California Bill Would Put Some CLEAR Users in Their Own Airport Line

A California lawmaker is seeking to require private security fast-tracking services at airports to have their own security line, instead of allowing those who pay for such services to jump to the head of the line everyone else uses. Sen. Josh Newman says he authored Senate Bill 1372 to create a more “equitable” experience at airports after hearing growing concerns around such expedited screening services. The company CLEAR offers screening bypass services for a fee at nine California airports, including at Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and San Diego. “Despite what some have said, SB 1372 doesn’t seek to terminate the CLEAR concierge service at California airports,” Mr. Newman said in a press release April 23. “Instead, it seeks to have CLEAR and other third-party screening services operate separate lines for subscribers, eliminating the friction and frustration created by the current system.”...