California

 Newsworthy News - California lawmakers sent [Governor] Newsom about 1,160 bills in 2026. He signed roughly 90% of them and vetoed the rest, according to an Orange County Register count citing a veteran Sacramento lobbyist. The governor's office released the signings in waves through the summer and fall, often grouping dozens of bills by topic in a single announcement rather than one giant list.

….On September 29, Newsom signed 21 bills described by his office as protecting immigrant communities from federal immigration enforcement. The package covers detention oversight, enforcement transparency and public records access. The announcement framed the bills as a response to what the governor’s office called “Orwellian” federal tactics, a label that signals the political fight behind the policy.

A separate law, Assembly Bill 282 from Assemblymember Pellerin, makes it a felony to seize ballots, election records or certified voting equipment before results are certified. It also targets officials who order subordinates to interfere with vote counts. Newsom’s office tied the bill to concerns about outside interference in California elections, giving it unusually sharp language for a state statute.