Commentary Every year the California legislature passes and the governor signs around 700 to 1,000 bills. A few are necessary for the operation of the state or repealing previous bad legislation. But most bills are unneeded and clog an already sclerotic system, making life more difficult for nearly 40 million Californians. Here are four notable bills, two recently vetoed and two recently signed. Three are about voting, which is always controversial. Let’s start with the two vetoes. AB 123 Assembly Bill 123 is by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego). She’s the author of some of the worst legislation of recent years, such as Assembly Bill 5 from 2019, which severely regulated gig workers. It was partly repealed in 2020 by AB 2257 and Proposition 22. AB 123 would have increased payments to those receiving disability insurance and paid family leave. As Newsom wrote in his veto message, “This bill …