When the curtain fell on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's legislative actions Wednesday, he had signed 772 bills and vetoed 415. The veto rate of 35 percent is the highest percentage of rejections in at least 40 years. Here's what happened to some of the bills in the final days:
HEALTH
SIGNED
• SB 1420, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles
What it does: Makes California the first state in the nation to require chain restaurants to include the calorie counts of their standard items on menus or menu boards.
VETOED
• SB 201, Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter
What it would have done: Allow raw milk dairies to bypass a new bacteria standard that treats raw milk like pasteurized milk.
• SB 840, Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica
What it would have done: Establish a government-run universal health care system in California in which the state would assume the role that private insurance companies now play.
• SB 981, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland
What it would have done: Forbid hospital emergency room physicians from billing patients directly when there are billing disputes with their HMOs.
• SB 1440, Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica
What it would have done: Require health care plans to spend at least 85 percent of patients' premiums on medical care rather than administration.
• AB 1945, Assemblyman Hector De La Torre, D-South Gate
What it would have done: Impose requirements and conditions on health insurance companies that seek to rescind existing policies.
ENVIRONMENT
SIGNED
• SB 375, Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento
What it does: Anti-sprawl bill steers state money for roads toward projects that put homes close to workplaces.
• AB 1879, Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles
What it does: Requires Department of Toxic Substances Control to adopt regulations for identifying and evaluating problem chemicals in consumer products.
VETOED
• SB 974, Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach
What it would have done: Impose a fee of up to $30 per cargo container at the ports of Oakland, Long Beach and Los Angeles to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
CRIME AND SAFETY
SIGNED
• SB 28, Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto
What it does: Prohibits driving while writing, sending or receiving a text message.
• SB 691, Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello
What it does: Requires scrap metal dealers to obtain identification, including a thumbprint, from people selling scrap metal to recycling yards in an effort to control the epidemic of metal theft.
• SB 1407, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland
What it does: Allows the state to sell $5 billion in lease-revenue bonds to finance the construction and renovation of courthouses statewide.
• AB 2296, Assemblyman Gene Mullin, D-South San Francisco
What it does: Makes it a misdemeanor to publish personal information of an animal researcher with the intent to incite violence.
• AB 2917, Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, D-Newark
What it does: Requires emergency medical technicians to undergo mandatory criminal background checks.
VETOED
• AB 1656, Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento
What it would have done: Restrict businesses from storing or releasing a customer's payment-related information unless it is necessary for business, legal or regulatory purposes.
• AB 1852, Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries, R-Lake Elsinore
What it would have done: Eliminate the possibility of jail time for participating in nonprofit office pools for sporting events.
• AB 2233, Assemblyman Bill Maze, R-Visalia
What it would have done: Prohibit motorists from driving while holding a live animal in their arms or lap.
• AB 2262, Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, D-Newark
What it would have done: Allow a newborn to be dropped off at safe-surrender sites for up to seven days instead of three days.
• AB 2447, Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento
What it would have done: Tighten restrictions on building subdivisions in high-risk fire areas to ensure adequate access and fire protection.
