Lisa Calderon — The speaker thanks the Chair and committee for helping navigate the insurance crisis and supporting the bill.
Lisa Calderon — Chair Calderon is thanked for working with the FAIR Plan on amendments.
Lisa Calderon — Chair Lisa Calderon is called during the vote and responds 'aye.'
Lisa Calderon — Lisa Calderon is repeatedly mentioned during the meeting in roll-call and bill-reference contexts: she is recorded voting aye on AB 1531 and AB 646, appears in the roll call for AB 888, and is identified as the author of AB 888 (including a garbled bill callout and a later clear reference to AB 888 by Assembly Member Calderon).
AB888 — AB 888, the California Safe Homes Act, is discussed and supported as an important wildfire mitigation measure. Speakers describe it as creating a grant program to help homeowners harden their homes and fund high-impact pre-disaster mitigation efforts, emphasizing its role in strengthening California’s resilience and noting it as a model comparable to existing mitigation programs in other states.
AB888 — AB 888 is discussed as a model for California to adopt a similar home-hardening and mitigation program, and witnesses express support for the bill, noting its science-based standards and its use in places like Paradise and Los Angeles.
AB888 — The committee is taking a do-pass vote on AB 888 to the Committee on Appropriations.
AB888 — AB 888 is taken up as an add-on item during roll call. The author name is initially cut off/garbled, then the roll call is reopened for the add-on item, and votes are subsequently recorded for AB 888.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is repeatedly introduced and acknowledged during the AB 888 discussion as the bill’s sponsor and a special guest. Speakers thank him for bringing the bill forward, praise him as a respected commissioner, and note his collaboration with colleagues through the NAIC, all within a continuous discussion centered on his role in advancing the legislation.
Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler — Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler is introduced as a special guest witness in support of AB 888, and later thanked for traveling to Sacramento to share Alabama’s program experience.
Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler — Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler is introduced and invited to testify, then begins his testimony in strong support of AB 888, thanking the committee and praising California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
Commissioner Mark Fowler — Commissioner Mark Fowler described Alabama's windstorm mitigation program as a response to major hurricane losses, explaining that Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina in 2004 and 2005 were the wake-up call that pushed the state toward a stronger risk-reduction and insurability strategy. He then recounted how former Insurance Commissioner Jim Riddling, sent to the Alabama coast by Governor Bob Riley, reacted to the repeated storm damage with a blunt call for a pause and reassessment, summarized as 'Time out, y'all.'
Dawn Addis — Called during roll call and recorded as present.
Dawn Addis — Called during roll vote and recorded as aye.
Dawn Addis — Assembly Member Dawn Addis speaks in support of the measure, thanks the author, asks to be added as a co-author, and is later recorded voting aye during the roll call.
Dawn Addis — Recorded as voting aye on AB 1531.
Dawn Addis — Recorded as voting aye on AB 646.
Dawn Addis — The transcript contains a likely mis-transcription, 'Avidaferius,' which appears to be intended as a member name but is uncertain.
Stan Ellis — Stan Ellis was called during roll call/quorum call and recorded as present.
Stan Ellis — Called during roll vote and recorded as aye.
Stan Ellis — Assembly Member Stan Ellis votes aye.
Stan Ellis — Stan Ellis is recorded voting aye on AB 1531 and then voting aye on AB 646 (appearing twice in the transcript as consecutive vote entries).
Mike Gipson — Called during roll call, though the transcript cuts off before his response.
Mike Gipson — Called as present during quorum call.
Mike Gipson — Spoke in strong support, emphasizing incentives over mandates and support for wildfire victims in Los Angeles.
Mike Gipson — Praised AB 888, welcomed the Alabama commissioner, and described losses from the Altadena wildfire.
Mike Gipson — Seconded the motion in the closing procedural summary.
Mike Gipson — Called during roll vote and recorded as aye.
Mike Gipson — Assembly Member Mike Gipson casts an aye vote.
Mike Gipson — Mike Gipson is recorded as voting aye on three bills during the roll-call sequence: AB 1339, AB 1531, and AB 646.
Marc Berman — Called as present during quorum call.
Marc Berman — Called during roll vote.
Marc Berman — Assembly Member Berman is called in the roll.
Marc Berman — Assembly Member Gonzalez is thanked for authoring the bill; the transcript likely refers to the bill author, though the member ID cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
Marc Berman — Recorded as voting aye on AB 1531.
Marc Berman — Recorded as voting aye on AB 646.
Marc Berman — Recorded as voting aye on AB 646.
Marc Berman — Mentioned in the roll call sequence for AB 888 and AB 290.
Marc Berman — Mentioned in the roll call continuation.
Marc Berman — Recorded as aye on AB 888 and AB 290.
Marc Berman — Recorded as aye in the add-on votes.
Marc Berman — Recorded as aye in the add-on votes.
Marc Berman — Recorded as aye in the add-on vote sequence and consent calendar.
Marc Berman — AB 290 is identified as being by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan; no member mention here.
Phillip Chen — Called as present during quorum call.
Phillip Chen — Called during roll vote.
Phillip Chen — Assembly Member Chen is called in the roll.
Phillip Chen — Phillip Chen is recorded multiple times during the roll call as voting aye, including on AB 1531 and AB 646, and in the continuation of the same voting sequence.
Heather Hadwick — Called as present during quorum call.
Heather Hadwick — Thanked the author, described her rural district, and asked whether the bill could include a section for rural residents.