BILL NUMBER: ABX2 10 VETOED DATE: 05/04/2016 May 4, 2016 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill X2 10 without my signature. This bill would permit, on a blanket basis, tobacco taxation at the discretion of local counties. Although California has one of the lowest cigarette tax rates in the nation, I am reluctant to approve this measure in view of all the taxes being proposed for the 2016 ballot. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.