BILL NUMBER: AB 650 VETOED DATE: 09/28/2016 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 650 without my signature. This bill removes significant regulation of taxicabs by cities and counties and declares the intent of the Legislature to transfer the regulation of taxicabs to the state. This bill fundamentally alters the long-standing regulation of taxicabs by cities and counties and makes the determination that this responsibility should be shifted to the state. I do not believe that such a massive change is justified. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.