BILL NUMBER:  SB 397
  VETOED	DATE: 10/12/2009




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 397 without my signature.

During the previous two legislative sessions, I have vetoed similar
legislation that would have granted an exemption from the current
requirement that seniors be given 24-hour notice in advance of any
attempt to meet in a senior's home to discuss the sale of a burial or
funeral policy.  I stated my belief that this notice requirement
creates an important "bright line" test that insurance agents know
not to cross and is a sound consumer protection practice.

Although this measure provides additional notice requirements to
attempt to protect against fraud, I remain unconvinced of the need to
deviate from the current 24-hour notice requirement.  Asking an
agent to wait one day before meeting in someone's home is a minor
request in order to protect seniors against fraud.

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

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger