SB1079 — SB 1079 (Stern) was taken up as the final/file item, moved do pass as amended to appropriations, then called for vote/absent-member votes, and ultimately reported out with an 8-0 vote.
Eric Horn — Eric Horn is introduced as the lead witness and California Director for Megafire Action, then identifies himself and states that Megafire Action is proud to sponsor and support Senator Stern's SB 1079.
Marissa Hagerman — Registers support on behalf of Climate Resolve through Tratton Price Consulting.
Marissa Hagerman — Testified in support on behalf of Climate Resolve through Tratton Price Consulting.
Nico Molina — Registers support on behalf of the California Forestry Association.
Jessica Martinez — Registers support on behalf of the California Fire Safe Council.
Jessica Martinez — Interim Executive Director for the California Fire Safe Council, testified in support.
Cher Specter — Speaks for Stone Advocacy on behalf of Elevate California in support.
Jeff Neal — Represents the Orange County Fire Authority in support.
Roger Niello — Senator Roger Niello is introduced as the author of SB 1020 and presents the bill, accepting committee amendments. The committee chair thanks him for working with the committee, invites him to close, and later thanks him again while indicating that a motion will be taken later.
SB1020 — SB 1020 is introduced as the next bill before the committee, then formally presented with the sponsor accepting committee amendments. The bill is described as fair and reasonable and as not impeding emergency responses.
SB1020 — The committee took up SB 1020 as file item 3, introduced the motion to pass it as amended to appropriations, called votes including absent-member votes, and continued the vote process until the bill was reported out with a do pass as amended to appropriations recommendation.
Drew Soderborg — Drew Soderborg of the Legislative Analyst’s Office is present to provide technical assistance on the bill. He explains that while the LAO does not take positions on legislation, he is there because the bill implements several recommendations from a recent LAO report and he can help answer questions.
Benjamin Allen — The chair indicated they were waiting for Senator Allen to arrive.
Benjamin Allen — The witness stated support for Senator Allen's SB 894.
Benjamin Allen — The bill author being addressed and praised.
Benjamin Allen — The bill author being addressed; the speaker says the bill aligns with work their office is leading.
Benjamin Allen — Responded 'Here' during quorum call.
Benjamin Allen — The bill author whose presentation was acknowledged; voted aye during roll call.
Benjamin Allen — Voted aye during the roll call.
Benjamin Allen — Called during the roll call.
Benjamin Allen — Made the motion on SB 1270.
Benjamin Allen — Seconded or made the motion on SB 1079.
Benjamin Allen — Voted aye during the roll call.
Benjamin Allen — Author of SB 894.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — The speaker referenced 'Senator Perez's bill' as part of broader insurance relief efforts; the transcript likely misheard the senator's name, but no exact member match is certain from context.
Eric Korn — Identified as the California director of Megafire Action and present to testify in support.
Connie Chan — Identified as appearing on behalf of State Treasurer Fiona Ma to testify in support.
SB894 — The witness testified in support of SB 894, explaining that it would promote home hardening measures to improve wildfire resilience and establish a wildfire resilience loan program modeled on Go Green, then concluded by asking the committee to support the bill.
SB894 — The committee discusses SB 894 as a single action item, reopening it for absent-member votes and proceeding with the motion to do pass as amended to appropriations. The bill remains under roll call as the vote continues and is carried forward as the committee works through the item.
SB254 — The witness referenced the recently released natural catastrophe study associated with SB 254.
Connie Chana / Connie Chan — A witness identified herself on behalf of State Treasurer Fiona Ma; the name appears inconsistently in the transcript.
Connie Channa — Testified in support on behalf of State Treasurer Fiona Ma and said the proposal could save lives and protect homes affordably.
Nicole Cignon — Testified in support on behalf of CalChamber.
Michael Jared — Testified in support on behalf of The Nature Conservancy.
Cher Spector — Testified in support on behalf of Stone Advocacy and Elevate California.
Sylvia Solis Shaw — Testified in strong support on behalf of the City of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and also for the City of Goleta.
Mercedes — Testified in strong support on behalf of Sierra Club California.
Rob Wilson — Testified in support on behalf of California's credit unions.
Susan Rubio — Prepared to make a comment following the witness testimony.
Susan Rubio — Expressed strong support for the bill, compared it to the earthquake authority, and asked to be a co-author.
Susan Rubio — Called during quorum check.
Susan Rubio — Made the motion on the bill.
Susan Rubio — Voted aye during the roll call.
Susan Rubio — Vote was captured unclearly as 'I.'
Susan Rubio — Called during the roll call.
Angelique Ashby — Senator Angelique Ashby was repeatedly called during the quorum and roll call process, including the absent-member vote, where her name was listed alongside other senators and the response was recorded as 'Aye.'
Gail Pellerin — Assemblymember Gail Pellerin is referenced in a garbled quorum/roll-call sequence, with the transcript unclear about the exact name or vote being captured.
Tim Grayson — Senator Tim Grayson was repeatedly called during quorum and roll call, with his presence and vote recorded as the meeting proceeded.
Kelly Seyarto — Senator Kelly Seyarto is repeatedly called during the absent-member roll call and is ultimately recorded as voting aye, with several transcript variants misspelling his name but referring to the same voting action.