Attorney General Bonta supported the following pieces of legislation which were signed by Governor Newsom into law:
- Assembly Bill 33, authored by Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, establishes the Fentanyl Misuse and Overdose Prevention
Task Force to be cochaired by the Attorney General and the State Public Health Officer.
- Assembly Bill 663, authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney, allows for certain controlled substances approved for the
treatment of opioid use disorder to be carried and dispensed at county-operated mobile pharmacy units and authorizes the
operation of multiple mobile units within one jurisdiction.
- Assembly Bill 701, authored by Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua, applies the existing weight enhancements that
increase the penalty and fine for trafficking substances containing heroin, cocaine base, and cocaine to fentanyl.
- Senate Bill 10, authored by Senator Dave Cortese, establishes Melanie's Law, requiring school safety plans of schools
serving students in grades seven to 12 to include a protocol for responding to a student's opioid overdose; and requires
the California Department of Education and the California Health and Human Services Agency, subject to an appropriation
for this purpose, to establish the State Working Group on Fentanyl Education in Schools.
- Senate Bill 250, authored by Senator Tom Umberg expands immunity protections for individuals reporting opioid-related
overdoses in cases of medical assistance, and also for individuals reporting substances that test positive for fentanyl
to law enforcement.
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