California Lawmaker Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown Despite Committee’s Rejection

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he’s done trying to get a bill cracking down on fentanyl dealers out of a state Senate committee after it was rejected again this week, and will instead support efforts to seek an initiative from voters to change the law.
Umberg sponsored the bill with Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucapia). The Senate Public Safety Committee rejected the bill, called Alexandra’s Law, on March 28 as well.
It’s possible a similar bill could surface in the Assembly and work its way over to the Senate, Umberg said. But he won’t ask the Public Safety Committee to send the bill to the floor anymore….