October 15, 2004
Governor Rejects Chamber 'Job Killer'
Bills
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed all 10 "job killer" bills sent
to him by the Legislature, a victory for California's recovering
economy.
"By rejecting all 10 'job killer' bills that
made it to his desk, Governor Schwarzenegger followed through on his
campaign promise to stimulate California's jobs climate and reinvigorate
our economy," said California Chamber President Allan Zaremberg.
Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the following
Chamber opposed bills:
Five anti-outsourcing bills prohibiting or
restricting California businesses' ability to conduct a portion of their
operations abroad, which would have invited retaliation from the state's
trading partners that would have had a negative impact (either directly
or indirectly) on California jobs, 25 percent of which are tied to
international trade: AB 1829 (Liu; D-La Canada Flintridge, AB 2715
(Reyes; D-Fresno), AB 3021 (Committee on Labor and Employment), SB 888
(Dunn; D-Garden Grove), SB 1492 (Dunn; D-Garden Grove).
AB 1839 (Montaiiez; D-San Fernando), limiting
credit sources for the purchase of personal vehicles and harming many
car dealers by curbing their ability to profit on certain types of
sales.
AB 2042 (Lowenthal; D-Long Beach), increasing
the costs of goods movement and driving business and jobs from
California ports by requiring the City of Los Angeles and the City of
Long Beach to prohibit any growth at their respective ports unless that
growth can be accomplished with no air pollution increases.
AB 2317 (Oropeza; D-Long Beach), negatively
distinguishing California from the rest of the nation by exposing every
business to excessive litigation and increasing the cost of doing
business by mandating excessive damage awards and new civil penalties
for gender pay equity violations.
AB 2832 (Lieber; D-Mountain View), increasing
the state minimum wage.
SB 1569 (Dunn; D-Garden Grove), allowing
health care providers lo sue a health plan for alleged violations of the
Knox-Keene Act, even if the Department of Managed Health Care finds the
plan has done nothing wrong.
"The Governor should be applauded for his commitment to bringing
employers back to our state, and keeping California's economy on the
road to recovery," concluded Zaremberg.
