California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jul 15th, 2025

Assembly Public Safety Committee

Event Log

  • SB356 — Announced as pulled by the author and removed from consideration for now.
  • SJR9 — Announced as a resolution to be heard that was added to the agenda yesterday.
  • SJR9 — SJR 9 is introduced and then discussed as a bill aimed at supporting the safety and security of immigrant Californians. A speaker identifies as a proud co-sponsor and emphasizes its importance, and a witness closes by urging support for the measure.
  • SJR9 — SJR 9 is noted as still awaiting absent members.
  • SJR9 — Item 26; committee vote recorded and the measure passes.
  • SJR9 — Listed as item twenty-six and voted on.
  • Mark González — Noted as present in the room.
  • Mark González — Called in the roll as a committee member present.
  • Mark González — Called during roll call on SB 258; no vote was captured in the transcript excerpt.
  • Mark González — Mentioned as a co-author of the earlier bill that established the CARE program and CARE Court.
  • Mark González — Mark González is recorded as voting aye during the roll-call vote.
  • Mark González — Participated in the roll call vote on SB 571.
  • Mark González — Assembly Member González is acknowledged as the next speaker after Haney.
  • Mark González — States full support for the bill and moves it today.
  • Mark González — Mark Gonze1lez is referenced and directly addressed during a committee discussion, first as a colleague whose points are acknowledged and then as the member being asked to weigh in. He is identified as the maker of a motion, with the committee asking whether there is a second. He then speaks substantively about how the bills are aligned and work together, noting that he and Senators Perez and Arreguedn are closely tied on the legislation and citing Senator Padillaeds U.S. Senate bill as an example of combining related provisions. He emphasizes that the bill is about setting clear standards for all law enforcement officers rather than demonizing them, shares a personal anecdote illustrating the real-world impact of immigration fears, offers to have the other senator as a co-author, and finally is recorded as voting aye.
  • Mark González — Mark González thanks the author for bringing the bill forward, then raises concerns about its scope and asks for clarification on which items are covered. He specifically questions the provision imposing criminal penalties on sidewalk vendors selling certain goods without a permit and asks what items are actually referenced, noting that the restricted items appear to be those not already subject to retail theft provisions.
  • Mark González — Assembly Member González was called during roll call.
  • Mark González — Mark González is mentioned during a short procedural stretch in which committee members are invited to ask questions or comment, he is called during roll call, and a caption fragment appears to address him directly ('Mark, pardon me').
  • Mark González — Recorded in the roll call.
  • Mark González — Voted aye on SB 763.
  • Mark González — Likely intended to be Elmer Lazzardi / Elmer Lazzardi here on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions; not an expected legislator, so treated as a witness/advocate mention in context.
  • Mark González — Recorded as voting aye on the motion.
  • Mark González — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Mark González — Mark González expressed strong support for the resolution, thanked the author, and requested to be added as a principal co-author. The chair acknowledged the request and then invited Senator Durazo to close. Senator Durazo thanked colleagues, asked for support on the bill, urged an aye vote, and the chair indicated an aye recommendation before the roll call began.
  • Mark González — Mark González is called on during the committee discussion, thanks the author, witnesses, and dais, emphasizes agreement and accountability, moves the bill, and later votes aye while asking to be added as a co-author.
  • Mark González — Mark González is recorded multiple times during the roll-call vote, consistently voting aye on the consent calendar and on several measures including SB 258, SB 398, SB 497, SB 571, SB 680, SB 74, and item 18; the transcript is occasionally garbled, but his vote is consistently aye throughout.
  • Mark González — Votes aye.
  • Mark González — Begins speaking, apologizes to the chair, and says he has important questions for both sides.
  • Mark González — Mark Gonze1lez discussed his amendments to the bill, saying he had already accepted colleagues' proposed changes and had additional author amendments ready to address court-related issues and specify Los Angeles County. He also made clear that he would not support the bill on the Assembly floor without those changes. The exchange continued with other members acknowledging his amendments, thanking him for his questioning, and referencing the commitments made during the discussion.
  • Mark González — The committee is still waiting on him to complete the roll call outcome.
  • Mark González — The transcript says 'Assemblymember Gomez-Reyes'; this likely refers to Assemblymember González, but the exact identification is uncertain, so it is preserved as spoken contextually.
  • Mark González — Votes aye on SB 245.
  • Mark González — Adds remarks in support of Los Angeles and references a know-your-rights card from earlier in the day.
  • SB704 — Introduced as item 19, titled Firearms, Firearm Barrel.
  • SB704 — SB 704 is discussed as a bill that would require firearm barrel purchases to follow the same dealer-transfer and background-check process as firearm purchases, closing a loophole that allows barrels used in ghost guns to be obtained without oversight. Opponents argue the bill is ineffective, symbolic, and burdens lawful gun owners by creating unconstitutional barriers and making it harder to repair or upgrade firearms, while supporters respond that it is not intended to burden lawful purchasers and note exemptions for law enforcement, military, and people undergoing background checks. The author closes by emphasizing the bill’s anti-ghost-gun purpose and asking for an aye vote.
  • SB704 — SB 704 is taken up after a correction and remains on call.
  • SB704 — SB 704 was on call as Item 19 and was voted on; a speaker then made a brief correction/apology while referring to the same bill.
  • SB704 — Listed for a vote.
  • Stephen Lindley — Identified as a witness and senior program manager at the Brady Campaign.
  • Jonathan Feldman — Jonathan Feldman, representing the California Police Chiefs Association, is identified as a witness and then testifies in support of SB 704 on behalf of the association.
  • Jonathan Feldman — Testified in support on behalf of the Big City Mayors coalition.
  • Jonathan Feldman — Jonathan Feldman of the California Police Chiefs Association is present and then speaks in strong support of SB 571, arguing that the bill’s penalties should reflect the severity of the crimes.
  • James Ramos — Voted aye on SB 763.
  • James Ramos — James Ramos was recorded as voting aye on the motion.
  • James Ramos — Ramos was recorded as voting aye on the roll call.
  • James Ramos — James Ramos participates in the bill's motion by seconding it and later voting aye on the motion.
  • James Ramos — Voted aye on SB 221.
  • James Ramos — Voted aye on the consent calendar.
  • James Ramos — Ramos votes aye on SB 704 after the chair corrects the record.
  • James Ramos — Votes aye.