| Type of Measure |
|---|
| Inactive Bill - Died |
| Majority Vote Required |
| Non-Appropriation |
| Fiscal Committee |
| State-Mandated Local Program |
| Non-Urgency |
| Non-Tax levy |
| Last 5 History Actions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Action |
| 03/06/14 | Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5. |
| 01/06/14 | Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 10/12/13 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 09/26/13 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. |
| 09/11/13 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 3213.). |
| Governor's Message |
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| To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 857 without my signature. The initiative process is far from perfect and monied interests have historically manipulated it at will. Nevertheless, fixing the system is not easy. Requiring a specific threshold of signatures to be gathered by volunteers will not stop abuses by narrow special interests - particularly if "volunteer" is defined with the broad exemptions as in this bill. Efforts to make the system fairer and more reflective of sound government should be considered. But this measure falls short of returning to the citizen-driven system originally envisioned in 1911. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr. |