Good morning, everyone. Sorry for the tardiness. Welcome to the August 7, Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing. We have bills to consider this morning as part of our regular order hearing.
We encourage the public to provide written testimony before the hearing by visiting the Committee website at apro. Please note that any written testimony submitted to the Committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted. The hearing room is open for attendance. All are encouraged to watch the hearing - it's riveting - from its live stream on the Assembly's website, assembly.
We encourage the public to monitor the Committee's website for updates. We will accept public comment on any bill placed on the suspense file by the Committee today and for which the author waived presentation before the close of the regular order hearing. Testimony on any such bill will be limited to a statement of name, organization, if any, and position on the bill. The Committee will allow no more than 40 minutes of testimony in total.
As you came into the hearing room today, the sergeants directed your attention to the rules for public attendance and participation, which were posted outside the door. I encourage members of the public who are in attendance to be aware of and observe those rules.
Please be aware that violations of these rules or other violations of general courtesy or decorum may subject you to removal or other enforcement processes. With that, I would like to establish a quorum. I believe we have one. We have a quorum. First order of business, I want to move SB to the suspense calendar. Next, I want to take up the consent calendar. Do we have a motion? Motion and a second.
