Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer Urges Governor to Sign Medical Marijuana Bill
(Los Angeles) – In 1996, California was the first state in the nation to legalize medical marijuana. Since that time, California has fallen behind in its efforts to regulate the industry. California...
View ArticleBlack Caucus Joins Latino, API Caucuses to Announce One California Grants
(Los Angeles) – Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, stood with Latino Caucus Chair Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo (D-Salinas), Asian Pacific...
View ArticleAssemblymember Jones-Sawyer: Making Our Communities Safe from Gun Violence
(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles) joined Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and several other Assembly Democratic lawmakers for a news conference in the State...
View ArticleJones-Sawyer’s Measure D Medical Cannabis Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – Assembly Bill 2385, by Assembly Member Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer Sr., has successfully passed out of both the California State Senate and State Assembly and is on its way to the...
View ArticleLegislature Creates Program Allowing All Defendants to Challenge Arrest
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – On August 30th, by a vote of 56-10, the California State Assembly gave final passage to AB 2013 by Assembly member Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., a bill that extends probable...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Pilot Program Bill that Allows All Defendants to Challenge Arrest
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law Assembly Bill 2013, by Assembly Member Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., a measure that extends probable cause determination hearings to...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Jones-Sawyer’s Bill To Allow The Sale Of The Closed San Pedro...
SACRAMENTO – Friday, September 23, 2016 – Today Assemblymember Jones Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) is proud to announce that Governor Brown signed his bill, AB 1900, which allows for the disposition of the...
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$289 Million Approved for Affordable Housing and Transit Infrastructure
The funds approved by the California Strategic Growth Council are designed to help Californians drive less and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.
View ArticleBecerra Gets Thumbs Up from Assembly Special Committee
(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Co-chair of the Assembly Special Committee on the Office of the Attorney General, voted to recommend that the full Assembly confirm...
View ArticleState Assembly Approves Attorney General Nominee Becerra
(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-South LA) and the State Assembly have confirmed Governor Jerry Brown’s state Attorney General nominee Xavier Becerra. Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer...
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