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Here are some of the noteworthy bills tracked by CalMatters reporters.

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Some significant measures ought to be to Newsom’s liking: He has become more assertive in pushing his priorities in the Legislature - climate change last year, infrastructure and mental health this year.

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But that doesn’t happen often, and in recent decades almost never. The Legislature can override vetoes, if the bill’s backers can win two-thirds majorities in both the Assembly and Senate. Last year, he vetoed 169, or about 14%, while signing 997, including some very significant ones. By the time he cleared his desk, he vetoed 156 bills and signed 890. 13, a day before his deadline to sign or veto the final batch. Of the more than 2,600 introduced, the most in a decade, about 900 are on Newsom’s desk. 14, legislators approved many more bills. And before they finished nearly seven months of lawmaking late Sept. Gavin Newsom some significant legislation - to tax guns and ammunition, ban caste discrimination and decriminalize some psychedelic drugs. But some things never change: Legislators wait until the last days of the session to pass a lot of bills. It’s California’s most diverse Legislature ever, and one-fourth of lawmakers are new.

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