AB 33 (Bains, D-Bakersfield)
Support
Passed the Assembly on May 25. Pending a Senate policy committee referral.
AB 33 would establish the Fentanyl Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force to undertake various actions related to fentanyl abuse. These actions include collecting and organizing fentanyl abuse data and evaluating approaches to increase public awareness. The task force would be co-chaired by the attorney general and the surgeon general and would be required to report its findings and recommendations to the governor and the Legislature by July 1, 2025.
SB 19 (Seyarto, R-Murrieta)
Support
Passed the Senate on May 25. Pending an Assembly policy committee referral.
SB 19 would establish the Anti-Fentanyl Abuse Task Force. This task force would assemble stakeholders to collect and organize data on the extent of fentanyl abuse in California. The data would be used to identify the resources necessary to respond to this new form of synthetic opioid abuse.