The Bills Newsom Signed and Vetoed in 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 1,040 of the 1,160 bills sent to his desk in 2026 and vetoed 120. This POLITICO Pro Issue Analysis puts that legislative record into context across health care, immigration, artificial intelligence, wildfire policy and California’s budget pressures — and examines the unresolved issues that could carry into the next administration.

What you’ll learn

• Where major California policy priorities landed across Newsom’s signed and vetoed bills
• Why cost emerged as the governor’s most frequently cited reason for vetoing legislation
• Which unresolved policy debates could return under the next governor and Legislature

Why this matters

The end of one legislative cycle sets the starting point for the next. As California prepares to elect a new governor and seat a new Legislature, understanding what became law — and what did not — provides important context for the priorities and unfinished debates policymakers could confront next. The general election is Nov. 3, followed by the convening of the 2027–28 Legislature on Dec. 7. California Secretary of State

POLITICO Pro helps policy professionals quickly make sense of that record, identify the developments that matter to their work and prepare stakeholders for the policy agenda ahead.

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