Some notable bills the governor spiked over the weekend:

• Artificial intelligence: A high-profile and controversial bill that would have regulated AI technology by requiring companies to test their AI models for societal harm. In his veto message, Newsom said the bill risks “curtailing the very innovation that fuels advancement in favor of the public good.” The proposal was backed by some prominent tech researchers and Hollywood, and fiercely opposed by Big Tech.

• Undocumented immigrants: After vetoing two bills earlier this month that would have expanded homebuyer aid to undocumented immigrants and enabled undocumented students to work on college campuses, the governor vetoed another that would have directed the state to explore extending unemployment benefits to undocumented workers.

• Farmworkers: A bill to make it easier for farmworkers to file for workers’ compensation for heat illness. Newsom said the state’s workplace safety agency, Cal/OSHA, should enforce heat safety rules — not the workers’ compensation system.

• Public health: A number of bills related to public health and health care, including ones to regulate pharmacy middlemen; authorize the state Attorney General to oversee private equity takeovers of doctors’ offices and related businesses; speed up the licensing process for gender-affirming healthcare providers; and allow some community colleges to issue bachelor’s degrees in nursing.

• Media access: A bill to permit news media to interview incarcerated people in person. Newsom said the bill could elevate “the celebrity status” of certain prisoners, “which could glorify their actions and hurt victims and their families.”

Gov. Newsom also signed these bills:

• Anti-union meetings: Saying that “California has a rich history of standing up for workers’ rights,” Newsom signed a bill prohibiting employers from forcing workers to attend anti-union meetings.

• Domestic violence: A measure to give the families of domestic violence victims the right to review death investigations they deem suspicious.

• Book bans: A bill requiring public libraries in to establish a clear policy for choosing books, but also prohibit banning material solely because it deals with race or sexuality.

• Voter IDs: A measure to ban local governments from requiring voters to present identification to vote.

• Health care: A handful of bills addressing health care, including one that requires some insurers to cover in vitro fertilization.

• Food and alcohol: Several bills, including one that bans six common synthetic food dyes in food sold at schools; requires tortilla makers to add folic acid to help pregnant women; and permits local governments to create “entertainment zones” where people can drink outside.

And a mixed record on places to give birth: Newsom approved one bill and vetoed another that were meant to inform the public about hospitals’ closing their maternity wards. He signed one that requires hospitals to give four months of notice when closing their maternity wards, giving the community time to plan, and vetoed another that would have required hospitals to notify the state if they are at risk of losing maternity services. These bills follow a CalMatters investigation into the state’s maternity-care deserts.