“It's crazy time with this thing," said Pat Bates, the Republican leader in the state Senate. "Every time we get a new report it's more money and more time. It's a boondoggle. At some point you have to pull the plug."

A bill introduced in the state Senate would require warning labels on opioid prescription bottles and require doctors and sports programs to provide more information to youths and their parents about the risk of addiction and overdose.

California Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates, who represents portions of Orange and San Diego counties, voted in favor of the bill first introduced by Republican Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez of Lake Elsinore.

“Legislative staff should never have to risk their careers and livelihoods for reporting sexual harassment or any other type of illegal behavior,” said Republican Senate leader Pat Bates of Laguna Niguel.

Last week, Sen. Pat Bates introduced legislation to start addressing dangerous practices in California’s poorly-regulated addiction treatment industry.