Assemblyman Juan Alanis, R-Modesto, said he’s hopeful that stalled fentanyl bills can proceed in 2024 in a California Legislature with new committee assignments.
In the latest count, Stanislaus County has recorded 100 overdose or poisoning deaths due to fentanyl this year, prompting some authorities to urge state lawmakers to create tougher penalties for fentanyl dealers.
Robert Rivas, who took over as Assembly speaker in June, appointed Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, to chair the Public Safety Committee, where bills to increase criminal penalties for selling drugs laced with fentanyl were opposed by progressive Democrats last spring. McCarty has promised to strike a balance when it comes to divisive criminal justice issues.
Read more at: Modesto lawmaker Alanis back to work on fentanyl legislation | Modesto Bee (modbee.com)
