Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines by vetoing a series of bills that were part of his Democratic Party's more progressive agenda. Among the bills rejected were AB 2442, AB 2513, and SB 227.
AB 2442 aimed to expedite medical licenses for out-of-state applicants seeking to perform transgender surgical procedures. Newsom expressed concerns about the potential negative impacts on other applicants and the increase in licensing fees that could result from the bill.
