Deal or no, the Legislature sent Kearns to the Senate.

But whether that means the Legislature must send all approved bills to the governor is a question that lawmakers have debated for weeks.

By last Friday, the Legislature had sent 852 bills to the Governor.

Twelve times the Legislature sent him a death penalty bill with bipartisan support.

When the Legislature sent him its budget last year, he vetoed 1,300 spending line items, well more than $1 billion.

In the end, the Legislature could send the proposed rules back for rewriting.

The Legislature sent the measure directly to referendum in 2000, and it was defeated by about 4,000 votes, out of about a half-million cast.

The Legislature has sent Mr. Schwarzenegger 1,270 bills since he became governor.

The bill that the Legislature sent him had no such ceiling.

But starting last year, the Legislature also sent rebate checks directly to homeowners.