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FILE - Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 24, 2022. Two California Democratic lawmakers took aim Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at pandemic disinformation they said has been artificially given a broad audience and misplaced credibility through social media platforms, as they rejected concerns that their legislation might carry free speech or business privacy considerations. Sen. Pan's proposal, which still is being finalized, would require online platforms like Facebook to publicly disclose how their algorithms work and how they promote user content, including which data sets are used and how they are used to rank the prominence of user posts. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

California bills take aim at social media, medical ‘disinformation’

By Don Thompson - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 photo, state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, urges lawmakers to approve his measure, SB276, to tighten the rules on giving exemptions for vaccinations, in Sacramento, Calif. Pan announced, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, that he is accepting additional changes to the bill requested by Gov. Gavin Newsom. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmaker, governor reach deal on vaccine bill

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, smiles as he and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, watch as the votes are posted for his measure to tighten the rules on giving exemptions for vaccinations was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The Assembly approved the bill SB276, that would give state public health officials oversight of doctors who give more than five medical exemptions annually and schools with vaccination rates less than 95%. It still needs a final approval in the state Senate. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Latest: California lawmakers OK doctors’ vaccine limits

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, calls on lawmakers to approve his measure to toughen the rules for vaccination exemptions in Sacramento, Calif. An anti-vaccine activist has been cited for assault after pushing Pan on a sidewalk near the Capitol. Kenneth Austin Bennett livestreamed the confrontation on his Facebook page. It shows him shoving Pan in the back after questioning him on vaccinations. The Sacramento Police Department say they cited Bennett on a misdemeanor assault charge then released him. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California legislator wants Facebook to dump shoving video

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, calls on lawmakers to approve his measure to toughen the rules for vaccination exemptions in Sacramento, Calif. An anti-vaccine activist has been cited for assault after pushing Pan on a sidewalk near the Capitol. Kenneth Austin Bennett livestreamed the confrontation on his Facebook page. It shows him shoving Pan in the back after questioning him on vaccinations. The Sacramento Police Department say they cited Bennett on a misdemeanor assault charge then released him. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Anti-vaccine activist shoves California lawmaker

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, left, receives congratulations from Southern California Democratic state Sen. Bob Archuleta, right, after his measure to toughen the rules for vaccination exemptions was approve by the Senate, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, SB276, gives state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Tougher vaccine rules move forward in California

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, May 26, 2016, file photo, state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Elk Grove, speaks to fellow lawmakers in Sacramento, Calif. Two California residents are suing Pan for blocking them from his social media accounts, alleging that barring them from his Twitter account violates their First Amendment free speech rights. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California lawmaker sued for blocking critics’ Twitter feeds

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

In this Feb. 4, 2015, file photo, state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, center, accompanied co-author Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, background, and concerned mothers and their children, answers a question about their proposed legislation requiring parents to vaccinate all school children, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Richard Pan says cyber scam duped campaign out of $46K

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Protesters against a measure requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated rally at the Capitol in Sacramento on April 8. (Associated Press)

California vaccine bill battle erupts into all-out political war

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

AP Exclusive: Private school vaccine opt-outs rise

By HANNAH DREIER - Associated Press