BILL NUMBER:  SB 473
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2014




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 473 without my signature.

Under current law, human trafficking convictions impose substantial
punishment, up to 20 years for sex trafficking offenses and 15
years-to-life for certain crimes involving children. These sentences
are more than three times the punishment that existed two years ago.
SB 473 would add yet another set of enhancements, the third in nine
years. No evidence has been presented to support these new penalties

Today I have signed AB 1610, AB 1791, SB 955 and SB 1388, bills that
will solidly enhance enforcement of human trafficking laws through
use of wiretap, ensuring the availability of a victim's testimony at
trial and strengthening penalties for certain human trafficking
crimes involving minors.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.