Dutton Takes Aim at State Regulations

Bill requires Auditor to recommend eliminating regulations

For Immediate Release Contact: Larry Venus February 4, 2010 (916) 651-4031 Dutton Takes Aim at State Regulations Bill requires Auditor to recommend eliminating regulations SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader-elect Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) is keeping his pledge to protect and create jobs in California by identifying and eliminating unnecessary state regulations. Senate Bill 942 calls upon the non-partisan State Auditor to review existing regulations and to recommend eliminating those found to be unnecessary or too costly. The bill also requires that regulations sunset after 10 years unless they are determined necessary. “The regulatory maze in California is mind boggling,” said Senator Dutton. “Over decades of time state bureaucrats have developed one of the most confusing and burdensome regulatory systems on the planet.” More than 600,000 Californians lost their jobs over the past year. The unemployment rate statewide is 12.4 percent, one of the highest in the nation. In San Bernardino and Riverside Counties the unemployment rate is 14 percent. The well-respected Economist magazine observed that in California’s “high taxes, coupled with intrusive regulation of business and greenery taken to silly extremes, have gradually strangled what was once America’s most dynamic state economy.” “California’s economy can thrive once again, but only if state government comes to its senses and helps employers make a profit so they can hire people,” continued Dutton. “There are millions of people in this state who want a job. Let’s pass common sense bills like SB 942 that will help put California families back on the road to prosperity.” -30- Larry Venus Press Secretary Sen. Bob Dutton 916-651-4384 - Office 916-320-7617- Cell For more information about Senator Dutton or to sign up to receive his electronic newsletter, feel free to visit his website at: http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/31/