California Fentanyl Bills in Limbo Again After Special Hearing

SACRAMENTO—Six pieces of fentanyl legislation were reconsidered by the Assembly Public Safety Committee on April 27, as the issue of punishment versus prevention took center stage, with the eight-member panel deferring many for later discussion.
“It’s a lot of excuse-making, instead of addressing the real problem,” Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), a committee member, told The Epoch Times after the first two bills stalled.
Labeled as unprecedented by assemblymembers, the special hearing took place after committee chair Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) vetoed the bills earlier this year.
Assembly Republicans planned to unite and force a floor vote on the proposals last week, according to an April 19 press release with Jones-Sawyer responding by calling the special hearing….