Sunday was the final night for the Governor to sign or veto bills on his desk. In 2017 the Legislature sent 977 bills to his desk. He signed 88% of the bills (859) and vetoed 12% (118).
Last year, Governor Brown vetoed 159 out of 1059 bills, for a 15% veto rate. To put this year’s actions in context (lowest year to highest year of vetoes):
Between 2011 and 2016, Governor Brown vetoed between 10.7% and 15% of the bills
Between 2004 and 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed between 22.3% and 35% of the bills
Between 1999 and 2003, Governor Davis vetoed between 6% and 25% of the bills
Between 1991 and 1998, Governor Wilson vetoed between 8.6% and 24.5% of the bills
Now, here are some of the bills we followed closely.
