BILL NUMBER:  AB 2332
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2332 without my signature.

This bill would authorize the Contractor's State Licensing Board to
refuse to issue, reinstate, reactivate, renew, or suspend a
contractor's license for failure of a licensee to resolve outstanding
liabilities assessed by the Board of Equalization (BOE).

Not resolving outstanding financial liabilities is a serious offense,
but this bill unnecessary.  The BOE already has at its disposal a
number of enforcement actions that it can take against contractors
that are delinquent on tax payments.  This bill proposes to shift
some responsibility for tax collection from the BOE to a Board that
is designed to protect the safety and well being of consumers.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger