As the bill signing season gets into full swing, we'll try to highlight a few of the notable pieces of legislation that Governor Schwarzenegger either signs or sacks.

Without further ado...

* SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 724 (Scott) allows the CSU system to offer a doctoral degree in education, a notable exception to the state's Master Plan for education, which gives the UC system the sole right to award doctoral degrees... SB 97 (Murray) provides for up to a $1000 fine or 6 months in the hoosegow for e-mail spammers... AB 27 (Mullin) ensures that any county on the receiving end of a change of venue for a high-profile trial gets fully reimbursed. The bill was sparked by San Mateo County's experience with the Scott Peterson case... AB 105 (Benoit) clamps down those popular little "pocketbikes" by banning them from roads, highways, etc.

* VETOED: SB 874 (Romero) would have punished a company that doesn't provide up to 5 days of pay for jury service, by barring that company from receiving any state contracts... AB 853 (Jones) would have removed the 10 year expiration date on attempts to collect back taxes by garnishing someone's wages. The Franchise Tax Board had estimated that the change would have brought in an extra $500,000 a year, but Schwarzenegger's veto message said removing the time limits would be "at the expense of employers who have done nothing improper."