Joe Patterson — Recorded as voting aye on the consent calendar.
Joe Patterson — Mentioned in the roll call; vote not clearly captured in this excerpt.
Joe Patterson — Recorded as voting aye on the item.
Joe Patterson — Voted aye on AB 1267.
Joe Patterson — Voted aye on AB 1356.
Joe Patterson — Voted aye on the item.
Joe Patterson — Presented AB 974 and explained the bill's purpose.
Joe Patterson — Seconded the motion on AB 974 and asked for an aye vote.
Joe Patterson — Voted aye on AB 974.
Joe Patterson — Recorded as voting aye.
Joe Patterson — The transcript appears to say 'Senator Patel,' but the expected member list includes Joe Patterson; he is likely the member being addressed or misrecognized.
Joe Patterson — Recorded as voting aye.
Joe Patterson — Recognized as the member speaking next with questions/statements.
Joe Patterson — Raises concerns about OCA's high-cost hospital list and notes hospitals in his represented area.
Joe Patterson — Raised concerns about OCA's spending targets and asked whether labor charges or technology investments would be included in the 3.5% or 1.9% calculations.
Joe Patterson — Continued questioning what costs would be included in OCA's calculations and expressed concern about investment disincentives.
Joe Patterson — Suggested OCA should focus on its existing task before expanding its roles; then began responding that the bill is about expanded purview rather than authority.
Joe Patterson — Explained that the bill is intended to provide more information about hospital back-end costs and private equity impacts.
Joe Patterson — Argued the bill gives OCA additional tools and information rather than expanding authority.
Joe Patterson — Noted that the 3.5% target is already set and said OCA considered provider-controlled costs when setting targets.
Joe Patterson — Said OCA can adjust for factors outside providers' control and that the bill is not meant to relitigate OCA's existence.
Joe Patterson — Said OCA is a critical tool and the bill aims to provide visibility into cost drivers in health care.
Joe Patterson — Argued that private equity transaction information is needed because such investments can increase costs and reduce quality.
Joe Patterson — Said excluding private equity information gives an incomplete picture and thanked Majority Leader Corey before addressing Assembly Member Bonta.
Joe Patterson — Explained that OCA can consider hospital distress and contextual factors, and said the bill is protective for rural and distressed hospitals.
Joe Patterson — Expressed concern about a 1.8% spending target for hospitals, including rural hospitals, and asked about its impact.
Joe Patterson — Said lower targets are intended to provide financial relief and align spending, especially in rural areas.
Joe Patterson — Concluded remarks about preventing providers from taking advantage of a practical monopoly, then yielded to the next speaker.
Joe Patterson — Called during the roll call; no vote captured in this line.
Joe Patterson — Votes no on the motion.
Joe Patterson — Called during the add-on roll call; vote context is unclear.
AB1429 — Announced as pulled from today's agenda by the author.
AB1429 — Item 36 was pulled by the author.
AB424 — Placed on consent with a motion of due pass to Appropriations.
AB463 — Placed on consent with a motion of due pass as amended to Appropriations.
Jeff Gonzalez — Named as the author of AB 676 on consent.
Jeff Gonzalez — Likely referenced in the roll call as 'Gonzalez aye'.
Jeff Gonzalez — Recorded as voting aye in the roll call.
Jeff Gonzalez — Jeff Gonzalez is referenced multiple times during the same procedural sequence: he seconds a motion, is named again as the seconder on another motion, and is later called during the roll call.
Jeff Gonzalez — Recorded as aye in the roll call.
Jeff Gonzalez — Jeff Gonzalez was called during the roll call and then recorded as voting aye.
Jeff Gonzalez — Jeff Gonzalez is called and votes aye on AB 955.
Jeff Gonzalez — Voted aye.
Jeff Gonzalez — Voted aye.
Jeff Gonzalez — Member Gonzalez votes aye.
Jeff Gonzalez — Jeff Gonzalez is mentioned during roll call and appears to vote aye, then is referenced again in the same roll-call sequence. The discussion then moves directly into a procedural motion, with a motion made by Rogers and seconded by Addis.
Jeff Gonzalez — Recorded as voting aye.
Jeff Gonzalez — Recorded as voting aye; name appears as 'Gonzalez' in the source.
Jeff Gonzalez — Recorded as voting aye.
Jeff Gonzalez — Jeff Gonzalez is repeatedly referenced during the add-on roll call, where he is recorded as voting aye and is associated with add-on items including AB 574 and AB 543.