California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 25th, 2025

Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee

Event Log

  • Diane Papan — Addressed as Chair.
  • Diane Papan — Addressed as Chair.
  • Diane Papan — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Diane Papan — The speaker addresses the Chair as 'Chairwoman' while discussing the bill's narrow scope.
  • Diane Papan — Chair calls the vote and votes aye.
  • Diane Papan — Addressed as Chair at the start of witness testimony.
  • Diane Papan — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Diane Papan — Thanked for the committee's work on the bill and hearing; likely refers to Chair Diane Papan.
  • Diane Papan — Called in the roll vote and recorded as aye; name appears in two spellings.
  • AB764 — AB 764 is presented as a measure to protect ecosystems, wildlife, and native species affected by mute swans, with speakers emphasizing the need for more effective management strategies. The discussion then moves directly into committee action, where a motion is made for AB 764 to be due pass and sent to Appropriations.
  • AB764 — The committee votes on AB 764 with a do pass to Appropriations motion.
  • Mark Smith — Mark Smith was mentioned as someone joining to answer technical questions, but it was then clarified that he was not actually present.
  • Mark Smith — Testifies in support on behalf of the Grassland Water District and apologizes for being late to an earlier bill.
  • Mark Hennell — Named as someone joining the author to answer technical questions.
  • Mark Henley — Introduced as a technical witness and began testimony on behalf of California Waterfowl.
  • Anamarie Farías — Anamarie Farías was recorded present during roll call and then voted aye on subsequent items, including committee rules and the consent calendar.
  • Anamarie Farías — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Anamarie Farías — Recorded as voting aye, though the transcript garbles the name as 'Avila Farías'.
  • Anamarie Farías — Votes aye.
  • Anamarie Farías — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Anamarie Farías — Called in the roll vote; transcription renders the surname as 'Avila Farias' and records an aye.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Called during roll; no response captured in this excerpt.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Votes aye.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Jasmeet Bains is repeatedly called during the committee’s roll call and consent calendar proceedings, with the record showing her voting aye.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Called in the roll vote; the transcript is garbled around this point.
  • Jasmeet Bains — Voted aye on AB 764.
  • Jasmeet Bains — A speaker refers to 'Dr. Bain,' likely Assembly Member Jasmeet Bains, in a casual remark about going to the hospital.
  • Steve Bennett — Steve Bennett appears in a contiguous roll-call and voting segment of the meeting: he is first called during roll, then recorded as voting aye, including an aye on committee rules, and later associated with AB 581 on the consent calendar and recorded as voting aye on the consent calendar.
  • Steve Bennett — Steve Bennett is first recorded twice as voting aye, then later joins a lighthearted exchange by agreeing to add on as a co-author and joking that, after being thanked and flattered, he might as well take it.
  • Steve Bennett — Steve Bennett is briefly addressed in a discussion about shared concern for protecting groundwater, then appears in the roll call where he is called and recorded as voting aye.
  • Steve Bennett — Assembly Member Bennett thanked the author and supported the bill, while requesting that it be narrowed to the Kings River District rather than applied statewide. His comments were then acknowledged and appreciated by the speaker.
  • Steve Bennett — Votes aye.
  • Steve Bennett — Steve Bennett is repeatedly called during the committee’s roll call and consent calendar sequence, with his vote recorded as aye when called.
  • Tasha Boerner — Tasha Boerner was called during roll call and later recorded as voting aye.
  • Tasha Boerner — Tasha Boerner was recorded as voting aye.
  • Tasha Boerner — Called during the roll; no vote captured in the transcript fragment.
  • Tasha Boerner — Tasha Boerner is referenced throughout a single committee action: she seconded the motion and was later called during roll call/consent calendar proceedings, where she was recorded as voting aye.
  • Tasha Boerner — Seconded the motion to move the bill.
  • Tasha Boerner — Recorded as aye on the roll vote.
  • Tasha Boerner — Voted aye on AB 293.
  • Tasha Boerner — Voted aye on AB 616 and AB 639.
  • Tasha Boerner — Voted aye on AB 764.
  • Jessica Caloza — Jessica Caloza is repeatedly called during roll call and procedural votes, recorded as present, identified as providing a second, and voting aye on committee rules and the consent calendar. She is then called down to present the next item.
  • Jessica Caloza — Jessica Caloza is recorded as voting aye during the roll call.
  • Jessica Caloza — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Jessica Caloza — Votes aye.
  • Jessica Caloza — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Jessica Caloza — Called in the roll vote; transcript renders the name as 'Caloza'.