Last year, Newsom vetoed about 18% of nearly 1,000 bills passed in the final days (and nearly 16% of all 1,200 bills passed by the Legislature in 2024). Photo by Joel Angel Juarez for CalMatters By Cayla Mihalovich WHAT THE BILLS WOULD DO California lawmakers passed several immigration bills this year responding to widespread immigration sweeps. WHO IS OPPOSED Republican lawmakers opposed the bills, criticizing the Democratic efforts as an overreaction and voicing concern over the state’s role in federal actions such as immigration enforcement. Already, state law allows agencies to redact those records if disclosing them would put the officer in danger. Those bills, which have at times been derided by Republicans nationally as examples of government overreach, have generally enjoyed some bipartisan support from state lawmakers.