led by east bay. assemblywoman buffy wicks. it would require customers and employees to prove they're fully vaccinated before being allowed in places like restaurants, bars, gyms and hotels. the bill could be sent to the governor's desk within the next 3 weeks. experts say a statewide vaccine mandate would be legal. >> the state has a right to pass reasonable are the public health. even if you think the fears was individual rights isn't everybody. it does seem to be those who are employed in these public places. and then those who want to attend public places so there's even a little bit more choice in the sense for up to peer. >> experts say legal challenges to the mandate would also likely fail. state lawmakers still have to decide, though, whether they want to pass the bill with less than 3 weeks left in the legislative session or if they want to wait until january. a new study out of the uk finds people sick with the delta covid variant are twice as likely to need hospital care.