SACRAMENTO—Hundreds of bills, including measures to allow gay marriages, set up a universal health care system and authorize doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, face a make-it-or-break-it deadline this week in the California Legislature.

Most bills must be approved by their first house by Friday to have a chance to be signed into law this year. That means both the Senate and Assembly plan long floor sessions in a week shortened by the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

Measures needing to move to the other house by Friday include:

--A bill by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, that would require the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in California.

--Legislation by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, to set up a universal health care system that would be run by an elected commissioner and would cover all Californians.

--A bill by Assembly members Patty Berg, D-Eureka, and Lloyd Levine, D-Sherman Oaks, to give terminally ill patients the option of doctor-assisted suicide.

--A measure by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, that would mandate that cigarettes sold in California meet fire-safety standards requiring them to go out if they aren’t being puffed.

--Another Koretz bill that would require semiautomatic pistols to leave microscopic identification marks on their cartridge cases to help solve crimes.

--A measure by Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, to ban the sale of extremely violent video games to minors.

--Legislation by Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, that would implement federal rules that would allow illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses. The licenses would have to be of a unique color or design and could not be used as an official identification card.

--A bill by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Santa Clara, to raise the minimum wage.

--Legislation by Sen. Kevin Murray, D-Culver City, that would provide incentives for use of solar energy systems.

--A measure by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Garden Grove, that would authorize reparations for Californians of Hispanic descent who were illegally deported to Mexico between 1929 and 1944 as part of a program to open up jobs during the Depression.

--Legislation by Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, to delay a requirement that students at California’s lowest-performing high schools pass a state exam to graduate. A related bill by Assemblywoman Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, would allow schools to use other assessments such as grades and school projects to determine if students qualify for graduation.

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