Senator Pulls SB 626, but Provisions Could Resurface later this Year

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia Sen. Jim Beall pulled his controversial Senate Bill 626 from consideration before a scheduled hearing Wednesday morning in a move that all but guarantees the measure is dead for the rest of the year, but supporters say some of the language from the measure could resurface in other legislation later this year.The Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations met on Wednesday for the last time before Friday's deadline for policy committees to pass measures that were carried over from 2013, the first year of the current two-year legislative s...