September 28, 2005

560 Decisions, 6 Days To Go

That's what is on the desk of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the deadline approaches for him to weigh in on the bills passed by the Legislature in the session that just ended.

The governor's press office says he received 704 bills that had to be acted on by October 9th, which is the end of the 30-day deadline for action prescribed in the state Constitution. He has signed 122 of those bills and vetoed 22 others.

Schwarzenegger is not expected back in Sacramento until this evening, but of course has a bevy of aides who are likely examining those bills for him. Many of the most high-profiles bills are still on his desk, including efforts to allow same sex marriages, increase the minimum wage, and wade into the issue of high school athletes and performance-enhancing supplements.

We'll keep an eye on which ones get signed, and which get sacked.