California Lawmakers , Push for Legislation to Fight , Fentanyl Crisis.<br />Fox News reports that lawmakers in California <br />have advanced over a dozen bills aimed <br />at addressing the ongoing fentanyl crisis.<br />Fox News reports that lawmakers in California <br />have advanced over a dozen bills aimed <br />at addressing the ongoing fentanyl crisis.<br />The bills, which include measures that <br />impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, <br />come ahead of a crucial deadline this week.<br />On May 31, legislators in the Assembly and Senate <br />debated the bills prior to a June 2 deadline, the final day <br />a bill could have a chance of becoming law this year. .<br />According to officials, fentanyl <br />overdoses are killing approximately <br />110 Californians every week.<br />Fox News reports that , lawmakers remain divided , on how best to tackle the crisis.<br />Democratic lawmakers have mostly <br />supported policies focused on education, <br />prevention and treatment.<br />Lawmakers on the right, along with more <br />conservative Democrats, have pushed <br />for harsher enforcement against dealers.<br />16 fentanyl-focused bills <br />advanced in California this week.<br />Our schools and other impacted places <br />must have the tools needed to save lives, <br />and parents should not have to worry <br />if emergency treatments are available <br />to help in the moment of crisis, Anthony Portantino, Democratic Senator of Burbank, via Fox News.<br />While we continue to provide resources <br />for drug treatment and education, <br />we cannot neglect the trafficking <br />that spreads this poison <br />throughout our community. , Carlos Villapudua, Democratic Assembly member, via Fox News.<br />One pill does kill; <br />it only takes one time, Carlos Villapudua, Democratic Assembly member, via Fox News
