For California Gov. Brown, Busy Final Weekend of Bill Actions

California Governor Jerry Brown cleared a mountain of legislation off his desk over the weekend ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline. Here are some of the highlights of the bills he signed and vetoed.
Among the governor's signings:

— a bill that will give some juvenile murderers sentenced to life without the possibility of parole a chance at parole after all.

— a bill that will ban a controversial form of therapy aimed at "turning gay people straight."
— a bill that will require parents who don't want their kids immunized to get a signed note from a doctor.
— a Hollywood tax credit extension.
— a bill that will allow some undocumented immigrants to obtain California drivers licenses.
— two bills that will tighten regulations on "Buy Here, Pay Here" used car dealers. (The governor vetoed a third measure on the same issue.)

Among Brown's vetoes:

— a bill that would have allowed a court to declare a child has more than two parents in certain limited circumstances.
— a bill that would have allowed more media access in prisons.
— a bill that would have banned employers from discriminating against unemployed job applicants. In his veto message, the governor said the bill was amended in a way that could lead to "unnecessary confusion."
— a bill that would have required health care workers to get flu shots.
— a bill that would have required a search warrant for law enforcement to get information from digital devices including cell phones, tablet computers and automobile GPS machines.
— a bill that would have mandated rest breaks and overtime pay for domestic workers such as babysitters.
— a bill supporters called the TRUST Act, which would have stopped undocumented immigrants from being deported unless they've been convicted or charged with a violent felony. In his veto message, the governor said the bill left out too many serious crimes.
— a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for death benefits to families of firefighters who died of cancer.
— a bill that would have criminalized farmers who don't provide enough shade and water to farm workers.
— a bill that would have raised fees for fix-it tickets. In his veto message, Brown wrote that "fix-it tickets should not be a profit center."
— several bills that deal with redevelopment agencies, which the governor succeeded in eliminating during last year's budget process.

Bill statistics for the year 2012, according to the governor's office:

Total: 996 bills
Signed: 876 bills
Vetoed: 120 bills
Veto rate: 12%