mister Santiago.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2224 by Assembly Member Santiago, an affiliated to special immigrant juveniles. Mister Santiago, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker. Today I'm presenting the Immigrant Juvenile Justice act, which aims to address the backlog by ensuring clarity and experiencing the state's role in the application process for special immigrant juvenile status, respectively. Notice and I vote Mister Santiago.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 53 no zero measure passes. Moving to file item 32. AB 2432 by Assemblymember Gabriel.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2432 by Assemblymember Gabriel and others, an act relating to crimes. Assembly Member Gabriel, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker.

Colleagues, I am pleased today to present AB 2432 which would establish a permanent source of funding for programs serving victims of violent crime modeled on the bipartisan federal Victims of Crime act, or Voca, AB 2432 makes it easier for state and local prosecutors to hold corporations accountable and protect our communities in several important ways.

By creating a state equivalent to Voca, AB 2432 will provide essential funding for programs that provide vital, and in many cases, life saving services to crime victims in California, including victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and child abuse.

This Bill is supported by a broad coalition of law enforcement, victim service organizations, and criminal justice groups that include Attorney General Rob Bonta, Smart justice, the California Partnership to end domestic violence violence, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, the California Women's Law center and the Ventura Los Angeles, Fresno and Santa Clara County district attorneys, among many others.

This Bill has over 20 bipartisan co authors and there are no registered opposition. Thank you. And respectfully request your. I vote.

Thank you Mister Bryan. Mister McCarty, do you have your microphone up? Okay. Now, Mister Bryan, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and colleagues. I rise as a proud supporter of AB 2432 and as a proud co author. I want to thank my colleague from Encino for doing this important work.

We spend a lot of time talking about the criminal legal system, and not nearly enough time talking about the victims. But for those of us who are deeply invested in making sure that victims are made whole and complete, and that funds are available in a good year or a bad year, this is an important measure.

I respectfully ask for. I vote.

Thank you Mister Bryan. Mister Joe Patterson, you are recognized.

Great. Thank you Mister speaker, Members, I rise in support of this measure. Whether you are an. If this was talking about individuals committing felonies or misdemeanors, we would all 100% support. If you're a corporation and you commit a crime and you're convicted of that, you should have penalties as well.

And I don't think the 25 million is disproportionate. I can think of some crimes that have been committed that $25 million isn't enough. So with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Patterson. All debate having ceased, would you like to close, Mister Gabriel?

Yeah. Thank you very much, Mister speaker. I want to thank my colleagues. This Bill is supported by Isaac Bryan and Joe Patterson. I respectfully request an aye vote.

With all due respect, maybe just designate where they're from. Rule of the house. Rule of the house. And there's a cheat sheet somewhere if you want to know where they're from. Our colleague from Rockland, our colleague from Los Angeles. With that, 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. Clerk will close the roll until the vote. Ayes 58 no, zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 33, AB 2448 by Doctor Jackson.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2448 by Assemblymember Jackson. An act relating to electric vehicles. Doctor Jackson, you are are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister speaker. As the Member for Marino Valley. This is a district Bill. I rise to present 2448 which will create an electric vehicle economic opportunity zone to begin to ensure that all communities are benefiting from the EV infrastructure investments that are being made in California.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 59 no zero measure passes.

Moving to File Item 34: AB 2476 by Assembly Member Bonta. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2476 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to child care.

Assembly Member Bonta, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker and Members. I am proud to introduce AB 2476, a Women's Caucus priority bill that would shift California's Alternative Payment Program to a prospective payment system. California's Alternative Payment Programs provide subsidized vouchers to parents to use for child care.

Currently, child care providers who accept these vouchers do not receive payments for their services until up to 21 days after their service has already been provided. Private payers, on the other hand, pay for child care upfront before child care is provided.

This allows child care providers to cover their monthly expenses like payroll and rent, and financially plan for the future. The current delayed payment system disincentivize providers accepting subsidized--accepting subsidized vouchers, decreasing access to child care for low-income families. AB 2476 would correct this inequity by aligning subsidized child care programs with the private pay markets. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 57; noes: zero. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 35: AB 2501 by Mr. Alvarez.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2501 by Assemblymember Alvarez. An act relating to water quality and making an appropriation therefore.

Assemblymember Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker and good morning. Assembly Bill 2501 is what would authorize the State Water Board to accept funds from local public agencies to help with permitting and technical assistance in order to move projects along a lot quicker. This is especially important as we've seen in the City of San Diego, who is a sponsor of this legislation, where things like atmospheric rivers have caused devastating flooding in areas like my district, and we need to ensure that we implement projects to help solve some of these problems sooner rather than later. We also have support from the San Diego County Water Authority, have no no votes and there is no opposition. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on 2501.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 57. Noes zero. Measure passes. On behalf of Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, please welcome her partner in the gallery, Larry Harris. Guests Kim Monroe, Antonio Andrade and Stephen Johnson. I understand with Larry are three folks from my district in Ukiah. So welcome. Thanks for being here. Moving back to file order item number 36, AB 2527 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2527 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan and others enact relating to incarceration.

You are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. This is an important Bill that takes care of the women who are in our prisons. It does three simple things. It ensures they get clean water, healthy food and are in conditions that are safe for them and their unborn child. I respectfully ask for your I vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the door. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 46 noes. Two measure passes. Moving to file item 37. AB 2559 by Assembly Member Petrie Norris.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2559 by Assembly Member Petrie Norris and act relating to land use.

Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, I rise to present AB 2559. This Bill will help to streamline the EV charger permitting process. The bills received unanimous bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you assemblymember. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's. Eyes 58. No zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 38.

AB 2565 by Mister Mccarty.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2565 by Assembly Member McCarty and accolading the school facilities.

Assembly Member McCarty, you are recognized. Thank you Mister speaker. I wish we didn't have to author this bill, but this focuses on the safety of our schools and the issues of school shootings. Requires that when we do a rehab, we focus on interior locks to make sure our kids and teachers and educators are safer.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mister McCarty. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 57, no zero measure passes.

Moving to file item 39 AB 2629 by assemblymember Haney.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2629 by assemblymember Haney and accolade into firearms. Assembly Member Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. This bill will help to prevent gun violence and gun suicides. Right now, there is a loophole in the current law where if you are found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial, you can still own and buy guns.

We have rightfully set a limitation where if you are found mentally incompetent in a felony trial, you can't own or buy a gun until the court restores that right. But if you are found mentally incompetent in a misdemeanor trial, that information is not even reported to the DOJ and you can still own and buy guns.

That is dangerous to Californians, that's dangerous to the people themselves. And we need to close this loophole to protect public safety. If you're not mentally incompetent, if you're mentally incompetent to stand trial, you're mentally incompetent to own and buy a gun. Until the court restores that right, regardless of whether it's a felony or a misdemeanor.

Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the wall. 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 and tally the votes. Aye 61 no zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 40, AB 2636 by assemblymember Baines.

Assembly Member Bains. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2636 by Assembly Member Bains, an act relating to older adults.

Assembly Member Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you, Speaker and Members. AB 2636 modernizes and updates terms of use throughout the Older Californians Act. As we build towards a future with a rapidly increasing population of older Californians, we need to ensure that statute reflects appropriate and respectful terminology for people of all ages. This bill has received unanimous support and has no opposition. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Dr. Bains. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 56; no: zero. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 2640. Excuse me.

File item 41, AB 2640 by Assemblymember Kalra. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2640 by Assemblymember Kalra. An act relating to pupil instruction.

Assemblymember Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. AB 2640 is the Compassionate Learning Advancements for Science Students Act. Also known as the CLASS Act, this Bill will require teachers and schools to provide students with a notice informing them about their right to opt out of animal dissection assignments. In addition, they will receive information about where the animal was sourced from and the chemicals it is preserved in. The CLASS Act as a step in the right direction to strengthen students ability to opt out while encouraging alternative methods to help increase student engagement and support their interests in learning about anatomy.

Alternative methods such as a synthetic frog model or Froggipedia, an application for mobile phones or tablets, offer a practical alternative method that allows students to still participate in the material and those alternatives only increased during the pandemic. By providing students with a written notice, AB 2640 will empower them to be informed, given a choice to opt out of animal dissection and instead receive an alternative comparable assignment. The Bill has received bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 53.

53 no zero measure passes moving to file item 43 Assembly Bill 2661 by assemblymember Soria Clerk will Assembly Bill 2661 by Assembly Member Soria and accolading to electricity Assembly Member Soria, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and Members. AB 2661 will help achieve California's renewable goals by leveraging the existing capabilities of Westlands Water District, which is in my district, to deliver new solar generation and transmission lines.

As groundwater basins adopt sustainable groundwater management plants plans, many regions of the state are expected to experience as much as a 20% decline in available water supply by 2030. Due to this massive change, it is estimated between 500,900 thousand acres of farmland may need to be fallowed in the San Joaquin Valley alone.

This fallowed farmland can be the key to expanding our solar generation. Westlands Water District, who's in the best position to identify suitable fallowed farmland in their service territory for conversion to solar generation, can help contribute to the state's renewable portfolio while making up for lost water supply revenues needed to continue serving the remaining water customers.

Unfortunately, there's not enough transmission currently planned for the Central Valley. To capitalize on this opportunity, AB 2661 will give Westlands Water District the authority to build, own and operate transmission lines and other facilities to connect this new generation to the grid.

This will help us achieve our climate goals while simultaneously providing an incredible opportunity for disadvantaged communities in places like West Fresno county where the need for skilled and well paying jobs are critical.

The projects that could be undertaken through the provisions of this Bill will help these workers upskill and enter into the trades which will uplift these communities that are often, often left out of the conversation when it comes to these types of investments. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll.

Tally the votes eyes 59 no zero measure passes moving to file item 44 AB 2666 by assemblymember Berner the Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2666 by Assembly Member Berner and act later in the public utilities. Assembly Member Berner, you are recognized.

Good morning Mister speaker and Members.

I rise to present AB 2666 AtoSha B special which would require the CPUC following in each General rate case test year to review which costs, if any, each electrical or gas corporation was able to reduce to achieve recorded profits and to adjust the authorized revenue at the next General rate case based on actual costs.

The bill was amended off the suspense file to address the opposition's main concern, and I will continue to work with the opposition on addressing any remaining concerns with the bill. As many of us know, a recent audit report that I requested showed that the CPUC is not holding electricity and gas corporations accountable.

The audit showed that specifically in San Diego, SDG and e-saw record profits over nine of the last 10 years. AB 2666 puts in a good governance standard to address the issues in the audit and at the end of the day, protect our ratepayers.

I want to give you a picture of what my constituents are dealing with. My electricity bill from February of this year was $353. That's dollar, 353. No heat, no ac. Three people in the house. 1500 square foot fourplex. My family can afford this.

But think about the college students, the young professional working families and seniors who cannot control their basic costs of living. For laundry, for laundry, for cooking, for showers. This is a real person's problem and this bill seeks to address real people's problems, our constituents problems.

Today, more than 25% of SDG and e-customers are more than 30 days behind on their utility bills when, year after year, the CPUCs approves ever increasing rates while SDG and e-shows exceptionally high profits above the authorized rate of return.

Something is wrong and AB 2666 is about addressing the root causes of this egregious pricing by doing the following. It requires the CPUC, following each General rate case test year, to review the costs and reduce and take that into account in the next General rate case increase.

It requires the CPDC to establish guidelines for electrical and gas corporations to calculate and report their actual rates of return to the Commission annually and requires electric and gas corporations to report their actual rates. A return to the CPUC annually.

I know you guys have never heard me talk this long requires the CPUC to adopt controls to adequately attract those corporations actual rates of return relative to their forecasted costs and require those corporations to identify the cost categories where projected costs exceeded actual costs.

You'll see those bills require more transparency and accountability of both the electric and gas corporations and the CPUC so that we, our consumers and our ratepayers are protected.

If the utilities are not making record profits on the backs of working people, this bill will do nothing but bring to light the areas in which legitimate savings were made and adjust down the true costs of doing business.

As I have demonstrated for the past six years, I'll continue to work with the opposition and any of my colleagues on any issues should this bill move forward today. With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desires all those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 43 noes two measure passes.

We'll now be moving back in file order to item 21, AB 2441 by Assemblymember Kalra. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2441 by Assemblymember Kalra and others. An act relating to school safety.

Mister Kalra, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2441 will give flexibility to our teachers and administrators when addressing student behavioral issues and whether to report an incident to law enforcement. Under existing law, teachers who would like to address an incident with alternative student interventions feel compelled to report the student to law enforcement out of fear of being fined.

While I am sensitive to concerns about school safety, as we all should be, research shows that over policing in our schools is fueling the school to prison pipeline and a long term harm to youth when they come in contact with the juvenile legal system. Students who have law enforcement or legal interactions are less likely to graduate high school and have a higher chance of ending up incarcerated again. This outdated system has led to alarming disparities in the students who are most likely to suffer these harms.

Black and Latino students and students with disabilities are more often referred to law enforcement, cited and arrested based on implicit bias or without understanding the student circumstances. For example, black students are three times more likely to be referred to law enforcement than white students, making up 15% of arrests despite being only 6% of California's enrollment.

Students with disabilities are 11% of enrollment, but 26% of students arrested. AB 2441 simply makes it optional, rather than mandatory for students to be referred to law enforcement when they willfully disturb a public school meeting or hit a teacher. This Bill does not change existing law around law enforcement involvement for student fights or when a student is attacked, assault, and threatened or harmed. Teachers and staff still retain the right to call law enforcement if they believe that has the right response to a particular incident. They just will not be required to do so.

In fact, a teacher or administrator cannot be discouraged or impeded from calling the police from any school personnel. We need to trust and empower our students and administrators to make the decisions that they believe are best for the student success and safety of the classroom environment. We work closely with the Assembly Education Committee to address the Chair's concerns.

And I really want to thank our colleague from Torrance for working with us so closely on the Bill and offering very constructive suggestions and recommendations that we adopted. This Bill has support from the Association of California School Administrators, California Federation of Teachers, California Latino School Board Association, Oakland Education Association, Santa Clara County Office of Education, and a broad coalition of civil rights groups. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Kalra, Mister Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Yes, thank you very much. I rise in support of the Bill. As our colleague from San Jose indicated, we work closely, in fact, we worked on this Bill for two years to get it right. As many of you know, my colleague from San Jose and I don't always agree on public safety issues, but we, I wanted to make sure that we addressed school safety issues. And the fundamental principle that guided my negotiations with our colleague from San Jose is that what happens on school grounds should be at the discretion of school administrators and that they should not be required to report every incident to law enforcement out of recognition.

Abundance of research showing that referring students to law enforcement does in fact contribute to, to this school to prison pipeline. We want to empower our school administrators to exercise their judgment as to when they should or should not report cases to law enforcement rather than being required by law to report everything. But at the same time, I made sure that we kept provisions where school staff are still required to report things to law enforcement, like the sale of narcotics or like the assault of school staff.

I just saw a floor alert that some law enforcement groups are distributing, and I do not believe that the statements made in the floor alert are accurate. I again want to emphasize that these matters should be handled by the school administrators, which is the reason why the Association of California School Administrators are in support of this Bill. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing. Oh, I'm sorry Mister Gallagher.

Thank you Mister Speaker and Members. A rise in opposition to this Bill. And I mean, the floor alerts are very concerning. The letters that have been written are very concerning and we all have them. I mean, we've all seen this. This is a dangerous policy. If we're talking about school safety and keeping our kids safe on campus, and we're taking the mandatory reporting out of school administrators, taking away that mandate.

And look, some of the things we're talking about here, prohibiting mandated reporting of sexual assault on sexual assault on campus, of dealing fentanyl, meth, heroin, of assault with a deadly weapon, assault likely to cause great bodily injury. These are the kinds of things you're saying shouldn't be mandatory reported on a school campus. Does that sound like a good idea? I don't know how that could sound like a good idea to you. And yes, I'd like to believe that all school administrators and people on school campuses are, are making the right decision for kids every day. And I have great faith in a lot of our school administrators.

I do, you know, but the reason why we have mandated reports is that we want to make sure that there's sometimes that people utilize that discretion in a bad way that could be unsafe for our kids, perhaps, for instance, you know, bad media attention on something that happens at the school, perhaps to cover up for what another administrator did. And that has happened. There's been real instances of that. So why would we want to put a policy in place that allows for bad actors to do things like that, that allows things like cover ups to happen, you know, look, I'm sorry. Our law enforcement are not bad people. Our law enforcement are good people.

Our school resource officers on campus are good people trying to look out for the kids and their safety on campus. And so I do not think we should move in this. I think it sets a very bad precedent for us to be, to begin going down this road where we're taking this requirement out of our school administrators, that they should have to be mandated reporters and as I said, pointed out in the analyses and the letters you've received from some pretty serious crimes that occur at our schools. So I urge your no vote. Thank you, Members.

Thank you, Assemblymember Gallagher, all debate having ceased, would you like to close, Mister Kalra.

Thank you, Mister speaker. This Bill is not about casting a negative light on law enforcement at all. What it does do is actually speaks to the facts of what happens when law enforcement gets involved. Because the reality is law enforcement has a limited number of tools at their disposal. And the other reality is that most of the time when law enforcement is called onto campus, there are no arrests made.

You're taking law enforcement away from the community, from patrolling the streets during the day, which is the highest time for burglaries happen during the day, and you're taking police officers away onto a campus, really, to babysit, oftentimes, because there's, because of the mandatory aspect, even for behavioral issues, they're required to call police onto the campus.

Allow our administrators to decide if you have a special education student, what have you, that acts up is having behavioral issues in class. I think they're in the best situation to decide if they should call law enforcement onto the campus. It's not related to sex crimes or weapons crimes and what have you, and all the fear attacks that are used. It's simply allowing a little more discretion to, to our administrators to make the call on the students that they know best, rather than requiring them to call law enforcement on the campus whether they want to or not.

And let's make it very clear, because of amendments that were, I think, appropriately offered up and accepted, that the Chair of Education offered up and that I accepted, in no way can any individual be impeded or discouraged in calling the police. So the issue of covering up for Administration, what have you, it's very clearly stated.

If a teacher wants to call the police or anyone else does, that is absolutely not only allowed for, but it cannot be discouraged or impeded in any way. And so let's get the fear tactics out of the way. Focus on the facts of what we're allowing here. We're allowing a little bit more discretion for our school administrators, who, you know, who we entrust with our students every single day of the year. I trust them to make the right call in these situations. Respectfully, ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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.

All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Was your pleasure, Mr. Kalra. Mr. Kalra moves the call.

We will now move to file item 93, AB 2552 by assemblymember Friedman. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2552 by Assembly Member Friedman an act relating to pesticides.

Assemblymember Friedman, you are recognized.

Thank you Mr. Speaker and Members. It's nice to be back. Exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides can result in both lethal and sublethal effects on non target wildlife, including severe skin diseases and decreased immunity response.

And these anticoagulants continue to result in an unreasonable number of public health incidents with over 3,000 human poisonings in 2021, at least 2,300 of those involving children under six years to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

A few years ago, many of you, most of you voted for a bill that I passed through this house to ban several classes of these anticoagulant rhodenicides because there are many alternatives available. AB 2552 adds the two remaining first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides chlorophacinone and warfarin to the existing moratorium.

Remember, this is a moratorium to better protect wildlife from unintentional poisonings while maintaining exceptions. And this is important. The bill has exceptions for its use to protect public health, water supplies and agriculture.

It also requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to enact stronger permanent restrictions on the other FGAR's to limit unintended wildlife poisonings while making chlorophacinone and warfarin a restricted material so that your average Joe can't buy these dangerous chemicals at Home Depot. Because these rodenticides are unfortunately proven to be counterproductive, as a study out of Ventura shows, because they unintentionally poison owls, hawks and other apex predators that naturally kill the rats.

Their use is really counter indicated, especially since there are many safer alternatives available. Just yesterday, the LA Times wrote about a brand new mountain lion that was just spotted in Griffith park. Most of us remember, P-22 who unfortunately died, I believe, two years ago after, by the way, being poisoned by anticoagulant rodenticides.

The LA Times talked about the new mountain lion in Griffith park and their headline was, "There's a New Mountain Lion in Griffith Park, Now Let's Not Kill Him." And then the article went through to talk about these rodenticides and how deadly they are.

And any of you who have ever seen a mountain lion or a bobcat or a coyote in your neighborhood with what looks like mange, that's rodenticide poisoning. What's happening is that animal is hemorrhaging from the inside. And if you've seen dead hawks on the street, dead owls on the street, it's most likely from the same cause.

There is no reason to use these old pesticides when there are newer rodenticides available. Sorry, rodenticide, not pesticide. And with that, I would urge an aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 43, No's 15. Measure passes. Moving back in file order to file item 45, AB 2695.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2695 by Assembly Member Ramos and applied to law enforcement.

Assembly Member Ramos, you are recognized.

Well, thank you, Mister speaker. Today I present AB 2695. It's a follow up bill that was introduced, AB 3099, that called on the Attorney General to start collecting data on the missing and murder indigenous women here in the State of California.

This bill would build upon those efforts and address a direct concern when it comes to statistics and data gathering. AB 2695 would require local law enforcement to separate data and report to the Department of Justice whether instances of domestic violence occurred on tribal reservations or not.

In combating the missing and murdered indigenous persons epidemic, data reporting and case reports are vital. We are turning the tide on this crisis here in the State of California. With just recently, the Attorney General moved forward on prosecution of a murder that took place on the Pitt river Indian reservation in 2020.

The Attorney General got involved and brought prosecution that ultimately brought resolve to the Pitt River tribal people. This bill would assist in that fight by giving law enforcement and the state a clear picture of where domestic violence instances are taking place. I urge your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate. Whoa. Excuse me. Assemblymember Waldron, you are recognized.

Thank you, madam, Mister speaker and Members, I rise also in support of this position. Bill, as we have talked about, and the author has talked about for many, many times, that we need the data on what's going on in Indian country as far as missing a murder in indigenous people. Too many people have gone missing.

Too many of these assaults and crimes have gone unsolved and uninvestigated, and we need the data to be separated out so that we can see exactly what's going on in Indian country and be able to deal with it and be able to address it. I urge your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 64 no, zero measure passes. Going to move back in. File order to file item number six.

AB 2216 by Assemblymember Haney. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 20216 by Assemblymember Haney, an act relating to housing.

Assemblymember Haney, you are recognized.

Thank you Mr. Speaker and Members. I rise to present AB 2216 which ensures access to housing for all California renters by prohibiting blanket pet bans.

I also am proud to announce, and I know many of you are aware of this, that because of the amendments that I'm going to describe, the California Apartment Association is going neutral on the bill when we take those amendments, and the realtors intend to go neutral as well.

This bill is truly a win-win to ensure that California's renters who are pet owners have access to housing. California has the second highest number of tenants in the country and close to 12 million of those 70% are pet owners.

Yet if you look across our state, in any given city, only 30% of available renters are pet-friendly. This means that landlords are losing out on good tenants who get rejected without even having a chance to apply for a place to live.

The lack of pet-friendly housing is also causing more than 800,000 tenants in our state to have pets in their units without knowledge of the landlord. This leaves landlords without adequate coverage for potential damages that could be mitigated if they knew their tenants had a pet.

As I said, I've been working with the opposition and with all of you to address the concerns and have a bill now that will truly support the needs of renters who are pet owners. Ensuring access, but also make sure that landlords have the protection that they need. The amendments will ensure that tenants cannot have restricted species.

Landlords can have limitation on the number of pets, require proof of liability insurance, it doesn't impact already existing leases or renewal of lease, and also allows pet deposits for professional carpet cleaning.

Also, and most importantly, the primary changes which are part of this agreement exclude buildings with 15 or less units, do not allow for a pet rent charge for the first pet, but allow for subsequent pets and allow for a pet deposit.

With all of these amendments, I believe we have a bill that will help all of our constituents access housing while also balancing that with the needs of landlords and with that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Mr. Haney. Mr. Lee, you are recognized.

Oh, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to commend the Chair of our Renters Caucus for working on an amiable deal the amendments today presented to you help with the opposition's concern, but make sure that small mom and pop landlords are not affected by this going forward.

Mom and pop landlords are not going to be affected by this. But as one of the five renters in the state legislature and as someone who is also a pet owner, I consider my pet like my child.

And I know that today, if there was a modern day practice of adding a child rent on people, people would be furious, right? They would be justifiably so and know they would be hard for families to rent places. But we also know that blanket bans just on animals, no matter of any size or species, is also wrong.

We know that a Rottweiler and a Labrador do much different damage than a domestic tabby cat. And so this is why it's important to have these measures and that people, especially younger people who don't have any children but have animal children instead, are able to effectively, affordably rent in California. So respectfully ask your aye vote on AB 2216.

Thank you, Mr. Lee. For the record, I've seen some pretty ferocious tabby cats. Clerk will-- Seeing and hearing no further debate, Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 43, no's eight. Measure passes. Fido, fluffy and all the others are appreciative. Moving to file item 47, AB 2756 by Assemblymember Boerner. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2756 by Assemblymember Boerner, an act relating to maternal health.

Assembly Member Boerner, you are recognized.

Good morning, Mister speaker, Members. I rise to present AB 2756 which would authorize a three year pilot program in the County of San Diego for pelvic floor, preventative pelvic floor and core conditioning group exercises within the six to 12 week postpartum window to help rebuild the pelvic floor after pregnancy.

Pelvic floor disorders occur when a person has a weakened pelvic muscles or tears in the connective tissue, which may, in the worst case, cause vaginal bladder or colon prolapse. During pregnancy and childbirth, pelvic floor muscles can be stretched, weakened and sometimes damaged, which lead to functional problems of the pelvic floor.

One in three birthing people will experience pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime. We're fortunate to have Scripps health system in San Diego that currently offers pelvic floor and core conditioning group exercises class classes on a voluntary basis as an option for patients experiencing issues with their pelvic floor muscles.

Providers who wish to teach these classes go through a third party certification program to learn the proper techniques in strengthening pelvic floor muscles through non invasive methods. Scripps plan to expand these classes to their Chula Vista in downtown San Diego hospital locations which serve a higher medi Cal population.

AB 2756 would capture data on participation and outcomes of these essential benefits that can prevent long term issues with incontinence and organ prolapse. This Bill has no opposition and is a reproductive freedom for all California priority and I will let you know.

I went through this program after giving birth to each of my two kids and it's really, really important that we treat women and birthing people with the dignity that we deserve for bringing life into this world.

But it does cause damage and doing this is a really, really first step to get the data that we need to do this statewide. So I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Berner seeing and hearing no further debate, Clerk will read 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 rolling tally of the votes. Aye 64 knows zero measure passes.

Moving to file item 48, AB 2821 by Assembly Member Grayson. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2821 by Assembly Member Grayson an accolade to post secondary education.

Assembly Member Grayson, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2821 requires a statewide post secondary disability access and compliance training program for college personnel. Thank you very much. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's, 60. No's, 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 49, AB 2831 by Assembly Member Hoover.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2831 by Assembly Member Hoover and applauding the school facilities.

Assembly Member Hoover, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 2831 establishes the Office of Small School District facilities and construction within CDE to provide assistance to small school districts when it comes to facilities and making the best choices for their students, staff and school boards. Urgent aye vote. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 62 no zero measure passes. Moving to file item 50. AB 2851 by Assembly Member Bonta.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2851 by Assembly Member Bonta and apparatus air pollution.

Assembly Member Bonta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister speaker and Members. AB 2851 is an important Bill for my district and yours. The 18th Assembly District is home to a metal shredding facility. Prior legislation has called on DTSC to place strong regulatory standards on metal shredders. However, numerous incidents have jeopardized the health and safety of Californians and their environments.

Since 2018, the local air district has issued 13 notices of violation to the metal shredder in my district. This metal shredder facility has also been the subject of lawsuits for violating emissions rules. Located within a mile of this metal shredding facility are 18 daycare centers, 10 parks, eight schools, four senior centers, and two hospitals.

While motivated to work on this issue from the experiences in my backyard, this is more than just a problem in my district. Like refineries, metal shredding facilities are disproportionately located in our most vulnerable and underserved communities already suffering from higher amounts of pollution exposure known to cause negative health impacts.

In fact, there was a fire in Redwood City from a metal shredder just this week. AB 2851 is an essential first step in accountability. This Bill requires DTSC and the local air management district to develop and implement facility wide fence line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities.

And if the monitoring indicates that a potential adverse impact on air quality or public health exists, the local public health Department will issue a crucial community notification. AB 2851 will push forward the state's commitment to advancing environmental justice and equity for those impacted the most by toxic emissions. Thank you Members. I respectfully request and I vote.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 48 nos. 12 measure passes. Moving to file item 51, AB 2882 by Assembly Member Mccarty.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2882 by Assembly Mccarty. Enacting the criminal procedure.

Mister Mccarty. Actually, we're going to pass. Mister Mccarty is not there. File item 52, AB 2936 by Doctor Jackson.

Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2936 by Assembly Member Jackson and applicating the public post secondary education.

Doctor Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Mister Speaker, AB 2936 as an effort to ensure that our institutions of higher learning are best equipped to ensure that students are able to have very difficult and very even controversial cultural and political debates, but still feeling safe and heard.

In the last half year, we have seen college students on our campuses be doxxed, threatened and silenced, all while they have only tried to exercise their First Amendment rights.

This State of affairs is completely unacceptable for our higher education institutions and I intend to continue to strengthen this Bill to ensure that every campus in every segment of our higher education system has a reconciliation plan in place to ensure that we are able to handle these in the greatest fashion of higher education.

I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I's 56 no zero. Pass temporarily on file item 53. Passed temporarily on file item 54.

Moving to file item 55.

Assemblymember Baines AB 3029 Clerk will read Assembly Bill 3029 by Assembly Member Baines and acclaim to control substances.

Assembly Doctor Bains, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker. AB 3029 addresses emerging drug threats we are seeing on the front lines of treating people with addiction and substance use disorders. As a addiction specialist, this is very important to me, as it is to everyone on this floor. Xylazine tranq, which is a large animal tranquilizer that has found its way into street drugs.

This Bill will classify xylazine as a schedule three drug, aligning it with other similar dangerous controlled substances. This Bill also maintains necessary protections for appropriate use in veterinary settings. AB 3029 is supported by law enforcement and veterinarians both and has enjoyed bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, vote. All those vote to desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye 61 no, zero. Measure passes. Okay, we're going to move to file item 53.

Assembly Member Gipson, AB 2984 Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2984 by Assembly Member Gipson an accolade to crimes.

Mister Gipson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much Mister speaker. Members, thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 2984 known as Diance law. This Bill have received bipartisan support.

Although I try to fully remove the statute of limitations after amendments, this Bill aims to allow the statute of limitation to be told for up to three years during any time the person flees the state in a vehicle hit and run murder.

This Bill would provide law enforcement with additional time to hold those who have committed these crimes and flee from the scene of an accident accountable. Current law prohibits a criminal complaint from being filed after six years after the Commission of a Crime. In 2021, there were 2,872 fatalities from hit and run drivers. That is the.

That's an increase of 11% from 2022, which was 2,596 fatalities during that time, according to the United States Department of Transportation. Over-viewing of motor vehicles traffic accidents back in 2015, when I carried AB 835, the toll was 2,049 fatalities that year. AB 835 is now.

What is the current law in California, which has a statute of limitation at six years for hit and run murder? This issue before you today is why I ran for the California State Assembly in 2014. In the US, the United States, there is hit and runs taking place every 43 seconds.

By the time we finish here and I finish presenting this Bill, statistically, there may have been five to six homicide murders in this country. It is important that law enforcement is given the ability to prosecute these cases and provide legal recourses for families who have been shattered by events like this. I know personally.

So I want you guys to meet my son. His name is Diance. He was killed at three years old. And I know I've shared my story with you guys before to some.

He was supposed to be with his godmother, ran out the front door, saw his mother with a tow truck driver who had a. She had a flat tire. Just like your own kids, when they see you come home. Mommy. Mommy. Daddy. Daddy. He ran across the street.

And many of you from LA, you know, Van Ness is a one way, one way north and one way south between Florence and Gage. It's a very small, narrow street. And he ran out between two cars and he was hit.

The female driver got out of the car, went to his body where it laid lifeless, saw that she hit a three year old and got back in the car and took off. That same triple a tow truck driver tried their best to capture her and to stop her.

That was at the same time that his grandfather was a sergeant with LAPD at the southwest division. Me, Maywood, we were no respective person. We're not immune from these things from happening.

And so when I had the chance to run for the State Assembly is to correct and remove the statute of limitation off of hit and run murders. And since then, I've been on this quest, I've been on this fight, this journey. I could have stayed where I was at and not even ran for the State Assembly.

But I wanted to make a difference. And so every damn birthday, we buy two Christmas trees. One for the house and one for his grave. Every birthday that we celebrate, he's not there. When all of you bring your children on this floor, he can't come on this floor. He's missing.

And so I do my damnedest to making sure that no other family has to go through and endure what we had to go through. Because you never know when it's your last time that you can see your children, hug your children, put your children to bed, and tell them that you love them.

And so this is our lifestyle. This is my trajectory. This is what I have to live with each and every day in this place. And it's not fair. It's not fair. And it hurts. And it hurts even presenting this bill today.

Thank you, Mister Gibson, Mister Jim Patterson, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker. Members, I rise in very, very strong support of this Bill. But I also rise in strong support and empathy and care for my friend and colleague from Los Angeles. His family story has been repeated in Central California over and over again. Many of you remember my efforts to pass Gavin's law.

Gavin was a wonderfully, highly regarded educator. Friend of mine, actually, and actually was a principal at a school for a while where my daughter in law taught. And Sharon and I have lost three family Members, local friends, to this very same thing.

Unfortunately, my efforts were essentially killed in appropriations several times and one time over in the Senate. This is a big step forward. I'm grateful for my colleague for bringing it forward. And you know something?

If Republican like myself can't get something through like this, I am glad that there is a Democrat like my friend who can get something through like this. And I am delighted to stand here, join with him, and say, I know your heart is broken, but you came here for a purpose.

And my friend were going to make that purpose real by voting. And I hope it is unanimous. Every person in this building will vote. So something like this may have consequences to those who won't even be a human being. My friend Gavin, a drunk teenager, he was running on the side of the road.

The teenager hit him again. Evidence that they kind of stopped and looked and took off, went and hid the evidence. There were text messages to his family Members that helped cover up the fact that he hit that individual, killed him and took off. And so I.

I appreciate the fact that although my name may not be on a Bill like that, my heart is in this Bill with my friend. And I'm hoping that we will unanimously approve this Bill for two important reasons. One, because it's a righteous cause, and two, because it is doing justice.

And so I appreciate pushing through the pain to do a commitment that he made to his family, to himself, and to that little kiddo. What was his name? Deandre Deontay. Huh? Huh? Deontay. Well, let's call this Deontay's Bill. Okay?

Let's turn the pain and the hurt of a person we all care about very much, our friend from Los Angeles, and stand with him and allow this to be the day when his commitment, his effort, his hard work, even though it breaks his heart, has been received with unanimous support. Thank you.

Thank you. Mister Patterson, Mister Lackey. You are recognized.

I had no plans to speak, but one thing that needs to be remembered, when you consider a Bill like this, when you're in law enforcement, you see a lot. And I don't have any personal stories of fatal hit and run circumstances, but I have shared the sadness of victims similar to our colleague from South LA.

And what I just hope that you will think and be reminded is that the loss is permanent. The loss is permanent. So why do we limit our ability to seek justice? I don't understand that. I never have. There is built in incentive to run when tragedies like this occur. We need to not have that built in incentive.

This is really an issue of sensitivity and I hope that we can think of this separate from a lot of the other influences that cause us to vote one way or another. But you, just out of decency, would consider the degree of loss that is felt in these kind of tragedies.

And it certainly will have my support and I hope it will get yours.

Thank you Mister Lackey, Mister Villapudua, you are recognized.

Thank you. I, Mister Speaker, I stand in strong support of AB 2984. Mike, I say this. You know we all love you. You say that your son didn't make it here, but I say this, he's standing right there next to you right now.

And understand that you speak not just for your son, but you're speaking for many, many different families that have gone through this and hopefully right that they don't go through this again. So we stand with you brother. We love you all very much. So Mister speaker, we support AB 2084. Thank you Mister Voodwell.

All debate having ceased, next 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. I 68 no, zero. We'll now move to file item 11, AB 1843 by Assemblymember Rodriguez.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1843 by Assembly Member Rodriguez and others, an act relating to private employment.

Assembly Member Rodriguez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. Thank you for the opportunity to present AB 1843, which would significantly improve and expand the mental health and emotional support options available for our EMS workers in the private sector of ambulance companies.

With over 35 years working as an EMT, I know firsthand the difficulties of being a first responder and encountering traumatic incidents almost daily that create a stressful home and work environment.

In an effort to address mental health issues incurred on the job, voters approved Proposition 11 in 2018, which provided private emergency ambulance employees up to 10 employer paid mental health sessions through an employee assistance program.

However, the American Psychology Association found that 15 to 20 sessions are needed for our first responders to begin recovering from diagnosed PTSD incurred by the job. Unfortunately, EMS workers are struggling to access providers who specialize in their first responder-related issues.

As a result, these workers are often using their limited EAP sessions just to find an appropriate provider to service their needs. AB 1843 would address several of these issues impacting private sector EMS workers access to EAPs. AB 1843 would also require peer-to-peer support services be available for private ambulance employees.

Peer-to-peer support services are a highly effective program in which trained colleagues offer emotional and social support to their peers. Unfortunately, a 2016 survey by the National Association of EMTs and Paramedics found that only 28% of agencies nationwide adopted peer-to-peer support programs.

With AB 1843, our first responders will have resources and support they need to address their mental health needs and recover so they can continue providing Californians with emergency care they need and deserve. With that I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerck will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Members, this is a 64 vote Bill. 64. 64 vote Bill. 64 vote Bill. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. 64 vote Bill, Members.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Look closely. You may never see this one again. 64 vote Bill. Moving to file item 69, AB 1963 by Assembly Member Friedman.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1963 by Assemblymember Friedman and others. An act relating to pesticides.

Assemblymember Friedman, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister Speaker and Members. Paraquat, first manufactured in 1962, is a highly toxic herbicide or weed killer. Used on almonds, pistachios, and walnut orchards, and on grapes and cotton. Paraquat is sprayed to burn down or clear fields before planting and throughout the growing season to manage weeds between crop rows. Much of the chemical ends up in soil for years, but it can eventually reach nearby communities in dust or drift when strong winds occur. This poses an increased risk to people living and working near fields who are exposed to Paraquat.

But the people most at risk for exposure are agricultural workers who mix, load, or apply Paraquat and enter areas after it's been applied. Recent common peer reviewed science has confirmed that exposure to Paraquat greatly increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Paraquat is banned in more than 60 countries, including those with large agricultural economies like the United Kingdom, China, Brazil, and the members of the European Union. And by the way, all of these countries still have crops, still have successful agriculture, without using Paraquat.

Why should California continue to use this pesticide that's been around since 1962, when there are alternatives available? AB 1963 is structured so that the Department can complete its investigation of the current science on Paraquat before any prohibition would occur. That is over a year and a half ago from today, we can do better because there are alternatives available. First and foremost is Integrated Pest Management, or IPM. California's Department of Pesticide Regulation is emphasizing that we need to be using less pesticides and herbicides in their new planning effort titled Sustainable Pest Management.

According to the Department, IPM is a strategy that focuses on long term pest prevention through biological controls, habitat manipulation and other approaches. I agree with DPR. California needs to be a leader in moving towards eliminating the most highly toxic chemicals which are poisoning our agricultural workers. Furthermore, the pesticide industry, always proud of their ability to innovate, should step forward and agree to stop producing this product and produce far less toxic weed killers. I urge an aye vote

Assemblymember Zbur, you are recognized.

Mister speaker and Members, I rise in strong support of AB 1964 and I'm proud to be a co author of the Bill. This Bill bans the use, manufacturing, sale, delivery, or possession of pesticide products containing Paraquat until the Department of Pesticide Regulation completes a reevaluation and takes specified actions. You know this substance is highly toxic and it primarily affects low income rural communities. The chemical ends up in soil for years, but can also linger in dust and drift through the air to nearby communities.

Due to its effects, Paraquat is banned in 68 countries, including those with large agricultural economies like Brazil and Members of the European Union. California needs to be a leader in eliminating highly toxic pesticides like Paraquat. But right now, California must follow the lead of 68 other countries by banning this. I want to thank our colleague from Glendale for her leadership in this area and respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Assemblymember Friedman moves the call.

We're going to move now to file item 103, AB 3064 by Assembly Member Maienschein. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 3064 by Assembly Member Maienschein, an act relating to firearms.

Assembly Member Maienschein, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 3064 would require manufacturers of firearm safety devices to mark their products with make and model information. Firearm safety devices lock and prevent unauthorized users from discharging a firearm. They must be used when a firearm is transferred through a dealer or when transported in sensitive areas.

Without make and model information located on the device, it is next to impossible for law enforcement and consumers to tell one from another, much less an approved device versus an ineffective look alike.

More importantly, if a consumer owns a safety device that has been recalled, is defective, or has a warranty issue, they are unable to identify if their particular device is affected. This bill also requires manufacturers to notify the Department of Justice in the event of a recall. This is a common sense bill to assist both law enforcement and consumers and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. This is a 54 vote bill, Members. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.

54 vote bill, Members. If you're off the floor, please return to the floor. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Mr. Maienschein moves the call. We are now moving to file item 46, AB 2709 by Assembly Member Bonta.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2709 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to corrections.

We will pass temporarily. Moving to File Item 57: AB 3216 by Assembly Member Hoover. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 3216 by Assembly Member Hoover and others, an act relating to pupils.

Assembly Member Hoover, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Appreciate the opportunity to present AB 3216. This bill builds on legislation from 2019 by requiring school districts in California to adopt a policy that limits or prohibits the use of smartphones by students during the school day.

Under current law, school districts are authorized to limit or prohibit smartphone use, and many have done so with resounding success, one of those being in my district. Administrators in my district have reported increase social interaction among peers, decrease instances of bullying on campus, and improvements in academic outcomes.

A recent book titled 'The Anxious Generation' by NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, describes a number of the substantial harms that smartphone use is having on children. Grades suffer when learning is disrupted as a result of smartphone distractions in the classroom.

The latest Gallup poll--I think my colleague actually from Long Beach mentioned this the other day--found that American teenagers spend around five hours per day on social media platforms alone, and since smartphones have become ubiquitous since 2010, we have seen a 70 percent increase in the number of high school seniors expressing that life often feels meaningless.

This coincides with rising rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide among our youth. AB 3216 will prioritize the mental health needs of California students by limiting these harmful effects during the school day. I do want to be clear that this bill does not prescribe what type of policy a district must pass. It allows flexibility for each district to choose the approach that works best in their community.

Current law also provides exceptions during emergencies when given permission by a teacher or administrator when a doctor deems the use of a smartphone necessary and the use of a smartphone in an IEP. Would greatly appreciate your support on this important measure today to support our students, and it has no opposition and has received strong bipartisan support. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Mr. Hoover. Mr. Lowenthal, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm very proud to be a joint author with the Member from Folsom on AB 3216. I'd like to keep my comments to be anecdotal since he presented so well so much of the statistical information that should alarm us all.

I have a few kids that are in middle school right now, and since I have parental controls over their phones, I can see the activity taking place during the day and it is shocking, the group chats and the communication that's taking place throughout the school day, in the classroom, during class, all day long.

And I know in the laboratory that is my home with my children, how much better off they would be without having that pressure whatsoever. So proud to stand with my colleague on the other side of the aisle and very proud that this body approaches these issues in a bipartisan fashion. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 64; no: zero. Measure passes.

We will now move back to file item 46, AB 2709 by Assembly Member Bonta. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2709 by Assembly Member Bonta, an act relating to corrections.

Assembly Member Bonta, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Mr. speaker and Members. Today I rise to present AB 2709, a bill shaped by the first hand experiences of families and children with incarcerated loved ones. We have taken amendments in Assembly Appropriations, most notably removing jails from this bill to address concerns raised by some of the opposition.

Firstly, AB 2709 prohibits visit denials due to minor omissions of inaccuracies on visitor applications. Secondly, AB 2709 codifies three days of in person visitation per week alongside video calls. Thirdly, this bill prohibits strip searches of minors when visiting and clarifies a probable cause standard to strip search adults.

Finally, this bill establishes guidelines for using reasonable screening in the case of probable cause for a search, such as metal detectors, body scanners and other types of available screening technologies for visitors before a strip search.

This bill underscores the importance of maintaining family connections during public health emergencies, as highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic. My office has communicated with stakeholders who have reached out with concerns and we are actively continuing to work with CCPOA and CDCR. AB 2709 is ultimately a very simple bill.

When you allow people to be treated humanely while they are incarcerated, connected to their families, and don't deprive them of their right to be able to visit with their families, it results in less recidivism and allows for family connections to be something that ensures incarcerated individuals are treated like the human beings that they are. With that I respectfully request your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll.

Tally the votes. Ayes 41, noes seven. Measure passes. Moving back in file order to file item 58 AB 3241 by Assembly Member Pacheco. The clerk will read. 58.

Assembly Bill 3241 by Assembly Member Pacheco and others, an act relating to law enforcement.

Assembly Member Pacheco, you are recognized.

Good afternoon, Mister Speaker and Members. I rise to present Assembly Bill 3241. AB 3241 is a work in progress that intends to set clear and comprehensive statewide standards for law enforcement K9 programs with the goal of the ensuring of ensuring uniformity, accountability and excellence in the use of police K9s throughout California.

The focus is on four key areas to standardize the use of K9s and law enforcement training, policy requirements, legal principles, and reporting requirements. AB 3241 will ensure that all law enforcement personnel are safely deploying K9s and prioritizing the safety of K9 handlers and the public.

In passing AB 3241, California will have the most comprehensive statewide standards in the country. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Doctor Jackson, you are recognized.

Thank you very much, Members. I rise in support of AB 3241. Many of you know that last year the Attorney General came out with a report in terms of use of force in regards to canines that presented some concerns.

And when we dig a little bit deeper, we recognize that California did not have a uniformed policy when it comes to k nine s.

And so this year, working with the Member from Downey, we have been in great conversations and working with this in many cases, word by word, to ensure that we have a balanced approach when it comes to the use of canines throughout this state. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Doctor Jackson. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 59. No, zero measure passes.

We are now going to move back in file order to file item 27, AB 2042 by Doctor Jackson.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 2042 by Assembly Member Jackson and others and applicating to law enforcement.

Thank you very much. Mister Speaker, I rise to present AB 2042. This is the other Bill within the k nine policy package that would mandate the Commission on police standards and training to develop minimum guidelines for the use of police k nine s by California law enforcement agencies.

Again, we have been working very hard on this, creating the environment to where we can talk about what is the best policy, what is the most balanced approach to this, so that we can make sure that we get this right, so that no matter what city you go to, you know the laws that they are abiding by, the guidelines that they are abiding by.

And so I want to thank the Member from Downey, I want to thank the speaker for helping to facilitate this. And most importantly, I want to thank the Member from Concord who, quite frankly, this would not have, we would not be here without him. The Member of Concord really gave me the gift of my first term.

The ability to put away labels, the ability to even tell friends sometimes that we got to do better. And most importantly, the value of when two Members give each other's words that you can stick by them and you can take it to the bank. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Assemblymember Pacheco, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I also rise in support of Assembly Bill 2042. I want to thank my colleague from Marino Valley for bringing this Bill so forward. Looking forward to continued conversations. And I respectfully ask for your I vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Pacheco. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 47. Nos three measure passes.

Members, we are going to lift the call on file item 103. Clerk will post all those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's. Ayes 54. Nos 14 maybe measure passes. We will now move to file item eight, ACR 126 by Assembly Member Joe Patterson.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 126 by Assemblymember Joe Patterson and others. Relative to the Sergeant Nicole Gee United States Marine Corps Memorial Highway.

Assemblymember Patterson, you are recognized

Great. Thank you, Mister Speaker. Members, I'm honored to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 126, which is co authored by my good friend Senator Roger Niello. It would designate a portion of Interstate 80 in the City of Roseville as United States Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole Gee Memorial Highway. First, I'd like to express my deepest gratitude to the majority floor leader, her staff, the speaker and his staff, as well as my own team for making this possible today.

On August 26, 2021 America and the world learned about a devastating suicide bomber attack that took the life of 13 service members during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan. Shortly thereafter, an image started circulating of one of those heroes, a gleaming young lady in uniform holding an Afghan child. The image quickly became an international symbol of our country's kindness and goodwill, especially despite an extremely dangerous situation. This young hero in this image was US Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole Gee.

Just days before she was taken from us, Nicole posted the picture on social media of her holding a young child at Kabul airport with the caption, I love my job. Nicole was raised in Roseville, just 30 minutes from where we stand or sit today. She graduated from Oakmont High School in 2016 with perfect attendance, a bilingual certificate, and a 4.1 GPA. She joined the military in August 2017 and was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24.

Her many commendable awards and achievements include a Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, NATO Medal, Expert Rifle Qualification Third Award, and she was a black belt martial arts instructor and had perfect scores in the combat fitness test.

While in Kuwait, she was promoted to sergeant on August 2, 2021. Her last stop was a humanitarian mission to Afghanistan, where she assisted with the evacuation of 100,000 people. By designating a portion of Interstate 80 in Placer County as the United States Marine Corps Sergeant Gee Memorial Highway, we can honor the legacy of our hometown hero.

I really don't love traffic, but what I do love about the placement of this sign is it will be sit in an area that is in perpetual congestion during every afternoon commuter, meaning thousands of people will see it every single day. My hope is that every time we drive by her memorial sign, we remember the joy she brought to everyone. She knew the light she was to others around the world, and that we will never forget the sacrifice she made for the people of this nation. As you all know, Monday is Memorial Day. People throughout my community will be honoring Nicole and her sacrifice. I respectfully ask that you join me today in supporting this resolution, and I ask that the role be open for co authors.

Thank you, Assemblymember Patterson. Seeing in here no further debate. The Clerk will open the roll for co authors. All those who wish to be a co author, all those who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote as a co author. All those vote who desire to vote as a co author. Clerk will close the roll. There are 62 co authors added. We will need to take a roll call vote on this. 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.

Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 65, Noes zero. The resolution is adopted. On behalf of Assemblymember Joe Patterson, please welcome the family of United States Marine Corps sergeant Nicole G. In the rear of the chamber. Clerk will we will. Be lifting the call on file item 69. Clerk will post.

All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Eyes 44. No. 16 measure passes. Madam Majority leader, you are recognized for your announcement.

Good afternoon, Members. We have 40 bills that have been completed so far, and we have 80 to go. So we would appreciate that everybody gets back. Beat your seat when you're up, otherwise you go the back of the line. We gave fair warning to that this morning. Sorry that some of you didn't hear that, but the fact of the matter is, we want to get this business done. Thank you.

Okay, Members, we'll take a brief break for 30 minutes, which means we will begin again at 01:01. Quorum call is not lifted, so you can take a break and grab it by teeth, though. Thank you.

Members, we are back in session. Please come to the floor so we can continue our work. It's 1:01. Members. Please return to the floor. We have only 13 Members here. We've got a lot of work to do. 14 now. Members, we are going to proceed in file order.

If you are not here, we will pass on your item and move on to the next. And we will come back to your item after we have gone through the entire file. Moving to file item 59. AB 3263. We're going to pass on that item. We're going to pass on item 60.

We're going to pass on item 61. We move to file item 62, AB 1793, by Assembly Member Ta. The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1793 by Assembly Member Ta and others, an sct relating to student financial aid.

It's okay. You can catch your breaths, Assembly Member Ta. I thank you for being here. Assembly Member Ta, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker and Members. AB 1763 will ensure the dependents of active-duty military members stationed outside California, but maintaining a California residency will be eligible for Cal Grant and the Middle-Class Scholarship Program.

Military service members who are California residents may sometime receive government order requiring them to relocate outside of a state for extended period, and their family often accommodate them. Since the parents are still officially resident of California, the student qualifies for in-state tuition rate at our college and university.

However, under the current law, students are ineligible for a Cal Grant or Middle-Class Scholarship Program if they temporarily reside out the state. AB 1793 would only apply to a very specific group of active-duty service members. This Bill does not appropriate any additional fund for the Cal Grant program.

It simply allows dependents of active-duty California military members to access the grant. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assembly Member Ta. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 44, noes zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 63.

AB 1831 by Assembly Member Berman. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1831 by Assembly Member Berman and others, an act related to crimes.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. Earlier this year, I learned that law enforcement was catching people with sexually explicit images of children, but were not able to prosecute those people because the images were created by artificial intelligence.

The subhorn crime of possessing, distributing and creating sexually obscene images of children must be illegal, no matter if it is AI generated or not. This is why I authored AB 1831, a bill that would modernize our laws to ensure that AI generated sexually explicit images of children are illegal to possess, distribute, and create.

I've worked with inspiring advocates on this bill, including Kaylin Hayman, a 16 year old who bravely testified in support because she herself was a victim of this crime and wanted to share her voice to bring awareness and justice to other survivors. It's critical that we act quickly to stop child predators from abusing AI to perpetuate child exploitation.

This bill will ensure that our laws are keeping up with this emerging technology to protect children in California from this abuse. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1831.

Seen in hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 53, noes zero. Measure passes. Moving on to file item 64, AB 1834 by Assembly Member Garcia.

The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1834 by Assembly Member Garcia, an act relating to electricity.

Assembly Member Garcia, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. AB 1834 is a follow up to a bill that was put into statute last year, AB 1373. It addresses some concerns that were raised along the way. It is cleaned up. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 51, noes zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 65.

AB 1859 by Assembly Member Alanis. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1859 by Assembly Member Alanis, an act relating to coroners.

Assembly Member Alanis.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, everyone. I rise to present AB 1859. This bill would require coroners to test for the presence of Tranq, a deadly animal tranquilizer, in certain autopsy cases, and make a report to the relevant authorities. My own district has already seen three deaths this year that have been linked to Tranq. If we don't act now, we will see history be repeated like we saw with fentanyl. So we want to get ahead of that.

Members, AB 1859 will bring California one step closer to becoming the first state to address Tranq and head on to make sure that we are not reacting to events, which is normally what I see in law enforcement, where we're usually chasing ourselves with drugs. So please help me with an aye and let's get ahead of this. Thank you.

Thank you, Assembly Member Alanis. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 58, noes zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 66.

AB 1878 by Assemblymember Garcia.

The Clerk will read Assembly Bill 1878 by Assembly Member Garcia and appellate in.

The housing sending Member Garcia thank you. Mister speaker and colleagues. This Bill would address concerns raised by tribal nations throughout California as it relates to programs at the Housing and Community Development Agency, specifically in obtaining drawing down resources.

This would help some of the less resourced tribes be able to have the necessary technical assistance and ultimately achieve the housing needs not only on reservations, but also in collaboration with other partners throughout the state. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you Assembly Member Garcia. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the vote. Close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 55, no zero measure passes. Moving to file item 67.

AB 1919 by Dr. Weber. The clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1919 by Assembly Member Weber and others, an act relating to pupil discipline.

Dr. Weber, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, Members. I rise today to present AB 1919, which will require school districts to document any alternative means of correction prior to the suspension of a student and requires the local education agencies to adopt at least one of best practices for restorative justice implementation developed by the California Department of Education.

This bill builds upon AB 2558, which was passed in 2022, which required the California Department of Education to work with stakeholders to develop a standard model to implement restorative justice best practices for local educational agencies and make them available on their website. This bill has no opposition and has been supported by a variety of different groups.

AB 1819 will ensure that our educators and schools are equipped with the most effective way to implement evidence-based restorative justice practices. I respectfully ask for an aye vote on AB 1919. Thank you.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes: 48; no: zero. Measure passes. Moving to File Item 68: AB 1937 by Assembly Member Berman.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 1937 by Assembly Member Berman, an act relating to state property.

Assembly Member Berman, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mister Speaker. I rise to present AB 1937, a Bill to facilitate the transfer of an excess Caltrans property near Pacifica State Beach to the California Department of Parks and Recreation for state park purposes. The property will eventually serve as a trailhead for the California Coastal Trail.

AB 1937 would ensure more Californians access to our beautiful state beaches and trails. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Berman. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll. Tally the votes. Ayes 57, noes zero. We will pass on file item 70.

Moving to file item 71 Assembly Bill 2074 by Assemblymember Miritsuchi Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2074 by Assembly Muratsuchi and others and accolades Instruction Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you are recognized.

Thank you very much. I have another education Bill. Assembly Bill 2074 is dealing with English learners California, as we all know, is the most language diverse state in the entire country with 1.1 million English learners, students and 60% of our students living in a home where the home language is other than English.

The State Department of Education in 2018, I believe, adopted the English Learner Roadmap Policy to provide guidance to all of our local school districts and how to most effectively teach English learners. However, this plan has never been implemented. This Bill will require the Department of Education to create an implementation plan for this wonderful English Learner roadmap policy.

This Bill has received bipartisan support, no votes and no opposition. Respectfully. As for I vote seeing and hearing 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 Kirk will close the roll until the vote. Size 56 no zero measure passes. Moving to file item 72 AB 2075 by Assemblymember Alvarez.

The Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2075 by Assembly Member Alvarez and others an accolade to health and care facilities.

Assembly Member Alvarez, you are recognized.

Thank you Mister speaker and colleagues pleased to present Assembly Bill 2075, the Resident Access Protection Act.

AB 2075 is a bipartisan Bill that would provide residents of long term care facilities with the rights to in person, on site access to visitors during a public health emergency as long as they follow the same safety protocols as required for staff.

AB 2075 is a result of a working group established during the pandemic who was asked to develop recommendations regarding best visitation policies and practices for long term care facilities to protect public health, but also to ensure that there was visitor opportunities.

The working group met several times and this Bill is a result of the work of the working group and with that I respectfully request your aye vote on AB 2075.

Seeing and hearing 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, Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's, 59. No's, 0. Measure passes. Moving to file item 73, AB 2093 by Assembly Member Santiago.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2093 by Assembly Member Santiago and others, an act relating to community colleges.

Assembly Member Santiago, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I stand to try to make education debt free and free in the state of California. Now, we've done free community college for anybody receiving an AA if they've enrolled in California's Promise Program.

Today, what we're trying to do to extend that to those, to the, to those BAs that exist in community colleges to make sure that BAs are free when a student attends a community college. So I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Santiago. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 53, noes one. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 74, AB 2099 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2099 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan and others, an act relating to crimes.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. AB 2099 protects reproductive health patients and providers by updating the penalties for harassment threats in violation of privacy. The bill has received unanimous bipartisan support and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 51, no's zero. Measure passes.

Assembly Bill 2112 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi, an act relating to pupil instruction.

Assembly Member.

Thank you very much. My last education bill, Assembly Bill 2112, which seeks to provide stability to the Expanded Learning Opportunity Program funding. The ELOP programs, as many of you may know, provides great afterschool program enrichment and educational activities as well as summer schools. This Bill has received unanimous bipartisan support with no opposition. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you, Mister Muratsuchi. Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes, 57 noes zero. Measure passes. Moving to file item 70.

Pass on file item 76. Moving to file item 77. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan for AB 2169. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2169 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan and others, an act relating to healthcare coverage.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Members. I'm proud to present AB 2169 which authorizes prescribers to adjust up to two times the dose or frequency of a drug without prior authorization. This bill is critical to ensure patients have access to the right medication at the appropriate strength at the right time. I respectfully ask your aye vote.

Seeing and hearing 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. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Aye's 52, no's one. Measure passes. Moving to file item 78, AB 2172 by Assemblymember Wallis.

Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2172 by Assembly Member Wallace, an act relating to the Imperial Irrigation District.

Assembly Member Wallace, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I rise to present AB 2172, a bill related to electrical service in the Coachella Valley. The eastern end of the Coachella Valley, which includes the cities of Coachella, India, La Quinta, and unincorporated areas of Riverside County, gets its electrical service from the Imperial Irrigation district.

Literally, there are over 100 years of history of the IID's electrical service in this part of my district. But since I do not want to catch up to my colleague from Rockland's number of words spoken on this floor, I'm going to skip the history lesson.

Quick version is that the contract between IID and the Coachella Valley expires in 10 years, and they're extremely critical and robust conversations going on among all the stakeholders to determine the future of electricity in the Coachella Valley. In 2022, the California State Water Resources Control Board asked the Riverside and Imperial County LAFCO to prepare an alternative governance structures and alternative electric service provision study for provision of electricity service by the IID.

LAFCO study provided suggested actions and key determinations needed to address outstanding questions regarding the existing and continued electrical service to the Coachella Valley. AB 2172 addresses one of those questions by requiring the Bureau of State Audits to conduct an assessment. An inventory of assets used by Imperial Irrigation district for its energy distribution.

AB 2172 is just to help get our locals information they need to explore all their options. Many of the Coachella Valley stakeholders are in support, including the cities of La Quinta, Indian Wells, 29 Palms Band Mission Indians, and the Coachella Valley Water district.

The IID has done some of this work already and is currently opposed to this bill, but we're going to be be sitting down with them soon and see if we can work it out. We just want to make sure that all stakeholders have the information and the law changes necessary to ensure the electricity future.

The decisions facing the region are critical and will impact the Coachella Valley for the next several generations. That was way too many words. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Actually, Assembly Member Wallace, it may not have been too many words, but it was certainly the fastest anyone has spoken on the floor in this entire session. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll. Quickly, everybody, vote quickly. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Ayes 54, noes zero. Measure passes.

Moving to file item 79. AB 2181 by assemblymember Gibson Clerk.

Will read Assembly Bill 2181 by Assembly Beverly Gipson and accurately in the juvenile Court school pupils Assemblymember Gipson.

Thank you very much Mister speaker. Assembly Bill 2181 seeks to expand opportunities for Justice Court school pupils and prepare them for success. This Bill have received no no votes bipartisan support. Respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Thank you assemblymember Gibson. Seeing and hearing no further debate, the Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those votes who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote, Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote's. Ayes 58, no zero. Measure passes.

Moving to Assembly--Item Number 81: Assembly Bill 2203 by Assembly Member McCarty. Clerk will read.

Assembly Bill 2203 by Assembly Member McCarty, an act relating to ticket sellers.

Assembly Member McCarty, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This measure is an effort to make sure that people that buy tickets for a sporting event or a concert, spend their hard earned money, actually get the tickets and get to go. Let me give you a hypothetical. You could pick up your phone right now and buy tickets to a Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver in December, and your Apple Pay will automatically be debited by hundreds of dollars. So you paid for that.

You get a message saying you'll get your tickets no later than the day of the event, so you could get ready, get on the plane, start buying your flight, and get going across the country to another country and not even have your tickets, and you assume that they're going to get delivered to you.

There's been examples ripped from the headlines of people who bought tickets to events who were never able to actually attend the event. There was a mom who went to the Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles last summer, flew from the East Coast, wasn't able to get in because she never had her tickets delivered.

This is going to make sure that people actually get what they paid for: their tickets. We currently do have opposition from some of the sporting teams throughout California. The so-called team wearing blue in Southern California apparently is one of them.

But we are committed to working with opposition and we'll be removing the component as far as mandating entry, really focusing on the timely delivery of the tickets. Respectfully ask you to vote for this measure and allow us to keep working on this important topic so people can go to see what they want to see. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Seeing and hearing no further debate, is that a baseball team by chance, Mr. McCarty? Was that a baseball team in blue? Apparently a baseball team in blue. Clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote for timely ticket delivery. All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the vote. Ayes: 63; no: zero. Measure passes. Moving to AB 2247: File Item 82 by Assembly Member Wallis.