Reform Bill Comes Down to Last Day

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefSACRAMENTO, Calif. – State lawmakers on Thursday took no action on a bill that would make sweeping changes to California’s workers’ compensation system, leaving supporters one more day to gather the votes they need to push the measure through.It looked as though SB 863 would start moving late in the day on Thursday. The Assembly adjourned at 5 p.m. for committee hearings, but the Insurance Committee did not meet and vote on the measure.According to several Capitol insiders, SB 863, by Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, and Assemblyman Jose S...