{"id":10019,"date":"2023-09-01T12:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10019"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:50:02","slug":"leader-jones-requests-update-from-pro-tem-atkins-on-fentanyl-workgroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10019","title":{"rendered":"Leader Jones Requests Update from \ufeffPro Tem Atkins on Fentanyl \u201cWorkgroup\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Jones urges action on the fentanyl crisis by passing bipartisan Senate Bill 44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO\u00a0– With just two weeks left in the 2023 legislative session,\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones<\/a>\u00a0(R-San Diego)\u00a0delivered a letter\u00a0<\/a>to Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins\u00a0(D-San Diego)\u00a0requesting an official update about the supposed fentanyl \u201cworkgroup\u201d launched earlier this year. Leader Jones also urges Democrat lawmakers to pass critical legislation that will help combat the fentanyl crisis such as the bipartisan\u00a0Senate Bill 44<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we enter the final weeks of the legislative session, we are running out of time to address the fentanyl crisis and pass SB 44,\u201d\u00a0said Leader Jones.\u00a0\u201cThe Pro Tem assured the public that she was forming a workgroup of senators to help move fentanyl legislation forward this year. With session coming to an end, we cannot allow this stalling to go on any longer and are formally requesting an update about this supposed working group. I stand ready to work with the Pro Tem, our Democrat colleagues, and the governor to get this legislation passed before the September 14 deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 9, 2023,\u00a0Pro Tem Atkins assured Californians when she told CBS 8<\/a>\u00a0in San Diego that the Senate created a workgroup to help pass legislation on fentanyl, including SB 44. Despite numerous requests for updates, Senate Democratic leadership has not provided any substantive information. Jones\u2019s letter requests an official update on the workgroup.<\/p>\n

You can read the entire letter\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jones urges the Pro Tem to pass the critical bipartisan legislation,\u00a0Senate Bill 44<\/a>\u00a0by Senator\u00a0Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh\u00a0(R-Yucaipa)\u00a0and Senator Tom Umberg\u00a0(D-Santa Ana)\u00a0to help hold repeat fentanyl dealers accountable and ensure they are fully aware of the consequences for selling this lethal drug. Specifically, the measure requires courts to inform individuals convicted of fentanyl sales and manufacturing-related offenses that subsequent offenses could result in a charge of voluntary manslaughter or murder.<\/p>\n

The most recent reporting period showed nearly\u00a06,000 Californians<\/a>\u00a0died from fentanyl overdoses. Fentanyl overdoses kill about\u00a0110 Californians<\/a>\u00a0every week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jones urges action on the fentanyl crisis by passing bipartisan Senate Bill 44 SACRAMENTO\u00a0– With just two weeks left in the 2023 legislative session,\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones\u00a0(R-San Diego)\u00a0delivered a letter\u00a0to Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins\u00a0(D-San Diego)\u00a0requesting an official update about the supposed fentanyl \u201cworkgroup\u201d launched earlier this year. 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