SACRAMENTO—Following similar actions in the state Senate, the California Assembly’s Appropriations Committee amended five bills on June 19, adding clauses to some public safety bills that will nullify them if voters approve a measure this November to reform a law passed by voters in 2014.
An initiative set for the November ballot known as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act—which would prioritize treatment and rehabilitation while allowing repeat offenders of some drug and theft crimes to be charged with felonies—is at issue, with some lawmakers looking to amend a package of bills to include so-called inoperability clauses which would rescind the bills if the initiative passes.
