State Sen. Ralph Shortey told a raucous town hall he won't advance legislation that would seem to repeal two criminal justice reform measures adopted by Oklahoma voters last year.

Shortey said he doesn't want to completely repeal State Questions 780 and 781. There are some parts of the law he wants to revisit.

For example, State Question 780 changed virtually all drug possession crimes into misdemeanors. Shortey said he would be in favor of placing distance modifiers back into the law that increase penalties if drugs are found on a person within 1,000 feet of a public area like a park or school.

He also wants to focus attention on drugs that aren't necessarily used for personal consumption.