Senate Public Safety Committee

Critics Question California’s ‘Agenda-Driven’ Assembly Public Safety Committee’s Blocking Bills

Legislative documents reveal dozens of bills—many related to crime—stalled in the committee this year, with authors from both parties seeing their bills denied.

October 19, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

California Lawmaker Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown Despite Committee’s Rejection

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he's done trying to get a bill cracking ...

April 27, 2023BY City News Service

California’s Homeless Encampment Ban Stalls in Senate, Will Be Heard Again

Homelessness remains a top concern that Californians want to be addressed, but a bill that would have mandated ...

March 30, 2023BY Jamie Joseph

California Bill That Would Impose Harsher Penalties on Fentanyl Dealers Stalls in Senate Committee

A bipartisan bill in the California Legislature that would have allowed prosecutors to charge fentanyl dealers with murder ...

March 30, 2023BY Jack Bradley