- An advisory measure calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will not appear on the February ballot after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed it early today.

With the regular legislative session set to conclude Friday but lawmakers looking to wrap up early, hundreds of bills moved furiously between the two houses and the governor's office in an attempt to meet the deadline.

Among the bills already signed by the governor is legislation from state Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, that would end California's ban on donations of sperm from HIV-positive men in recognition of new technology that can safely cleanse sperm of the virus.

Meanwhile, a bill by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, that authorizes San Francisco to install video cameras on its municipal buses and street sweepers to help catch illegally parked vehicles was sent to the governor's desk for his signature.

Also pending before the governor:

-- A ban on smoking in cars with kids; Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach.

-- A requirement that chain restaurants make nutritional information available for all standard menu items; SB120 by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima (Los Angeles County).

-- A measure creating a pilot program allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp in several California counties; Assembly Bill 684 by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco.

-- A measure prohibiting hospitals from patient dumping; SB275 by Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles.

-- A measure that requires all children under the age of 8 years old to be in a backseat of a car, strapped in a car seat; AB881 by Assemblyman Gene Mullin, D-South San Francisco.

Although the regular legislation session is set to end Friday, lawmakers are not expected to resume formal activity this week because of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Lawmakers have also convened a special session that began Tuesday and will run indefinitely but only to consider health care and water-related legislation.

The Iraq war measure, put before the Legislature by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, was intended to make California voters the first in the nation to consider a withdrawal resolution.

But Schwarzenegger said in his veto message that while all Californians want the troops to come home, the question is not one for state voters to consider.

"The decision to engage in or withdraw troops from war is a federal issue, not a state issue," the governor said.

The governor noted that Californians already have the means to express themselves on the war in the upcoming presidential primary, moved up to February to give state voters a larger voice in the race.

"Placing a non-binding resolution on Iraq on the same ballot, when it carries no weight or authority, would only further divide voters and shift attention from other critical issues that must be addressed," Schwarzenegger said.

Some critics said the governor should have allowed the measure to go forward given the strong opposition to the war among many voters statewide.

"The self-proclaimed 'People's Governor' owed nothing less to the people of California and our troops overseas than to let the voice of the voters be heard on this disastrous war in Iraq," Art Torres, chairman of the California Democratic Party, said in a statement.

"Instead, even as General Petraeus presents statistics this week that have raised more questions than answers about progress in Iraq, Schwarzenegger has ignored that message and effectively muzzled California voters on this critical issue," Torres said.