Bill Text: CA AB1373 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1373 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Victims of crimes: fentanyl

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB1373 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB1373-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1373

Introduced by Assembly Member Ramos

February 19, 2021

An act relating to victims of crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1373, as introduced, Ramos. Victims of crimes: fentanyl

Existing law prohibits the manufacture, transport, sale, and delivery of specified controlled substances, including fentanyl. Existing law prescribes certain statutory rights of victims and witnesses of crimes.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that extends the statutory rights of crime victims to the families of fentanyl overdose victims and ensures investigations to determine criminal liability for these overdoses.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that extends the statutory rights of crime victims to the families of fentanyl overdose victims and ensures investigations to determine criminal liability for these overdoses.