Last-minute legislative moves

Gov. Gavin Newsom's pen had quite the weekend as he signed or vetoed hundreds of bills as of Monday.

The big picture: One major new state law is California's banning of legacy and donor preference in admissions at its private and nonprofit universities yesterday.

Why it matters: The new law comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning affirmative action and affects prominent universities like Stanford and the USC.

Zoom in: It prevents private schools from receiving state funding through the Cal Grant program if they give preferential treatment to applicants related to a donor or alum.

State of play: Monday was the deadline for action following the state's legislative session that ended in August.

• Newsom signed a bill requiring large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization.
• He vetoed a controversial artificial intelligence bill that would have established first-in-the-nation safety regulations for large AI models.
• He also vetoed a bill that would have allowed California to block private equity acquisitions of most health care facilities and service providers.

Between the lines: Newsom vetoed nearly 20% of the bills that came across his desk this month, Cal Matters reported.