What is the proper interpretation of a statute?

The proper interpretation of a statute is a question of law we review de novo. (People v. Prunty (2015) 62 Cal.4th 59, 71.) To interpret a statute, [w]e begin by examining the words of the statute, affording them their ordinary and usual meaning and viewing them in their statutory context.' (People v. Colbert (2019) 6 Cal.5th 596, 603.) If the statutory language is not ambiguous, the plain meaning governs. (Ibid.)