SB46 — The committee opens testimony on SB 46, then after receiving no questions or comments, notes that SB 46 is a suspense file candidate and moves it to suspense without objection.
SB342 — SB 342 is taken up by the committee, with Senator Umberg waiving presentation. No support, opposition, or committee questions are raised, and the bill is moved to suspense without objection.
SB490 — SB 490 is taken up by the committee, with Senator Umberg waiving presentation. The chair calls for support testimony, but there are no questions or comments, and the bill is moved to suspense without objection.
SB574 — SB 574 is taken up after the author waives presentation. With no support, opposition, or committee questions, the bill is placed on the suspense file without objection.
SB758 — SB 758 by Senator Umberg is taken up with the author waiving presentation. With no further support, opposition, or committee questions, the bill is moved to suspense without objection.
Clifton Wilson — Testifies in support on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for Humboldt, Kern, and Tulare counties.
Clifton Wilson — Clifton Wilson testified in support on behalf of multiple public entities, including the City and County of San Francisco (for the mayor and Board of Supervisors), the Burbank Housing Development Corporation, and the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.
SB58 — Next bill taken up; author has waived presentation and testimony is opened.
Sabrina Cervantes — Senator Cervantes is named as the author of SB 73.
SB73 — Opened for testimony and then moved to suspense without objection.
SB99 — SB 99 by Senator Blake Spear is taken up, testimony is opened, and with no questions or objections the bill is moved to suspense.
SB247 — Opened for testimony and then moved to suspense without objection.
SB288 — SB 288 by Senator Sayarto is taken up, with testimony in support beginning, and after no questions or comments the bill is moved to suspense without objection.
SB327 — SB 327 is taken up by the committee, with the author’s presentation waived. With no questions or comments, the bill is moved to suspense without objection.
SB347 — SB 347 by Senator Choi is taken up with presentation waived, testimony is opened, and with no questions or objections the bill is moved to suspense.
SB381 — SB 381 is introduced and presented as a bill that would allow adopted persons or their descendants to obtain original birth certificates through the state registrar, create a non-binding contact preference form for birth parents, and eliminate certain restrictions on amended birth certificates. Testimony argues the bill has little or no fiscal impact and may even save money by replacing a judicial process with an administrative one, with fees helping offset costs. The witness closes by urging a yes vote, framing the measure as one of civil and equal rights. The committee then identifies SB 381 as a suspense file candidate and, with no objection, moves it to suspense.
Wendy Turk — Introduced as a witness for the California Alliance for Adoptee Rights to speak in support of SB 381.
Kelly Seyarto — The chair and witness both address the Vice Chair, with the transcript correcting the name to Kelly Seyarto. The exchange is a brief, continuous reference to the same member.
SB417 — The committee briefly takes up SB 417 by Senator Cabaldon, whose presentation is waived, and then moves the bill to suspense without objection.
Marina Espinoza — Testified in support on behalf of multiple housing organizations.
Natalie Spivak — Testified in strong support on behalf of Housing California.
Brian Augusta — Testified in support on behalf of the California Coalition for Rural Housing and Self-Help Enterprises.
Alicia Deans — Testified in strong support on behalf of Sacramento Area Congregations Together.
SB828 — SB 828 is moved to suspense without objection.
SB492 — SB 492 by Senator Menjivar is presented as a suspense-file candidate and, without objection, is moved to suspense.
SB501 — SB 501 is taken up with presentation waived, public testimony in support and opposition is heard, and the bill is then moved to suspense.
Jack Wurston — Testified on behalf of Nassman and the Motorcycle Industry Council, stating an opposed unless amended position.
SB557 — SB 557 is waived and moved to suspense without objection.
SB623 — SB 623, by Senator Archeletta, was waived from presentation and, without objection, moved to suspense.
SB667 — SB 667, by Senator Archuleta, is taken up with presentation waived, receives support testimony, and is then moved to suspense without objection.
Ryan Snow — Ryan Snow of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen testified in support of SB 667.
Louie Costa — Testified in support on behalf of SMART Transportation Division.
SB742 — SB 742 is waived and moved to suspense without objection.
SB747 — SB 747 by Senator Wiener is introduced with presentation waived, and the committee then moves the bill to suspense without objection.
SB811 — SB 811 by Senator Caballero is taken up with presentation waived, testimony begins, and the bill is subsequently moved to suspense without objection.
SB837 — SB 837 by Senator Reyes was introduced for testimony, with support, opposition, and questions invited, and then was moved to suspense without objection.
SB849 — SB 849 was taken up after Senator Weber Pearson waived presentation and was then moved to suspense without objection.
Laura Richardson — Noted as having arrived and voted consistently with the committee.
Christopher Cabaldon — Called during roll and present.
Christopher Cabaldon — The meeting transitions through several bills associated with Senator Christopher Cabaldon: SB 417 is introduced as his bill, his name is briefly misrendered as 'Balden' in a note that he has waived presentation, and SB 828 is then identified as another Cabaldon bill. The sequence continues into the next item, SB 501, which is mentioned as being by Senator Allen.
Tim Grayson — Called during roll and present.
Aisha Wahab — Called during roll and present.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Aisha Wahab is introduced as the presenter for SB 381 and begins her presentation by explaining that in California, adoptees do not have access to their original birth certificates because the records are sealed at adoption.
AB46 — First bill taken up; the author has waived presentation and the committee moves to witness testimony.