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….