Kate Sanchez — Kate Sanchez was called during the roll, marked present, and then called again during the vote roll.
Kate Sanchez — Kate Sanchez was recorded during the roll call vote as voting no.
Kate Sanchez — Kate Sanchez is mentioned in the course of a procedural vote sequence: she seconded the motion and later was called during the roll call vote, where she responded 'aye.'
Kate Sanchez — Recorded as voting aye.
Kate Sanchez — Kate Sanchez was recorded in the roll call as voting aye on the motion.
Pilar Schiavo — Pilar Schiavo is repeatedly called during roll and vote roll, with the transcript reflecting her name in slightly different spellings and indicating that she is present.
Pilar Schiavo — Pilar Schiavo is called during the roll call vote and recorded as voting aye.
Pilar Schiavo — Pilar Schiavo was mentioned during roll-call/consent calendar voting and recorded as voting aye.
Pilar Schiavo — Referenced in the motion as the member moving the bill.
Pilar Schiavo — Spoke in support, citing a burning landfill, a cancer study, and personal family cancer history.
Pilar Schiavo — The speaker references the member's district and cancer concerns there.
Pilar Schiavo — Recorded as voting aye.
Pilar Schiavo — Called during consent calendar roll call.
Pilar Schiavo — Called during the vote on SB 81.
Pilar Schiavo — Called during the vote on SB 250.
Pilar Schiavo — Pilar Schiavo was recorded in the roll call as voting aye on the motion.
LaShae Sharp-Collins — LaShae Sharp-Collins was repeatedly called during roll call and the vote roll, and was recorded as present.
LaShae Sharp-Collins — LaShae Sharp-Collins is named during the roll call vote, appearing as 'Sharp Collins' in the transcription.
LaShae Sharp-Collins — LaShae Sharp-Collins was mentioned in the course of procedural voting, first during the roll call vote and again in the consent calendar roll call.
LaShae Sharp-Collins — LaShae Sharp-Collins was called during the consent calendar roll call.
LaShae Sharp-Collins — Voted aye on the motion.
SB81 — SB 81 is introduced and heard in committee, then the author presents it as a measure to protect health care spaces and patient privacy by limiting immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas of health facilities without a valid judicial warrant and by protecting immigration-related information, including citizenship status and place of birth, as confidential medical information. The author notes committee amendments will be accepted, describes the bill as urgent and necessary, and frames it as building on existing California protections. Multiple witnesses and co-sponsors then testify in support, emphasizing that SB 81 helps ensure patients can safely access care regardless of immigration status and keeps clinics, hospitals, and mobile clinics safe from harassment or unwarranted enforcement.
SB81 — First consent-calendar item referenced; measure remains out.
SB81 — Item on the consent calendar; roll was opened and ayes were recorded.
SB81 — Called on the consent calendar and voted on.
SB250 — Announced as an upcoming item to be heard.
SB250 — The committee took up SB 250 by Ochoa-Bogh. The author presented the bill, explaining that it would add skilled nursing facilities to the DHCS managed care provider directory so Medi-Cal beneficiaries and other consumers can more easily compare and choose facilities. The discussion highlighted barriers faced by seniors and people with disabilities in finding information, and supporters testified that the bill would make already-collected DHCS information publicly available on an easy-to-use website. The presentation concluded with a request for an aye vote, and the committee then moved toward closing the bill and voting it out to Appropriations.
SB250 — Second consent-calendar item referenced; measure remains out.
SB250 — SB 250 was taken up on the consent calendar, and the roll was opened with ayes recorded.
SB250 — Called on the consent calendar and voted on.
SB504 — Announced as an upcoming item to be heard.
SB504 — SB 504 is introduced and taken up by the committee, with the speaker accepting committee amendments and explaining that the bill permits health care providers to disclose previously reported HIV information for public health purposes. The discussion clarifies that the measure allows disclosure for disease control and care coordination, including communication with local health officials and the Department of Public Health regarding previously reported HIV cases. The item later returns to SB 504’s status on the agenda.
SB717 — Announced as an upcoming item to be heard.
SB717 — SB 717 is introduced as the next agenda item and then described by multiple speakers as a measure to codify the relationship between the regional cancer registries and the CCR, preserve California’s cancer surveillance infrastructure, and protect more than $15 million in annual federal funding and cancer data collection. Witnesses and committee members repeatedly urge support, characterize it as a common-sense safeguard, and note moving the bill forward. The discussion concludes with the measure passing out of committee, followed by a later return to SB 717 as the agenda item awaiting the next step.
SB717 — Item on the consent calendar; ayes were recorded, and the measures were noted as still out.
SB717 — Called on the consent calendar and voted on.
Mike Yvonne — Mike Yvonne is introduced as a witness from SEIU United Healthcare Workers, then identifies himself as a certified nursing assistant at Cedar Side Night in Los Angeles and a proud member of SEIUHW speaking before the committee.
Marvellas — Identified as Director of Policy at the California Coalition for Healthy California.
Mar Veles — Mar Veles introduces herself as the Director of Policy for the Latino Coalition for Healthy California.
Marty Lopez — Introduces themselves as being with the California Nurses Association.
Madi Lopez — Identifies with the California Nurses Association and says it is a proud co-sponsor.
Monica Madrid — Speaks in strong support on behalf of the Coalition for Humane and Migrant Rights.
Sandra Poole — Speaks in support on behalf of the Western Center on Law and Poverty.
Landlain — Speaks on behalf of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California in strong support.
Maura Gibney — Speaks in support on behalf of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform.
Maura Gibney — Maura Gibney, introduced as a witness from California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, identified herself as the executive director of Canter, a statewide nonprofit that has worked for over 40 years to improve California’s long-term care system and is a proud sponsor of SB 250. She explained that her organization receives thousands of calls from people trying to navigate the long-term care system and described a recent case involving a wife seeking a nearby contracted nursing home for her husband after a medical emergency.
Chloe King — Speaks in support on behalf of Political Solutions and the California Dental Association.
Nora Angelis — Speaks in support on behalf of Children Now.
Katie Jennings — Speaks in support on behalf of The Children's Partnership.
Sarah Flogs — Speaks in support on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions.