SACRAMENTO – Today, the Assembly Education Committee unanimously passed AB 19 and AB 889, two bills authored by Assemblyman Joe Patterson to address the growing Fentanyl crisis. The Assemblyman has now successfully moved three pieces of legislation regarding Fentanyl out of…

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…