The Committee on Rules and Elections voted to approve a commission report concerning the city’s position on Senate Bill 34, and members debated whether the bill would affect air‑quality enforcement and port regulation.

A committee member urged colleagues to vote against SB 34, saying the bill would “undo years of progress” and weaken the ability of local air‑quality districts and port agreements to reduce emissions. The speaker told the committee that communities near the ports experience higher cancer risks and asked members to oppose the bill to protect vulnerable neighborhoods. The transcript records the speaker saying the bill “se va a deshacer años de progreso” and that port communities have “más, este, muertes doble del nivel regional.” Those statements were made during the committee discussion; they are presented here as attributed remarks from the meeting.

The committee then called the roll. The transcript records the following votes on the item to approve the report regarding SB 34: Herz Dawson — yes; Roman — no; Herzowski — no; Soto Martínez — yes; Lee — yes. The clerk announced “3 sí, 2 no, eso se aprueba.” The transcript does not state in the roll call text whether the approved report recommended support or opposition; it records only that the committee approved the report establishing a city position on SB 34 and the vote tally.

Speakers raised the bill’s potential to limit the authority of the South Coast Air Quality Management District and to curtail voluntary agreements between ports and cities that aim to lower emissions. The committee’s discussion referenced negotiations between ports and air‑quality regulators and the need to preserve local regulatory tools, but the transcript contains no formal legal analysis of SB 34 at the hearing.

The committee recorded the vote and concluded the item. The record shows the committee approved consideration of the commission’s report by a 3‑2 vote; further action by the full Council or formal position statements were not recorded in the transcript.