Recap of Governor’s Actions on Priority Bills

Another legislative year came to a close this week as Governor Gavin Newsom acted on the last remaining bills waiting on his desk.

Of the 25 job killer bills the California Chamber of Commerce identified this year, only one was signed into law. The Governor signed 22 CalChamber-supported bills, and vetoed five CalChamber-opposed bills.

Following is a recap of the Governor’s actions on priority CalChamber bills this year. For full descriptions and to see what happened to legislation where amendments removed CalChamber opposition, see the Final Status Report listing inside this edition.

Opposed Bills Vetoed

• AB 416 (Kalra; D-San Jose): Overbroad Burden on Procurement.
• AB 616 (Stone; D-Scotts Valley): Forced Unionization Process for Agricultural Employees.
• AB 1074 (Lorena Gonzalez; D-San Diego): Onerous Return to Work Mandate.
• SB 524 (Skinner; D-Berkeley): Increases Health Care Costs.
• SB 660 (Newman; D-Fullerton): Restrictions on Citizen Ballot Initiatives and Voter Signature Gathering.

Support Bills Signed

Banking and Finance

• AB 511 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance): Crowdfunding.

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

• AB 819 (Levine; D-San Rafael): CEQA Transparency.

Crime

• AB 331 (Jones-Sawyer; D-South Los Angeles): Retail Theft Enforcement.

Education

• AB 469 (Reyes; D-San Bernardino): Facilitate Pupil Financial Aid Applications.

Gaming/Alcohol

• SB 19 (Glazer; D-Contra Costa): Wineries.
• SB 389 (Dodd; D-Napa): Alcohol Sales.

Hazardous Waste

• AB 332 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials): Treated Wood Waste.

Health Care

• AB 1082 (Waldron; R-Escondido): Continues Review of Health Care Mandates.

Housing and Land Use

• SB 8 (Skinner; D-Berkeley): Pro-Housing Production.
• SB 9 (Atkins; D-San Diego): Pro-Housing Production.
• SB 10 (Wiener; D-San Francisco): Pro-Housing Production.
• SB 290 (Skinner; D-Berkeley): Pro-Housing Production.
• AB 215 (Chiu; D-San Francisco): Housing Production.
  See October 1 Alert story for more details on housing bills.

Labor and Employment

• AB 1033 (Bauer-Kahan; D-Orinda): Small Employer Mediation Program.
• SB 657 (Ochoa Bogh; R-Yucaipa): Telecommuting.

Taxation

• SB 87 (Caballero; D-Salinas): Small Business Grant Program.
• SB 94 (Skinner; D-Berkeley): License Renewal Fee Relief.

Transportation and Infrastructure

• SB 339 (Wiener; D-San Francisco): Ensure Transportation Funding.

Unemployment Insurance

• AB 110 (Petrie-Norris; D-Laguna Beach): Data Sharing Between Employment Development Department (EDD) and Department of Corrections to Prevent UI Fraud.

• SB 390 (Laird; D-Santa Cruz): Requires EDD to Plan for Next Crisis.

Workplace Safety

• AB 654 (Reyes; D-San Bernardino): Clarification and Cleanup re COVID-19 Notice.
• SB 336 (Ochoa Bogh; R-Yucaipa): Fair Notice for Local Public Health Orders.

Support Bills Vetoed

Education

• AB 1185 (Cervantes; D-Corona): Ensure Students Can Complete Cal Grant Applications Despite COVID-19-Related Disruptions.

Recycling

• SB 244 (Archuleta; D-Pico Rivera): Battery Recycling Education and Fire Prevention.

Cumulative Job Killer Vetoes

• 2021: 25 Job Killers identified, 2 sent to Governor Gavin Newsom, 1 signed, 1 vetoed;
• 2020: 19 Job Killers identified, 2 sent to Governor Newsom, 1 signed, 1 vetoed;
• 2019: 31 Job Killers identified, 2 sent to Governor Newsom, 1 signed, 1 vetoed;
• 2018: 29 Job Killers identified, 1 sent to Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., 1 vetoed;
• 2017: 27 Job Killers identified, 3 sent to Governor Brown, 2 signed, 1 vetoed;
• 2016: 24 Job Killers identified, 5 sent to Governor Brown, 4 signed, and 1 vetoed;
• 2015: 19 Job Killer bills identified, 3 sent to Governor Brown, 1 signed, and 2 vetoed;
• 2014: 27 Job Killer bills identified, 2 sent to Governor Brown, 2 signed;
• 2013: 38 Job Killer bills identified, 1 sent to Governor Brown, 1 signed;
• 2012: 32 Job Killer bills identified, 6 sent to Governor Brown, 4 signed, 2 vetoed;
• 2011: 30 Job Killer bills identified, 5 sent to Governor Brown, 1 signed, 4 vetoed;
• 2010: 43 Job Killer bills identified, 12 sent to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2 signed, 10 vetoed;
• 2009: 33 Job Killer bills identified, 6 sent to Governor Schwarzenegger, 6 vetoed;
• 2008: 39 Job Killer bills identified, 10 sent to Governor Schwarzenegger, 1 signed, 9 vetoed;
• 2007: 30 Job Killer bills identified, 12 sent to Governor Schwarzenegger, 12 vetoed;
• 2006: 40 Job Killer bills identified, 11 sent to Governor Schwarzenegger, 2 signed, 9 vetoed;
• 2005: 45 Job Killer bills identified, 8 sent to Governor Schwarzenegger, 1 signed, 7 vetoed;
• 2004: 23 Job Killer bills identified, 10 sent to Governor Schwarzenegger, 10 vetoed;
• 2003: 53 Job Killer bills identified, 13 sent to Governor Gray Davis, 11 signed, 2 vetoed;
• 2002: 35 Job Killer bills identified, 17 sent to Governor Davis, 12 signed, 5 vetoed;
• 2001: 12 Job Killer bills identified, 5 sent to Governor Davis, 3 signed, 2 vetoed;
• 2000: No Job Killers identified. Of 4 bad bills identified at end of session, Governor Davis signs 2 and vetoes 2;
• 1999: 30 Job Killer bills identified, 9 sent to Governor Davis, 6 signed, 3 vetoed;
• 1998: 64 Job Killer bills identified, 11 sent to Governor Pete Wilson, 11 vetoed;
• 1997: 57 Job Killer bills identified, 9 sent to Governor Wilson, 9 vetoed.