"Talks on 17200 end with no deal, but hopes remain"

Today's Recorder has this article. It explains that the recent (minor) amendment to SB 185 was designed as "placeholder language" to facilitate "discussions that would lead to additional changes in 17200, including requiring judicial approval of 17200 settlements and requiring 17200 defendants to be notified of their rights." Although the article reports that discussions may be over, a new amendment to SB 185 was posted yesterday with those very reforms and more. The status page indicates that the newly amended bill has been re-referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.