Lawmakers shut down the 2009 regular session a week ago without reaching compromise on water legislation, but they did approve hundreds of other bills in the final days.

Assembly officials say 382 measures from the lower house await the governor's action, while Senate staff estimates 120 Senate bills are either on Schwarzenegger's desk or being processed. Schwarzenegger has until Oct. 11 to either sign or veto bills. Bills not acted upon become law without the governor's signature.

Last fall, Schwarzenegger vetoed bills en masse because the Legislature had not approved a state budget. It remains unclear if he will take a similar route this year because of unfinished business on the water issue. Closed-door water discussions continue, and lawmakers could reconvene before Schwarzenegger's bill signing deadline.

"He'll consider each bill on its merits and act accordingly," said Aaron McLear, Schwarzenegger's press secretary. "He thinks they ought to be focused on coming up with a water solution."

Here are a few of the bills on their way to his desk:

HEALTH

AB 2

Assemblyman Hector De La Torre, D-South Gate

What it would do: Subject health plans to review before an insurer could deny coverage and require that intentional misrepresentation be shown before an individual health care service plan can be rescinded.

Analysis: Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill last year.

AB 98

Assemblyman Hector De La Torre, D-South Gate

What it would do: Require health insurers to cover maternity services.

Analysis: Opposed by some insurers and business groups. Republicans opposed in Legislature.

AB 119

Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento

What it would do: Prohibit health insurers from charging different premiums based on the gender of the insured.

Analysis: Opposed by some health plans and business groups. Most Republicans opposed.

EDUCATION

AB 48

Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge

What it would do: Re-establish a regulatory structure for private postsecondary schools, such as technical and trade schools.

Analysis: Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill last year, saying it did not balance the need to protect students with the need to be fair to schools.

SB 680

Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles

What it would do: Extends until 2017 a school choice program that allows students to attend a school in a neighboring school district.

Analysis: Schwarzenegger supports even more expansive school choice programs.

PRIVACY

AB 130

Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries, R-Lake Elsinore

What it would do: Limit issuance of certified copies of marriage certificates to authorized persons, much like restrictions on certified birth and death certificates, in an effort to combat identity theft.

Analysis: The bill had virtually no opposition in the Legislature.

AB 524

Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles

What it would do: Crack down on paparazzi by expanding invasion of privacy civil penalties to include those who disseminate images or recordings of a person engaged in "personal or familial activity" if the distributor knew the image or recording was illegally obtained.

Analysis: Opposed by publishers, the ACLU and Republicans. On the other hand, the governor is a celebrity with lots of celebrity friends.

AB 632

Assemblyman Mike Davis, D-Los Angeles

What it would do: Require social networking Internet sites to disclose that uploaded photos can be copied, without consent, sometimes in violation of the rules of the site.

Analysis: The bill was watered down from the initial version that would have required sites to prevent unauthorized uploading.

GAY RIGHTS

SB 54

Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco

What it would do: Recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states and countries.

Analysis: Anti-gay marriage groups say the measure would violate voter-approved Proposition 8. Schwarzenegger has been unpredictable on gay rights issues.

SB 572

Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco