Welcome back from the weekend, dear readers.  Your humble blogger has some good news for you hailing from the legislature.

First off, it looks like California Senator Jim Beall has put Senate Bill 626 on hold, cancelling a hearing on it and reportedly putting it on the back burner all together.  My diligent readers will no doubt recall that Senate Bill 626 ambitiously sought to make a lamb of the SB 863 lion, without even allowing us to see its effects.  Now we’ll have a chance to enjoy the pendulum’s swing!

Additionally, Assembly Bill 1309, Assemblyman Henry T. Perea’s legislation to put a hold on the non-California professional athlete gravy train, is moving along as well, recently passing the Committee on Insurance.  My readers will also recall a blog post on this topic, a tiny whisper in a sea of angry voices bemoaning the potential loss in attorney fees and liens.

Your humble blogger will continue to sacrifice goats to the dark gods of legislation, hoping for the demise of SB 626 and the success of AB 1309.  Here’s hoping you have a good week!