Democratic State Sen. Josh Newman has withdrawn his bill that would have effectively banned the expedited security screening company Clear from expanding to new airports in California.
The original bill, introduced by Newman earlier this year, would have banned Clear and other third-party security screening companies from California airports unless the companies used their own dedicated security lines — a move that would have required federal approval.
Clear charges customers $189 per year to verify their identity using biometric data and escorts them to the front of TSA checkpoint lines, something Newman described as an “equity issue.”
“The least you can expect when you have to go through the security line at the airport is that you don’t suffer the indignity of somebody pushing you out of the way to let the rich person pass you,” Newman said.
“When it comes to making…
