Oct 16 2007
Legislature Media Round-Up
The LA Times has this article:
In recent years, the chamber has focused much of its lobbying firepower on an annual list of “job killer” bills. This year, Schwarzenegger complied with 12 out of 12 chamber requests for vetoes on those bills. In 2006, he vetoed nine of 11 bills that the chamber listed as job killers.
“The chamber has had more success than most in getting vetoes,” said Steve Blackledge, legislative director for the California Public Interest Research Group, a consumer advocate. “They draw a bright line in the sand and say, ‘These bills have to be stopped.’ They’ve got the governor as their backstop.”
That’s not 100% accurate. He did not veto AB 338, which was on their list of 12 (though it was amended to their liking, but he didn’t veto it.)
The SF Chronicle follows up last week’s article on leave laws with news of the vetoes.
