Just before the bill was approved by the state legislature, ProEnglish wrote to Governor Brown urging him to veto SB 111.

Then, on September 7^th, Gov. Brown vetoed the language discrimination bill and released this statement:

To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 111 without my signature.

Existing law already prohibits businesses from limiting the use of

language without a business necessity.  In addition, existing law

specifically protects against discrimination based on language when

it is used as a pretext to discriminate against persons due to their

national origin.

I am concerned that businesses, especially small businesses, could

run afoul of this measure without any malice or bad intent, thereby

subjecting themselves to costly litigation.

Sincerely,

Edmund G. Brown Jr.

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Governor Jerry Brown
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