Fentanyl bill in California stalled, Democrat senators fear more criminals would go to jail.

[iamwhatiseem]

And once again, the Democrats protect the criminals more than the citizenry.
Fentanyl - has become the nations largest drug related death counts in U.S. history.
Much coming through California.
Senate democrats are blocking bill that would increase punishment for trafficking this national pandemic-drug.

California Democrats stall some fentanyl bills over mass incarceration concerns

California lawmakers will debate several bills aimed at cracking down on fentanyl dealers amid mounting pressure to address an overdose epidemic.

www.sfchronicle.com

 

[PoS]

Dems love criminals because they themselves are criminals.

 

[daeler]

Paywall, can't read the article.

Have a link to the actual bill? Maybe another option for the article?

Like most of these things I would guess there is more to it.

 

[BirdinHand]

And once again, the Democrats protect the criminals more than the citizenry.
Fentanyl - has become the nations largest drug related death counts in U.S. history.
Much coming through California.
Senate democrats are blocking bill that would increase punishment for trafficking this national pandemic-drug.

California Democrats stall some fentanyl bills over mass incarceration concerns

California lawmakers will debate several bills aimed at cracking down on fentanyl dealers amid mounting pressure to address an overdose epidemic.

www.sfchronicle.com

Article is a year old.

Have anything more recent?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Paywall, can't read the article.

Have a link to the actual bill? Maybe another option for the article?

Like most of these things I would guess there is more to it.

Why fentanyl bills are stalling in the California Legislature

Nearly 6,000 Californians died from fentanyl overdose in 2021, but some Democratic lawmakers are hesitant to raise criminal penalties and repeat policies of the war on drugs.

www.capradio.org

Proposed California Law That Would Stiffen Penalties For Drug Dealers Stalls In Committee

A bill aimed at cracking down on deadly fentanyl overdoses hit a major roadblock Tuesday, leaving a lot of parents furious.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[BirdinHand]

Why fentanyl bills are stalling in the California Legislature

Nearly 6,000 Californians died from fentanyl overdose in 2021, but some Democratic lawmakers are hesitant to raise criminal penalties and repeat policies of the war on drugs.

www.capradio.org

Proposed California Law That Would Stiffen Penalties For Drug Dealers Stalls In Committee

A bill aimed at cracking down on deadly fentanyl overdoses hit a major roadblock Tuesday, leaving a lot of parents furious.

www.cbsnews.com

2021

Anything in 2024?

 

[roguenuke]

Is perhaps this the bill? Or is this one that some just wouldn't want to mention as it shows action being done by Democrats?

California AB33 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Bill Text (2023-10-13) Fentanyl Misuse and Overdose Prevention Task Force. [Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 887, Statutes of 2023.]

legiscan.com

There's also this:

California new laws for 2024: Longer prison sentences for fentanyl trafficking

A new California law adds at least three years to sentences for people convicted of trafficking fentanyl. It comes as overdose deaths climb.

calmatters.org

The bill passed the Senate unanimously in September. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it in October, along with several treatment-focused fentanyl bills.

Was the plan here just to start a thread on an old issue that has already been resolved so you could somehow talk shit about Dems without giving the whole story, as in the most updated information?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

It is still being stalled... I tried a non-conservative link, not realizing it is a year old.
If I included a recent link to a conservative news site - you would all dismiss it for being conservative.

The actual bill...

SB 21: Alexandra’s Law

Senate Bill 21 has been introduced by Senators Tom Umberg and Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, and Assemblymember Pacheco, in the 2024 session to implement a fentanyl admonishment in California on the statewide

sd34.senate.ca.gov

 

[Cope]

2021

Anything in 2024?

Does the time frame matter here at all?

Seriously?

 

[BirdinHand]

Does the time frame matter here at all?

Seriously?

It matters because there is currently a set of bi-partisan legislative bills - 14 in total, working their way through the CA legislature. Dubbed “working together for a safer CA”

Completely contradicting the OPs assertion

https://www.davisvanguard.org/2024/04/advocates-claim-safer-california-plan-gaining-momentum-in-california-legislature-ahead-of-special-committee-hearings/

So 2021 and 2023 are not relevant.

 

[Napoleon]

Does the time frame matter here at all?

Seriously?

Why is the expectation that malfeasance be swept under the rug?

 

[roguenuke]

It is still being stalled... I tried a non-conservative link, not realizing it is a year old.
If I included a recent link to a conservative news site - you would all dismiss it for being conservative.

The actual bill...

SB 21: Alexandra’s Law

Senate Bill 21 has been introduced by Senators Tom Umberg and Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, and Assemblymember Pacheco, in the 2024 session to implement a fentanyl admonishment in California on the statewide

sd34.senate.ca.gov

Oh no, convicted dealers won't be read an admonishment in court? The lawlessness.

The measure will mandate that people who are convicted or charged with a fentanyl-related drug offenses be read the following admonishment by a court:


“You are hereby advised that all illicit drugs and counterfeit line 12 pills are dangerous to human life and become even deadlier when they are, sometimes unknowingly, mixed with substances such as fentanyl and analogs of fentanyl. People can and have died from these substances, even in very small doses. It is extremely dangerous and deadly to human life to sell or administer drugs, in any form, when not lawfully authorized to do so. If you do so in the future and a person dies as a result of that action, and you knew or should have known that the substance you provided contained fentanyl or a fentanyl analog, you may be charged with homicide, up to and including the crime of murder, within the meaning of Section 187 of the Penal Code. In addition, this warning may be considered by a judge or jury as to whether you knew or should have known that the substance you provided to the decedent contained fentanyl.”

I actually agree with the drug treatment part, but feel that there is a lot more to any Dem not wanting to pass this bill, likely that it has something else in it. Of course it's also possible that the Dems aren't keeping this particular bill back or are asking each simply be presented separately. I don't know because the OP only gave outdated info from the start and is now providing random links. You linked to a Democratic politician here in fact.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Dems love criminals because they themselves are criminals.

Says Republicans who voted for an actual rapist and fraudster and crook and traitor.

And some of those Republicans even deny that they're republicans. Go figure.

 

[highroller]

Article is a year old.

Have anything more recent?

Does that even qualify as breaking news?

 

[daeler]

These are a bit older, not really "breaking news"

Also it should be noted that the bills were made by both Democrats and Republicans, so it isn't really honest to say the problem is Democrats are rejecting the bills, because some democrats are also pushing the bills.

The hesitation does make sense though, just selling the fentanyl, in my opinion, shouldn't be murder. They could raise the penalty based on how dangerous a particular drug is but murder seems a stretch.

 

[BirdinHand]

Does that even qualify as breaking news?

Nope

 

[Napoleon]

These are a bit older, not really "breaking news"

Also it should be noted that the bills were made by both Democrats and Republicans, so it isn't really honest to say the problem is Democrats are rejecting the bills, because some democrats are also pushing the bills.

The hesitation does make sense though, just selling the fentanyl, in my opinion, shouldn't be murder. They could raise the penalty based on how dangerous a particular drug is but murder seems a stretch.

The Democrats killed it in committee and, three years later, have yet to pass an alternative.

 

[daeler]

The Democrats killed it in committee and, three years later, have yet to pass an alternative.

The Democrats also pushed it in committee.

 

[roguenuke]

The Democrats killed it in committee and, three years later, have yet to pass an alternative.

Several fentanyl related bills have been passed, including those in the link I posted from last year. If the same one the OP linked to down thread, with the Tom Umberg link, then the reading people an admonishment doesn't really seem necessary. And if the bill is to charge dealers with murder, that may be an issue, especially if not done case by case but automatic.

 

[Cope]

It matters because there is currently a set of bi-partisan legislative bills - 14 in total, working their way through the CA legislature. Dubbed “working together for a safer CA”

Completely contradicting the OPs assertion

https://www.davisvanguard.org/2024/04/advocates-claim-safer-california-plan-gaining-momentum-in-california-legislature-ahead-of-special-committee-hearings/

So 2021 and 2023 are not relevant.

Should probably have led with that if they contradict what was posted.

 

[roguenuke]

Should probably have led with that if they contradict what was posted.

Maybe the person posting a story in "breaking news" should have led with something more recent, that was actually "breaking news".

 

[Irredentist]

And once again, the Democrats protect the criminals more than the citizenry.
Fentanyl - has become the nations largest drug related death counts in U.S. history.
Much coming through California.
Senate democrats are blocking bill that would increase punishment for trafficking this national pandemic-drug.

California Democrats stall some fentanyl bills over mass incarceration concerns

California lawmakers will debate several bills aimed at cracking down on fentanyl dealers amid mounting pressure to address an overdose epidemic.

www.sfchronicle.com

Did you know that 250,000 people have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2018? That is a truly staggering number of human lives lost to drugs in a relatively short period of time.

 

[BirdinHand]

Should probably have led with that if they contradict what was posted.

The OP probably shouldn’t post stories from a year ago in Breaking News.

 

[eohrnberger]

And once again, the Democrats protect the criminals more than the citizenry.

The Democrats' / Liberals' / Progressives' legacy is de-policing, de-carceration, de-prosecution, increased crime rates and increased crime related injury and damages to the innocent.

Fentanyl - has become the nations largest drug related death counts in U.S. history.
Much coming through California.
Senate democrats are blocking bill that would increase punishment for trafficking this national pandemic-drug.

California Democrats stall some fentanyl bills over mass incarceration concerns

California lawmakers will debate several bills aimed at cracking down on fentanyl dealers amid mounting pressure to address an overdose epidemic.

www.sfchronicle.com

 

[j brown's body]

It's difficult to believe that we still see drug use as a criminal matter. IThe policies have been a failure for generations, but people still push it. It's all so tragic.