Bipartisan bills to crack down on traffickers deserve Governor’s support. SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republicans called on Governor Gavin Newsom to support fentanyl-legislation that will be heard by the Assembly Public Safety Committee this Thursday. In a letter, members of the Assembly Republican Caucus highlighted Newsom’s previous support for “expand[ed]…

Stalled fentanyl bills to advance after pressure from advocates, law enforcement & Republican legislators. SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans celebrated today’s decision to advance a series of bills fighting the fentanyl crisis to a special hearing on the issue. Insiders are calling the move a ‘major reversal’ by Democrats as the…

SACRAMENTO – Republican lawmakers will unite to force a floor vote on important bills addressing the fentanyl crisis that have been stalled by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. A VOTE AGAINST HEARING THESE BILLS IS A VOTE TO SUPPORT THE STATUS QUO, WITH MORE THAN A HUNDRED CALIFORNIANS DYING EACH…

Grieving families, law enforcement, Republican legislators tell Public Safety Committee that inaction will cause even more deaths. SACRAMENTO – Today, families of fentanyl overdose and poisoning victims, law enforcement officials, public safety advocates and lawmakers met at the State Capitol to demand action on California’s fentanyl crisis. Across the state,…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) and Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) issued the following statements on the announcement by Assembly Education Committee Chair Al Muratsuchi and the Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus that AB 1314 would not receive a hearing. AB 1314 would require schools to notify parents…