William Foster, Governor's Office
From guns to toys, Governor Schwarzenegger has taken action on hundreds of bills. He had until Sunday night to sign or veto the legislation.
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The Governor gave the go-ahead to a controversial, first-in-the-nation bill that requires semi-automatic guns to leave a unique imprint on bullets – called micro-stamping. Car registration fees will go up to help pay for clean air programs under another bill the Governor signed. He also gave the o-k to a measure banning a softening agent used in toddlers’ toys that’s been linked to cancer. Another requires the state’s pension funds to divest from companies that do business with Iran. He also signed a bill making it legal to sell kangaroo leather products in California.
Among the notable vetoes: a bill that would have required chain restaurants to list nutritional information on menus, and another that would have allowed undocumented students to receive state financial aid.