said,
"The state health department is assigning a random number to each person within the vaccine registry" That would be a violation of California civil code 51 B
PART 2. PERSONAL RIGHTS [43 - 53.7] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. )
51. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Unruh Civil Rights Act.(b) All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status are entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of every kind whatsoever.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=51 Medical condition means
(A) Any scientifically or medically identifiable gene or chromosome, or combination or alteration thereof, that is known to be a cause of a disease or disorder in a person or that person’s offspring, or that is determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease or disorder, and that is presently not associated with any symptoms of any disease or disorder.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12926. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB3364 You can make the claim, but I don’t think any court would agree. Handing over a set of random numbers doesn’t violate anything.
I’m not generally a fan of helicopter money as I think it interferes with the normal market flow and a health free market leads to a healthy economy. The only real exception I might have to that is cases where national security comes into play. This doesn’t match that, but it’s also a state decision and states are meant to be where different ideas can be tested. I think this will invariably have some unforeseen consequences given the monetary incentive attached, but I see no legal reason they can’t do it anyway.