AB1827 — The committee returns to item one, AB 1827, in the add-on discussion.
AB1827 — Item 1 on the add-on consent list; Connolly votes aye.
Phillip Chen — Phillip Chen is referenced as the author of AB 1827 and is briefly praised for being on time.
Phillip Chen — AB 1827 is identified as Chen's bill.
Phillip Chen — Chen is identified with AB 1827 on the consent/add-on list.
Melissa Cortez — Melissa Cortez is introduced and then testifies on behalf of the California Association of Collectors in support of the bill.
Diane Dixon — Assembly Member Diane Dixon is invited to ask questions or comment, and she responds by expressing support for the bill while noting she was unaware of some existing limitations affecting small businesses.
Diane Dixon — Referenced as the author of AB 1951 on the consent calendar.
Diane Dixon — Votes aye on AB 1827.
Diane Dixon — Called during roll call on AB 1916.
Diane Dixon — Called during roll call on AB 1916.
Diane Dixon — Raises concern about increased fees and asks about recovering costs for online notarization sessions.
Diane Dixon — Supports the technological updates but questions the notary license fee and fee structure.
Diane Dixon — Recorded as voting yes.
AB1916 — AB 1916 is introduced and described as updating the definition of a certified interpreter to include American Sign Language interpreters, thereby allowing ASL interpreters to participate in the existing collective bargaining framework. The committee then opens testimony, hears support for the bill, asks for opposition, and closes with a request for an aye vote.
AB1916 — The committee takes up AB 1916 and moves it forward with a do-pass motion to Appropriations.
AB1916 — Item 2 on the add-on consent list; Connolly votes aye.
Carmen Ramos — Identified as president of the California Federation of Interpreters and a supporter of AB 1916.
Ignacio Hernandez — Named as representing California Interpreters in support of the bill.
Ignacio Hernandez — Identified as speaking on behalf of the California Federation of Interpreters.
Unidentified ASL interpreter in Sacramento — A Sacramento court ASL interpreter is described as unrepresented and the author of the statement being read.
ASL interpreter of Sacramento County — Described as being in the middle of a murder trial and unable to attend in person.
Yvette Garcia — Spanish court interpreter from San Diego with the California Federation of Interpreters, testifying in support.
Rosa Treviso — Certified court Spanish interpreter and Secretary-Treasurer for the California Federation of Interpreters, testifying in support.
Madi Antonio Tapelichari — Court-certified interpreter in the Los Angeles court system and Region 1 representative, testifying in support.
John Harabedian — The speaker jokes that Assemblymember Harabedian is eager to respond.
John Harabedian — Called for quorum check; presence confirmed.
John Harabedian — Called during quorum check and then confirmed present.
John Harabedian — Likely the intended author of AB 1950; the transcript says 'Heribetian.'
John Harabedian — Votes aye on the consent calendar; name is misspelled in transcript.
John Harabedian — Votes aye on AB 1827.
John Harabedian — Votes aye on AB 1827.
John Harabedian — Votes aye on AB 1916.
John Harabedian — Votes aye on AB 1916.
John Harabedian — Called during roll call on AB 1916.
John Harabedian — Recorded as voting aye, though the transcript mangles the name.
AB1977 — Identified as one of the remaining items to be heard.
AB1977 — The committee takes up AB 1977, which is presented as a bill sponsored by the Secretary of State to clarify and correct ambiguities and inconsistencies in the Online Notarization Act. The discussion explains that the measure makes technical corrections and conforming amendments to improve implementation, establish clear operational standards, maintain consistency with existing notary public laws, resolve definitional and procedural inconsistencies, update licensing and training requirements, and provide guidance on authenticating digital seals. The segment ends with the chair asking whether anyone is in support of or opposition to AB 1977.
AB1977 — Item 4 on the add-on consent list; Connolly votes aye.
Ash Kalra — Ash Kalra is present for quorum, then participates in the roll call vote by voting aye, including an aye vote on AB 1916.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — Rebecca Bauer-Kahan is first confirmed present during quorum check, then records aye votes on the consent calendar, AB 1827, and AB 1916.
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — Recorded as voting aye.
Damon Connolly — Called during quorum check.
Damon Connolly — Damon Connolly is called during the consent vote and then records aye votes on consent and on AB 1827, AB 1916, and AB 1977.
Diane Papan — Diane Papan is called during the quorum/roll call, with the transcript rendering her name inconsistently as 'Pappin' and 'Papan.'
Kate Sanchez — Kate Sanchez was called during a quorum check and then noted again shortly afterward as about to walk in during the consent-calendar repeat, indicating she was arriving during the procedural roll calls.
Kate Sanchez — Kate Sanchez is recorded in the roll call as voting no, then aye in an add-on roll call, and then no again.
Stephanie Nguyen — Stephanie Nguyen is called during quorum check, then referenced in a consent calendar item (AB 1846), and subsequently appears in roll-call voting on AB 1827, where she votes aye.
Rick Zbur — Rick Zbur is mentioned during a brief sequence of legislative proceedings: he is called during quorum check, identified as the author of AB 1967 on the consent calendar, and then recorded as voting aye on AB 1827 and AB 1916 during roll call.
Rick Zbur — Rick Zbur expresses support for the bill, thanking the Secretary of State and the author, and then is recorded as voting aye on AB 1977.