SACRAMENTO – Today, the Assembly Public Safety Committee passed Assemblyman Joe Patterson’s AB 890 to help combat the growing Fentanyl crisis in our community. The historically difficult committee for Republicans approved his legislation with bi-partisan support. AB 890 will require individuals…

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, introduced legislation aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to a credit system currently allowing the secret early release of inmates by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Under Prop 57, inmates can earn…

SACRAMENTO– On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Assemblyman Joe Patterson has introduced new legislation to combat human trafficking.AB 229 aims to make it a violent felony to commit human trafficking of a sexualized nature, therefore qualifying as a strikable offense…

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, today made the following statement in regards to Governor Newsom’s 2023-24 Budget Proposal.  Assemblyman Patterson pledges to fight for the quality-of-life residents enjoy in Placer and El Dorado Counties while ensuring that his constituents…

Sacramento, Calif. – Assemblyman Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, today took the oath of office as the new representative for the 5th Assembly District in Sacramento, vowing to prioritize issues and problems facing constituents in his district. Assemblyman Patterson pledges to fight…